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Leesburg, VA, US

Reston, Virginia

• Oversee a portfolio of trust assets including office and multifamily assets and direct third-party property management companies and other servicing agents.
• Restructured respective debt structures to maximize profits on two real estate assets.
• Review monthly property management reports and understand discrepancies and correct lagging performance issues.
• Property inspections and market reviews to maintain understanding of sub-markets.

Doha, Qatar

• Directed investment strategy for the development of worker villages focused in Qatar. Directly responsible for creating equity investment opportunities and debt structures.
• Co-lead contract negotiator for a $1.3 Billion debt/loan structure with a major international bank
• Established platform mortgage investment strategy to pre-sale multi-family housing projects that appealed directly to institutional buyers
• Developed marketing strategy to international institutional and individual investors
• Standardized Purchase & Sell contracts, leasing documents, asset management, and property accounting by adoption of best practices and formats
• Directed the creation and management of all construction and operating accounting budgets

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

• Profitably oversaw 29 companies with a focus on real estate development, construction, property management, architectural, and green technologies.
• Increased profitability of core businesses in excess of 31.0%
• Directed property management companies (both in-house and 3rd party) on a international portfolio of office, warehouse, and multi-family housing.
• Restructured debt or mortgage for billion-dollar commercial real estate development projects
• Directed team in the lease-up of ten mixed-use commercial real estate projects including multi-family, office, and retail space
• Managed an in-house team of 29 employees and coordinated all 3rd party teams to achieve quarterly and annual objectives

Greater Seattle Area

• Directed the investment strategy for a results-centric regional real estate investment firm.
• Exceeded first-year fundraising objectives by 45.0%.
• Negotiated and acquired three successful commercial real estate projects that exceeded projected returns.
• Performed all due diligence on commercial real estate acquisitions.
• Directed third-party property managers, leasing agents, contractors, and architects.