Meet Our Team
Eric Bergin - Founder
Mr. Bergin formed Top Shelf® Models (TSM) in 2019. Prior to TSM, Eric founded 3E Management, a private equity real estate consulting firm. Before 3E, Eric was Director at Rockpoint Group, where he was responsible for the Finance Group, as well as acquisitions, asset management, and investor reporting activities. Prior to Rockpoint, he was an associate at PricewaterhouseCoopers, where he had responsibilities in the financial advisory services group. Mr. Bergin graduated from Southern Methodist University in 2001.
Brittany Martin - Vice President
Ms. Martin graduated from the University of Florida with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration in Finance and a minor in Actuarial Science. Prior to joining the TSM and 3E team, Brittany interned with Hannover Re as a Financial Reporting Analyst. Ms. Martin specializes in industrial, hotel, office, retail, storage and land models.
Benaisha Karkaria - Senior Financial Analyst
Ms. Karkaria graduated from Southern Methodist University with a Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance and a minor in Music Industry Practices. Prior to joining the TSM and 3E team, Ms. Karkaria interned at reAlpha where she analyzed potential new acquisitions and conducted target market analysis. Prior to working at reAlpha, she worked at Thakkar Developers building financial models and making investor update decks.
Alex Le - Senior Financial Analyst
Alex Le graduated from the University of Texas at Dallas with a Bachelor of Science in Finance and a minor in Music and joined 3E Management in 2022. Prior to joining 3E full time, Mr. Le interned at 3E focusing on historical deal analysis and fund management. Prior to working at 3E, he interned at Cape Rock Capital where he assisted in the firms first acquisition.
Spencer Apel - Financial Analyst
Spencer Apel graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with a major in Finance and a minor in Accounting before joining 3E Management in 2024. Prior to 3E, Mr. Apel spent the last three years as an analyst in the JP Morgan Asset & Wealth Management program in Dallas, a division specializing in the holistic wealth management of institutional type families and organizations. As a financial analyst at 3E, Spencer now focuses on the creation of real estate models across a variety of asset types.
Matthew Freeman - Financial Analyst
Matthew Freeman graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with a Bachelor of Business Administration, majoring in Finance with a focus in Investment Management. Prior to joining 3E full time, Mr. Freeman worked as an analyst at PlainsCapital Bank, focusing on real estate credit decisions.
Cale Montis - Financial Analyst
Cale Montis graduated from the University of Oklahoma with a Bachelor of Business Administration, majoring in Finance and a focus in Real Estate. Prior to joining 3E full time, Mr. Montis interned at Hudson Advisors focusing on cash management.