Jan Smidek

Vice President

JMA Ventures LLC

Biography:

JAN SMIDEK 745 PINE ST., APT 7, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94108 • (617) 818-2641 • [email protected] EDUCATION University of California at Berkeley Walter A. Haas School of Business, Master of Business Administration, May 2010 • Vice President of Berkeley Real Estate Club; Active ULI and NAIOP Member • 2009 Bank of America Low-Income Housing Challenge competitor Bates College, Lewiston, ME B.A. in Economics and Political Science, May 2004, magna cum laude; full merit scholarship • Senior Thesis: Impact of Corruption on Foreign Direct Investment • Study Abroad: New Zealand, European Union, China PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE 2009-present JMA Ventures, LLC. San Francisco, CA Full service real estate investment firm with a focus on hospitality and leisure Associate Worked closely with senior management to acquire and manage a diverse portfolio of real estate assets. Acquisitions: • Underwrote acquisitions and development of hospitality, residential, and resort properties. • Modeled complex financial structures in efforts to resolve distressed deals; communicated with capital partners. • Performed due diligence during acquisition of a Lake Tahoe hotel. • Originated transactions and maintained relationships with brokers and disposition teams. Asset Management: • Performed budgeting, financial reporting, and other asset management responsibilities. • Developed specific expertise in asset management of ski resort properties. • Collaborated with the Alpine Meadows ski resort management to leverage customer data, set lift ticket pricing strategy, improve cost accounting, and analyze ROI of capital investment projects. • Led development of a Business Intelligence system to improve firms’ decision making. Summer 2008 Rekin, s.r.o. Banska Bystrica, Slovakia Full-service real estate development of residential and mixed-use urban properties Consultant • Member Directory

Biography: JAN SMIDEK 745 PINE ST., APT 7, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94108 • (617) 818-2641 • [email protected] EDUCATION University of California at Berkeley Walter A. Haas School of Business, Master of Business Administration, May 2010 • Vice President of Berkeley Real Estate Club; Active ULI and NAIOP Member • 2009 Bank of America Low-Income Housing Challenge competitor Bates College, Lewiston, ME B.A. in Economics and Political Science, May 2004, magna cum laude; full merit scholarship • Senior Thesis: Impact of Corruption on Foreign Direct Investment • Study Abroad: New Zealand, European Union, China PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE 2009-present JMA Ventures, LLC. San Francisco, CA Full service real estate investment firm with a focus on hospitality and leisure Associate Worked closely with senior management to acquire and manage a diverse portfolio of real estate assets. Acquisitions: • Underwrote acquisitions and development of hospitality, residential, and resort properties. • Modeled complex financial structures in efforts to resolve distressed deals; communicated with capital partners. • Performed due diligence during acquisition of a Lake Tahoe hotel. • Originated transactions and maintained relationships with brokers and disposition teams. Asset Management: • Performed budgeting, financial reporting, and other asset management responsibilities. • Developed specific expertise in asset management of ski resort properties. • Collaborated with the Alpine Meadows ski resort management to leverage customer data, set lift ticket pricing strategy, improve cost accounting, and analyze ROI of capital investment projects. • Led development of a Business Intelligence system to improve firms’ decision making. Summer 2008 Rekin, s.r.o. Banska Bystrica, Slovakia Full-service real estate development of residential and mixed-use urban properties Consultant •

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