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Michael Hackman
Founder and Chief Executive Officer
Michael D. Hackman is the founder and Chief Executive Officer and oversees all the investment activities of the firm, as well as its operational management. Michael has more than twenty-eight years of experience in the acquisition, management and disposition of real property and capital assets. Pursuing value-added investment and development opportunities across four continents, Michael has conducted hundreds of real estate transactions and capital asset liquidations representing more than $1 billion in value. With deep expertise in industrial real estate, equipment and distressed investing, Michael has focused the firm on value-added real estate investments that involve either leased or vacant industrial properties, capital assets, financial restructurings or other unique real estate opportunities. Michael started in business with Majestic Realty in 1978, one of the nation’s largest developers of industrial real estate. Michael was also a partner at Rabin Brothers, one of the leading international equipment auction firms based in the United States, and was a founding member of the Industrial Auctioneers Association. Michael graduated from Ohio State University in 1978 with a degree in real estate finance.
Jonathan H. Epstein
President
Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Epstein was Managing Director
of the Global Real Estate and Global Mortgage & Structured
Finance Groups for the Asia/Pacific region at Lehman
Brothers. In Asia, Mr. Epstein oversaw over 100 Real Estate
& Structured Finance professionals in Japan, South Korea,
Hong Kong, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand and mainland China.
Prior to his assignment in Tokyo, Mr. Epstein was head of
the Global Asset Based Lending (GABLE) and Principal Finance
Groups at Lehman Brothers in New York, which he co-founded
in 1995. Before joining Lehman Brothers in 1991, Mr. Epstein
worked at Merrill Lynch in their Asset Backed Securities
Banking Group. While at Lehman Brothers and Merrill Lynch,
Mr. Epstein has been responsible for over $60 billion in
securitizations, over $12 billion in asset purchases and
dispositions, as well as $20 billion in asset based
financings, for both performing and non-performing assets.
Mr. Epstein was vice chairman of ULI Japan. Mr. Epstein is a
graduate of the School of Management at Boston University.
Scott Poland
Chief Financial Officer
Scott Poland is the Chief Financial Officer of HCP who oversees the firm’s financial, accounting
and investor relations functions. Scott received his CPA
certification while working for the Kansas City office of Touche-Ross and Co. He then moved to California where he
spent nearly 20 years working for various entertainment
companies including CBS, Inc. and Lorimar-Telepictures. Most
recently, Scott was the Chief Financial Officer of Modern
VideoFilm, Inc., a leading Hollywood post-production
facility. There he assisted management in strategic business
acquisitions, capital asset acquisitions, and maintaining
financing relationships. Scott is a graduate of Kansas State
University where he received his B.S. in Business
Administration and Accounting.
David Smith
Vice President of Asset Management
David Smith is currently VP of HCP Asset Management. He started his career in
business and product development in 1984 at Fitch Inc., an
international product development and design consultancy
group developing industrial and consumer products for 25 of
the Fortune 100 companies as well as many start-ups and
small businesses. Combining his love of manufacturing,
product design and flying, David then purchased and
managed Windsports, Inc., a Denver based manufacturer and
distributor of flying toys. Upon successfully selling the
business and returning back to the Midwest, David was
responsible for building a product development team for
Crane Products, a $300 million a year family-owned business
and pioneer in the field of plastic and wood composite
extrusions. In 2002, David joined HCP to manage Midlink
Business Park, a 340 acre, 1.7 million sq. ft. facility in
Kalamazoo, MI. David attended Western State
College in Denver, CO.
Matt Schwab
Vice President of Acquisitions
Matthew Schwab is involved in the sourcing and valuation
of the firm’s potential real estate and capital asset
investments. Prior to joining the firm, Matt worked for the
crisis management firm, Development Specialists, Inc. While
at DSI, Matt assisted teams of professionals in various
roles in some of its most complex restructuring and
insolvency proceedings throughout the country. He performed
numerous functions, ranging from managing the operations of
a multi-million dollar consumer cosmetic company to the
preparation of liquidation valuations and asset sales. Matt
has an MBA from the Anderson School at UCLA and a B.S. from
University of California, Santa Barbara.
Gary Barton
Senior Vice-President of Operations
Gary Barton is the Senior Vice-President of Operations. Gary
is responsible for overseeing the day-to-day operations of
the 340-acre world-class business park located on I-94 in
Comstock Township. Barton brings more than 20 years of
profit-centered management experience in commercial
construction and real estate development. He has expert
knowledge in all aspects of property acquisitions,
construction, and property management operations. Gary
received his Bachelor of Business Administration degree from
Western Michigan University and extensive coursework in
engineering and business at the University of Michigan.
Jeff Fullerton
Senior Associate
Jeff is responsible for the valuation, underwriting and
on-going asset management of the firm’s residential
developments and other real estate assets. Prior to joining
the firm Jeff was a Project Manager with Fieldstone
Communities, one the top 100 home builders in the United
States. At Fieldstone Jeff managed all aspects for the
delivery of over 600 new homes, including project financing,
land acquisition, entitlement, land planning, new home
design, construction, sales and marketing. Jeff has also
held financial positions at MGM studios and KPMG. Jeff holds
an MBA form Stanford University and a BA from the University
of Montana.
Eddie Collins
General Counsel
Eddie Collins is the General Counsel of HCP and oversees the firm's legal functions. Prior to
joining the firm, Eddie was a partner with the law firm of
Kirkland & Ellis LLP, where he specialized in real
estate transactions. Eddie received his B.S. from the
California State University, a M.A. from the University of
Chicago, and a J.D. from the University of Pennsylvania.