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Daniel Santiago Murcia - Senior CRE Analyst

Location: Bogota, Colombia Compensation range discussed: $1,900 - $2,300 LinkedIn Profile | Email: santiagoo.murcia02@gmail.com | Phone: +57 311 8272171 Earliest date he could join if receiving an offer: 2nd of December, 2025

Summary

Trilingual Civil Engineer, fluent in Spanish, English, and Portuguese, with one year of direct, full-cycle US commercial real estate experience at Good Harbor Commercial Real Estate (Boston). He supports acquisitions and dispositions across the US market, focusing on due diligence, financial analysis, and legal contract review. He integrates technical (BIM/Structural Analysis), financial, and legal perspectives to manage transaction efficiency. His experience includes creating investor prospectuses, internal presentation decks, and debt memorandums. Has also coordinated technical and environmental due diligence (PCAs, ESAs), managing financing processes with lenders (Old National Bank, Chase Bank), and supporting contract/lease review. Recently supported the successful acquisition of six commercial properties, handling all financial and due diligence analysis needed for deal closing.

Candidate Snapshot

US-based Commercial Real Estate Experience:

→Total CRE Experience: 1+ year (Full-time, remote US market support).

→Role Focus: Transactions and Operations Analyst supporting the full acquisition and disposition cycle of commercial properties for Good Harbor Commercial Real Estate (Boston).

→Market Coverage: Direct experience with US East Coast markets, specifically North Carolina, South Carolina, Illinois, Rhode Island, Maine, and Connecticut.

→Daily Interaction: High-level daily interaction with US-based finance teams, senior leadership, and third-party contractors/vendors (including CBRE and AEI).

High-Impact Achievement

→Multi-Asset Management: Supported the successful simultaneous acquisition of six commercial properties, managing the financial underwriting and full due diligence process for each deal. All six assets are currently performing in line with projections.

→Process Improvement: Took initiative to create a standardized SOP for the due diligence process upon PSA signing, eliminating delays and ensuring timely deal closing.

Marketing Collateral Fluency

→ Document Experience: Has extensive experience creating documents structurally and functionally similar to Offering Memorandums (OMs), Broker Opinions of Value (BOVs), and loan packages, including:

-Debt Memorandums for lenders (e.g., Old National Bank, Chase Bank).

-Investor Prospectuses to raise capital.

-Internal presentation decks summarizing deal findings.

→Presentation Tools: Uses PowerPoint (Google Slides) and Canva at an Advanced level to build professional, investor-facing materials, demonstrating a refined sense for presentation quality required by the client.

Education

→ Civil Engineering | National University of Colombia (Graduation: May 2025)

→ Diploma in BIM Project Development with emphasis on Revit and Navisworks | Piloto University of Colombia (July 2024)

Tools Used

○ Excel (Google Sheets) | Advanced (1+ year)

○ PowerPoint (Google Slides) | Advanced (1+ year)

○ Canva | Advanced (1+ year)

○ ChatGPT / Gemini | Advanced (AI Tools)

○ AirTable | Advanced (1 year)

○ AppFolio | Intermediate (1 year)

○ LoopNet / Crexi | Intermediate/Advanced (Real Estate Data)

○ PayEm / QuickBooks | Intermediate/Advanced (Finance/Accounting)

○ Zapier | Intermediate (1 year)

○ Jira | Basic

Meet Daniel

This video from our screening interview provides a look into Daniel's background and experience.

Key Qualifications & Highlights

○ Proactive Workflow Improvement:

Initiated and implemented a full Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for the due diligence process upon PSA signing, proactively eliminating deal cycle bottlenecks and ensuring timely closing deadlines are met.

○ Integrated Transaction Perspective:

Uniquely integrates technical (Civil Engineering background, BIM knowledge), financial, and legal perspectives to manage transaction efficiency and ensure property longevity from the underwriting phase onward.

○ High-Quality Collateral Design:

Proficient in designing clear, professional presentations and deal collateral (Canva/PowerPoint) that transform raw financial data into investor-ready Debt Memorandums and Investor Prospectuses.

○ Holistic Asset Management:

Possesses a "hands-on" approach across the firm, working closely with Property Management on lease review, contractor negotiations, and budget control to ensure properties perform in line with projections.

○ External Coordination:

Experienced in managing external transaction stakeholders, having directly communicated with lenders (Old National Bank, Chase Bank) and coordinated due diligence vendors (CBRE, AEI).

Screening Interview - Key Observations

○ High-Stakes Performance: He highlighted his ability to manage complexity by successfully coordinating the acquisition of six to seven commercial properties simultaneously with limited senior oversight, demonstrating resilience and impact in an "emergency mode" after a key director departed.

○ Motivation and Role Alignment: He is genuinely motivated by the opportunity to combine his Commercial Real Estate knowledge with technology and AI to create scalable, efficient workflows. When asked which role responsibilities he would thrive at most, he prioritized process improvement, deal materials, and data integration.

○ Technology & AI Proficiency: He actively uses ChatGPT and Gemini to generate templates (e.g., for leasing contracts) and to automate complex processes by linking Gmail, Slack, and AirTable via Zapier, proving his commitment to leveraging AI for efficiency.

○ Self-Assessed Strengths: He identifies his core professional competence as being "detail oriented," specifically in relation to financial analysis, contracts, and managing relationships—which is why he currently leads the due diligence processes at his firm.