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Jason Simonin – CoFounder & VP of Field Operations
Jason Simonin is one of Topstone’s original founders and has multiple certifications in the construction field. His is an
expert with over 17 years of experience in affordable housing redevelopment. Mr. Simonin has created portfolios of
profitable properties and set up extensive infrastructure to support the acquisition, rehab and tenant placement of
hundreds of units at a time. He has owned and managed hundreds of units of Section 8 housing and has created
extensive relationships with local area Housing Authority personnel and directors.
Mr. Simonin’s management experience includes work on a 12,000 unit portfolio of senior and affordable housing units.
Whether it be engaging and managing rehabilitation contractors, code compliance, or working with tenants, his approach
with his teams and their day to day processes has a proven track record of success.
Mr. Simonin carries the following certifications: OSHA, Water & Fire Restoration, Mold Remediation, and more. He also
holds a state of Missouri real estate license for acquisitions.
Kent Mak – CoFounder and VP of Business Development
Kent Mak is one of Topstone’s original founders and is in charge of acquisitions and logistics to manage hundreds of
properties in multiple markets simultaneously. He has nearly 20 years of experience with affordable/low income housing
in Midwestern markets.
Over time Mr. Mak and his management teams have “cracked the code” to large scale scattered site redevelopment in
blighted areas, providing affordable housing and recycling properties in neighborhoods that were cast aside. Through
experience with scalability and developing best practices, Mr. Mak and his teams have been able to generate higher
than average returns in investment portfolios generally avoided by investors with less operational expertise in markets
such as Sacramento, Phoenix, Kansas City, Tulsa, San Antonio and many other markets.
In addition to spending many years working with affordable housing and student housing, Kent has developed supply
chains to directly import construction materials directly from China to lower construction costs on large scale projects.
Mr. Mak’s rehab projects were featured in a Showcase of Homes program by the City of Tulsa in 20062007 as his
teams fought to eradicate blight and provide affordable housing to area residents.
Bobby Sharma – Partner, Chief Technology Officer
Bobby Sharma has had success with Silicon Valley startups and technology companies. Mr. Sharma brings years of
Silicon Valley technology experience to help the company scale its operations and communications with investors. Mr.
Sharma has helped implement tools to allow for better tracking of properties, rehabbing, leasing, payments, etc. Mr.
Sharma has also built a platform to provide investors with greater insights into new opportunities and tracking current
investments.