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Senior Investment Officer, Project Finance
AIDEA (Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority)Senior Investment Officer, Project Finance
Apr. 2024 - Nov. 2025* Lead origination, underwriting, and structuring of strategic public-private investments in infrastructure, energy, and digital technology across Alaska. * Structured a $17M loan investment to launch a modular data center leveraging Alaska’s stranded hydro and natural gas resources. * Spearheaded the due diligence on a proposed $80M submarine survey initiative that would result in a $1.4B transcontinental fiber network connecting Japan to Europe via Alaska. * Structured a $70M loan to finance a $140M in the North Slope to produce methanol and ultra-low sulfur diesel facility co-financed with private equity, eliminating import freight costs from other countries and using natural gas as raw material. * Evaluating feasibility of hyperscale data center deployment on Alaska’s North Slope, supported by the proposed 800-mile gas pipeline and undersea fiber system with landings at Prudhoe Bay. * Performed significant due diligence for renewable energy projects in Alaska as Owner.
President
JAC Advisors LLCPresident
Jan. 2019 - Apr. 2024* Led a consulting practice advising on project finance, real estate capital markets, and public-private partnerships, supporting developers with deal structuring, acquisition underwriting, and transaction execution. * Provided financial modeling and cash flow analysis for targeted acquisitions, advising clients on transaction structures aligned with equity return requirements and investment thresholds. * Served as Contract Project Manager to a Texas-based construction firm, overseeing planning, scheduling, sourcing, risk mitigation, and cost control across four concurrent development projects. * Directed on-site construction activities, coordinated with subcontractors, led client meetings, and ensured on-time, on-budget delivery through strong communication and documentation (submittals, RFIs, status updates).
Managing Director, Real Estate/Project Finance
Piper JaffrayManaging Director, Real Estate/Project Finance
Sep. 2016 - Dec. 2018United States, San Antonio• Established a new vertical focused on GSA lease transactions and credit tenant lease underwriting. • Originated $100M+ in new transactions by introducing real estate clients to smaller rating agencies for capital efficiency. • Reduced interest spreads by 65 basis points on key financings by leveraging alternative rating agency relationships. • Generated $1M+ in production revenue across private placement transactions.
Managing Director - Head of Structured Finance
Raymond JamesManaging Director - Head of Structured Finance
Jan. 1999 - Sep. 2016• Generated $35M+ in primary fee revenue and $12M in secondary trading profits from DoD privatized housing, infrastructure, and representing developers in over 1.7M sf of federal GSA office real estate lease transactions. • Originated and closed $3.8B+ in debt transactions of 16 military housing privatization partnerships across 32 military bases for a total of 25,000+ rental units, with additional $3+B in equity and project cash flows as sources of funds during development. • Financed $517.8M Navy NE housing transaction and secured firm’s commitment to purchase $215M in bonds to ensure closing. • Financed $174M a Class A National Cancer Institute with credit ratings under 99-year GSA lease in Rockville, MD; in addition to private and government equity in excess of $136M for tenant-fit outs and supercomputing equipment. • Financed $308M debt for renovation for Class A Health & Human Services HQ; structured with LOC at closing to offset delayed $44M equity infusion and eliminate negative arbitrage during a 36-month construction period. • Facilitated communication between institutional sales, underwriting desk, and buy-side clients to ensure the sales of debt and seamless execution of bond transactions, clearly presenting key deal insights to Tier 1–4 institutional investors. • Supported institutional bond sales transactions, serving as a point person to articulate strategic project merits, structure, and alignment to investor profiles, resulting in increased bond sales with institutional investors and closing ratio of 80+%. • Led Pentagon meeting with a service Deputy Secretary of Installations after a base commander’s housing occupancy mandate threatened bond financing performance; clarified privatization law and secured confirmation of private-sector ownership.

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