Ajay Kalra

Senior Investment Manager at LCS Real Estate
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West Des Moines, Iowa, United States, US

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Experience

    • United States
    • Real Estate
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Senior Investment Manager
      • Jun 2023 - Present

    • Senior Portfolio Manager - Asset Management
      • Mar 2022 - Jun 2023

    • United States
    • Food and Beverage Services
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Regional Manager
      • Apr 2018 - Mar 2022

      - Leadership role designed to achieve financial and strategic goals along with continuous improvement at a region operations level, overseeing $400M area of 30 branches - Support region leadership and branch management with quality data and analytics to influence effective decision making, and achieving business plan growth - Prepare monthly financial reporting and analysis, P&L variances, forecasts, business review presentations, KPI development and tracking, while identifying and broadcasting on risks and opportunities Show less

    • United States
    • Truck Transportation
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Pricing Manager
      • Feb 2016 - Apr 2018

      A privately held, family owned, $1B+ logistics and transportation company- Responsible for the management, administration, and execution of financial results related to pricing activities for new and existing customers - Oversee annual price and rate review to ensure maximization of revenue streams, and maintain profitability- Partner with engineering team establishing KPIs to track performance vs. original pricing and design model- Recognize and report on progress, roadblocks, and performance goals to Senior Executive and Leadership teams Show less

    • Pricing Analyst
      • Feb 2014 - Feb 2016

      - Utilize cost-based pricing models by working with internal departments to recommend and justify pricing decisions for new and current business opportunities- Analyze data, determine sample size, and run software programs for new business prospects to obtain routing solutions and regulate resources needed. Manipulate software configurations as appropriate to obtain results- Summarize and communicate completed design and pricing solutions to appropriate sales and operations staff. Also participate in any post-project meetings, conference calls, and discussions as project progresses through the proposal stages- Conduct and consult on special studies for customers to solve distribution problems and answer questions to optimize and improve operations- Develop KPIs, and perform rating and operating statistic auditing on existing business as needed Show less

    • United States
    • Financial Services
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Mortgage Specialist
      • Feb 2013 - Feb 2014

      - Liaison between Underwriters and Home Mortgage Consultants for customer refinance applications; held accountable by production, quality, and customer loyalty - Work with customers to acquire data and documentation to help move application to closing - External business partners included Title & Escrow entities, Insurance companies, the IRS, HOA’s, and other departments - Liaison between Underwriters and Home Mortgage Consultants for customer refinance applications; held accountable by production, quality, and customer loyalty - Work with customers to acquire data and documentation to help move application to closing - External business partners included Title & Escrow entities, Insurance companies, the IRS, HOA’s, and other departments

    • United States
    • Financial Services
    • Broker Dealer Specialist
      • Jul 2012 - Oct 2012

      • Processed and placed manual trades; authorized and allocated dividends; settlements from previous days trades – auditing money coming in vs. money going out • Research and breakdown out-of-balances between the fund house and the broker dealer • Extensive time spent in Excel and Access formulating queries and tables extracting data • Processed and placed manual trades; authorized and allocated dividends; settlements from previous days trades – auditing money coming in vs. money going out • Research and breakdown out-of-balances between the fund house and the broker dealer • Extensive time spent in Excel and Access formulating queries and tables extracting data

    • Business Development, Fampus.com
      • Jul 2011 - Jun 2012

      Social media start-up and event database for students and universities - Contact and create affiliation with venues and local businesses by establishing RSS feeds to integrate into database - Travel across the Midwest negotiating co-promotional events with area businesses - Associated with University of Nebraska-Lincoln, University of Iowa, Iowa State University, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Drake, Simpson, and Grandview Social media start-up and event database for students and universities - Contact and create affiliation with venues and local businesses by establishing RSS feeds to integrate into database - Travel across the Midwest negotiating co-promotional events with area businesses - Associated with University of Nebraska-Lincoln, University of Iowa, Iowa State University, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Drake, Simpson, and Grandview

    • Spain
    • Wellness and Fitness Services
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • International Business Intern
      • Jan 2011 - May 2011

      - Helped research and develop business plan into expanding markets – UK, France, Netherlands, and Germany - Installed and implemented new record-keeping software and trained current employees - Proposed marketing strategies to help attract new clients - Helped research and develop business plan into expanding markets – UK, France, Netherlands, and Germany - Installed and implemented new record-keeping software and trained current employees - Proposed marketing strategies to help attract new clients

    • Client Relations Intern
      • May 2010 - Aug 2010

      - Internship designed to expose us to several areas of the company; sales, marketing, client relations, and employee benefits - Updated certificates of insurance with carrier/database and created geo-maps pairing clients with Executives/Advisors across the country - Implemented “Fish!” theme throughout entire department, created by Pike’s Place Fish Market in Seattle, WA - Internship designed to expose us to several areas of the company; sales, marketing, client relations, and employee benefits - Updated certificates of insurance with carrier/database and created geo-maps pairing clients with Executives/Advisors across the country - Implemented “Fish!” theme throughout entire department, created by Pike’s Place Fish Market in Seattle, WA

    • United States
    • Financial Services
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Financial Representative Intern
      • Jan 2009 - May 2009

      - Met with potential clients and reviewed personal, professional, and financial goals - Prepared illustrations and personal needs analysis to present to potential clients - Recommended product solutions such as life insurance, disability insurance, and long-term care to address potential risks/needs - Met with potential clients and reviewed personal, professional, and financial goals - Prepared illustrations and personal needs analysis to present to potential clients - Recommended product solutions such as life insurance, disability insurance, and long-term care to address potential risks/needs

    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Distributor Services Intern
      • Jun 2008 - Aug 2008

      - Interactive internship program spending time with multiple departments to learn more about organization - Worked with internal and external financial representatives to process requests to sell ING products - Conducted license updates, address changes, background checks and other such tasks for agents - Interactive internship program spending time with multiple departments to learn more about organization - Worked with internal and external financial representatives to process requests to sell ING products - Conducted license updates, address changes, background checks and other such tasks for agents

Education

  • Iowa State University
    Bachelor of Science, Finance
    2006 - 2011

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