Our Senior Commercial Loan Officer Experts 

Barry Braganza

Barry Braganza is the Managing Director for Vanta Commercial. Barry holds his MBA (summa cum laude) from the International University of Monaco and Bachelor of Sc. (Finance & Economics) degrees from the University of Wisconsin-Platteville where is also enshrined in its Athletic Hall of Fame. Since the 1990s Barry has worked for International Fortune 50 companies, Silicon Valley startups, and later with JP Morgan Chase and UBS in the American corporate banking world before heading up Vanta Commercial. His lovely wife, Jissette, and two lovely daughters engaged in competitive cheer keeps Mr. Braganza busy when not with Vanta Commercial.

David Skala

David M. Skala, 55, Senior Lender, has a finance and accounting degree from the University of Houston, and is a licensed Texas attorney with a JD from the University of Houston.  David has over 30 years experience in the corporate banking arena which includes Alvarez & Marsal where he helped lead the management of defunct Lehman Brothers Bank.  David has formal bank credit training, and his first portfolio as a loan officer in the 1990s, was over $200MM with over 200 clients.  David has led profitable growth strategies in small and medium sized companies as CEO, CFO, and as a consultant for over 12 years, using smart goals and continual process improvement. 

Gregory Lee

Greg has over 30 years of experience as an investment and commercial banking professional and has proven deal origination, relationship management and execution capabilities. Prior to joining Vanta Commercial, Greg was a senior originator and relationship manager with numerous international banks and private finance companies. He has developed and executed creative financing solutions for a wide variety of transaction structures for clients ranging from Fortune 500 companies to start ups. He holds Economics, Finance and Credit degrees from Babson College and New York University.

Ron Narcisse

Ron is originally from southwest Louisiana, and currently resides in Houston, TX.  Ron, attended Grambling State University in Grambling, Louisiana. He was in the car business for over 20 years and obtained his mortgage license roughly 5 years ago now. He has since dedicated his time to helping business owners grow their commercial and residential portfolios. the commercial side things are going great so give me a shot ask for me Ron Narcisse your Hard Money loan Specialist .

Nick Cubito

Nick Cubito is a an experienced financial lender who partners with business owners and real estate investors to help them expand their business. He knows exactly how to evaluate all property transactions while combining his financial experience to successfully close loans quickly. Other areas of lending that Nick excels in are include, but not limited to, Hard Money Loans, Commercial Financing, Small Business Loans and Merchant Cash Advances.

The passion of finance and real estate came at an early age watching family invest in real estate. By following their footsteps he started wholesaling properties back in 2009 which lead to the mortgage industry in 2013. He has since worked with hundreds of seasoned investors and first time home buyers.

During Nicks off time he enjoys spending time with is two boys, traveling , and experiencing new environments while networking with new people.

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