John Tracey
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Experience
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Westward Capital Group
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United States
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Investment Management
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1 - 100 Employee
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Principal
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May 2016 - Present
Austin, TX
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Impact Multi-Family Investments
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United States
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Real Estate
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1 - 100 Employee
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President
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Jun 2016 - Oct 2017
Austin, Texas Area
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Tishman Speyer
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United States
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Real Estate
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700 & Above Employee
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Associate - Corporate Strategy
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Sep 2015 - Mar 2016
Greater New York City Area
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Analyst - Asset Management
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Apr 2014 - Sep 2015
Greater New York City Area
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Great Stuff Inc. Makers of RoboReel
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United States
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Industrial Machinery Manufacturing
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1 - 100 Employee
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Dir. of Business Operations
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Jun 2011 - Dec 2013
• Executed day-to-day operational activities for consumer products start-up with over $50 million invested • Built bottom-up financial models during company’s budgeting process to forecast cash flows, anticipate future capital needs and identify potential cost savings • Managed time-sensitive projects such as implementing product testing standards and overseeing web development project • Led effort to get firm products into $2.8 billion dollar retailer by devising a… Show more • Executed day-to-day operational activities for consumer products start-up with over $50 million invested • Built bottom-up financial models during company’s budgeting process to forecast cash flows, anticipate future capital needs and identify potential cost savings • Managed time-sensitive projects such as implementing product testing standards and overseeing web development project • Led effort to get firm products into $2.8 billion dollar retailer by devising a strategy to circumvent the retailer's bureaucratic product selection process; resulted in a personal meeting with the CEO and getting the products on the network for the 2013 holiday season • Reduced company’s annual patent costs by 50% by analyzing the international patent portfolio based on maintenance costs, patent importance, and national market size; resulted in a $240,000 annual savings in patent related fees • Traveled to China, Taiwan, Canada, and Mexico to qualify vendors, manufacturers, and toolmakers and to help determine sourcing decisions impacting lead-times, product costs, pricing, and logistics Show less
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Viant Group, LLC
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United States
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1 - 100 Employee
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Summer Analyst
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Jun 2010 - Aug 2010
San Francisco Bay Area • Conducted industry M&A-related research for boutique investment bank serving middle-market clients across a range of industries including technology, healthcare, financial services and business services • Identified approximately 150 corporate acquisition targets in the healthcare software industry; subsequently narrowed the list down to five companies based on valuation metrics, business model and end-market exposure; resulted in additional due diligence on three companies by… Show more • Conducted industry M&A-related research for boutique investment bank serving middle-market clients across a range of industries including technology, healthcare, financial services and business services • Identified approximately 150 corporate acquisition targets in the healthcare software industry; subsequently narrowed the list down to five companies based on valuation metrics, business model and end-market exposure; resulted in additional due diligence on three companies by financial sponsor client • Drafted memorandum on the emerging rare earth mineral industry and assessed Viant’s ability to provide advisory services to firms in this sector Show less
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UBS Wealth Management
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Banking
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1 - 100 Employee
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Summer Analyst
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Jun 2009 - Aug 2009
Greater New York City Area • Executed day-to-day activities related to team of four professionals allocating assets for a $5 million portfolio based on the client required rate of return and risk tolerance • Utilized Bloomberg terminal to monitor news, research and price movement related to portfolio holdings
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Education
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Rice University
Bachelor of Arts (BA), 3.95