Alex graduated from the University of Arkansas with BSIE in 2003 and MSIE in 2005.
He started working at Boeing Integrated Defense Systems in St Louis, MO after
graduation as a Labor and Material estimator for upgrades to F/A-18 and F-15
airframes. This involved working with multiple groups to understand the implications the
upgrades made to the airframes to capture the full cost of the upgrades.

Then, Alex worked for a consultant firm that contracted with the Dept of Energy working on
risk analytics for legacy nuclear remediation projects. He would work with project owners
to understand the various risks that could impact the successful completion to create
cost and schedule contingencies.

After that, Alex moved back to Northwest Arkansas and began working with Walmart in various
functions, including store operations, logistics and transportation, emergency
operations, supply chain security and international compliance.
He then moved to JB Hunt to become the DCS regional engineer for the Midwest region,
which he has been at for the past 1.5 years. This position allowed Alex to better
understand JB Hunt operations and business processes. Next, he moved to be a
strategic accounts director in Final Mile Services, focusing on Whirlpool.

Latest Business Ventures:

1. Collective Real Estate Partners:
– Company established in August 2021
– Built from two original founding brokers into an office with 16 real estate agents
and over $60M in volume.
– Currently converting from privately held brokerage to being in a national
franchise.

2. Real Estate Investment Fund:
– Working to develop investment fund focusing on Single Family and Multifamily
residential dwellings in Northwest Arkansas
– Three Fortune 500 companies headquartered here, with significant investment in
livability in the amenities, further driving home values.
– The fund strategy will be to focus on finding properties needing small to medium
improvements for both LTR and STR with a 7-year life cycle to exit fund.
– Round 1 funding targeting $5M in initial investment.

Outside of work Alex is a husband, father of two girls, an active ultralight backpacker, and
loves to be in the mountains for any given reason. He loves to play (guitar bass) and listen to
live music. He also grew up a lake-baby, so he looks for any excuse to play on
lakes/rivers/oceans. Alex is a lifelong Razorbacks fan for all sports and a lifelong Denver
Broncos fan, so he’s clearly a glutton for punishment.