Boutique investment bank providing capital and M&A advisory services to growth stage energy and industrial technology companies.

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GE Ventures is General Electric's corporate venture capital group, which makes equity investments in external companies. As a Director in the GE Energy Ventures team, I managed GE Ventures' investment in Eagle LNG Partners and evaluated investments in midstream, OFS and technology-enabled downstream investments.Furthermore, I was actively involved in analyzing investments presented by other team members, reviewing deal documents, and due diligence. I also provided quarterly board updates and investment ideas to the investment committee. Through my active management of GE Ventures' investment in Eagle LNG Partners, I have direct experience in FERC, DOE and state regulatory filings related to midstream projects, as well as negotiating commercial off-take and development contracts.Other experience highlights:• Led financial analysis and due diligence for a geosciences joint venture, in addition to analysis of commercial structures and royalty agreements• Led financial due diligence for oilfield power investment• Identified staffing gaps, instituted operating procedures, and developed financial reporting tools for a portfolio company• Led growth initiatives at start-up portfolio company in the LNG and mechanical equipment space, resulting in growth of revenue from $0 to $20mm in year 1 • Supports portfolio company management teams in negotiating supply and customer contracts• Provides financial due diligence of potential technology investments in the energy sector

Investment Banking - Global Energy GroupTransaction Experience:• $3bn IPO of Plains GP• IPO of major midstream Master Limited Partnership (MLP)• IPO of wholesale refined products MLP• Buy-side M&A advisory for the acquisition of a financial sponsor (private equity) backed $200mm midstream business

• Assisted Lime Rock Partners, an energy-focused private equity firm, and the Board of Directors of the Artificial Lift Company (ALC) in evaluating growth opportunities, including a potential $20M follow-on acquisition of an oilfield services company• Developed and presented an analysis of strategic growth alternatives for ALC, a Lime Rock Partners portfolio company, to the Board of Directors of ALC

• Created and presented an investment case for a $300mm upstream technology venture to the company's investment committee, which resulted in a $2mm investment• Led a Six Sigma project for a refinery services unit identifying project execution inefficiencies; detected a potential 10% increase in EBITDA • Advocated a strategic partnership to senior management for entering the oilfield services market, culminating in an alliance that increased segment revenues by 35%• Assisted senior management in negotiating an oilfield services technology joint venture with Shell• Evaluated operational and revenue synergies for a $400mm energy services acquisition • Led analysis of a $5mm divestiture, which prevented the company from accepting an undervalued bid• Identified $4M in cost savings by analyzing profitability and operational inefficiencies of distribution channels

• Assisted the R&D team in developing specifications for Company's next generation electric vehicle battery and fuel-cell products• Collaborated with program managers to develop a production operations improvement strategy that improved process efficiency by ~15%, and advocating the strategy to executive management