Experience

Mint Eco Car Wash and Detail Center

• United States
• Retail
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer

  • Sep 2019 - Present

  Mint Eco's vision is to re-imagine the car wash industry from top to bottom. To that end, we have developed the leading (and only) environmentally friendly car wash in Palm Beach County, FL. We are in the business of making people happy. We believe that a clean car makes you feel good, and optimistic about the rest of your day. And we LOVE being in the business of selling happiness! We are committed to listening to our customers and employees while being the leading experts in total car care and taking care of our environment. We know our customer's time is precious, so we offer efficient car washing services and a relaxing atmosphere for you to wait in while we take care of the rest. We also take it a step further and offer detailing services, in order to extend the life-time value of the car as well as educate our customers in proper and expert car care. Traditionally, the car washing business has been synonymous with words such as by dirty, shady, or pollution. We believe that the opposite can be true: Car washes can be clean. Car washes can be eco-friendly. Car washes can be beautiful. Car wash lobbies can feel like a "spa." Car wash employees can behave like owners. Car washes can develop trust with customers. Our attitude as a company is to challenge the traditional constraints of what the car wash industry used to be, and approach it with the "fresh" mindset that we are going to do business better, in every way. How will we succeed in our mission? By bringing a critical eye to everything we do with a general bias that things can be done better. We will be relationship oriented (NOT transaction oriented) with our customers, employees, investors, the community, and the environment. We will communicate consistently, clearly, and honestly, and will focus on developing good processes that produce quality results, every time you visit our locations. This is Mint Eco's fresh approach to washing cars. Show less



Palm Beach Atlantic University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 500 - 600 Employee

• Professor Of Management

  • Aug 2019 - Apr 2022

  Courses included: Introduction to Business (Fall 2019, Spring 2020, Fall 2020, Spring 2021, Fall 2021 & Spring 2022) Business Internship (Fall 2019, Spring 2020, Fall 2020, & Spring 2021) and Management (Adjunct Spring 2019). Courses included: Introduction to Business (Fall 2019, Spring 2020, Fall 2020, Spring 2021, Fall 2021 & Spring 2022) Business Internship (Fall 2019, Spring 2020, Fall 2020, & Spring 2021) and Management (Adjunct Spring 2019).



iStar

• United States
• Real Estate
• 100 - 200 Employee

• CFO and COO

  • May 2016 - Sep 2019

  • Major divisional responsibilities included: human resources, data and analytics, asset management, capital markets, investor relations, risk management, treasury and accounting and operations. Managed 160 of 190 employees at publicly traded (NYSE: STAR), diversified REIT with six offices nationwide. • Member of Investment Committee, reviewed over $20 billion of transactions and closed over $2 billion of transactions. • Led asset management group: asset managed 50+ properties with a book value of over $3 billion ranging from land/ development to stabilized. • Raised over $2.5 billion for iStar in the debt and convertible preferred markets. Ratings upgrades and investor relations outreach drove spreads to the lowest level for the Company since the financial crisis. • Led the $250 million initial public offering process for Safety, Income and Growth, Inc. (NYSE: SAFE). Pre-IPO, raised $50 million in private capital from the Government of Singapore and Lubert Adler. Secured over $600 million of funded and unfunded debt for SAFE. Crafted interest rate protection policy that insulated long-term income oriented investment strategy from rising rate environment. Managed six equity research analysts. • Re-engaged with rating agencies after a contentious, post financial crisis relationship. Managed upgrades from Standard & Poors and Moodys and re-initiated Fitch coverage. • Managed Accounting and Tax Group responsible for two public companies and a private equity vehicle. In total, the groups accounted for six different businesses: land, development, NNN, finance (loans), commercial operating properties and residential operating properties. • Formulated deconsolidation strategy that allowed iStar to book over $200 million of gains. Restructured the Company’s long term incentive plan to reduce impact to GAAP G&A as well as to offer employees the option to elect 83(b). • Led cultural initiative company-wide based upon the works of Patrick Lencioni. Show less



STAG Industrial, Inc.

• United States
• Leasing Non-residential Real Estate
• 1 - 100 Employee

• CFO

  • Jul 2014 - Mar 2016

  • Managed all traditional finance responsibilities for a $2 billion, publicly traded (NYSE: STAG), industrial REIT: capital markets, investor relations, risk management, treasury and accounting. • Managed Credit Group responsible for all tenant and counterparty credit underwriting. • Founded, staffed and managed Data, Technology and Analytics Group responsible for ‘big data’ and analytics initiative at STAG. • Member of Investment Committee, reviewed over $10 billion of transactions and closed over $1 billion of transactions. • Raised approximately $350 million of public equity via follow-on offerings and ATM programs. Executed a $1 billion restructuring in 2014 of all existing unsecured liabilities. Raised over $2 billion of unsecured debt. • Managed upgrade from BBB- to BBB at Fitch. Secured investment grade rating indication at Moodys. Show less



Blackstone

• United States
• Financial Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Group CFO

  • Dec 2012 - Mar 2014

  • Managed capital markets, investor relations, risk management, finance and accounting for Blackstone sponsored public real estate finance company, as well as all deal estate debt private equity vehicles. • Led $660 million public equity offering (‘re-IPO’) and secured over $1.5 billion in financing for the platform. • Managed the integration of the former Capital Trust platform with Blackstone’s existing real estate debt business. • Managed capital markets, investor relations, risk management, finance and accounting for Blackstone sponsored public real estate finance company, as well as all deal estate debt private equity vehicles. • Led $660 million public equity offering (‘re-IPO’) and secured over $1.5 billion in financing for the platform. • Managed the integration of the former Capital Trust platform with Blackstone’s existing real estate debt business.



Capital Trust

• United States
• Real Estate
• 1 - 100 Employee

• CFO

  • Sep 1998 - Dec 2012

  • One of a two member team that managed NYSE traded commercial real estate investment management and finance company formed by financier Sam Zell. Directly responsible for capital markets, investor relations, risk management, treasury, finance and accounting. • Structured and negotiated 2012 sale of investment management business and change of control of public vehicle to The Blackstone Group LP. • Led 2011 restructuring of company’s balance sheet. Structured and negotiated transaction with 13 lenders representing three classes of debt aggregating over $1 billion. • Responsible for over $400 million of public equity capital offerings. Programs included marketed and bought, follow on and secondary offerings, dividend reinvestment plans, direct stock placement and at the market issuance plans. • Designed, marketed, negotiated and closed eight private equity vehicles with over $3.5 billion of aggregate equity commitments. • Raised over $15 billion of financing for public and private vehicles. Forms include secured and unsecured corporate debt, collateralized debt obligations, repurchase facilities, commitment lines, trust preferred and convertible preferred. • Managed U.S. and offshore regulatory compliance. Developed strong working relationship with SEC and led industry efforts on Investment Company Act Policy. • Commenced employment in 1998 as part time, Summer Associate. Hired full time in 1999 as Associated. Named CFO in 2005. Show less