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Growing InfinityCX service with state and local government clients throughout the US. While InfinityCX supports all electronic payments (cards, eChecks, PayPal, Apple Pay, Google Pay) in all channels (mobile, online, IVR, in-person EMV), our differentiation is our: (i) mobile-centric hosted payment acceptance portal branded for each government that supports multiple categories/sub-categories and multiple cart items, and (ii) issuing digital wallet passes to customers in every payment transaction that provide convenient self-service tools and receive real-time notifications to their smartphone.

Coral Gables, Florida, Us

Head of Sales for Government Payment Solutions to agencies at the federal, state and local levels.

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Startup developing contactless ordering, payment, customer loyalty and business analytics solutions for independent restaurants and bars.

Braintree, Ma, Us

Developed strategy and plan to sell electronic bill presentment and payment solutions to tax departments of large cities and counties throughout the US directly and through establishing new alliances with tax software partners.

Atlanta, Georgia, Us

Led integrated electronic payment solutions (eBill, credit card, debit card and eCheck acceptance/processing) Clients, included statewide contracts (IL and MO), cities, counties, townships, and special districts throughout the U.S.- Retained 100% of government & utility clients post-merger with NCR- Won high profile government RFP contracts including re-bid of a Statewide client- Exceeded Revenue and EBITDA budget- Integrated business operations and team members with NCR platform

Allentown, Us

Led the Government and Utilities business for JetPay, a principal and processor with the Visa, MasterCard, Discover and American Express payment networks. Clients, included statewide contracts (IL and MO), cities, counties, townships, and special districts- Won high profile government RFP contracts, including IL Statewide client, with excellent margins- Consistently grew Revenue and EBITDA in excess of industry and budget- Grew Government into a focus business with a high growth rate- Success of Government business provided support for NCR’s 150% acquisition price premium

Led executive team and operations for this Payment Facilitator/Payment Service Provider serving government and utilities throughout the U.S.- Reorganized senior management and established collaborative culture- Designed and oversaw development of entirely new payment processing platform- Established redundancy throughout operations and personnel- Successfully completed merger with JetPay for shareholders

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Co-founder and Head of boutique investment bank advising in debt and equity capital raises, private placements, mergers, acquisitions and recapitalizations for sell-side and buy-side. - Successfully completed 95+% of transaction engagements- Led deal sourcing from attorneys, accountants and advisors- PEG and VC coverage leadRepresentative Clients & TransactionsIAP Worldwide Services, Inc. IAP (www.iapws.com) is non-asset based logisitics and facilities management company serving government and corporate clients worldwide. IAP effected a shareholder recapitalization and growth capital investment to position the company for growth and development. Post-transaction, IAP acquired World Services, facilities management business with over $750 million of revenue, from Johnson Controls. Private equity group, Cerberus Capital Management, one of the largest hedge funds and private equity investors globally, made an equity investment representing a controlling interest in IAP.AllConnect Inc. AllConnect (www.allconnect.com) helps consumers purchase cable and satellite television, internet and local phone service from leading service providers throughout the US. AllConnect raised venture capital and later stage growth capital to develop its industry leading market position organically. Venture and private equity investor Covestco-Seteura of London, England was the lead investor and also included Maveron Equity Partners, Southeast Interactive and Nth Power.BPU Associates, LLC Management led the buyout of the Sherwin Alumina (www.sherwinalumina.com) production facility from Alcoa following Alcoa’s acquisition of Reynolds Metals. In addition to producing alumina which is sold as a primary raw material to aluminum producers, BPU developed and was FERC-licensed to build a terminal for receiving liquified natural gas. The LNG terminal business was merged with Cheniere Energy. Private equity group, Meriwether Capital, led the management buyout transaction.

Co-led Hotel REIT industry group within the corporate finance and mergers and acquisitions investment banking group. Investment banker responsible for business development, deal sourcing and transacting public and private equity and debt offerings, mergers & acquisitions, financial advisory engagements and merchant banking investments.

Financial Analyst responsible for financial analyses in public and private equity and debt offerings, mergers & acquisitions, leveraged buyouts and recapitalizations.

Bank officer responsible for financial analysis of potential mergers & acquisitions for corporate development department of this prominent international commercial bank. Completed credit and corporate finance training program first among 25 graduate and undergraduate peers.

Provided litigation support and financial analyses used as expert court testimony of financial damages in construction claims, enterprise valuations and bankruptcy filings.

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Finance

Bs Finance, Finance, Accounting

Master Of Business Administration - Mba, Finance

Chartered Financial Analyst