An analytically driven investment professional with a strong leadership communication background, I’ve spent the past five years sourcing, analyzing, and managing institutional-grade student housing opportunities with RCP. I earned my MBA in Real Estate (Development & Investments) from the full-time program at UNC Chapel Hill following a successful career with Equinox Holdings, a subsidiary of The Related Group.

I see real estate as an environmental case study on daily life, and believe those in the industry have a responsibility to help it evolve in a thoughtful way. With more time being spent indoors than ever before, every feature encompassed in the built environment presents an opportunity to provide immense value to those it touches. Fortunately, features focused on physical and mental health, productivity, and sustainability are becoming more profitable as awareness and education around personal wellbeing becomes more commonplace within the general population.

My past five years in real estate have been spent purposefully developing an intricate understanding of multifamily markets across the country through deep analysis of hundreds of institutional deals in every market type imaginable. My intent has always been to find a role where I can combine those refined skills with proven strengths in strategy, sales, leadership communication, and personnel management. I carry a balanced combination of academic understanding, technical skill, and relevant experience in the industry, making me an ideal candidate for investment firms interested in continued growth, and for positions where comfort wearing a variety of hats is required.

Realco Capital Partners

2019 – 2024

RCP remains a small company despite investing in the institutional student housing space for over a decade. Staying competitive with fraction of employees means constantly having to rotate hats and learn new skills. Success depends on constant learning and attention to detail, and in the ability to remain comfortable being uncomfortable operating within the post-pandemic volatility in real estate and higher education. As the primary POC for all incoming deal traffic and underwriting, I have been responsible for the in-depth continued analysis of more than seventy markets and their accompanying university systems nationwide. Developing an expansive and unusually deep understanding of the mechanics influencing each market and the effect even the smallest shift had on relevant capital flows helped to increased the firm’s credibility shape its strategy. That understanding also provided a foundation of expertise for my other responsibilities in investor relations, asset management, transactions, and capital planning.

UNC/TravelBoss

2018

While completing multiple MBA tracks in real estate investments and development, the summer of 2018 presented a unique exploratory opportunity to work next to a successful “unicorn” founder who was beginning his second major venture. The platform used machine learning to plan, optimize, and execute complex business travel itineraries using the suite of existing applications and databases - all in real time. My role was to assist in developing a strategic roadmap to maximize user adoption by understanding the relationship between travel patterns and economic growth from both potential client and potential destination perspectives. The most valuable aspect, however, was time spent shoulder-to-shoulder ideating with a brilliant entrepreneur as he finalized his business strategy and presented his fledgling company to various VC firms. That fall, I was also able to intern part-time at the local Greystone development office, assisting with diligence required to refinance a handful of small multifamily communities in rural areas.

Equinox Holdings

2010–2017

My specialty at Equinox was transformation and organizational alignment. I was well-known for understanding the mechanics behind the various revenue streams and building (or rebuilding) the necessary components to ensure long-term growth. My unique background allowed me to influence all aspects of the business firsthand, including teaching staff courses in advanced biological sciences, sales and business strategies, and HR/personnel management when necessary. Above all, our documented success depended on my team’s understanding that Silicon Valley and the San Francisco financial district harbored some of the most affluent and intelligent member concentrations in the world, and that a true brand-exceeding level of expertly articulated physiological understanding was the only way to consistently generate buy-in from clients and ensure long-term growth.

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My interests outside of work still reflect an upbringing dominated by organized sports and frequent national park excursions. Whenever possible, I spend time exploring the mountains with my three-year-old Rhodesian ridgeback, Cooper. Snowboarding and wakeboarding also continue to be favorite activities when in-season. At home, I enjoy building small items to use around the house. My last few projects include a salt lantern, a rock fountain, and even a small personal computer.