kylettra@usc.edu
Real Estate Finance · Applied Analytics · AI
USC B.S. Real Estate Development · Minor, Finance & Applied Analytics

Professional Experience & Leadership

CRE analyst combining institutional underwriting — a $250M multifamily portfolio, $500M+ in capital markets transactions — with Python data engineering and daily agentic-AI workflows (Claude, MCP, Microsoft Copilot Studio), most recently at Rexford Industrial (NYSE: REXR). USC B.S. Real Estate Development, August 2026. Available now.

Professional Experience

Technology Intern, AI & Automation

Rexford Industrial Realty, Inc. (NYSE: REXR)
Los Angeles, CA
Jun 2026 – Aug 2026
  • Built Python ETL pipelines that extracted, validated, and reconciled investment underwriting data from 269 historical underwriting workbooks and 193 capital approval records into a centralized reporting database covering a 409-property, 49.9M SF industrial portfolio
  • Designed data-quality controls using fail-closed validation logic, reconciliation checks, and audit-trail frameworks, and built tooling comparing underwritten assumptions against approved capital plans to support portfolio-level variance analysis and capital planning
  • Consolidated fragmented asset management, construction, and project management pipelines into a standardized Python warehouse powering automated Power BI dashboards, cutting 3–5 hours of manual data prep per analyst weekly
  • Built and deployed AI agents and automation tools (Claude, Microsoft Copilot Studio) that removed recurring data cleaning and analysis from the asset-management team's daily workflow

Founder

Santa Fe Botanicals
Santa Fe, NM
Aug 2025 – Present
  • Founded and launched a DTC e-commerce brand managing end-to-end operations: LLC formation, private-label manufacturing partnerships, vendor negotiations, and supply-chain logistics
  • Engineered unit-economics model optimizing pricing, packaging, and shipping to ~20% gross margins; manage Meta advertising campaigns at $0.22 CPC

Portfolio Analyst Intern

MRK Partners
Los Angeles, CA
Oct 2024 – May 2025
  • Underwrote a $250M, 25-asset multifamily portfolio, building rent-roll-to-stabilized-NOI DCF models with 10-year hold projections and validating rent growth assumptions against CoStar submarket comps
  • Analyzed T12 financials identifying $2.3M in expense optimization opportunities via utility cost variance analysis
  • Led quarterly bond covenant compliance reporting across 25 assets, reconciling in-place performance against proforma projections for lender submission and presenting findings directly to the CFO
  • Developed Python automation reducing portfolio data processing by 60 minutes across 25 property T12s; built Power BI dashboards generating 15-hour weekly time savings on LP reporting

Capital Markets Fellow

CBRE Capital Markets, Inc.
Los Angeles, CA
Spring 2025
  • Analyzed capital stack formation and debt structure across $500M+ in transactions during an intensive 6-week fellowship with senior investment professionals
  • Evaluated 15 commercial property financing structures including mezzanine debt, preferred equity, and joint venture arrangements with IRR waterfalls ranging 12–25%

Analyst, Multifamily Acquisitions & Asset Management

PMI Properties
Los Angeles, CA
Jan 2024 – Oct 2024
  • Led due diligence for 3 multifamily acquisitions totaling $45M, pulling sale comps from CoStar to validate cap rate analysis (4.5–5.2%)
  • Identified 8–12% rental premiums via lease comp analysis and modeled cash flows in ARGUS Enterprise

Fall Analyst, Capital Markets

Lever Capital Partners
Los Angeles, CA
Aug 2023 – Dec 2023
  • Analyzed $100M+ in debt transactions across 12 deals while maintaining a 1,000+ entry lender database tracking loan products, rate benchmarks, and lender appetite by asset class

Leadership & Programs

Contributing to real estate organizations and industry initiatives

Director of Finance & Business Development

Trojan Real Estate Association
Jan 2023 – Aug 2026
Managed $20,000 budget with monthly P&L reporting achieving 100% fund allocation. Organized industry networking events connecting 150+ students with 60+ real estate firms at USC Lusk Center Industry Night.
Impact
150+ Students Connected with 60+ Firms

Tomorrow's Real Estate Leaders Program

American Realty Advisors
Nov 2024
Structured and presented an $85M, 200-unit East Boston waterfront multifamily acquisition thesis to a C-suite investment committee, with the value-add case built on a 16% below-market in-place rent gap.
Scope
$85M Acquisition Thesis | C-Suite Committee

Certifications, Licenses & Awards

ARGUS Enterprise
Certified User
California Real Estate License
DRE #02235838
A.CRE Financial Modeling
Certified
USC Dean's List
Academic Recognition
GPA: 3.4/4.0
USC Price Wilbur H. Smith III
Scholarship Recipient

Let's Connect

I completed my USC degree in August 2026 and am available now for full-time analyst roles — portfolio management, CRE acquisitions & asset management, and risk & portfolio analytics — as well as 2027 analyst programs at institutional investment firms. Los Angeles based — on-site or hybrid (hybrid preferred), open to relocating for the right seat. If your team values finance judgment paired with hands-on AI and data engineering, let's talk.