RICARDO ESCALANTE, MBA ricardoescalante@global.t-bird.eduMobile: +502 56087911Skype: ricardoescalante

OBJECTIVEInternational Business Development role offering the opportunity to extend my successful track record of identifying and influencing prospective clients by leveraging expertise in architecture, management consulting and real estate project finance. PROFILEInternationally experienced business development manager and architect with an extensive history of success and adaptability in a wide variety of business development and design team roles with some of the most respected architecture, consulting and investment banking firms in the world with posts and projects held in Europe, the Middle East and the Americas.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCEMANAGEMENT, MARKETING AND BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT

Maple Tree Group Real Estate Investments Canada/EMEA

Business Development Manager 03/2014 - Present

Led international capital raising for several high-end real estate projects in Calgary.

Succeeded in scheduling face to face meetings with prestigious Asian investors and investment bankers by researching their preferences in advance in order to suggest the most appealing projects.

Maximized client referrals by preparing and delivering presentations that included a variety of investment alternatives.

Analyzed financial projections to create an attractive prospectus for a $95 million apartment building project.

Created a network of contacts in four of the largest Asian financial hubs (Singapore, Hong Kong, Shanghai and Beijing) by leveraging personal relationships and business contacts.

Estudio de Arquitectura Guatemala City, GuatemalaCo-Founder, Partner & Business Development Manager 05/2007- 12/2013

Founded architectural design, construction and maintenance company and developed it into a regional market leader in innovation and property management. Designed and built over a million square feet of new construction and interior design for major corporations. Led business development activities, managing and optimizing client relationships

resulting in 35% year over year growth. Won design projects with several of the largest corporations in Latin America (e.g., Abbott

Laboratories, Pillsbury, Ericsson, Grupo Bimbo, Anfora Bakeries, Blackberry, Grupo PIT, Advance Business Services, Masesa, among others) by cultivating deep contact network of decision makers and drafting proposals containing comprehensive and accurate data.

HOK - Hellmuth, Obata + Kassabaum Mexico City, MexicoProject Architect 05/2006 - 04/2007

Coordinated day to day relations with consultants, suppliers and developers, analysing costing, material specification, design, legal, and regulatory issues. Played key role in planning Residencial Hares, a 100 million dollar 1.1 million square foot

apartment project in the financial district of Mexico City. Partnered closely with major Spanish bank and Mexican real estate developer.

Co-designed master plan for Parque Obispado, a large public park in Monterrey, Mexico.

Castillo Arquitectos (Dover/Kohl Associate Firm) Guatemala City, Guatemala

Architectural Technician 05/2005 - 04/2006

Served as the liaison between design firm and construction engineers to ensure accurate execution of detailed plans for residential and mixed use projects.

HOK - Hellmuth, Obata + Kassabaum Intl. Ltd. Amsterdam, The NetherlandsArchitect Intern 05/2004 - 08/2004Selected as the sole intern hired during the summer of 2004 in all of HOK Europe Intl. offices; worked both in the Amsterdam and London offices. Assisted in the remodelling of the Kuwait National Assembly expansion project valued at

over $115 million. Contributed to the initial project concept; surveyed the current facilities of the Parliament, developed a 3D preliminary model resembling the future building complex and of the original National Assembly building.

ConsultingCal y Mayor y Asociados

Guatemala City/ Mexico CityIndependent Consultant 09/2013 -

10/2013 Worked as an independent consultant to analyse the financial and regional logistical

feasibility of a joint Mexican and Guatemalan government dry port project valued at $40 million.

Compass Advisors Guatemala / Costa Rica

Independent M&A Consultant 05/2012 - Present

Developed working relations and strategy development for the successful sale of several consumer goods and transportation companies in Costa Rica, Panama and Guatemala with an approximate value of $65 million dollars.

EDUCATION Thunderbird School of Global Management / Arizona State UniversityMBA in International Management & Marketing

Specialized in Asian and European Markets.

Phoenix,

AZ, USA 08/2009

Universidad Rafael Landívar Guatemala City, Guatemala

5 year BA in Architecture and Interior Design 04/2007