Complicated carve outs are my sweet spot. Bring me your highly customized, expensive, over-sized IT landscape and my team will get to work carving, simplifying and reducing. I have helped my private equity clients realize millions of dollars in deal value and increase returns to their investors.I founded Fission because I am a big believer in specialty firms. Executing an IT carve out within the confines of a TSA while keeping an eye on cost and risk is a blend of art and science. The art is instinct and the science is learned over many repetitions. The advantage of operating a specialty firm is I can distill our offering down to one sentence:We help private equity clients use IT to maximize the return from their portfolio companies.Maximization of returns starts with a proper due diligence. Significant technology debt can be hiding in any deal. IT organizations are rarely sized to support the future NewCo. I have completed over 100 technology due diligences for $50M to $50B+ companies.After the deal closes, the work of separation begins. This is one of the largest, riskiest components of any transaction. Second only to a new implementation, carving out the ERP system has potential to cause significant business disruption. As mentioned, my sweet spot is taking on these very complex projects and ensuring go-live becomes a "non-event." Finally, IT investments can be made throughout the hold period in order to further improve operations and prepare for exit. I invest in long term relationships with my clients because there is value to be found throughout the investment. The right carve out strategy and continuous improvement allow for a clean exit and maximum investor return.I earned my undergraduate degree in Finance from North Park University and my MBA from The University of Chicago Booth School of Business.Specialties: IT due diligence, IT strategy, private equity, carve out execution, leadership, SAP, Microsoft, AWS, Oracle, JDEdwards