CURTIS MCDANIEL
Newark,New Jersey
Summary
Experienced, innovative, and results-driven up-and-coming leader with military, governmental, private, and non-profit experience. With over five years of experience in a culmination of housing, government financing and budgeting, private equity, project management, and construction management. Am seeking an opportunity to serve as a project lead on administrative, financial, and real estate development projects. Prudent administrative and financial management skills helped to acquire $10.48 million in government subsidies, with another $75 million in the pipeline. Such efforts have produced 147 residential real estate units, 175,000 square feet of commercial real estate, and millions of dollars for military appropriations.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
G1 Systems Specialist
New Jersey Army National Guard
05.2024 - Current
- Manage access to Integrated Personnel and Pay Systems (IPPS-A) and Integrated Personnel Electronic Records Management Systems (iPerms) for active-duty soldiers and New Jersey National Guard members
- Compile and submit monthly reports detailing system access and user activity, including personnel information
- Develop and maintain Excel spreadsheets to monitor military personnel requests, access controls, and records.
Real Estate Associate
Success Academy Charter Schools
11.2023 - Current
- Oversaw relocation of corporate headquarters, directing site acquisition efforts, managing relocation of 650 staff members, supervising contractors, and administering $750,000 budget
- Co-managed $30 million renovation project for 70,000-square foot corporate headquarters
- Developed comprehensive pro forma financial models for predevelopment and development initiatives
- Produced data-driven research reports on schools and municipalities in Miami, FL, and San Antonio, TX, evaluating the potential for charter school development in those markets
- Directed the creation and processing of purchase orders and invoices to maintain efficient financial operations
- Initiated $75 million New Market Tax Credits transaction to facilitate $300 million project for the establishment of 90,000-square foot K-12 charter school in the Bronx, NY.
Program Analyst
Software Professional Solutions
05.2023 - 11.2023
- Generated budget reports, performed financial analysis, and submitted purchase requests to support United States Joint Program Executive Office of Armaments and Ammunition acquiring military equipment
- Assisted Branch Chief of Business Management Division by providing in-depth financial reports using various automated financial systems, such as General Fund Enterprise Business System (GFEBS) and Microsoft Excel
- Recommended solutions to budget problems to ensure effectiveness of assigned programs and support management, development, and submission of budgets for assigned programs, including FY24 President's Budget
- Maintained obligation plans and disbursement plans and executed Military Interdepartmental Purchase Requisitions
- Acquired in-depth understanding of flow of government-appropriate funds from United States Congress.
Real Estate Development Manager
Urban League of Essex County
05.2019 - 05.2023
- Provided comprehensive services, including site acquisitions, construction bidding and management, coordination with development teams, zoning and legal due diligence, facilities management, capital improvements, financial forecasting, green building approvals, market analyses, operational budgeting, government financing applications, contract negotiations, building permits, and property management/leasing
- Co-managed conception, acquisition, development, and closing of 147 residential and commercial units
- Led predevelopment for Fairmount Heights Redevelopment project, including 32-parcel site and 70-unit residential development
- Developed predevelopment budget and secured all preliminary surveys and reports
- Negotiated acquisition of a 7,985 sq ft educational facility and a 7,105 sq ft commercial facility
- Managed rehabilitation of two multi-family homes, a commercial building, and a historic 18th-century Victorian home
- Supervised a $1 million CDBG project, installing porous concrete sidewalks, yard lights, and rain gardens, benefiting 64% of homeowners
- Secured significant funding totaling $5.82 million in New Market Tax Credits, $2.16 million in Affordable Housing Trust Funds, $1.5 million in Community Development Block Grant, and $1 million in HOME Fund.
Construction Management Intern
Homes for All
05.2018 - 08.2018
- Provided oversight and direction for 75-unit affordable and market-rate residential development by weekly construction progress reports, created project schedules, and assisted Construction Manager with day-to-day operational tasks
- Managed Hand's for All program and allocated $300,000 of Community Development Block Grant funds to 23 low-income Ocean County households to receive free emergency home repairs.
Planning Intern
Division of Planning, City of Trenton
05.2018 - 08.2018
- Processed and reviewed four developer applications for Planning and Zoning Board Hearings
- Co-designed Residents' Guide to Health and Food Systems report for Trenton 250 Master Plan
- Researched and reported on policy and legislation surrounding marijuana legislation and how city zoning will be impacted by impact of legalizing recreating and medicinal marijuana
- Presented full report on Trenton Opportunity Zones to non-profit partners and developers.
Education
Master in City and Regional Planning - Community Development and Housing Finance
Rutgers University
New Brunswick, NJ08.2026
Master in Business Administration - Real Estate
Rutgers Business School
Newark, NJ08.2025
Bachelor of Science - Urban Planning and Design
Rutgers University
New Brunswick, NJ08.2019
Skills
- Acquisitions
- Administrative support
- Administrative, financial support, contract bidding and negotiations
- Adobe Creative Suite
- Affordable housing
- ArcGIS
- AutoCAD
- Automation tools
- Budget reporting
- Capital expenditures
- Computer data and market analysis
- Construction management
- Contract negotiations
- Coupa
- Data Analytics
- Developing pro forma financial forecasting models
- Dispositions
- Due diligence
- Federal subsidy programs (LIHTC, NRTC, NMTC, CDBG, HOME, AHTF)
- Financial analysis
- General Funds Enterprise Business Systems (GFEBS)
- Google SketchUp
- Google Suite
- iPerms
- In-depth understanding of CDFI Fund Programs (Opportunity Zones, NMTC, NRTC, LIHTC, AFHTF, and CDBG)
- Lease agreements
- Legal oversight
- Market analyses
- Microsoft Office (Word, Outlook, Excel)
- Municipal financing applications
- Operations budgets
- Policy and legislative due diligence reporting
- PolicyMap
- Process Data Analysis
- Property management
- Property valuation
- Purchase requisitions and invoicing
- Real estate finance
- Real estate law
- Salesforce
- Secret Security Clearance
- Server Management
- Site acquisitions
- Site Selection
- Systems Analysis
- Tax abatements
- Zoning/land use regulation analysis
Websites
KEY COMPETENCIES
- Administrative, financial support, contract bidding and negotiations
- Data analysis and market analysis
- Developing pro forma financial forecasting models
- In-depth understanding of CDFI Fund Programs(Opportunity Zones, NMTC, NRTC, LIHTC,AFHTF, and CDBG)
- $5.82 million in New Market Tax Credits.
- $2.16 million in Affordable Housing Trust Fund
- $1.5 million in Community Development Block Grant.
- $1 million in HOME Fund.
- Secret Security Clearance
- Policy and legislative due diligence reporting
Leadership Military
Financial Management Sergeant, New Jersey Army National Guard, 350th Financial Battalion, Somerset, New Jersey, November 2019, Present, Responsible for budgeting, disbursing, and accounting for government funds and treasury checks, maintaining and preparing files and financial reports, reviewing contracts and invoices, and understanding Department of Defense financial regulations and policies. Leading and accounting for the performance and well-being of six (6) military personnel.
Certification
- General Funds Enterprise Systems (GFEBS) Training - 2024
- The Integrated Personnel and Pay Systems (IPPS-A) - 2024
- Interactive Personnel Electronic Records Management System (iPERMS) - 2024
- Multi-Family Real Estate Investing - 2024
- Breaking into Commercial Real Estate - 2024
Timeline
G1 Systems Specialist
New Jersey Army National Guard
05.2024 - Current
Real Estate Associate
Success Academy Charter Schools
11.2023 - Current
Program Analyst
Software Professional Solutions
05.2023 - 11.2023
Real Estate Development Manager
Urban League of Essex County
05.2019 - 05.2023
Construction Management Intern
Homes for All
05.2018 - 08.2018
Planning Intern
Division of Planning, City of Trenton
05.2018 - 08.2018
Master in City and Regional Planning - Community Development and Housing Finance
Rutgers University
Master in Business Administration - Real Estate
Rutgers Business School
Bachelor of Science - Urban Planning and Design
Rutgers University
- General Funds Enterprise Systems (GFEBS) Training - 2024
- The Integrated Personnel and Pay Systems (IPPS-A) - 2024
- Interactive Personnel Electronic Records Management System (iPERMS) - 2024
- Multi-Family Real Estate Investing - 2024
- Breaking into Commercial Real Estate - 2024
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