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Chris Schmidt has worked in the field of asset management since 2018, beginning as the Director of Asset Management for The Clear Blue Company. In 2013 they moved to Books A Million / Preferred Growth Properties, where they served as the Real Estate Manager / Site Development Manager. In this role, they were responsible for owner's representation and project management of real estate development projects totaling $137 million, all of which were completed within time constraints and $1.8 million under budget in total.

Prior to their work in asset management, Chris held a variety of roles at The University of Alabama. From 2012 to 2013, they worked as an Undergraduate Research Assistant for the University Transportation Center for Alabama, where they developed a microsimulation model of the US 280 corridor and created a preliminary report of traffic flow patterns for ALDOT using BlueTOAD collected data. Chris was also a Press Relations and Marketing Student Assistant for the Department of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering, and a Cooperative Education Ambassador. In 2011, they served as an Intern for Creative Campus, where they led teams of interns in brainstorming, creating, and executing projects and events, planned and publicized a gallery exhibit opening, and created branding and advertising for in-house use and for university clients.

Finally, from 2010 to 2012, Chris worked as a Co-op for M. J. Harris Construction Services, LLC, where they evaluated site safety and construction build quality, supervised labor crews, and collaborated with co-workers and the design team to monitor construction progress.

Chris is currently employed as the Director of Asset Management for Alpha Investing.

Chris Schmidt obtained a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from The University of Alabama in 2013. Chris then went on to earn a Master of Business Administration in Business Administration and Management, General from the University of Alabama at Birmingham in 2017.