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New York, United States

New York, Ny, Us

LWHA's Asset Management Group offers a comprehensive range of customized asset management and advisory services to maximize the profitability, value, and potential of all types of hospitality organizations. Furthermore, LWHA Asset Management Group is committed to delivering excellence in hotel operations, profitability, and guest service through a data-driven approach and practical experience.Collectively, LWHA is passionate about serving clients with the utmost professionalism, and providing high quality, unbiased due diligence in a timely and cost-effective manner. Our professionals are known for consistently delivering a premier level of service and work product to our valued clientele.

Cranston, Ri, Us

Directed the asset management, planning and reporting efforts associated with the ownership and management of ten real estate investments located across the United States for a $3B+ opportunistic/value-add private equity firm.• Led granular, in-depth property reviews and operating statement analyses in order to identify, evaluate and implement value add opportunities for complicated and diverse real estate investments.• Compiled and analyzed the data required to prepare and present quarterly, annual, and ad-hoc reports on the financial and operational performance of properties for investors, lenders, and internal investment committee.• Served as the company’s Project Manager for several large-scale renovation projects to ensure adherence with company’s standards and position assets competitively within their respective markets.• Collaborated with Finance and Accounting teams on data collection, analysis and reporting efforts associated with the company’s Real Estate Investment Trust, private funds, and joint venture investments.• Played integral role in numerous acquisitions, dispositions, refinancings, and recapitalizations.

Founded a consulting/advisory firm to assist hotel real estate owners and investors with the financial planning and analysis that supported acquisitions, dispositions, developments, and asset management efforts associated with their properties.• Managed all business start-up activities including company formation, website design, and business development.• Developed and customized proprietary financial models for underwriting investments, analyzing hold vs. sell scenarios, managing due diligence efforts, and evaluating capital expenditure/ROI projects for various properties.• Developed Profit & Loss projections, analyzed capital expenditure budgets and calculated future sale proceeds for potential investments to allow clients to make informed decisions regarding the viability of various investments.

Bethesda, Md, Us

Led asset management and disposition efforts for a $5.5B+ global real estate portfolio consisting of 52 owned, leased, and JV properties while demonstrating skills in leadership, strategic planning, analysis, and project management.• Maximized investment returns by implementing creative value-add strategies, conceptualizing and overseeing renovations/repositioning projects, and implementing various revenue enhancing and/or cost controlling initiatives.• Successfully closed on the sale of 35 owned hotels which generated over $3.4B in sales proceeds and successfully migrated the company to an asset-light model, representing the organization’s highest priority goal of the decade.• Steered seller-side due diligence process and played an integral role in negotiations in order to ensure dispositions were accretive on an EBITDA multiple basis and resulted in favorable long-term management agreement terms.• Conceptualized, developed, and implemented the company’s proprietary financial models used by the Real Estate Investment Management team to evaluate whether a property should be held, sold, or repositioned.• Compiled, analyzed, and reported market data to Senior Leadership Team and Board of Directors in order to support value-add recommendations and strategies for our global portfolio of owned/leased/JV assets.• Enhanced industry awareness of the availability of prominent trophy assets by overseeing broker’s marketing efforts and ensuring qualified buyers received the materials needed to make informed bids.• Built relationships and worked collaboratively with legal colleagues to craft/negotiate Hotel Operating and Purchase and Sale Agreements to facilitate dispositions and grow the company’s third-party management business.• Developed and presented detailed financial models and analyses that empowered the organization’s executive team to make well-informed and effective decisions regarding the company’s real estate portfolio.

Stamford, Ct, Us

Led asset management and disposition efforts for a $5.5B+ global real estate portfolio consisting of 52 owned, leased, and JV properties while demonstrating skills in leadership, strategic planning, analysis, and project management.• Maximized investment returns by implementing creative value-add strategies, conceptualizing and overseeing renovations/repositioning projects, and implementing various revenue enhancing and/or cost controlling initiatives.• Successfully closed on the sale of 35 owned hotels which generated over $3.4B in sales proceeds and successfully migrated the company to an asset-light model, representing the organization’s highest priority goal of the decade.• Steered seller-side due diligence process and played an integral role in negotiations in order to ensure dispositions were accretive on an EBITDA multiple basis and resulted in favorable long-term management agreement terms.• Conceptualized, developed, and implemented the company’s proprietary financial models used by the Real Estate Investment Management team to evaluate whether a property should be held, sold, or repositioned.• Compiled, analyzed, and reported market data to Senior Leadership Team and Board of Directors in order to support value-add recommendations and strategies for our global portfolio of owned/leased/JV assets.• Enhanced industry awareness of the availability of prominent trophy assets by overseeing broker’s marketing efforts and ensuring qualified buyers received the materials needed to make informed bids.• Built relationships and worked collaboratively with legal colleagues to craft/negotiate Hotel Operating and Purchase and Sale Agreements to facilitate dispositions and grow the company’s third-party management business.• Developed and presented detailed financial models and analyses that empowered the organization’s executive team to make well-informed and effective decisions regarding the company’s real estate portfolio.

Chicago, Illinois, Us

Provided analytical support for approximately $20M in real estate transactions annually that empowered business owners to make informed decisions regarding the most efficient use of real estate for their business purposes.• Increased efficiency by refining proprietary report templates and automating data gathering processes.• Prepared market and financial analyses that guided business owners on buy versus lease decisions.• Conducted property condition assessments and abstracted property leases to pinpoint important financial and non-economic terms in order to provide informed real estate guidance to business owners.• Assisted with business development efforts in order to boost revenues which led to the eventual affiliation with international commercial real estate firm Cresa.

Boca Raton, Florida, Us

Collaboratively led financial planning and analysis efforts for 1.2M square foot retail portfolio valued at over $500M while simultaneously steering acquisition efforts for multiple open-air shopping centers• Led due diligence efforts, prepared market studies, and developed financial models for potential investments• Prepared investment memorandums for partners and lenders in order to garner support for investments• Oversaw financial analysis efforts for company’s first ground-up development projects• Ordered, interpreted, and summarized third party reports for Investment Committee and Board of Directors

Chicago, Il, Us

Dallas, Tx, Us

Certificate, Hotel Real Estate Investments And Asset Management

Master Of Business Administration, Real Estate Development

Bachelor Of Science In Business Administration, Real Estate And Urban Economics

Associate Of Science - As, Computer Science