Checkmate Capital is an investment and strategic advisory group managing family office assets with a global commercial and financial network. Checkmate Capital's primary areas of investment are biotechnology, agriculture and waste technology, and energy technology.

Responsible for all aspects of Panasonic's energy solutions platform in the U.S., which delivers comprehensive renewable energy and energy efficiency solutions including development, engineering, implementation, financing and long term service.

Involved in the development and financing of commercial scale solar systems, primarily in the Northeast. Managed project-level and corporate-level financial analysis. Maintained relationships with financing partners including private equity and infrastructure funds.

Managed structured finance solutions group with responsibility for evaluating solar energy projects and preparing investment proposals. Communicated with client executives, system engineers, utility regulators, and financial intermediaries throughout project marketing, development and financing.

Product specialist focused on hedge funds and other alternative strategies. Responsibilities included capital raising, client communication, creating marketing materials and facilitating new product development to capitalize on dynamic market opportunities.

Directed five market studies of leveraged funds on behalf of global investment banks with an emphasis on fixed income, credit products and prime brokerage services. Evaluated hedge funds’ interaction with the dealer community including capital introduction, infrastructure needs, risk reporting, financing, sales coverage and execution.

As part of M&A team, created financial models to analyze the impact of mergers, acquisitions, divestitures and leveraged buyouts and valued public and private companies using a variety of methodologies.