Experience

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  Capital Automotive Real Estate Services, Inc.

  • United States
  • Real Estate
  • 1 - 100 Employee

  • President & Chief Operating Officer

    • Feb 2024 - Present

    As part of the Executive leadership team, provide strategic vision, guidance, and resources to achieve Company goals, including delivering world-class service and creative deal structures to our clients. Lead and contribute to the growth, management, and underwriting of the company’s portfolio of assets. Mentor and develop team members’ career growth and opportunities. Continuously strengthen client and industry relationships.

  • Director of Acquisitions & Senior Vice President

    • Jan 2019 - Feb 2024

    Responsible for managing a team focused on new business development of automotive real estate investments in the US and Canada.

  • Vice President of Acquisitions

    • Jan 2014 - Dec 2018

    Responsible for new business development covering the northern half of the US, including the Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, Midwest, Northwest, Northern California, and Canada.

  • Senior Portfolio Manager & Vice President

    • Jan 2006 - Dec 2013

    Co-managed growing portfolio of assets and staff. Refined underwriting guidelines and enhanced portfolio reporting with three Portfolio Managers. Supported strategic dispositions and multiple portfolio re-financing activities. Lead team that managed and underwrote new business opportunities.

  • Portfolio and Loan Servicing Manager

    • Aug 2002 - Dec 2005

    • Oversight and ongoing review of all credits in the Company’s portfolio• Responsible for financial analysis of current and prospective clients, underwriting real estate acquisitions, and managing dispositions • Directly hired, trained and managed portfolio management staff• Significant involvement in financing and securitization of assets, the privatization of the company in 2005 (formerly traded on NASDAQ as “CARS”), automation of insurance and lease tracking, building credit analysis models, development and implementation of the Company’s intern program, and leading recruiting efforts for new hires.

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  LaSalle Bank

  • Corporate Banking Officer, Assistant Vice President

    • Jun 2000 - Aug 2002

    Worked in a specialized lending group that focused on providing credit to Non-Bank Financial Institutions. Clients and prospects included: specialty asset based lenders, registered business development companies, equipment leasing companies, and consumer finance companies such as national and regional mortgage lenders, automobile finance and leasing companies.

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  Comerica Bank

  • Corporate Banking Officer, Assistant Vice President

    • Mar 1993 - Jun 2000

    Key member of a Loan Production Office that focused on developing and managing a commercial loan portfolio that consisted of vehicle floorplan loans, mortgages, capitalization and acquisition loans for automobile dealers in the Midwest region covering 6 states.