The BSC Group Finance Team

Shawn Hill Principal

Shawn advises BSC Group clients on debt and equity financing and loan workout services for all commercial property types, with an emphasis on the self-storage asset class. In addition, he is a frequent speaker and panelist at self-storage industry trade shows and a contributing writer for national storage industry publications.

Shawn’s professional experience includes credit roles at Duff and Phelps and Fitch Ratings. He also worked for Wells Fargo Bank as a commercial mortgage underwriter and credit analyst, and immediately prior to helping found The BSC Group was a Senior Vice President with Beacon Realty Capital. He earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees in Urban & Regional Planning from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, with a core emphasis on economic development and real estate finance.

Devin Huber Principal

Working in partnership with BSC Group clients, Devin arranges commercial property debt and equity financing solutions for the entire capital stack. His financing expertise and advisory services span the multifamily, medical and self-storage asset classes. Devin is also a contributing author to several real estate trade publications, and a popular guest presenter and panelist at tradeshows and seminars nationwide.

Prior to helping found The BSC Group, Devin was a Senior Vice President at Beacon Realty Capital. He has also worked at GE Commercial Finance Business Property, Heller Financial, and in Arthur Andersen’s Transaction Advisory Group. Devin received his bachelor’s degree in accountancy from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Noel Cain Senior Vice President

Noel works with clients to provide debt and equity financing that fit each self storage owners goals. He also has significant experience in underwriting, development and cash flow modeling as well as due diligence and site analysis. Noel has been published in Inside Self Storage, Selfstorage.com, Self Storage Association Globe, and Mini Messenger on Small Balance Lending, Pre-payment Penalties, SBA Financing, Refinancing and much more. Noel ensures that his clients receive solutions that will finance their goals with the best terms possible in the market.

Noel’s professional experience includes loan origination and credit underwriting positions at LaSalle Bank and Dominion Bond Rating Service. Most recently, he worked for the SkyView Advisors and Dexia as a Senior Production Associate. At Dexia, he provided initial underwriting for approximately 150 CMBS, Construction and Floating Rate loan request totaling $3.2 billion.

Noel earned a bachelor’s degree in Real Estate and Urban Land Economics from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and is a member of the Wisconsin Real Estate Alumni Association. Noel grew up in Germantown, Wisconsin and is currently living in Milwaukee with his family.

Stephen Lee Senior Vice President

Stephen delivers debt and equity financing solutions for all types of commercial real estate transactions, including refinancing, acquisitions, construction, and troubled debt restructuring. Stephen brings his expertise in multi-family and other commercial property types to fortify the business of the BSC Group in these sectors. He has a very thorough understanding of the lending market in the Chicago area, and he has direct experience with a wide variety of asset classes, including multi-family, mixed-use, industrial, office, retail, and even golf courses.

Stephen’s professional career began during the economic downturn at a startup commercial brokerage shop named Preferred Capital Group. During this time Steve was able to close over $60 million in various commercial real estate transactions, handling all aspects of the transactions, from originating to underwriting. He earned a bachelor’s degree by double majoring in finance and real estate at DePaul University. Stephen was also a member of the DePaul Real Estate Club.

Adam Karnes Senior Credit Analyst

Adam is responsible for assessing and preparing debt and equity financing requests on behalf of BSC Group clients. Adam specializes in the self-storage asset class and also has experience in all commercial property types. Additionally, he conducts daily market research to continually enhance the firm’s competitive edge by staying current on all relevant market movements.

Adam’s professional experience includes a financial analyst role at global rating agency DBRS, within the CMBS group that covers US, Canadian and European commercial real estate. At DBRS Adam underwrote nearly $1.5 billion of combined traditional conduit and non-stabilized loans across all property types. He also helped develop and test quantitative models used to assess credit worthiness for multi-loan pooled transactions as well as single-borrower transactions. Adam earned bachelor’s degrees in real estate and finance from the University of Wisconsin - Madison, with a core emphasis on commercial real estate finance. Adam was also a member of the UW – Madison Real Estate Club and is an active member in the UW Alumni Association and Mortgage Bankers Association.