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Oakland, California, US

Renew Home builds energy solutions for a sustainable future. Our home energy management platform integrates with thermostats, high-load appliances, and other parts of the home to optimize for clean energy and savings for homes.

Oakland, California, US

OhmConnect helps hundreds of thousands of customers manage their at-home electricity and rewards them for smarter energy use. We pay our customers for saving electricity when the grid is stressed and likely to utilize dirty power, unlocking clean, affordable, and reliable energy. With more than $17 million in rewards paid to its customers, OhmConnect is.

Berkeley, California, US

Partnered with CEO and Leadership Team to double sales at this plant-based food company. Raised $115M of venture capital, improved GM% by +30ppts, and reduced OPEX by 25%.

San Mateo, CA, US

• Joined this exciting and rapidly growing IoT company to help people find the things they’ve lost. Built a great finance and operations team to support our international expansion via e-commerce sites, brick and mortar.
• Partnered with CEO to increase revenue by >200%
• Built the operational infrastructure that enabled rapid growth
• Launched FP&A department
• Developed improved financial planning tools that reduced our close by 7 days
• Lowered BOM by 40%, cut packaging costs by $1M, and reduced delivery times by 25%

Emeryville, California, US

• Joined this rapidly growing food company as employee #23 and grew revenue 3x to $200M. Built finance team and prepared S-1 for IPO, ultimately sold company to strategic buyer - Post Holdings for $185M. Acquired.
• Over three years, we increased revenue +200% and grew EBITDA by 133%
• Restated financials and obtained clean audit on three years of historical financials
• Presented to investors, identified acquisition targets, and performed due diligence
• Combined three international businesses into a single $550M Active Nutrition Group
• Managed PowerBar Europe and Australia business units to initiate integration plan

San Mateo, CA, US

• Recruited by former AvantGo CEO to stabilize the company and drive a major platform and product transition.Shifted business focus from heavy consulting to a pure SaaS model.SELECTED ACHIEVEMENTS:
• Developed strategy with Exec team to replace lost revenue while transitioning to SaaS platform
• Reduced services component of revenue by 50%
• Redesigned go-to-market strategy to shorten the sales and implementation cycle
• Reorganized US & Europe accounting, IT, and HR teams to support new SaaS model
• Built an India-based accounting team

Indianapolis, Indiana, US

• Hired to lead this $185M Internet Retailer of prints and posters through an IPO process. Created an interim liquidity event for investors by raising $25M of debt to fund $12M tender offer.SELECTED ACHIEVEMENTS:
• Designed IPO readiness plan and identified underwriters, lawyers, and auditors
• Mentored and developed HR, legal, finance, and accounting team of 35 employees

Santa Clara, CA, US

• Partnered with CFO to re-position the company as a measurement business. Restructured the organization and led a finance team of 1,000 employees in 50 different countries, which included 600 accountants in.
• Sold two semi-conductor divisions (Avago & Lumileds) for $3.7B
• Prepared semi-conductor division (Verigy) for $1B tax-free spin-off
• Completed $3B self-tender offer plus $1.5B of open market stock purchases
• Reduced shares outstanding by 25%
• Redeemed $1.2B convertible debentures

US

Partnered with CEO to evaluate strategic alternatives and address declining prices at this publicly traded $120M B2B Services and Software Provider. Worked with external consultants and Board to develop business strategy. Sold QRS to competitor for 65% premium to public stock market price.

US

Led IPO for this mobile software developer, raising $76M, with initial market cap of $800M. Built accounting, legal, IT, and HR team of 30 employees. Managed company through downturn. Sold AvantGo to Sybase at a 72% premium to public stock market price.

Brought in by Hellman & Friedman to help lead company through rapid growth. Developed strategic plan with Exec team to introduce three new product offerings, improve brand marketing, and increase revenue by 30%. Fixed and re-implemented a recently installed failed ERP system. Sold PowerBar to Nestle for $400M.

Joined rapidly growing $1.5B public retailer of footwear and apparel, and quickly determined that company had over-expanded. Took organization through Chapter 11 and restructured business, closing 1000 stores. Emerged two years later with 91% recovery for unsecured creditors, and got listed on NASDAQ. Managed team of 350 employees responsible for.

Coral Gables, Florida, US

Hired as part of a new management team by new owner. Company moved to Mexico six months later.

Charlotte, North Carolina, US

• Worked with CEO David Murdock to buy and finance several companies:
• Acquired Dole via merger with Flexi-Van
• Took Flexi-Van public via rights offering
• Took Flexi-Van private in LBO
• Led IPO of Castle & Cooke Homes, Inc.
• Negotiated joint venture for $500M Hawaiian resort development

Managed portfolio of foreign commercial banks, leasing, and investment companies. Performed market analysis and negotiated joint venture for entry into Turkish banking market. Completed bank’s credit training program at top of class.

Started as Management Trainee. Worked on telecom project to collect and deliver market data to commodity traders. Assisted with IT planning and project management. Prepared corporate budgets and analyzed operations.

Mba, Finance, With Honors

Ba, Economics