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Pedro Baumel - Senior CRE Analyst

Location: Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil

Compensation range discussed: USD $1,500 – $2,300

LinkedIn Profile | email: Pedro.baumel@hotmail.com | Phone: +55 41 98416-7173

Earliest date he could join if receiving an offer: 30 days notice

Summary

Control and Automation Engineer with 7 years of total professional experience, including 2 years of direct US Commercial Real Estate experience at CBRE. Currently working with a major US telecommunications client (spanning ~140,000 leases), he specializes in financial analysis, lease abstraction, and invoice processing across the US market. While his current focus is analytical, he brings presentation design experience gained at Grupo Boticário, where he developed strategic decks for C-level stakeholders and led digital transformation projects. He actively leverages AI tools, such as Microsoft Copilot, to interpret complex lease clauses and optimize data workflows. Fluent in English, he combines technical engineering precision with financial acumen to support large-scale portfolio management.

Meet Pedro

This video from our screening interview provides a look into Pedro's background and experience:

Candidate Snapshot

US-based Real Estate Experience

• 2 Years of Direct US CRE Support: Currently works as a Real Estate Finance Analyst at CBRE, specifically focused on the US market. He’s responsible for processing payments and preparing monthly financial reports for real estate properties.

• Large-Scale Clients: currently works for a major US telecommunications client, which has a portfolio of approximately 140,000 leases.

• Financial Operations: Responsible for financial analysis, lease abstraction, and invoice processing within the US commercial real estate framework.

Corporate Presentation & Design Strategy

• Design Experience: Expertise in advanced presentation design gained at Grupo Boticário.

• Executive-Level Deliverables: Has developed strategic decks tailored for C-level stakeholders, demonstrating the ability to synthesize complex data into compelling visual narratives.

Education

• Specialization in Innovation and Digital Transformation | Escola Conquer, Brazil (2021)

• Bachelor in Control and Automation Engineering | UTFPR, Brazil (2019)

Tools & Technologies

• AI Integration: Actively utilizes Microsoft Copilot to interpret complex lease clauses and optimize data workflows, demonstrating an early adoption of AI in real estate operations.

• Workflow Efficiency: Leveraging his background as a Control and Automation Engineer, he has demonstrated a focus on process optimization, such as developing a centralized 'Playbook' to standardize financial account procedures and reduce operational errors.

Key Qualifications & Highlights

• Engineering Approach to CRE Finance: Holds a background as a Control and Automation Engineer, providing a unique analytical framework for solving real estate financial problems. This technical foundation enables a more rigorous approach to data integrity and process optimization than traditional finance profiles.

• AI-Driven Workflow Optimization: Uses Microsoft Copilot in his daily operations to analyze lease data and streamline workflows.

• Dual Expertise (Analysis + Design): Possesses a combination of hard skills (financial analysis/lease abstraction) and creative skills (presentation design).

Screening Interview - Key Observations

• Innovative Problem Solving (Remote Audit Initiative): A detail not explicitly detailed in his resume is his leadership during the pandemic at Grupo Boticário. Unable to travel for supplier audits, he co-developed a "Remote Audit" model from scratch. Within 45 days, he implemented the new system, which not only maintained operations but also permanently reduced costs and travel time, demonstrating his ability to operationalize previously undefined processes—a key asset in a startup environment.

• Strategic Use of AI for Stakeholder Communication: He goes beyond basic drafting with Microsoft Copilot; he actively uses it to interpret complex lease clauses and, more importantly, to "simplify complex contexts" for stakeholders who are not hands-on. He utilizes AI to bridge the technical gap between data analysis and client understanding.

• Gap in Specific CRE Marketing Deliverables: When specifically asked about Broker Opinions of Value (BOVs) and Offering Memorandums (OMs), he was transparent in stating that while he knows the concepts, he does not currently produce these documents at CBRE. His presentation expertise is strong (derived from project management reporting at Boticário), but will require adaptation to the specific commercial marketing formats required by this role.

• Strength in Process Standardization: He feels most comfortable when organizing chaos. He detailed a project where the standard CBRE procedures didn't fit a specific Telecom client's needs. He proactively created a custom Operational Knowledge Base, writing the processes himself to reduce team errors and accelerate new-hire onboarding.