John S. Kaschak heads American Ventures Acquisition and Entitlements Strategy based in Austin, Texas. John is responsible for identifying and souring land development opportunities by following growth patterns in Central Texas. Prior to American Ventures, John was an advisor and Director of Acquisitions for a private family development firm based in Sugar Land. John’s role was to ramp up the development pipeline for the firm in Central Texas while implementing the asset management and development procedures for the firm’s Retail Development in the Houston MSA. John found some early success by identifying and entitling two successful urban infill residential developments in Austin before identifying the need for lot development in the surrounding areas of Austin. John oversawthe identification and entitlement of several residential development projects in central Texas including the cities of Elgin, Manor, Leander, Jarrell, Georgetown and was able to successfully partner with Johnson Development Corp on their most recent municipal utility district, dubbed Nolina. Prior to his time in Sugar Land, John oversaw the acquisitions team for a small private family office in Austin after being an investment advisor for landlords in San Antonio, Texas.