This month our motivation is coming from Mark Buford. Mark is a partner in MOT Design & Development a full-scale real estate development firm. In his role, he oversees equity/debt partner relationships and the financing of new development projects. He also works closely with underwriters and investors to find optimal capital structures for MOT. Mark is skilled in implementing effective risk assessment and risk mitigation strategies while finding financing solutions, which allow the company to fund innovative development projects. MOT is currently proposing a 17-story high rise development in South Shore neighborhood of Chicago, the first of its kind in over 60 years.