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Stephen Riley

Stephen Riley

New York, NY, US

 

About 

Employment 

NorthMarq Capital, Philadelphia, PA, US, Investment Analyst

- Underwriting commercial real estate: office, retail, multi-family, and industrial properties
- Responsibilities include conducting due diligence, market research, analyzing leases, rent rolls, financial statements, and conducting property inspections in order to prepare investment proposals
- Liaison between borrowers and lenders, and assist in loan closing coordination

Jun 2013 - Feb 2014
 

Barzilay Development, Philadelphia, PA, US, Development Associate

- Market due diligence, pro forma analysis, and cash flow modeling for property acquisition and repositioning of assets
- Analysis and value engineering of construction documents for the adaptive reuse of a church as multi-family residential
- Function as liaison between JV partners, consultants, lending institutions, investors, lawyers, contractors, and architects

Jan 2013 - May 2013
 

Pelli Clarke & Partners, New Haven, CT, US, Architectural Designer

Transbay Transit Center | San Francisco, CA | 1.5 million square feet | LEED Gold
- Provided schematic design studies and code research for information kiosks in the grand hall terminal
- Construction documentation of existing conditions and detailing for the bus deck superintendent station

223 23rd St | Arlington, VA |1.6 million square feet | LEED Gold
- Provided CAD drawings for facade assembly studies of a 26 story mixed-use retail office tower
- Construction of BIM model for digital modeling, scheduling, worksharing, etc.
- Prepared design drawings and diagrams for pricing plans to communicate design intent to the client
- Crafted a wood analog model to convey the phases of the redevelopment master plan to the client

May 2011 - Aug 2011
 

Education 

University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, US, Real Estate Design & Development

The Wharton School
-Real Estate Development
-Real Estate Finance & Investment Analysis
-Real Estate Law & Transactions

PennDesign
-Property Development
-Project Management

Aug 2012 - Dec 2012
 

The Catholic University of America, Washington, DC, US, Bachelors, Bachelor of Science in Architecture

STUDENT ACTIVISM
American Institute of Architecture Students | Co-President | 2009-2011
Dean’s Student Advisory Board | 2009-2012

SOFTWARE EDUCATION
Adobe Suite [Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop]
Autodesk [Revit, Vasari]
Rhinoceros 3D Nurbs Modelling
AutoCAD
Microsoft Office [Excel, PowerPoint, Word]
Google SketchUp Pro

RELEVANT ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
Comprehensive Building Design Studio | Arch 402 | Spring 2012
-Semester long studio assignment working in collaboration with other students as members of an interdisciplinary design project team in professional practice, establishing a firm and taking a project from conception through construction documentation. Took on role of project manager, coordinating team efforts and scheduling including:
-Construction Cost Control: building cost, life-cycle cost, and construction estimating
-Technical Documentation: execution of precise drawings, outline specifications for design proposal
-Administrative Role: understanding of obtaining commissions and negotiating contracts, managing personnel and selecting consultants, recommending project delivery methods and forms of service contracts

Construction Observation | Washington, DC | Spring 2010
-Square 54 / “The Avenue” | Mixed-Use Office, Retail, Residential | LEED Silver
-Design Architect: Pelli Clark Pelli Architects
-Executive Architect: Hickok Cole Architects
-Objective: complete a comprehensive observation of the construction process, performing an analytical synopsis that both questions and innovates existing means of building design and construction
-Observation: excavation, foundation, substructure, superstructure, concrete pours, wall systems (cavity and curtain wall), green roof system, mechanical systems (hvac, sprinkler and elevator), construction safety and equipment, and mock-up spaces

Aug 2008 - May 2012
 

Awards 

Patrick Cardinal O’Boyle Foreign Studies Competition Winner, 1st Place

Additional Honorable Mention for Design Excellence
Project: Maritime Museum Annex & Urban Development

2011
 

Eagle Scout, Award

2008
 

Areas of Specialization 

Skills