MICHAEL WACHSMAN
Bronx, NY ***** Cell: 646-***-****
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SUMMARY
Real Estate professional with work experience in regional and multinational
firms and proficiency in the following areas:
Acquisitions Business Development Market Analysis
Budgeting Property Management P&L Forecasting and
Management
Asset Management Strategic Planning and Performance Analysis and
Positioning Reporting
EXPERIENCE
REDROCK REAL ESTATE GROUP (Real Estate Investor), New York, NY 2014
-present
Acquisitions and Asset Management
Acquisitions
. Analyze potential acquisition targets, including direct and joint
venture investments.
. Develop business plan for asset, typically including unit renovations,
targeted and property-wide capital improvements, expense management,
and development of additional revenue sources.
. Construct operating proformas, valuation, and returns analysis.
. Author offering memoranda for investors.
. Conduct acquisition due diligence of proforma rents, leases, financial
statements, operating assumptions, rehabilitation budgets and market
comparables.
Asset Management
. Assess the financial position and performance of a $225 million
portfolio of 3,000 units.
. Develop operating budgets and distribution schedules.
. Advise on performance and budget variances, identify and solve issues
impacting assets, and audit operating line items.
. Propose areas to augment income and reduce expenses.
paredim partners (Real Estate Acquirer, Owner & Manager), 2006 -2014
White Plains, NY
Acquisitions and Asset Management Associate
Acquisitions
. Analyzed potential acquisition and development targets, forecasted
cash flows and conducted valuation and returns analysis.
. Conducted acquisition due diligence of proforma rents, leases,
financial statements, operating assumptions, rehabilitation budgets
and market comparables.
. Prepared financing memoranda and evaluated financing proposals for
acquisitions and refinancings.
Asset Management
. Assessed the financial position and performance of a $100 million
portfolio of 2,200 units.
. Produced operating and construction budgets, capital calls, draws, and
distributions.
. Advised on performance and budget variances, identified issues
impacting assets, and audited operating line items.
. Ran the asset management reporting for a $125 million, 470-unit condo
conversion project.
STARWOOD hOTELS & RESORTS, White Plains, NY 2004 - 2005
Revenue/Performance Analysis - Pricing Manager
. Created scenario-based models to predict industry and company revenue,
cash flow, and hotel occupancy.
. Generated strategies and analytical tools to help maximize revenue and
market share.
. Produced reports assessing company performance and significant
developments across various dimensions, including brand, ownership,
hotel type, location, and customer segment.
. Originated new methods and reports to gauge and monitor company
performance, enabling various stakeholders (CEO, investor relations,
field staff) to better understand the financial and competitive
position of the company, key success drivers, and areas for financial
improvement.
Schonfeld Securities, Purchase, NY 2001 - 2003
Equity Trader
. Developed and executed strategies for trading based on financial and
quantitative data.
. Led team-building exercise to identify and assess market scenarios and
their optimal trading techniques.
FREEMAN & CO. (Strategic Consulting for Financial 1998 - 2000
Institutions), New York, NY
Analyst
. Performed industry analysis for major international investment banks.
. Authored reports on the asset management and investment banking
industries.
. Benchmarked clients' revenues against competition and assisted in
creation of budgets and profit-and-loss- statements.
. Devised methodology ranking individual companies to evaluate
effectiveness of clients' strategies and identify further revenue
opportunities.
. Constructed database detailing transactions by type, company, region,
and value and assessed total investment banking fees generated, by
product and country.
MONY GROUP INC., Tax Department, New York, 1997 - 1998
NY
Associate
. Evaluated real estate portfolio and calculated appropriate
depreciation.
. Determined tax liability of subsidiaries and completed federal and
state returns.
EDUCATION/LICENSES
. Columbia University, New York, NY - Bachelor of Arts, Economics, 1997,
G.P.A. 3.7 / 4.0
. Passed CFA Level I; studied material and coursework for CFA Level II
Additional
. Colorado Outward Bound School (Summer 2000): Participated in the 50-day
Alaska Wilderness Leadership Semester Course, which teaches technical,
survival and leadership skills for activities such as rafting, kayaking,
mountaineering, ice climbing and glacier travel
. Computer Skills: Microsoft Office, Yardi, Argus, SQL, MDS. Advanced Excel
skills.
. Interests: Skiing, Hiking, Ice climbing, Hang-gliding, Tennis, Travel