Client's include: Critter Control, BigLots!, and various private equity groups looking at multifamily services.Projects:Controller - retained to help facilitate an exit for the 3rd largest pest control company in DFWGreen Doorstep - Founder - a logistics partner facilitating mattress recycling and junk hauling nationallyM&A advisory - Funds looking at opportunities servicing the multifamily industryRecycling and Sustainability - App helping to distribute actionable data about recycling and sustainability at the local level

Republic Services acquired my company, Empire Valet Trash, which became WellKept Services.Full P&L responsibilityLed operations and finance for the third largest valet trash company in the US at that time.Top sales person in the companyDue diligence of all M&A activitySet high level KPIs and drove the growth through continuous improvementsDeveloped, implemented and maintained 12 month and 5 year strategic growth plansBudget developmentOversaw vendor management and negotiationsImplemented improved labor models improving profitability and consistency of employee executionOversaw the development and implementation of custom Sales Force application company-wide.

Empire Valet Trash, a door-to-door trash collection company out of Dallas, TX, makes residents lives easier by eliminating one chore no one enjoys, taking out the trash. Our trash valets go door-to-door picking up trash and taking it to on-site dumpsters. Apartment managers love it while residents are delighted at the ease of the service. I cofounded Empire with my business partner Michael Newhouse in late 2014. I managed the day-to-day operations of the business including logistics, hiring, training, and customer service. I also ran the back office and raised capital to feed our rapid growth.In 2 years we went from founding with $15k and 3 customers to becoming the fastest growing valet trash company in the nation. We raised a seed round and then a subsequent debt facility before selling exactly 24 months from founding to a Fortune 300 waste conglomerate. Investors received 5X on their invested capital 13 months from investment.Keys to success:Identified customer service gaps in the industry to accelerate customer acquisition.Improved the labor model to enable rapid growth while maintaining customer satisfaction.Developed training modules that drove engagement and safety throughout our workforce.Raised the right amount of capital and brought in the right seed investors to help accelerate our growth.

Yellow Brick™ is the first and only aggregation engine for the crowdfunding industry. We help project owners promote their projects and we help people interested in funding dreams find the right opportunities to invest in. We are portal agnostic, meaning we don't care which crowdfunding portal you use. We simply want to help people fund people.Founded December 2013Designed, developed, and launched May 2014 on iPhone and Android devices.Limited traction and market timing tabled the product.

Manufacturer of copper building wire and rod, a KPS Capital Partners portfolio company.Retained post-acquisition to augment the finance and technology executive team.Responsible for company wide budgets, reporting, and projections. Value Chain Analysis – Built models and engines to explain business performance (financial, costing, sales, production) resulting in improved visibility throughout the value chainApplied ABC to correct pricing models and budgets improving profitabilityResponsible for cash management – built and managed daily cash utilization and liquidity including weekly reporting, covenant management, and commodity impactResponsible for managing all CapEx activities and reportingAugmented the financial reporting platform – customer level P&L

Conway MacKenzie is the premier restructuring and financial advisory firm to the middle market. Across industries, and across the country, Conway MacKenzie delivers hands-on financial, operational and strategic services that help healthy companies grow and troubled companies get back on track.

Responsible for special projects within the organization. Key responsibilities: Business Manager of Services, Negotiation Lead, M&A Due Diligence and Strategic Planning, Turnaround Lead for Distressed Projects/Investments, construction and building management, Data Center Management, Disaster Recovery Lead.

Won and harvested engagements through issue identification, value sale and consistent delivery of valueKey contributor to raising of startup capital, corporate strategy, Distribution strategy, business management, operations, market positioning, capital structure, valuation & acquisition strategyHistorical engagements have focused on the healthcare, software, bricks-and-clicks retailing and web design industries.

Achieve significantly enhanced enterprise value for under-performing and troubled companiesCash flow management, modeling, corporate restructuring, improvement initiative management, relationship building, budgetingHas held positions within clients including Director of Financial Planning and Analysis

I was brought in to help manage a crisis situation in the Life and Analytical Sciences Finance division involving the integration of a merger that had caused massive discrepencies in their reporting systems. The other primary job function I filled was to take ownership of a customer excellence report and the outsourcing of that report including documentation, macro programming and project management.

Management Consultant focused on supporting both the Finance Department and the Marketing Department in different capacitiesFinance - Revenue planning, System Development, Inventory planning, Trend analysis, Executive support & Expectation managementMarketing - Product Positioning, Brand Management, Targeting, Industry Trends & ForecastingStrategy - Repositioned product to the market; Clarified sales focus and management direction; Automated 5-year-plan developmentThought-leader – Developing resource allocation approach for project managers; Brought Balanced Scorecard approach to management to address strategic communication and execution issues; Constructing an efficient capital strategy for accelerated long-term growth in a high-growth industry based on proper utilization of debt

Consultant team responsible for research, development and test of a cross-functional outsourcing model aimed at aiding management in optimizing outsource value of product manufacturing and CM negotiations while improving knowledge transfer within the organization

Led sales team in driving interest and revenue from a diversified audience through targeted positioning and clear delivery of a highly technical message. Skill set - Executive Communication, Presentations, Market positioning, Self-starterInfolenz - Marketing Technology, Consulting

Hanover Consulting (then P&E Consulting) was retained to address internal corporate finance issues such as debt/equity, M&A strategy and current asset optimization. Positively impacted Client's cash flow by $2.6 Million on $36 Million of revenue within the first 3 months of the engagement, enabling Client to realize a profit within the same fiscal year as retention. With the revitalized operations Hanover Consulting worked to optimize the debt positions of the company and its primary shareholder.