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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)