Erik Witkowski Email & Phone Number

Seattle, Washington, US

• Act as a trusted adviser to founder and CEO of this fintech startup on strategic, financial, marketing and personnel issues
• In charge of the company’s financial model; co-lead the firm’s fundraising and marketing efforts; manage special projects

Satellite Beach, Florida, US

• Hands-on role of creating marketing and operating process improvements for a family-owned manufacturing company, including implementing a cultural change on labor utilization, installing a labor time-tracking system.
• Helped create a fundraising deck for a start-up in entertainment space; resulted in capital commitments from investors

• Sourced and evaluated early-stage, industry-disrupting companies mostly in the consumer space
• Advised founding teams on strategy, fundraising and marketing Investments included: EverPresent--a photo and video digitization service company Ministry of Supply--a "performance clothing for the office" maker and.

Newton, MA, US

• Co-managed small consulting firm, including business development and recruiting; managed projects, including planning, managing teams, planning and delivering final presentations
• Developed a turnaround strategy plan for a regional children’s shoe retail chain which enabled the company to restructure and improve profitability
• Created and cultivated new client relationships generating $ hundreds of thousands in revenue

New York, NY, US

• Provided growth, strategic and operating consulting services to middle-market Private Equity firms and their portfolio companies; led teams, built financial models, conducted and analyzed customer and market research
• Led workstreams on 10+ due diligence project to evaluate strategic prospects for M&A targets for Private Equity clients
• Had leadership role in a growth strategy project for an India-based metal injection molding manufacturer
• Initiated and led revamping of the company’s business development program
• Launched and managed internal continuing education program for Associates’ professional development

Blue Tulip is a venture capital-financed twenty-store, $20MM specialty gift retailer funded. Developed and presented to CEO a design and implementation plan for a multi-tiered card-based loyalty program. Analyzed customer purchase database to model customer behavior and determine optimal loyalty program parameters. Reported directly to Tom Stemberg, the.

• Co-managed all aspects of strategy & operations, including managing the work force
• Recast the company into a high-end custom manufacturer by changing the company culture, improving production and service quality, and adding services; created a marketing program and exited unprofitable lines of business
• Strategies resulted in 4X revenue growth and improved profitability

Boston, MA, US

• Gathered and analyzed data and created slides in support of strategy projects for clients in various industries
• Created a complex Excel model to help a major soda company better manage its regional truck fleet
• Founded an internal continuing peer-training program to hone fellow associates’ presentation skills

US

• Northfield provides quantitative models and consulting to top money management firms
• Carried out basic programming and statistical analysis to develop and update financial models of public markets
• Conducted sales and client support

Master Of Business Administration (Mba)

Ab Magna Cum Laude, Economics

Master Of Business Administration - Mba, Business Administration And Management, General