Objective

To become an active player in the Finance/Real Estate Industry covering, but not
limited to, Development Finance, Investment Banking, Property Management, Sales &
Leasing, Appraisal and Asset Management.


Work Experience

Business Graduate Assistant/Reimbursement Coordinator 04/2007 – 04/2008 Office
of Development, University of Illinois at Chicago.

- Coordination of reimbursements for Major Gift Officers and other departmental
staff members.
- Management of expense and payment to vendors.
- Account reconciliation.
- Processing interdepartmental requisitions.
- File and data management.
- Other administrative support.
- Performed the functions of the Business Manager for 5 months while search was
performed.


Estate Surveyor and Valuer/Business Manager 11/2005 - 12/2006 Olatoye Ojo & Co,
Ibadan, Oyo – Nigeria.

- Valued (appraised) assets, plant & machinery and real estate investments for
institutional and redevelopment purposes using financial tools including
discounted cash flow techniques.
- Managed a portfolio of 43 properties efficiently resuscitating their potential
revenue generation.
- Executed and managed new & existing lease agreements.
- Sold and purchased eight (8) real estate properties in five (5) months on
behalf of individuals and corporate agencies.
- Involved in different stages of real estate development, re-development and
finance of different projects.
- Effectively administered the office and managed staff through training &
mentorship when asked to take on a managerial position.
- Prepared and updated monthly property bulletins as well as market them.


Real Estate Intern 7/2004 - 10/2004 Tope and Tunde Associates, Victoria Island,
Lagos – Nigeria. 

Trained in:
- Real estate sales and purchases.
- Lease execution & management.
- Valuation of real estate, assets, plant & machinery.
- Property Management.
- Thorough understanding of legal concepts in real estate.


Real Estate Intern 1/2004 - 6/2004 Olatoye Ojo & Co, Ibadan, Oyo – Nigeria. 

Trained in:
- Property management and Real estate marketing.
- Asset & real estate valuation.
- Property sales, purchases & leases.
- Feasibility & viability appraisal of investment projects.


Real Estate Intern 7/2002 - 10/2002 Bode Adediji Partnership, Victoria Island,
Lagos – Nigeria. 

Trained in:
- Property, asset, plant & machinery Valuation.
- Construction & project management.
- Property sales & purchase.
- Lease execution & management.
- Property development & financing.
- Involvement in valuations of assets in the oil and gas industry by
participating in the 2002 Total (Nigeria) and Elf (Nigeria) Merger Valuation.
- Earned a full session of academic scholarship and recommendation for
outstanding performance.


Education

1/2007 - 5/2008 University of Illinois at Chicago
- Master of Arts (MA) in Real Estate (Business Concentration)
- GPA – 3.3/4.0

1/1999 - 9/2005 Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun - Nigeria
- Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Estate Management
- Second Class Upper (Hons) Division


Skills

Cross-Functional and Interpersonal Team Leadership; Microsoft Office Suite;
Argus DCF Software; Repeat Sales Analysis; Hedonic Pricing; Database Management;
Fortran Programming; Microsoft Outlook