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Saint Paul, Mn, Us

Evansville, In, Us

Manage an existing portfolio of CRE clients and assist the CRE team with projects that encourage client retention and growth.

St. Louis Park, Mn, Us

• Underwrote ~$250MM+ while at the bank across all CRE asset types (Industrial, Retail, Multi-Family, Office, Mini-Storage, Land).• Prepared credit presentations to be used in the credit approval process including: cash flow analysis, forecasting of future performance, industry trends, and loan performance histories• Participated in a 3-month selective pilot program at the Bank and assisted in implementing a new CRM system bank wide in the Spring of 2022.• Worked with third parties to collect, review and analyze loan requests, financial information, appraisals, title insurance, etc.• Assisted lenders in maintaining positive relationships with new and existing clients by providing timely feedback to client requests and questions

St. Louis Park, Mn, Us

Stillwater, Minnesota, Us

• Underwrote $~200MM as of August 2020, of commercial loans with UPB’s ranging from $10k to $60MM primarily secured by commercial real estate, ag, equipment, and other business assets. • Analyzed Borrower financial documents, bank statements, cash flows, credit reports, insurance documents, collateral evaluations, title, and other critical documents to ensure proper credit decisions were reached for each credit• Completed due diligence on commercial loans including title searches, tax searches, property valuations, environmental, doc & legal review all collateral types and located across the United States• Coordinated closings with sellers, which includes preparing settlement statements, loan sale agreements, coordinating final wires, and final execution. • Applied all internal underwriting guidelines, investor requirements, and internal policies to ensure that the credit would be successful in the portfolio going forward• Managed weekly pipeline meetings with the entire firm keeping everyone up to date with current market activity, pricing updates, employee capacity, and other capital market conditions• Assisted in servicing loans which includes managing workout plans with borrowers, collateral protection, corresponding with legal counsel, and other tasks related to successful loan closings

West Des Moines, Ia, Us

• Assigned to a team that was dedicated solely to managing the largest US pension fund portfolio • Analyzed final appraisals for commercial properties across all asset classes • Assisted in quarterly commercial valuation management process • Reviewed executive summaries, cash flows, and comparable data • Worked with Argus Enterprise to analyze property cash flows and final valuations

Des Moines, Iowa, Us

During my internship I was assigned to the California State Teachers Retirement System commercial real estate fund managed by Principal Global Investors. CalSTRS is the nations second-largest pension fund with AUM totaling Over $200 billion. During my time Principal was the fund's largest commercial real estate advisor with approximately $7 billion in AUM. • Utilized Argus Enterprise software daily for 70+ industrial properties• Analyzed property cash flows, lease agreements, appraisals and other documents• Worked with portfolio managers and analyst on market research and portfolio management both domestically and internationally specializing in industrial real estate with AUM totaling $3.2 billion• Assisted asset manager in underwriting 6 ground-up development projects in the Chicago, Memphis, St. Louis, Seattle and Frankfurt MSA’s• Prepared both quantitative and qualitative quarterly client reports highlighting returns, diversification, and overall portfolio strategy

Clear Lake, Ia, Us

• Conducted research and completed data entries on corporations and investment vehicles, using defined procedures to identify relationships and provide validated and credible data. • Continued to enhance data quality over time on new and existing data through continual data clean-up efforts. • Performed work according to the data quality and production standards as defined in policies and procedures. • Participated in projects, as assigned, to assist the management team with improving automation, efficiency, effectiveness of solutions, and training.

Ames, Ia, Us

• Raised $26,520 for Iowa State University • Received award for Fundraiser of the month• Result-oriented fundraising that directly impacted the students and faculty of Iowa State• Continuously worked to innovate the call structure to enhance the foundation's operations • Maintained good public relations with alumni• Utilized strong work ethic and communications skills while interacting with potential donors

Bachelor’S Degree, Finance, General

General Studies