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Denver, Co, Us

Denver, Colorado, United States

Los Angeles Metropolitan Area

Direct report to the Founder/CEO of one of the largest vertically-integrated cannabis operators in CaliforniaBuilds financial projections, valuations, and presentations used to raise millions from individual investors and institutionsLeads due diligence on potential deals and opportunities that led to the acquisition of multiple dispensaries and a mobile delivery serviceAnalyzed and produced research and writeups on 80+ cannabis brands focusing on current operations and market penetration as well as viability as acquisition targets for VerticalWorks closely with sales team to deploy CRM software and selling SoPs that generated nearly $1M revenue in first 12 months

Greater Los Angeles Area

Direct Report to the CEO wearing different hatsNever seen the same week twiceHighly adept in Figuring-it-out to meet high demands with short deadlines

Miami-Fort Lauderdale Area

Developed and designed dynamic tracking and reference models for monitoring active operations, anticipated expansions, and relevant strategic investments for more than 50 vertically-integrated multi-state operators and consumer brandsAssisted management with comprehensive due diligence on potential investments within the biosynthetic sector providing analysis and recommendations for early stage investing including a Series A startup that exited in 2021 via a $2.5B Special-Purpose Acquisition Company (SPAC) acquisition

Author of a weekly report providing analysis of the public markets, and monthly report analyzing emerging industries and disruptive technologiesBoth reports surpassed 1,000 subscriptions and have been Mesh Media’s fastest growing products since launching

Premier contributor on Seeking Alpha covering Cannabis, Threat-Detection, and New IPOs with over 20 articles, 2 Editor's Picks, 970 followers, 245,000 unique article views, and +12,000 average views per article.Regularly ranked in top 15 most read contributors in the Industry Analysis and IPO sections.Received Editor's Pick on an article covering U.S. cannabis company Green Thumbs Industries in August 2018 (prior to 150% runup).

Denver, Colorado, United States

Co-Founder of automated trading firm utilizing proprietary algorithms derived from physical equations to predict short-term price movements in cryptocurrenciesArbitraged a variety of digital assets to profit off pricing inefficiencies across cryptocurrency markets with proprietary automated scanning and trading platforms

Greater Denver Area

One of the only undergraduates to act as Portfolio Manager for the University’s $1.3MM graduate-managed investment fundPortfolio Manager duties include overseeing 13 research analysts, the portfolio’s quarterly performance report, and the quarterly letter to shareholdersActively managing the IT, Communication Services, Real Estate, and Financial sector investments accounting for 43% of the portfolio’s holdings

Greater Denver Area

Aided Principal and seven interns on all stages of the search fund acquisition process including deal sourcing, industry analysis, financial modeling, and extensive due diligence processes across various industriesAided Principal in sourcing and evaluating potential acquisition targets with $5m-$15m in revenue and $500k-$1.5m in EBITDAPrepared various financial models in Excel such as revenue forecasting, purchase price sensitivity analysis, growth course of action analysis, and Leveraged Buyout Offers

Bachelor'S Degree, Finance, General

Activities and Societies: Portfolio Manager - Marsico Investment Fund Beta Theta Pi Treasuer - Silver WingsPlaced 2nd in the 2018 Rocky.

High School, College/University Preparatory, 12Th

Activities and Societies: Soccer - 4 years JV and Varsity, Model United Nations, Speech and Debate, Round Square International Club.