Characteristics of Tim

Reunion Capital – Hong Kong 2016
Founding Partner MBA Alumni fund focused on building lasting relationships through investments and networking events. Returned over 16% in first year of operation.

OWB Consultants (O’Shaughnessy, Wang, and Blumenthal) Hong Kong / Shanghai – 2016
Founding Partner OWB Consultants provides consulting services for Chinese nationals interested in pursuing international investment, immigration (EB5), and educational opportunities overseas.

A lifelong explorer, Tim was a pilot, an avid chess player, a by-ear pianist, and an expert sailor. His spontaneity and adventurous spirit sharply contrasted with his disciplined, intellectual side. He read extensively over a wide area of subjects including religion, philosophy, economics, art, literature, astronomy, and physics.

Despite his remarkable knowledge and extraordinary accomplishments, Tim was humble and unassuming, seeking first to learn from others. His greatest talent was being the most loving and loyal family member and friend to all who knew him.

Alastair Walling

Atlanta, Georgia

“There are so many things to miss about him, but for me it would be the hours we would spend talking
at parties so engrossed in a discussion about a book, or history, or economics, or philosophy that we
became oblivious to everything around us. I remember once we only called it quits when we realized
the sun was coming up.”

Tim Edmunds

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA

“Tim was the most insightful and well-versed person that I have ever met. Always willing to float
ideas, particularly over a beer from business ideas to politics to reunions, all at the same evening.
That was Tim. He was a true enigma, utter brilliance that was absolute joy to be around.”

OWB Consultants (O’Shaughnessy, Wang, and Blumenthal) Hong Kong / Shanghai – 2016
Founding Partner OWB Consultants provides consulting services for Chinese nationals interested in pursuing international investment, immigration (EB5), and educational opportunities overseas.

Reunion Capital – Hong Kong 2016
Founding Partner MBA Alumni fund focused on building lasting relationships through investments and networking events. Returned over 16% in first year of operation.

Lario Oil and Gas – Vice President of Asia Markets – Hong Kong / Shanghai, 2015-2016
Helped lead a highly successful EB5 fundraising effort on behalf of Lario throughout China for the development and drilling of oil projects throughout the Bakken Shale Play in North Dakota.

The Globe Resources Group, LLC – Vice President – Wichita, KS/Dickinson, ND, 2010-2014
Helped lead the development and expansion of the Bakken Oil Express rail loading terminal in the Bakken Shale Play, with a peak throughput of over 100,000 barrels per day.

Shores-Sentry LLC – International Sales Director – Houston, TX, 2009-2010
Responsible for first sales of Sentry pump-jacks into South America, including Chile Argentina, and Columbia Established first sales of Sentry oilfield equipment in Indonesia and Oman.

Sentry International, Inc. – Director of China Operations – Shanghai, 2006-2009
Worked under future Congressman and CIA Director Mike Pompeo. Director for Sentry relations with the Chinese government, Sinopec, and CPDTC. Grew Sentry manufacturing partnerships from 3 to 10 plants across China, contributing to a doubling of revenue and making Sentry the second most used pump-jack in the USA. Managed Shanghai Branch office

GeoPark (NYSE: GPRK) – Southern Argentina and Chile, Summer 2005
Worked on oil rig and lived in the field in a remote area of South America near the Magellan Straits on the Argentina/Chile border. Was working the rig when the company discovered its first oil.

Education

Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, 2014-2016
Masters of Business Administration

University of Notre Dame, 2002-2006
Bachelor of Arts in “East Asian Languages and Literatures – Chinese.”
Bachelor of Arts in “The Program of Liberal Studies” (aka, “The Great Books” curriculum).
Graduating Thesis “The Doctrine of Liberty – Michael Polanyi and Ideas on Freedom”

Beijing (Peking) University, Beijing China, Spring 2005
First of 3 students from Notre Dame to attend China’s top university. Studied post-reform Chinese Industrialization and Modern Chinese History

Qing Ha (Tsinghua) University IUP, Beijing China, Summer/Fall 2005
Qing Hua University’s Inter-University Program for Chinese Language Studies administered by University of California Berkley. Advanced Mandarin studies in writing, literature, and verbal facility.

Wichita Collegiate School – K-12

Languages
Chinese Mandarin: Fluency in speaking, reading, and writing
Spanish: Proficient

Academic Papers

The Good Life – High School Paper [Download PDF]
The Doctrine of Liberty – Michael Polanyi and Ideas on Freedom – College Thesis [Download PDF]

Timothy’s Library

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After graduating from Notre Dame, Tim was the general manager for Sentry International’s Shanghai office, where he worked under Sentry CEO and future Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo. Timothy traveled to more than 25 factories in seven Chinese provinces, an experience which further enhanced his language and cultural skills.  After working for Sentry, Tim was the Vice President of Lario Logistics, where he was instrumental in the development of the Bakken Oil Express crude-by-rail terminal in North Dakota.

Timothy endeavored to continue developing his Chinese and business skills.  In 2014, Tim began graduate school at Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST).  He graduated with a Masters of Business Administration in 2016. While at HKUST, Timothy also worked as Vice President of Asia Markets for Lario Oil and Gas, spearheading its EB5 marketing efforts throughout China. During the weeks before his death, Tim formed his own agency to raise EB5 financing in China for the development of infrastructure projects throughout the United States. He was also a founding partner of Reunion Capital, an investment fund he launched with his HKUST MBA classmates.

Timothy—A Lifelong Explorer and Learner

A lifelong explorer, Tim was a pilot, an avid chess player, a by-ear pianist, and an expert sailor. His spontaneity and adventurous spirit sharply contrasted with his disciplined, intellectual side.  He read extensively over a wide area of subjects including religion, philosophy, economics, art, literature, astronomy, and physics.

Despite his remarkable knowledge and extraordinary accomplishments, Tim was humble and unassuming, seeking first to learn from others. His greatest talent was being the most loving and loyal family member and friend to all who knew him.

Following graduation from Wichita Collegiate School, Tim attended the University of Notre Dame.  His undergraduate curriculum matched his interests and passion for learning. He earned degrees in The Program of Liberal Studies, an intense “Great Books” curriculum; and in Mandarin Chinese, in which he eventually became fluent in speaking, writing and reading.

During his junior year at Notre Dame, Tim attended Beijing University, the premier school in China.  As a result of his performance there, Timothy was accepted to the exclusive IUP program at Qinghua University, China’s top technical school.

Between semesters of his studies in China, Tim worked for a start-up oil company in a remote area of South America near the Straits of Magellan.  After working on several dry wells, Tim worked on the rig as the company discovered its first oil to save itself from bankruptcy. The well became the foundation of the now-public company GeoPark Ltd.

While Timothy attended Wichita Collegiate School for primary school, channeling his intellectual curiosity proved at times a challenge.  Tim preferred to teach himself subjects that interested him.  Often, he surprised his teachers and classmates with his inquisitive mind.  For instance,he created his own physics experiments outside the academic curriculum and composed his own piano music for a school assembly. Tim marched to the beat of his own drum, and was willing to go beyond conventional expectations to do the unusual and extraordinary.

Tim also attended Wichita Collegiate School for high school.  He was well-liked and respected by his peers. In the words of one high school classmate, “Timothy was the only person I ever met who I never once heard say a bad thing about another person.” This pattern of humility, caring, and gentleness continued throughout his adult life.

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