-Developed uniquely profitable, scalable and high growth Half Full Third Place concept, a multi-faceted venue that includes a coffee shop, social co-working space, pilot brewery, tasting room, private event space, music venue, and beer garden.-manage workforce of 20+ employees

-Chief architect of unique Half Full brand oversee all finances, distribution, production, branding and marketing strategy.-Converted an empty 5,400sf warehouse into a 20-barrel microbrewing production and packaging plant able to produce in excess of 20,000 barrels of product annually-Negotiated distribution agreements with 8 independent wholesalers in 4 states-Raised capital via equity (4 rounds), asset-backed loans, mezzanine debt, grants and SBA loans-Fairfield County 40 Under 40 by Connecticut Magazine

Scrap Works applied for and was awarded a $2.5mm Connecticut Community Challenge grant for its Scrap Works Initiative. This initiative was designed to build a main street with small businesses -- a year round shipping container & food truck lot and beer garden, a German beer hall, and two other manufacturing-enabled retail concepts -- on and in formerly underutilized and contaminated properties.

-Provided full-time coverage for 17 risk arbitrage/special situation hedge funds and 7 relative value hedge funds managing between $100 million - $4 billion in assets under management-Educated and advised clients on merger arbitrage deals and special situations in the United States, Canada, and Latin America-Delivered firm resources by facilitating access to fundamental research analysts, arbitrage research analysts, industry conferences and visiting management executives-Executed customer agency trades and negotiate principle trades on behalf of clients with market-making traders in NASDAQ, Bulletin Board, and NYSE-listed stocks-Offered real-time trade feedback and general market analysis-Obtained Series-55 license for equity trading

-Identified, structured, and executed customized market-based solutions that addressed the needs of the firm’s corporate clients, including capital fundraising, capital deployment, asset sales, and asset protection-Assessed corporate client needs with senior investment banking relationship managers and collaborated with legal, tax, and accounting teams to conceptualize solutions-Constructed financial models that compared variables including price, cost savings, and time commitment of the devised solutions-Incorporated pricing models, financial models, forecasts, and schematics into presentations to be used in the pitch by the senior salesman -Managed the cash flow resulting from the execution of a proposed solution-Provided advisory work for clients that involved conducting market research, statistical analysis, cost analysis and creating case studies based on various compensation programs -Obtained Series-7 and Series-63 licenses

Fully-insured painting business that serviced 10 clients in Cape Cod during our college summer break.