Experience

Hardy Reed, LLC
• United States
• Investment Management
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Financial Adviser

  • Sep 2020 - Present


Stennis Institute of Government

• United States
• Public Policy Offices
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Research Associate

  • May 2011 - Present

  In a non-academic setting, I would be called a Business Development officer. I attend various conferences and meetings in the Central Mississipp area as well as individual appointments detailing the services of the Institute and disseminating current studies on various topics. Additionally, I am the convener of the Stennis Capitol Press Forums. These forums bring statewide elected officials to a small group setting where they talk on various topics and then take questions from various media outlets. During the year, I also act as both the Project Manager of the State Executive Development Institute (SEDI) and the State Director for the Family Impact Seminars. For SEDI, I organize a week long training for state employees. Held on the campus, participants in the selected class cover as many as 40 topics ranging from email to Performance Management as well as presenting topical casework. The Family Impact project is a consortium of Universities throughout the nation working on legislative training opportunities on topics related to families. Show less



Mississippi Department of Transportation

• Government Relations Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Personal Services Contract

  • May 2010 - May 2011

  Oversaw the conversion of project files from paper to an electronic filing system. Oversaw the conversion of project files from paper to an electronic filing system.



Southeast Realty Capital

• Owner

  • Jan 2006 - Aug 2009

  As an independent consultant, I negotiated the financing for large commercial real estate projects including apartments, mixed use properties, and retail outlets. Southeast Realty took on both the negotiations as well as the analysis of a projects financials. Through my network of Insurance companies, retirement funds, and private equity, I was able to avoid a lot of the 2008 financial market downturn for my clients. During the downturn, I used my experience to consult with local banking institutions and work to refinance or sell distressed assets. Show less



Commercial Funding Group

• United States
• Financial Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Partner

  • 2003 - 2006

  As a partner, I was tasked with building a lending network of insurance companies, Wall St firms, and pension plans to provide funding for large commercial real estate projects. Commercial Funding Group was unique in that while we had large commercial transaction experience, we did not come from the mortgage banking world. Several times, this story was recognized nationally by our association and our individual lenders. As a partner, I was tasked with building a lending network of insurance companies, Wall St firms, and pension plans to provide funding for large commercial real estate projects. Commercial Funding Group was unique in that while we had large commercial transaction experience, we did not come from the mortgage banking world. Several times, this story was recognized nationally by our association and our individual lenders.



Office of the Governor State of Mississippi

• Project Director- The Governor's Job Fair Network

  • Jul 2002 - Feb 2004

  Under a grant from the US Army, we provided low cost job fair events around the state. Our unique criteria was that each participant had to be offering current employment or educational opportunities. Under a grant from the US Army, we provided low cost job fair events around the state. Our unique criteria was that each participant had to be offering current employment or educational opportunities.



BancorpSouth

• United States
• Banking
• 700 & Above Employee

• Commercial Loan Officer

  • Jun 1995 - Jun 2002

  Commercial Real Estate lender with added responsibilities of overseeing workout and past due loans. Commercial Real Estate lender with added responsibilities of overseeing workout and past due loans.