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KEVIN B. SWILL                                                           Phone – 201.919.1943

99 SE Mizner Blvd Unit 843                                                                           KevinBSwill@GMail.com

Boca Raton, FL 33432

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SENIOR EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

COO
An accomplished professional and entrepreneur with expertise in people management. Experience consulting and creating new business strategies via technology with a track record of improving returns of invested capital.   Innovative and results-driven leader focused on reducing operating costs while achieving exceptional results.  Areas of expertise:

 

à      Mentoring and Coaching

à      Organizational Management

à      Payment Process Optimization

à      Cost Reduction via technology

à      Operational & Strategic Planning

à      Relationship Management

à      Budgeting & Forecasting

à      Entrepreneurial spirit

à      Hiring and Terminating

à      Profit and Loss Management

à      Analytical / Financial Skills

à      Negotiating

à      ROI Enhancement

à      Consulting Start-up Firms

 

~~PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE~~

 

JAYJON FINANCIAL LLC. – Englewood, NJ                                                                        April 2016-Present

President and Managing Director

o   Consultant for Real Estate start-ups

o   Advised Mizuho, Campus Evolution, Poinciana CC and more

o   Consulted Crowd-funding start-ups – Thor, Carlton, Patch of land and more

o   Acquired and asset manage the real estate  (FL and IL)

o   Mentored young Analysts for permanent positions

o   Create and analyze Budgets for various entities

 

 

CARLTON GROUP – New York, NY                                                                          Jan. 2014 – April 2016

COO and Senior Managing Director

o   Managed daily operations of both Advisory and Principal Business

o   Mentored colleagues and coached Salespeople in overseas offices

o   Trained all new professionals in Company goals and products

o   Responsible for recruitment of highly experienced real estate professionals

o   Expanded company by opening 4 foreign offices and 6 domestic branches

o   Created, designed and implemented an Accredited Crowdfunding Platform

o   Supervised new payment processes for all REO properties

o   Traveled extensively around the Globe seeking Equity sources for Real Estate transactions

o   Raised over $2bn of passive equity from the MENA Region for US projects

o   Raised over $1.45bn of passive equity from the Asia Pacific Region

o   Created long-lasting strategic partnerships between US developers and Chinese equity sources

o   Structured complex capital stacks for globally recognized real estate developers

o   Frequent speaker/panelist on Private Equity Investments in US and abroad

 

 

 

 

 

WILSHIRE ENTERPRISES, INC. – Newark, NJ                                                       Jan. 2009-Jan. 2014

President and Chief Operating Officer

Member of the Board of Directors

o   Managed operations – created policies and procedures that affected workflow and productivity.

o   Liaison for third party payments and streamlined tenant rental payments

o   Implemented strategic plan which decreased operating costs while maintaining efficiency.

o   Developed procedures to assure prompt rent collections, tenant screening, eviction and legal services, vacancies and accounting models.

o   Developed long and short range goals as a member of the Strategic Planning Committee.

o   Ensured that the real estate received the care and attention required, whether it was multi-family, retail, or office.  Professional understanding of various enhancement criteria that are required if value is to be maximized.

o   Completed a successful company sponsored Tender Offer to buy back approximately 50% of all outstanding stock.

 

 

 

 

KUSHNER COMPANIES – New York, NY                                                                 Jan. 2001- Sept.2008

 

o   Kushner Companies is a multi-billion dollar diversified real estate organization.

o   Promoted in 2004 to lead two additional divisions resulting from corporate re-structuring.

o   Successfully ran three divisions concurrently demonstrating management and leadership ability.

o   Created new payment processes for all 32,000 rental tenants as well as 1,500 commercial tenants

 

 

 

Westminster Capital – President (2001-2008)

o   Accomplished complex financing structures despite a variety of corporate and marketplace challenges, raising over $2bn for multifamily acquisitions/recapitalizations

o   Coordinated all aspects of financing for the Company, including debt and equity, joint venture transactions, acquisitions, and property dispositions.

o   Developed and maintained relationships with financial institutions, investment firms, mortgage brokers, title companies, law firms, and other industry executives.

o   Raised more than $2.0bn for joint venture, equity and debt transactions.

 

 

Kushner Properties – President (2004-2008)

o   Directed the daily operations of the Company’s commercial portfolio, consisting of office, retail and industrial properties. This portfolio included landmark properties, suburban business parks and corporate headquarters.

o   Managed a staff of senior property managers with responsibilities for approximately 8 million square feet of commercial assets.

o   Negotiated and approved all leasing activity; increased average occupancy of the commercial portfolio.

o   Developed strategic plans, performed asset reviews, analyzed Profit and Loss Statements, and evaluated budgets for the portfolio, seeking process optimization and ROI Enhancement.

 

Westminster Hospitality Group – President (2004-2008)

o   Set and achieved sales and profit targets which awarded the Westminster Hotel the coveted AAA

Four Diamond designation, placing it among only 8 top-rated hotels in the state of New Jersey.

o   Commercial accountability for planning, organizing and directing all hotel services.

o   Created strategic overview to maximize profits by promoting and marketing the business; managing budgets and financial plans and controlling expenditures.

o   Responsible for the daily management of the Westminster Hotel and its staff of approximately 100.

 

 

CIBC WORLD MARKETS                                                                                                     1999 – 2000

Executive Director of Originations

o   Sought, analyzed and closed real estate transactions for the Commercial Mortgage Backed Securities (CMBS) market. Covered the Mid-Atlantic/East Coast Region.

o   Originated construction, short-term and fixed rate permanent loans for large publicly traded/private developers in the Northeast.

 

 

MERRILL LYNCH REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT BANKING                                           1997-1999

Head Originator – Conduit Group

o   Created and nurtured new industry relationships.

o   Assembled a securitization team for small loans and managed eight (8) originators and securitization specialists.

 

 

 

~~PRIOR EMPLOYMENT~~

Deutsche Banc                                                                                                                       1994-1997

Mitsui Trust & Banking                                                                                                         1991-1994

Citicorp/Citibank                                                                                                                   1987-1991

~~EDUCATION~~

 

Series 7 and 63 Licenses from NASD – 2000

 

New York University           , New York, NY

MBA in Finance and Management    1988-1989

 

Citicorp/Citibank, New York, NY

Formal Credit Training

Citibank Global Institute  1988

 

Muhlenberg College, Allentown, PA

B.A. in Finance/Business Administration    1987

 

 

~~HONORS/AWARDS~~

 

 

“MAN OF THE YEAR”                                                                                                           2005

Hebrew Academy for Special Children

Raised more than $250,000 for Camp HASC  – the award winning summer program of the Hebrew Academy for Special Children, which provides over 300 mentally and physically handicapped children and adults with the opportunity to enjoy a seven week sleep-away camp experience.

 

“Forty Under 40” NJ BIZ Magazine                                                                                              2004

An independent panel of judges chose the winners from a large and highly competitive pool of individuals nominated by peers, mentors and members of the community, for their excellence in business, commitment to community, and professional achievement.

 

~~ASSOCIATIONS~~

 

Real Estate Board of New York (REBNY)

National Multihousing Council (NMHC) (Past Executive Board Member)

National Association of Industrial Office Properties (NAIOP)

International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC)