David Brown-Dawson

Experience

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  American Bank of Commerce

  Jan 2011 - Jan 2012

  Credit Analyst Intern
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  Texas Tech University

  Jan 2013 - Dec 2013

  Account Analyst

  - Created and managed system to track active license agreements. - Assisted in accounting organization and managing. - Assisted in maintenance and monitoring of intellectual property.

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  U.S. House of Representatives

  Jan 2014 - May 2014

  Congressional Intern

  - Intern in the office of U.S. Congressman Sam Johnson (TX-03)- Interacted with district constituents through phone calls and office visits - Scheduled constituents for tours around historic and iconic national buildings- Led tours of the United States Capitol Building- Assisted with office duties for Congressman Sam Johnson

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  Blue Shield of California

  Jun 2014 - Sept 2014

  IT Quality Assurance Analyst

  - Tested website applications to ensure project requirements and quality standards were met.- Collaborated with Application Development, Project Manager, Business Analysts, and other IT stakeholders to ensure desired end-states were achieved.

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  United States Air Force

  Oct 2014 - Aug 2019

  - Advised African nations on how to utilize best engineering and asset management practices to enhance their aviation enterprise. - Coordinated with US Embassies, HQ staffs (AFRICOM, AFAFRICA), and other DoD and DoS organizations to ensure successful advising missions.- Ensured 80 military personnel properly resourced and ready to perform advising mission by leading Readiness Section. - Led team of four contractors in project programming and management of housing for 2,500 military families.- Time-phased Air Force’s largest military family housing construction program, $63M for FY16 and $710M over 7 years.- Managed cradle-to-grave renovation and repair project development to include developing statements of work, preliminary designs, and cost estimates for military housing projects across the island of Okinawa. - Led team of 59 personnel including military, US civilians, and Japanese nationals- Oversaw the inventory, condition assessment, service life analysis, repair and restoration planning for $8.2B in base facilities and infrastructure.

  • Air Advisor and Readiness Flight Commander

    Aug 2017 - Aug 2019

  • Civil Engineer - Project Programmer

    May 2016 - Aug 2017

  • Requirements & Optimization Section Supervisor

    Oct 2014 - May 2016
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  Grosvenor

  Jun 2020 - Feb 2021

  Intern

  - Analyzed Bay Area markets for investment opportunities; engaged with tenants via asset management team- Assessed Bay Area cities’ project pipelines; created Development Team Strategy Memo; progressed underwriting capability

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  University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business

  Aug 2020 - Nov 2020

  Graduate Student Instructor

  Leadership Communication, Graduation Student Instructor (GSI): One of Berkeley-Haas' flagship core courses, I coached 21 first-year MBA students through an interpersonal leadership journey focused on leading via impactful communication, developing emotional intelligence, and strengthening cross-functional influence.

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  Grosvenor

  Jul 2021 - Nov 2023

  Co-Investment Analyst
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  LeadCommGym

  Oct 2022 - now

  Founder
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  YBUILD

  Feb 2023 - now

  Board Member