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Since 2013 I have engaged in Treasury consulting for private equity owned businesses with origins as sale from parent to public company taken private; and a division of a large public company. Roles have ranged from short term project consultant to Interim Treasurer. Areas of involvement:Domestic and international liquidity enhancement Operational foreign currency exposure identification, hedge strategy development, and executionSales contract currency risk mitigation strategy development and hedge execution Program management of multi-currency netting system implementation in a foreign jurisdictionRationalization of bank network and cash management infrastructureAssessment of the current state and trajectory for TreasuryDevelopment of short term cash forecasting processCash visibility / reporting capability

Chicago, Illinois, Us

Lead role for separation of Treasury function from parent company and management of a Treasury organization for a new, standalone company. Partnered with Tax and Legal on efficient funding, intercompany loans, dividends and excess capital repatriation. Managed legal entity capital structures and currency risk. Arranged working capital and extended financing to support revenue growth in emerging markets. Established European and Asian banking networks.

Chicago, Illinois, Us

Strategic currency management for multiple Motorola businesses with global footprint and $19 billion in sales. FAS133 hedge strategy development from origination to market orders. Subject matter expert for structuring currency risk sharing agreements and FAS133 Embedded Derivative risk avoidanceCollaborated with Motorola treasury centers in US, Mexico, Brazil, UK, Poland, Israel, Singapore

Chicago, Illinois, Us

Financial planning and analysis lead for supply chain organization. Analyzed and reported cash conversion cycle metrics. Administered $60 million annual operating expense budget and $130 million capital spending plan.

Chicago, Illinois, Us

Leveraged credit research decision support for high risk North American and Latin American cable industry sales, cross border M&A support for $100m+ Swedish acquisition / exposure management / integration & funding strategy. Originated currency hedge strategies for operations in Taiwan, Mexico, United Kingdom and Germany. Managed SOX compliant domestic cash management operation and banking controls. Developed financial models supporting sales team win of $700 million in new business for Verizon and AT&T entries into residential broadband service.

Chicago, Illinois, Us

Transitioned and consolidated all treasury activities of acquired $3b public company General Instrument to Motorola systems, policies, and procedures. Teamed with Tax organization on foreign entity consolidations & recapitalizations. Managed division's sale of trade receivables into Motorola commercial paper program. Represented division's interests in international finance & treasury matters. Integrated cash management & banking operations of 5 high tech acquisitions.

Responsible for centralized Treasury operations of a Fortune 500, public company: global liquidity, bank relationship management, international banking, risk management, policies and procedures Developed annual capital plan assessing liquidity requirements and capital structure. Co-managed arrangement of revolving credit facilities ($500m and $600m) and synthetic leases ($140m) and performed covenant compliance reporting. Managed domestic cash management team, bank account controls and wire payment security. Developed and executed derivative strategies for variable interest rate debt and foreign currency exposures in North America, Asia and Europe,

Bs, Economics & Finance

Mba, Finance