MANAGING DIRECTOR – Boutique merchant bank making principal investments and providing financial advisory services including capital raising, mergers & acquisitions, and restructuring advice to middle-market companies. • Extensive private equity, capital markets, deal sourcing, investment analysis, and client management experience• Work effectively in entrepreneurial environments leading team efforts in deal management and complex analytical valuations• Point of contact for internal and external stakeholders including senior bankers, financial sponsors, clients, accountants, and legal advisors• Excel in sophisticated valuation, capital structure, internal rate of return, and M&A analyses• Extensive experience in financial modeling, confirming company financials and forecasts, and interacting independently with senior management teams• Utilize discounted cash flow, comparable company, and precedent transactions methodologies• Coordinate and manage due diligence, investor road shows, and deal closing processes • Outstanding organizational, leadership, and interpersonal communications skillsPrincipal Involvement through Morpheus2011-PRESENT ACOUSYS BIODEVICES INC, NEW YORK, NYCO-FOUNDER AND CFO – Start-up medical device company engaged in the photoacoustic detection and automated capture of viable circulating tumor cells. Patented platform technology allows for further genetic analysis of captured tumor cells enabling more targeted prognosis and treatment. 2011-2016 UNITED CARIBBEAN LINES LLC (UCL), NEW YORK, NYPRINCIPAL AND CFO – Start-up seeking to establish the first passenger and cargo ferry services from leading ports in Florida and the U.S. Gulf States to major Caribbean destinations including Havana, Cuba and Cancun, Mexico.

PRINCIPAL AND CO-FOUNDER - Consulting firm providing strategic corporate advisory services to companies in several industries. • Assignments included outsourced business development, relationship management, business plan development and refinement, financial modeling and analysis, as well as competitor and market analysis

SR. DIRECTOR, CORPORATE DEVELOPMENT - New media start-up specializing in sports content and commerce related to top athletes including Derek Jeter, Kobe Bryant and Troy Aikman among others. • Responsible for client management of and negotiated contracts with several joint venture and content syndication partners including AOL, Yahoo, Lycos, Disney, and the Dallas Cowboys• Managed launch of multiple websites offering free content, premium content, streaming audio and video, e-commerce opportunities, community style user interaction services and personalization functionality. Sites launched include Dallascowboys.com and Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders online site.• Led due diligence teams in examination of multiple acquisition candidates. Role included target identification, financial analysis, physical examination, management interviews, and strategic analysis.

ASSOCIATE, TECHNOLOGY AND MEDIA & ENTERTAINMENT INVESTMENT BANKING - Sectors supported included Media & Entertainment, Technology and the Internet. Representative transactions included Polygram Filmed Entertainment, Silicon Entertainment, and Dragon Systems.• Responsible for the execution of transactions and the support of senior banker requirements, including valuation and complex financial modeling focused on discounted cash flows, pro forma transactions, trading multiples analysis, and accretion/dilution analysis• Performed detailed quantitative and qualitative analysis of industry sectors and companies within those sectors• Participated in numerous company marketing calls for the recruitment of new business• Developed acquisition strategies for selected clients and industries by identifying companies with desired acquisition criteria in relevant technology and media segments• Position required extensive interaction with company management, senior investment bankers, equity research analysts and financial analysts. • Conducted due diligence, created complex financial models for analysis of company financials.