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Wesley Chapel, FL, US

Wesley Chapel, FL, US

New York, New York, US

Checkmate is an advanced SaaS platform that offers seamless integration between a restaurant’s POS system and over 100 ordering platforms, such as DoorDash, Uber Eats, GrubHub, and ChowNow. ItsaCheckmate synchronizes the menus and prices directly from the POS system to the ordering platforms and incorporates orders from those platforms directly into the.

Santa Monica, California, US

IPSY is a $1B+ revenue beauty subscription company. * Managed $50M+ daily cash tracker, improving CFO’s decision-making. * Oversaw FY 2019 audit by KPMG. Maintained the relationship with external auditors, provided pragmatic solutions and alternatives to challenging audit requests and inquiries.* Owned monthly sales-tax compliance through the Avalara.

WellSavvy is an e-commerce wellness startup launched in the UK. I joined as an investor leveraging my Amazon experience to expand in the EU. * Managed financial operations of the company, including Quickbooks, Chart of Accounts setup, month close, timely production and accuracy of all financial reporting, cash flow management, Sales tax/VAT, and external.

New York, NY, US

• The College Board is a mission-driven $1B+ revenue non-profit organization, engaging 7M+ students annually.Budgeting Process:
• Guided programs and service units across the College Board through budgeting and financial reporting processes, managing staff towards tight deadlines for the $800M FY18 Budget.
• Managed communication of key insights and actionable intelligence across the organization, in order to drive sound business and strategy decisions.
• Deeply understood the economics of the College Board, including revenue and expense drivers, key performance indicators, and recent historical trends; served as primary liaison to programs and service units so that.
• Developed, and then translated for executives, analyses of revenue and expense drivers, performance indicators, and recent historical trends. This work played an essential role in clarifying tradeoffs and enabling the.
• Demonstrated outstanding skills at analyzing data, telling stories, and collaborating with colleagues.SAT Digital Initiative:

New York, NY, US

• ShermansTravel is a digital media company backed by TEGNA & Adams Street Partners.Business Transformation and Strategy:
• Growth Initiatives: Partnered with CEO in launching CruiseCritic.com competitor in $37B cruise industry, building detailed financial model with inputs from senior management team.
• M&A: Led due diligence on potential targets including BudgetTravel and DunhillTravel. Researched synergies and deal rationale. Analyzed merger ratio using DCF, Trading Comps and Transaction Comps. Financial Controls.
• Budgeting & Forecasting: Reduced annual budget preparation time by half. Improved accuracy of Pro Forma financials by working with department heads. Prepared quarterly forecast with variance analysis.
• HR: Slashed payroll and benefits administration costs 24% by migrating to PEO, while ensuring enhancements of services.
• Process Improvements: Automated billing by integrating QuickBooks & Salesforce. Migrated company to tiered commission structure to incentivize and motivate sales reps. Stakeholder Management and External Interface:

New York, NY, US

• Business Transformation and Strategy:
• Turnaround: Survived the company in extremely cash-strapped situation in first year of my tenure by creating & maintaining a 52-week running cash forecast to precisely predict weekly ending cash balance and a 4-months.
• Accounting: Managed team of two accountants in expediting month-close Journal Entries, accruals & bank recs. Designed & implemented effective AR collections protocol that cut Days Outstanding by 33%. Negotiated payment.
• Financial Reporting: Significantly upgraded quality & effectiveness of periodic Board of Directors communications deck.

Fishers, Indiana, US

Tasting Table is a digital media company backed by Bob Pittman's Pilot Group.I provided accurate & actionable insights to the CEO on big-picture finance matters, including raising additional debt to meet future working capital requirements, taking proactive actions to meet the lender’s Liquidity Ratio & 6-month rolling-EBITDA covenant levels, and setting.

Seattle, WA, US

• Financial Controllership:
• Provided financial leadership to four fulfillment centers in the East Region.
• Built quarterly and yearly fixed and variable cost budgets with the combined annual outlay of $60M.
• Tracked & approved all FC related expenses. Performed NPV, ROI & Payback Period analysis on Capital Asset Requests. Led $750K equipment buyout CAR, with Payback Period of 2.2 years & NPV of $350K.
• Ensured that each site achieves the 5% year-over-year VCPU improvement target.
• Led the month end close process, including all accruals using a broad range of tools such as Oracle Financials, DataWarehouse, Essbase and Cognos.Financial Risk Analytics:

• Blue Beacon Capital is a Telecom, Media & Technology-focused boutique investment bank.
• Sell-side Advisory: Executed the sale process for a California-based nationwide reseller of voice and data services with $26M in annual revenue and $1.5M in EBITDA. Performed DCF and Comparables valuation analyses..
• Sell-side Advisory: Led the sale process for a facilities-based provider of broadband and hosted VoIP services in Oregon with $4.6M in annual revenue and $1.0M in EBITDA. Authored teaser, CIM and Bid Process Letter..
• Private Placement: Raised $15M Series C round capital for a California-based VoIP technology start-up targeting the consumer market. Developed investor presentations and led marketing effort to select VCs.

London, GB

* Leveraged Finance: Structured acquisition financing package for proposed LBO of Mirant, a $9B power company. Developed a dynamic LBO financing model. Drafted leveraged finance committee memo.* Leveraged Finance: Evaluated feasibility of HSBC financing an LBO of Innopack, a $240M Mexican bottler. Principal Investment: Core member of the global team tasked.

London, GB

* M&A Proposal: Authored a $1.5B merger pitch involving a catastrophe reinsurer and a casualty reinsurer. Recommended valuation range based on market multiples, a P/B versus ROE regression and comparable M&A transactions analyses. Stress-tested accretion sensitivities. * Buy-side Advisory: Performed acquisition modeling, reviewed data room and participated.

Mba, Finance

Electrical, Electronics And Communications Engineering

Marketing/Marketing Management, General

Bachelor Of Engineering - Be, Electrical, Electronics And Communications Engineering

Development Economics And International Development