Advise investors on troubled situations and introduce investors to distressed situations.

Led a firm-wide internal marketing initiative to develop an appreciation of the breadth of Advisory products that KPMG could offer to lenders in the U.S.• Developed relationships with lenders and law firms in the U.S. Northeast to introduce KPMG’s re-launch of its Restructuring practice.

Led team of approximately 90 experienced restructuring professionals around the world – in New York, London, Hong Kong, Mexico City and Sao Paulo.• Reorganized group of inexperienced, geographically dispersed bankers into centers of excellence focused on the largest troubled exposures in each region. Aligned team leaders with the top credit officers in each region. Recruited externally getting top talent from competitor banks.Negotiated restructurings of numerous distressed credits as lead agent and as a secondary investor. Managed many of Citi’s most troubled situations, including Enron, PG&E, Southern California Edison, Integrated Health Services, American National Power, Color Your World, Edison Brothers, Iridium, Worldcom, Arthur D Little, Dynegy and numerous other less public cases.• Formulated and completed a broad variety of successful resolutions through asset sales, negotiated restructurings (in and out of court), litigation and liquidations. Focused clearly on value and Citi’s leverage position in capital structures. Actively used secondary markets to shape portfolio.• Proactively managed talent encouraging transactors to work in different geographies. Consistently received higher than average job satisfaction ratings.

Workout banker in corporate remedial management group. Worked closely with internal and external teams to develop strategies to maximize recovery on our exposures.• Focused on taking equity positions and creating value through creative and aggressive restructuring strategies in businesses with strong brands, market position and product quality. Invested additional capital in situations with strong turnaround potential in exchange for equity and warrants.• Achieved successful and profitable outcomes with have involved spinning off profitable subsidiaries (Rotech), rehabilitating businesses by shedding non core assets (Stairmaster), building management teams through professional searches (Troy-bilt) and assembling top quality directors (retail chain).

Led trading desk making a 24 hour market for U.S. Treasury Bond futures contracts for Refco’s customers. Generated consistent profits throughout each of the 2 years managing the portfolio.

Market maker in FX and Metals futures contracts. Actively traded proprietary positions of Refco Capital in precious metals in overseas markets.