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• Managed tour inventory pre and post show to ensure accuracy of reporting and optimize sales at each venue.• Doubled efficiency in pulling site inventory by proactively anticipating sales at subsequent venues and evaluating best-selling products vs. fillers.• Monitored each site’s vendors to ensure team accountability, well-designed displays and strategic placement of top sellers.• Settled revenue/profits with site management team after each show.

o Produced event sales reports in correspondence with venue and artist management to ensure correct payment of proceeds for each entity. o Communicated with artist management in advance of show concerning sales projections to ensure adequate staffing & inventory management.o Managed a team of 3 – 6 vendors in a fast-paced, chaotic direct sales environment and lead process improvement initiatives with the Blackbird management team.o Delivered merchandise and organized sales booths in order to make functional sales units. Fashioned merchandise displays in an aesthetically pleasing manner, ensuring maximum profitability by emphasizing clear options for purchase.o Adapted booth inventories to specific trends in consumer demands to maximize sales.o Analyzed merchandise sales in comparison to cash and credit receipts to equate proper profit for the traveling entertainment show and Blackbird Vending.

Detroit, Mi

• Performed equity and enterprise valuation analyses utilizing discounted cash flow, guideline public company, and merger and acquisition transaction models.• Performed purchase price allocations and goodwill impairment testing for large private and public companies including automotive and aerospace part suppliers, child care/early education centers, and healthcare revenue cycle management companies.• Researched macroeconomic and industry conditions, and engaged in due diligence meetings with client executives to further understand client’s business and financial position.• Conveyed the processes and results of our analysis to clients in the form of written reports.

Greater Detroit Area