Building affordable, energy-efficient, climate-resistant homes at scale

Etaphase is a materials science start-up commercializing disruptive IP from Princeton University• Set up and seeded company, crafted initial strategy and led due diligence on over 20 potential commercial opportunities to create step change in energy efficiency for computing, photonic and solar power devices• Structured term sheets and created investor marketing materials. Led discussions with angel and venture capital investors leading to $3m of private and government agency capital. Set and managed budget and cash flow• Sourced 3 corporate partnership opportunities and managed relationships with principal scientists

SmartLabs provides companies with on-demand, flexible pharma-grade research environments to accelerate scientific discovery and therapeutic commercialization.• Secured $150 million in two rounds of equity in the first 9 months by leading the finance and accounting function as the company’s first internal head of finance, reporting to the CEO• Secured $130 million of corporate, government and asset lease financing by structuring and managing company’s relationships with lenders • Helped company grow revenues 2.5x in first 18 months from $30 million to $75 million and grow staff from 45 to 120 as a leading member of the executive team• Hired and managed all 7 staff for accounting, FP&A and corporate finance, setting strategic direction, goals and policies for the team• Built internal strategy team focused on company and industry analyses to optimize client value proposition, pricing, profitability and risk adjusted returns• Established budgeting, cash management, tax planning and treasure policies and oversaw company’s first financial audit. Prepared financials for Board of Directors, investors and debt holders• Selected, installed and optimized company’s first ERP systems for accounting, FP&A, purchasing and CRM to improve analysis and reporting on sales, operations and financial performance

CIC creates innovation ecosystems that provide high-end shared office and lab space, with best in class services and networks, to hi-tech and bio-tech start-ups, corporates, and capital/service providers• Over 5 years, helped company grow from one market in US to 9 markets globally and grow revenues by 5x from $15 million to $75 million by leading global corporate finance, strategy and M&A, and directing cross departmental teams to drive company’s expansion and solve its most complex problems• Raised $160 million in 4 rounds of equity, debt and project finance, resulting in a 10x increase in valuation by sourcing and structuring financial partnerships for company expansion through capital raising at corporate and site level• Drove analysis and modelling of strategic and financial prospects for over 40 new opportunities and products leading to 11 new sites and greatly improved financial visibility for pricing and profitability• Led negotiations with 2 strategic and financial partners that became landlords for 7 innovation centers

Rockpiper is a boutique consulting firm for hi-tech and clean-tech start-ups• Advised on sale and financing of 5 clean energy infrastructure projects in wind, solar, biofuels and polysilicon manufacturing• Advised on sale, financing and evaluation of technologies in solar energy, energy storage, semi-conductor manufacturing, fuel efficiency and building efficiency sectors• Created investment fund for filing foreign patents on university IP

Africa/Middle East infrastructure investment company• Drove relationships with Middle East investors and African investment partners to establish a $100 million investment fund for infrastructure and clean-tech projects in sub-Sahara Africa

• Drove development of Middle East business expansion for company platform and brand across all business lines. Oversaw regional strategy and hiring• Managed 15 key corporate and client relationships, driving origination and execution of strategic deals. Raised $530 million for infrastructure funds and $200 million in private placements• Originated and managed local JV's including a global clean tech venture capital fund, and created/negotiated regional partnerships for investment banking, brokerage, private equity and Islamic finance

Black Point Partners is a boutique investment bank providing capital raising, M&A and advisory services to hi-tech and life science growth companies• Ran sell side M&A engagements for hi-tech companies. Closed 5 transactions for over $100 million in realized value• Raised capital for hi-tech clients from institutional investors. Closed 3 transactions for total of $23 million in equity• Provided valuation, fairness opinion, buy-side M&A, and financial modelling services

• Worked with 12 industrial/hi-tech companies and PE/VC firms on strategic and investment issues• Created business plans for new ventures, assessed commercial opportunities for new technologies, optimized use of intellectual property and R&D resources• Developed restructuring and turnaround plans for under-performing businesses, performed M&A due diligence, conducted post-merger planning and management

Field manager of wireline logging operations gathering well data for reservoir evaluation and enhancement. Worked in Europe, Africa and the Middle East.