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Paul joined MG Properties Group in 2010 and is responsible for the firm's acquisition, disposition, and capital markets activities. At MG, he has been involved with the purchase of approximately 22,000 units totaling $4 billion in total consideration. Paul has 20 years of experience in real estate private equity investment, capital markets, and corporate M&A. Prior to joining MG, he held various roles in commercial real estate debt and equity acquisitions, development, and financing. He has a background in corporate M&A and venture capital investing at Northrop Grumman (NOC). Paul holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Notre Dame, and an MBA in Finance and Entrepreneurship from the UCLA Anderson School of Management.

Kaitlin Murphy Arduino is President of Murphy Development Company, a leading developer of corporate industrial and technology parks in San Diego.  Mrs. Arduino is responsible for day-to-day management of MDC, as well as all aspects of the development cycle including land use analysis and site selection, entitlement and permitting for the company’s corporate business parks, and construction project management. Mrs. Arduino also works with the CFO to source the construction and permanent financing for Murphy Development’s existing assets and new acquisitions, and manages the leasing of the company’s vacant space. MDC recently completed a state-of-the-art facility for The Salvation Army in Otay Mesa, the 137,000 SF Campus at San Diego Business Park Building 3 which is now fully leased, and a 40,000 SF office TI for the GSA. MDC is also under construction on 400,000 SF of spec buildings, both R&D and industrial, in Otay Mesa and Scripps Ranch. Mrs. Arduino started her career at HFF, one of the country’s largest real estate capital intermediaries.  During her time there, Mrs. Arduino underwrote over $1.5 billion in commercial properties; as an originator, she closed over $90 million in financing. Mrs. Arduino holds a Masters in Real Estate Economics and Finance from the London School of Economics, where she graduated with distinction.  Mrs. Arduino completed her undergraduate degree in finance at the University of Arizona.  She currently serves as Vice Chair for the Otay Mesa Property Owners Association, and previously served on the SANDAG ITOC committee and the Otay Mesa Planning Group.  Mrs. Arduino is an active member of CREW and NAIOP. Mrs. Arduino volunteers her time with Young Life Beach Cities.

Since 2012, Brig Black has served as Executive Vice President – Southern California for Lincoln Property Company Commercial, Inc. Mr. Black’s primary responsibility is to oversee, manage and grow the San Diego regional office of the company. In this capacity, Mr. Black serves as primary point for all of the company’s regional activities, including the acquisition, disposition, financing, asset and property management, and leasing. Prior to Lincoln, Mr. Black served as Director of Leasing, Senior Vice President and a Principal of The Shidler Group during his 12 year tenure. The Shidler Group was a highly successful institutional joint-venture platform focused on acquiring opportunistic and value-added commercial real estate in partnership with institutional co-investors. During Mr. Black’s 22 year career, he has negotiated and structured hundreds of commercial real estate acquisition, disposition and lease transactions in the office, R&D, life science and retail product types worth hundreds of millions in consideration. An active participant in NAIOP, Mr. Black served on the San Diego Board of Directors for nine years and served as its 2012 San Diego Board President. Mr. Black holds a B.A in Finance from the University of Utah, and a Masters of Real Estate Development from Columbia University.

A graduate of Cal Poly University, San Luis Obispo, David formed McCullough Landscape Architecture as a sole proprietorship in 1999 while consulting for another firm. After wife and partner, Catherine joined the business in 2001 and became Chief Executive Officer and President in 2002; the firm became a woman-owned corporation and a certified Small Business by the State of California. With offices in San Diego and the Bay Area, McCullough creates spaces for hospitality, retail, mixed-use and institutional properties around the world. As principal landscape architect, David oversees all aspects of the design and production of firm projects at McCullough. He serves as head designer on all projects and maintains quality control on all work completed. Previous projects have earned awards and recognition in several national publications. David finds time in his schedule to take leadership in creative organizations such as the the San Diego Architecture Foundation (SDAF) and the American Institute of Architects (AIA) local Urban Design Committee. He currently serves as Chair of the Pecha Kucha Night program, which is on its sixth successful year. He finds it inspiring to take part in such a diverse mix of creative minds while bringing them together to share with the public their wild ideas. In addition, recently David was appointed by San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer to serve on the Historical Resources Board as Chair, which governs the identification, protection, retention and preservation of historical sites in San Diego. Concurrently, he has been invited to serve on the city’s Code Monitoring Team (CMT). David’s design philosophy is centered around merging context and creative passion with grit, soul, and style. The firm takes every project with a uniquely creative approach that centers around diversity, discovery and conservation. David feels it’s important to engage the human spirit with nature, while expressing empathy. Recent projects include a large waterfront development in Shanghai, China, Seaport San Diego redevelopment, several multifamily projects in Calgary and Vancouver, along with other notable hospitality, entertainment, and mixed-use collaborations in the Western US and Canada.

Ryan Park is responsible for the overall go-to-market strategy of Saint-Gobain SageGlass. Ryan joined Saint-Gobain from Honeywell, where he held global roles including Director of Strategic Marketing and Director of Product Marketing focused on transforming traditional businesses into the smart home and building spaces. Prior to Honeywell, he was a global product marketer and engineer for HID Global, serving the identity and access management market. Ryan is a graduate of Minnesota State University.