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San Diego, California, United States

I have been working closely with the new owner on both transitioning with the business and developing plans for future growth.

San Diego, California, United States

Founded B Street Hospitality as a means to purchase existing small businesses and turn them around. Utilizing proprietary financial models I developed, I began the venture by purchasing Carnivore Sandwich, a then severely struggling deli in San Diego. After making a number of reforms with staff, pricing, suppliers, marketing, and customer service, the business nearly doubled in revenue. Its Yelp! rating also climbed from 3.5 stars to 4.5 stars during that period. I continued to grow the business by maintaining quality and adding corporate customers. After managing through the pandemic, I decided to sell, and the new owner is thriving.

San Francisco, Ca

Java Bright Capital, formed in 2014, is a hedge fund developing counter cyclical products for institutions and high net worth individuals. The fund's core product is an algorithmic, equity long/short mean reversion strategy that exploits long running trading patterns to generate equity like returns with reduced volatility and enhanced performance during turbulent markets.- Joined in February 2015 as third partner and second full time employee- Developed an equities algorithmic long/short strategy which became the fund's core product- Oversaw trading operations and analytics- Developed a detailed company risk management protocol

Sunnyvale, Ca

Joined the strategy and corporate development team on a temporary basis during the summer of 2015, reporting directly to the senior director of M&A and Juniper's venture portfolio. The role focused on analyzing acquisition cases, strategic alliances, and venture investments and involved both quantitative and qualitative analysis.M&A:- Analyzed competition scenarios to generate a regional demand forecast for a potential target- Developed effective presentations to address concerns of senior executives- Extensive cash flow and company valuation modeling- Regular collaboration with engineering and sales teamsVenture:- Drafted investment recommendations for companies seeking reinvestment- Evaluated internal financial statements of portfolio companies- Collaborated with investment bankers to value portfolio assets- Engaged in discovery of new investment casesStrategic Alliance:- Modeled alliance outcome scenarios- Conducted valuation of potential alliance partners

San Diego, Ca

CWC is a boutique asset management firm in San Diego.CWC Managed Portfolios- Overhauled underperforming mutual fund portfolios in 2009- Developed a screening process to identify funds with superior volatility management- Conducted extensive due diligence on dozens of equity and fixed income funds- Adjusted allocation models to provide appropriate exposure levels to various asset classesCWC High Benchmark Fund - Hedge fund launched in 2011- Fund principal- Developed a quantitative long/short equities trading strategy based on mean reversion patterns- Pattern finding algorithms exploited inefficiencies in daily price movements to deliver superior returnsCWC Trading Fund and CWC Opportunity Fund - Algorithmic hedge funds (equities and options)- Developed counter cyclical options strategies of varying degrees of volatility- Overhauled existing equities trading strategy in response in conditions of 2008-2009- Equities trader responsible for adding/removing positions on a daily basis- Options trader with responsibility for managing the GreeksCWCFX and CWCFX - These are two equity mutual funds launched in 2011 that evolved from earlier managed portfolios of individual stocks. - Equities analyst with a general focus beginning in 2009- Developed screening methodologies to quantitatively identify favorable stocks- Developed investment cases involving detailed analyses of company financials, sector prospects- Portfolio management and analytics- Equities Trader familiar with execution algorithmsCWC Regional Housing Funds - Three private equity funds each comprised of approximately 25 single family homes and condominiums in San Diego County- Created a detailed and comprehensive cash flow analysis with projected IRR- Developed methods of finding undervalued properties and negotiating favorable offers- Analyzed complicated fund debt terms to determine effects of liquidations- Analyzed leverage to determine optimal capital structure

Poway, Ca

Apartments 24-7 develops websites for the apartment rental market. Clients have included major, publicly traded REITS. The work is highly team based and collaborative, combining the work of coders and designers.- Developed websites marketing apartment properties nationwide- Worked on over 100 websites- Designed dozens of interactive community maps- Edited photography

San Diego, Ca

Digital media company focused on digitizing and enhancing personal media collections-Developed an innovative business plan to deliver high quality digitizations at affordable prices-Combined knowledge of IT and graphic arts to streamline production process-Delivered photography and videography projects to satisfied clients

Mba, Business Administration And Management, Finance

Ba, History

Activities and Societies: Lead Role in The Magic Flute (opera), Resident Assistant, College Assistant, Chamber Chorale, University.