EDUCATION

THE WHARTON SCHOOL, UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA
Philadelphia, PA · 2009-2011
Master of Business Administration; Real Estate and Finance

• Awarded Joseph Wharton Fellowship for Academic and Professional Excellence.
• Wharton Club Memberships: Real Estate Club; Investment Management Club; Finance Club; Sales and Trading Club.

DUKE UNIVERSITY
Durham, NC · 1999-2003
Bachelor of Science; Economics

• Awarded Grant for Economics and Finance Independent Research. Studied at the University of Sydney (Fall 2001).

EXPERIENCE

BLACK FOREST DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, INC.
Washington, DC · 2009-Present
Founder & CEO

• Manage a “long-only” portfolio of real estate equities including REITs, Operators, Developers, and Homebuilders.
• Source and place real estate brokerage and development opportunities nationally.

LONG & FOSTER REAL ESTATE
Washington, DC · 2006-2009
Associate Broker

• Negotiated and closed $25,000,000+ in transactions in Washington, DC, Maryland, and Virginia.
• Made 100,000+ sales cold calls.

PRUDENTIAL CARRUTHERS REAL ESTATE
Washington, DC · 2004-2006
Realtor

• Negotiated and closed $5,000,000+ in transactions in Washington, DC, Maryland, and Virginia.

TRC COMPANIES, INC., TRC ENERGY SERVICES
Fairfax, VA · 2003-2004
Energy Analyst

• Built the NY State Schools’ Benchmarking Database, an economic model of energy consumption and conservation.

US DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY, OFFICE OF INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
Washington, DC · 2002
Research Assistant

• Co-produced the annual US Government Foreign Credit Exposure Report (Salmon Book) for FY 2001.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Program: MBA

Club Membership: MBA

Interests:

• Investment Banking

Interested in a job/internship in:

• Mid-Atlantic USA
• Northeast USA

Urban Land Institute (ULI) Real Estate Finance Certificate and Real Estate Development Certificate. Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) Candidate. Certified Commercial Investment Member (CCIM) Candidate. Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Accredited Professional. Building Operator Certificate (BOC): Building Systems, Operations and Maintenance, and Energy Conservation. Professional Organization Memberships: NAREIT; ULI; CFA; CCIM; NAR; USGBC. Software: Advanced Excel Modeling Skills; Bloomberg Equities and Fixed Income Certificates; Argus Training. Interests: Triathlons (Eagleman Half-Ironman 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009); Cooking; Reading; Traveling.