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Fontana-On-Geneva Lake, Wi, Us

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Advising clients regarding operational issues and capital needs. Assistance includes assessing near-term liquidity, determining forecast scenarios and operational impacts, and helping clients remain agile.

Chicago, Il, Us

Vivid Seats is the largest independent ticketing marketplace in North America, with industry-pacing technology, track record of innovation, and world-class experience for buying and selling live event tickets.

Advised clients regarding operational issues and capital needs, including navigating downturns and rebounds related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Assistance included assessing near-term liquidity, determining recovery scenarios and operational impacts, and helping clients remain agile as recovery commenced.

Frisco, Texas, Us

Key leader driving over 25% annual revenue growth over 9 years for this capital intensive, recurring revenue business, taking EBITDA from below breakeven to strongly positive, scaling from early stage VC backing to an infrastructure PE investor base. With board and former CEO, led $1.5B divestiture/recap in 2015, resulting in a highly successful exit for existing investors. Led finance and accounting, legal, HR, IT, treasury and risk management teams. Extensively involved in sales strategy, major customer negotiations and relationships, and operational improvements. Significant impacts include:• Major asset acquisition (~doubling EBITDA), two tuck-ins, 5 syndicated senior debt facilities ($125-$695mm), rated debt securitization ($368mm)• Revamped reporting and forecasting, streamlined costing and pricing, rationalized board communications• Reconfigured IT infrastructure (including data warehouse and cloud migration), initiated new ERP implementation

While seeking investment opportunities, advised clients in healthcare IT, manufacturing, and telecommunications. Assisted one early stage client in identifying and selecting strategic options, determining related operational and capital requirements, and navigating successful capital raising process. Advised another VC/PE-backed client in diligencing and structuring a successful strategic alliance and investment with a key supply chain partner.

Chicago, Il, Us

Worked with troubled and high growth companies, providing operator perspective to drive excellent outcomes. Significant impacts included recruiting and advising C-level executives, operational troubleshooting, lender negotiations, debt and equity capital raises, and IPOs and company sales. Active director for public and private companies, chaired audit committees. Experience with over 20 companies across multiple industries, including IT (SaaS and services), transaction processing, specialty pharma, healthcare services, manufacturing, insurance brokerage and marketing services.

Austin, Texas, Us

Key leader turning around the PE-backed troubled, rapidly growing company. In under a year, grew revenues from $300 million to over $600 million and took negative EBITDA to over $60 million. Worked with CEO and sponsor to sell company to Flex in a highly successful exit with valuation approaching $1B. Led finance, accounting, and HR, with significant involvement in operations and IT.Significant impacts included establishing credibility with lenders, credit agreement amendments, sub debt raises, revamping budgeting, forecasting and reporting, and implementing plant-level ERP systems.

Springdale, Ar, Us

First as EVP & CFO, then as President & COO, led a turnaround then drove significant revenue growth for this PE-backed company, with overall organizational responsibility and heavy involvement in major customer relationships. Led company sale to Tyson, providing over 60% return on equity, after previously orchestrating a comprehensive debt and equity restructuring.Significant impacts included increasing revenues from ~$30mm to $100+mm, driving negative EBITDA to over $6mm, revamping information systems, reconfiguring and automating manufacturing, and transforming a low margin distributor into a high-volume portion-control processor.

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Mba, Finance And International Business

Bs, Accountancy