Meet the Team
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MATTHEW DUFFIELD
MANAGING PARTNER / ORIGINATIONS
Twenty-nine years of extensive financing and real estate background. Licensed broker. Duffield spent 18 years helping build Quicken Loans and started Shamrock Acquisitions in 2008. Consistent work with proven strategies has resulted in Shamrock starting with one property in September 2008 to a company now owning and managing a portfolio of $205MM. Loss mitigation strategies, including private mortgage lending, debt offering, purchasing of notes, and buy leasebacks are strengths that greatly benefit Galway Bay Capital.
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ALEX MORGAN
MANAGING PARTNER / ASSET MANAGEMENT
Has an extensive financial background and has managed financing across many projects. Morgan is a wealth of knowledge regarding financial markets and understanding collateral and financial risk. Morgan has structured and executed dozens of corporate loans and economic strategies and assisted multiple Shamrock investors.
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RYAN HOULIHAN
MANAGING PARTNER / SENIOR ADVISOR
Houlihan has an extensive background in many facets of real estate. He currently runs the operations of Shamrock Acquisitions, including managing multiple projects and overseeing the leasing and management of 600 units. Houlihan is a licensed builder and real estate agent with an extensive background in finance. Recently has taken on construction management of our Whole Foods Market in Grand Rapids. As the CEO of Shamrock Acquisitions, he has been a tireless steward of the compani’s continued growth.
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JASON HALL
DIRECTOR / SALES
Hall graduated from Miami University with a Bachelor of Science in Accounting and has worked in the mortgage/finance industry for over 25 years. His career initially started as a leading mortgage sales executive at Rocket Mortgage. Hall later advanced his career by becoming responsible for the entire sales organization at one of the country's largest title insurance companies. While there, the company radically grew by a factor of 50. The direct-to-consumer and business-to-business sales variants have established a skillset to develop long-lasting business relationships. Hall has a history of setting individual and team sales records and launching new enterprise-level revenue channels.
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MARIA ULINSKI
CONTROLLER
Ulinski is a University of Michigan graduate and certified public accountant. She has over 26 years of experience as a controller in the real estate industry. Ulinski has comprehensive knowledge of tax strategies regarding real estate lending, development, and ongoing management.