Real Estate Development

DONALD F. MCGRAW II **** Fannin Street Houston, TX 77004 973-***-**** *********@*****.***

EDUCATION

MBA, University of California (Haas School of Business), Entrepreneurship, (3.89 GPA), May 2005

Lester Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation, Graduate Certificate in Entrepreneurship, (4.0 GPA)

BS, Mass Communications-Journalism (Finance minor), Hunter College, New York, NY (3.75 GPA), May 1995

CCIM candidate June 2009

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

PARAGON CAPITAL LP – New York, New York July 2008 - Present

Paragon Capital LP is a private special situations hedge fund which primarily focuses on PIPE and reverse merger strategies.

Director – Private Equity

Leadership in the development and design of equity investment and loan structures that will be imminently taken to market.

Business development implementation focused on building relationships with banks, brokers and financial intermediaries.

Spreadsheet modeling of potential investment structures with a focus on risk adjusted target IRR’s and NPV’s.

Strategic formulation of a capital raising program focused on high net worth individuals, wealth managers, and institutions.

Formulation of marketing material for use in the business development and capital raising process.

TREC INVESTMENT REALTY – Las Vegas, Nevada January 2007 – July 2008

TREC Investment Realty acquires institutional-quality properties as a principal and subsequently sell the acquired properties to qualified buyers. As

tenant-in-common property designed to accommodate the specific needs of those individuals who desire to effectuate an IRS 1031 tax-deferred like-kind

exchange.

Regional Director

The Regional Director is responsible for raising investor equity for high-profile real estate fund in Texas and the Midwest. The

Regional Director also assists the firm in identifying potential property acquisitions. Sourced, analyzed, underwrote, and managed

1031 exchanges and equity investments. Strategic structuring of mezz. debt and equity infusion to exceed risk adjusted NPV, IRR,

and pref. return hurdles. Macro economic, financial, statistical and investment analysis of various projects ranging in size from

$10M-$100M. Developed specialized business programs and client relationships that supported the asset base in growing to

$500M. Negotiated deal terms, exit strategies, and workout plans with asset co-owners.

SCI REAL ESTATE INVESTMENTS – Los Angeles, California March 2006 – December 2007

SCI Real Estate Investments provides real estate investment and management services. It acquires properties for sale of co-ownership interests to accredited

buyers. The company’s property portfolio consists of retail, multi-family, office, industrial, mixed-use, and student apartment community.

Business Development Director

Reporting directly to the CEO, the Business Development Director has the following responsibilities: Lead the business

development efforts and manage the development staff. Assist the CEO in developing annual business development revenue and

cost targets. Development of new strategic partnerships and related negotiations with commercial brokerage houses, qualified

intermediaries, and tax professionals. Contact, qualify and close prospective high net investor clients

CB RICHARD ELLIS – Los Angeles, California May 2005 – March 2006

CB Richard Ellis provides a full range real estate services globally.

Associate

Participated in the due diligence, financial analysis and underwriting of over $150M of real estate investments, with emphasis on

Self Storage, Multi-Family, and Shopping Center assets. Conducted business development, negotiations, risk analysis and financial

engineering with customers. Marketed and sold investment assets to high net worth individuals, hedge funds, and funds of funds.

Used macro/micro economic analysis to advise high net-worth investors on risk/return characteristics.

Skills: Financial/ Investment Analysis, GAAP Accounting, communication/ leadership skills. Business development, Capital

raising, networking. TradeStation Trading Software, ARGUS, ThompsonOne, SalesForce, Bloomberg, Microsoft Office Suite,

Microsoft Excel including: macros, pivot tables, data formulas, Word, Access, and Power Point.

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