Clair R. Smedley
***** * ******** **** **, #*** Scottsdale, AZ 85258 Cell: 801-***-**** *****@*********.***
Core Competencies:
Strategic Thinker Achiever Personable Strong Business Acumen Financial Acuity
Manage by Objective; "The art of getting others to want to do something you believe should be done."
Professional Summary:
“Every days starts with ZERO.” Approach each day with a fresh mindset, embrace conflicts & challenges.
Strong problem-solving abilities, detail-oriented, well-organized, collaborative delegation.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English and Spanish.
Commercial Key Strengths:
Over 13 years of expertise in commercial mortgage banking and brokering Senior Debt & Equity.
Historical 3-year average of $2M in fee income per year in MF, Storage, Ind, Retail, Sr Housing, Hotel.
Exceptional modeling and package preparation/presentation/placement for Stabilized, Lease-Up, and Ground Up Construction.
Expertise in capital stacking to meet loan metrics, including Debt Coverage Ratio (DCR), Debt Yield, Cost Ratio, Net Operating Income (NOI), Return on Equity (ROE), Internal Rate of Return (IRR), Capitalization Rate (Cap Rate), Breakeven, Gross Rent Multiplier (GRM), Cash Flow Before Tax (CFBT) and Discounted Cash Flow.
Proficiency with industry-standard tools such as CoStar, Yardi, and Argus.
Thorough analysis of Accrued and Disproportionate Returns for General and Limited Partners.
C&I Trend & Ratio analysis, including Current & Acid Test Ratios and Working Capital Efficiency Ratio.
Experience
Commercial Mortgage Banker
Churchill Commercial Capital, LLC, Scottsdale, AZ June 2022—Present
Commercial Mortgage Broker
Lending Capital Group, LLC, Salt Lake City, UT April 2019—June 2022
Project Manager/Lending Cost Coordinator/Estimator
Lake City Custom Homes, Sandy, UT January 2014—March 2019
Mortgage Broker to Banker, Residential and Commercial
Lending Capital Group, LLC, Layton, UT October 1999—April 2010
Originator, Residential; Acquisition and Construction
Freedom Mortgage/First Security Bank, Salt Lake City, UT April 1990 — September 1999
Education
Utah State University, Logan, Utah Dual BA Major, Business & Spanish
2 years Aerospace Engineering
Davis Applied Technology, Kaysville, UT IT Project Management Certification
Languages
Spanish— fluent in reading, writing, and verbal communication
Licenses and Certifications
National Mortgage Licensing System- Principal Lending Manager #108545
Microsoft Project 2016, CompTIA A+ and Project +, MTA Networking, HTML5/CSS, Visual Basic 2012, MS Visio, MS Access, CompTIA Strata, Office; Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Salesforce, HubSpot, Sugar, MS Dynamics, Goldmine, Sage ACT!
Volunteer
Planning and Zoning Commission, Syracuse City, UT
Urban Arts Alliance, Salt Lake City, UT
International Travel
Studied abroad— Distrito Federal, Mexico 1983.
Cordoba, Argentina 1984- 1986.
Study Courses
Financial Modeling & Valuation Analyst Certification
Microsoft Project 2016
Project Management Fundamentals
Project Management Professional (PMP) Prep I
Project Management Professional (PMP) Prep II
Project Management Applications