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BFC
TEAM
R. JOSEPH
MOORE - PRESIDENT
R. Joseph
Moore formed Baltimore Financial, a boutique mortgage and investment brokerage
firm, which would be responsive to the needs of small and middle market
developers and investors.
Mr. Moore
brings more than 35 years of experience in banking, mortgage banking and real
estate development to BFC. Prior to
forming BFC, Mr. Moore was responsible for the Northern California real estate
lending division for The Imperial Bank. Prior
to this, he was responsible for the San Francisco real estate lending region for
Union Bank. In these capacities,
his responsibilities included financing major developments nationwide and
smaller developments locally. Projects
included all types of commercial and residential real estate.
Prior to joining these institutions, Mr. Moore was active in loan
origination and appraisal of residential properties for Mason-McDuffie Co.
Throughout his career Mr. Moore has been personally responsible for
financing in excess of $1 billion in real estate.
In
addition, Mr. Moore spent several years with a client, Haas and Haynie, a major
developer concentrating on high-rise office buildings and hotels throughout the
Western United States. He has also
developed and renovated residential and commercial/income property projects
locally for his own account.
Upon
graduating from San Jose University, where he received a BS degree in Business
and Industrial Management, Mr. Moore received a Certificate in Real Estate from
the University of California. He is
a graduate of The School of Mortgage Banking at Northwestern University.
A licensed
Real Estate Broker and General Contractor, Mr. Moore is a member of the Bay Area
Mortgage Association, the California Mortgage Association, The California
Association of Mortgage Brokers , the Texas Longhorn Breeders
of America, and the Rotary Club of Petaluma. He lives in
Sonoma County with his wife and three sons where he has been a baseball and
soccer coach. Two older children
are college graduates and have their own businesses. Mr. Moore is the past
President and member of the Executive Board of the Marin Council Boy Scouts.
DAN O'CONNELL - ASSOCIATE
Dan O’Connell joined
BFC in July of 2010. He previously was the owner and broker of DTO Commercial
Real Estate Finance and had operated it for nearly five years where he
represented clients in opportunities for commercial real estate loans. He is
accustomed to handling complex real estate lending requirements and criteria.
His experience includes working with the SBA, major institutional lenders and
private money sources.
Additionally he held an eight
year career as a real estate broker in which he sold and leased commercial and
industrial real estate to corporate and business users and investors. His
experience also includes sales for other industries, marketing, client account
management and extensive customer service.
He is a past Board member & Vice President of the City
of Santa Clara Chamber of Commerce. He is a graduate of San Jose State
University and holds an M.S. Degree in Real Estate from the University of Denver, Burns School of Real Estate.
Additionally he is a licensed California Real Estate Broker.
LARRY HICKMAN - ASSOCIATE
Mr.
Hickman has over 34 years of experience in real estate investment and finance,
including 14 years with Equitable Real Estate Investment Management, Inc., one
of the country’s largest real estate investment companies, with which Mr.
Hickman ultimately served six years as Vice President of Investment Acquisition
at Equitable, and was directly responsible for over $1.1 billion of new real
estate investments on behalf of Equitable Life, its public and private pension
fund, and overseas investor clients. Transactions included acquisitions,
developments, permanent loans, construction loans and joint ventures on large
commercial properties.
Mr.
Hickman was also Vice President of Diversified Investment & Management
Corporation, where he was responsible for financial and asset management of the
company’s $150 million portfolio of properties. Mr. Hickman founded and
operated a consulting firm, Hickman & Associates, engaged in commercial and
residential real estate investment advisory for financings and acquisitions and
financial management for businesses.
Mr.
Hickman has an MBA in Finance and Real Estate from the University of Wisconsin.
He is a licensed California Real Estate Broker.
At
Baltimore Financial, he looks forward to originating debt and equity financing
for the acquisition or repositioning of commercial real estate properties.
EVA BUNAES - OFFICE MANAGER
Eva Bunaes brings to Baltimore Financial Corporation team more than 20
years of professional business experience in real estate finance, office
management, and exceptional customer service.
Prior to joining Baltimore Financial Corporation (BFC) team, Eva was the
District Secretary at a Marin County Public Agency. In this capacity she
served as the liaison for the citizens, assisting with their requests on
various projects and resolving issues.
Prior to the public agency, Eva was an executive assistant to a team of
Banking Directors at Donaldson Lufkin & Jenrette and Credit Suisse in San
Francisco in their Real Estate Division. The firm was active in providing
debt and equity to the major real estate developers and investors through
out the United States.
Eva began her career as a flight attendant with a major airline and spent
20 years traveling the world before getting married and starting a family.
In addition to assisting the President of Baltimore Financial, Eva serves
as the office manager and liaison for marketing and IT services. She lives
with her family in Sonoma County.
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