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Chicago, IL, US

• Implement the startup, drive growth and have oversight of a world-class rail leasing organization in North America. Provide entrepreneur leading strategy and operations management with a focus on innovation with a.
• Drive consistent overall strategy according to company mission and strategic objectives
• Position leasing business for future success with a sense of urgency on customer success
• Align leasing business with the overall goals of the organization
• Direct oversight of leasing activities to ensure they produce desired results
• Shape the vision and direction of leasing, working in collaboration with the Executive TeamDevelopment

Coral Gables, Florida, US

• Rail Finance Vertical Leader providing leasing and lending to railcar shippers, railroads and rail operating lessors. Managing a portfolio of existing assets which include railcars and locomotives. Originating new.
• Operating Leases - Net and Full Service
• Finance Leases - Single Investor and Synthetic
• Loans - Advance Rates up to 100% with terms typically from 5 to 10 years

• Planned, budgeted and managed all financial matters and transactions. Acted as Chief Operations Officer overseeing, asset management, risk management, portfolio management and pricing. Provided sales channel strategies.
• Leveraged longstanding industry relationships to build a platform and launch a railcar leasing business that acquired 1,300 railcars and took assignment of their associated leases
• Sourced, negotiated and closed $36 million revolving credit facility to finance acquisition growth
• Sold less desirable railcars through Offering Memorandum sales process resulting in extraordinary gains to improve business profitability
• Developed and implemented key business policies and practices to provide proper governance and compliance
• Managed 2016 financial statement audit with Crowe Horwath which was completed without any exceptions

Boston, MA, US

• Performed Third Party Originations/Capital Market activities to buy and sell portfolios of railcars. Managed cross functional teams that originated, structured, underwrote, negotiated and documented railcar leases and.
• Leveraged Capital Market relationships to sell 65K railcars for $2.5 billion in sale proceeds and 41K intermodal assets for $350 million, generating extraordinary gains in excess of $600 million
• Cultivated relationships and led the acquisition of 30K used railcars for an investment of over $1 billion
• Sourced and reviewed $1 billion new railcar acquisition investment opportunities annually
• Structured, proposed and awarded in excess of $2 billion in new railcar leases or loans whereby the railcars were either acquired from the builder from a speculative buy, a built to order or as a step in from the.
• Led lease renewals for large operating leases and finance leases where the salesperson needed special structuring or the negotiations were with a customer executive (CFO, Treasurer, etc.)

Santa Clara, CA, US

Led and managed a sales and operations team that provided banking services and loans to venture capital firms and their portfolio companies in Indiana, Michigan, Missouri and Ohio.

Additional experience as Vice President and Investment Manager at LINC Capital leading a sales and operations team that provided equipment leasing to venture capital backed technology and life science companies. Other experience at LINC Capital and Meridian Leasing included roles in Accounting, Treasury and Credit.

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Business Administration

Mba, Business