Real Estate Management

HILARY BURT DAVIDSON

*** **** **** ******, ***. *8E, New York, NY 10016

703-***-****, ******************@*****.***

EDUCATION

****-**** ******** ******** ****** New York, NY

MBA with Dean’s Honors, Real Estate; May 2013

Leadership: VP Site Tours, Real Estate Association

Member: Columbia Women in Business, Wine Society

Awards: 2012 WX Scholarship Recipient

1999-2003 PRINCETON UNIVERSITY Princeton, NJ

BA, Art History; Minor: Finance and Engineering; June 2003

EXPERIENCE

2012-2013 AVALONBAY COMMUNITIES INC. New York, NY

NYSE:AVB; $14.7B MktCap REIT engaged in developing, owning & managing luxury apartment communities

Development Associate

Screened and underwrote acquisition opportunities for financial suitability, presented to management with

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recommended bid amount

Prepared investment memo for downtown Brooklyn 827 unit community, including financial analysis,

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comparable analysis and sub-market research resulting in additional $15.3M investment

Developed deal screening model for use by AVB development teams nationally

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2009-2011 HYPATIA CAPITAL GROUP New York, NY

Start-up private equity firm focused on the top female executives of the F1000 for deal sourcing

Senior Associate

Performed financial analysis and developed models to determine projected retail, media, and consumer goods

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transaction returns

Established market benchmarks and developed presentations based on industry research, company comparables,

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and transaction analysis

Collaborated with senior executives to generate and develop transaction ideas resulting in active retail

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transaction and media property auction participation

2009 POSH! INC. Vienna, VA

High-end retail and interior design firm

Construction Project Management Consultant

• Directed architect and general contractor to build out the interior of a new 20,000 sq.ft. retail store and design

office and ensured that all schedules and budget requirements were met

• Managed interior build out of 8,000 sq.ft. furniture showroom and client conference room

2004-2009 QVT FINANCIAL LP New York, NY

Multi-strategy hedge fund with $12.8B assets under management

Trading Assistant (2007-2009)

• Managed design development of a 24,000 sq.ft. new trading floor, including daily follow-up of design phase

progression and equipment selection review to meet both budget and schedule parameters

• Developed investor management system and coordinated team of six programmers to build system that

streamlined statement processing and tracked client interactions and fund investments

• Booked and confirmed an average of 200 equity and bond trades per day for a team of three traders

Operations Analyst (2004-2007)

• Managed creation and implementation of payment management system for credit derivative products, resulting

in approximately $30k monthly savings in interest and late payment costs, while simultaneously decreasing

payment settlement time from one month to three days

• Led cross-functional team of 16 in managing interior build-out of 24,000 sq.ft. office space in Manhattan from

design development through post-move; completed on time and on budget with multiple constraints

2002-2003 TERRACYCLE INTERNATIONAL, LTD Princeton, NJ

Biotechnology Start-Up

Business Development Manager

Developed entries into the Princeton University Entrepreneurship Club and Carrot Capital business plan

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competitions resulting in first place prizes and an offer for a $1 million cash injection

Raised $100k in seed capital from angel investors and venture capitalists

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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Volunteer Work: Urban Assembly New York Harbor School: Annual Fundraiser Benefit Committee. National

Sailing Hall of Fame: Youth Advisory Committee. New York Yacht Club: Young Members’ Committee

Interests: Enjoy competitive sailing, digital photography, gourmet cooking

Technical Skills: Bloomberg, Capital IQ, Clarity, Argus Training: Fall 2011

Member: Urban Land Institute

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