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Denver, CO, US

• Lead operational finance and data analytics for a +$1B revenue division
• Oversee all aspects of FP&A including risk-adjusted investment opportunity evaluation/modeling, capital allocation, forecasting/budgeting, cash management, growth strategy development, and cost containment
• Co-lead procurement strategy and negotiations for contracts covering $2B+ in spend
• Develop and implement growth and cost-savings initiatives in collaboration with operational field partners
• Evaluate, model, structure investment proposals and co-lead due diligence of new business development opportunities, including direct capital investments

Reno, Nevada, US

• Recruited by CEO to join company as CFO from private equity investor
• Closed three add-on acquisitions - one of which doubled the size of the company; evaluated seven others– Created from scratch and managed the valuation/financing merger model used for all acquisitions– Co-Led.
• Directed finance and operations team of 15 encompassing accounting & reporting, financial planning and analysis, cash management, forecasting, HR, legal, project management and IT
• Executive responsible for creating cross-departmental integrated growth models and analyses to measure, forecast and optimize performance and investments across entire organization
• Established departmental structure and processes to scale as company grew revenue from $12M to $50M
• Expert in MS Excel, PowerPoint and WordSELECT PROJECTS

Indianapolis, IN, US

• Contributed to all aspects of evaluating, structuring and executing change of control LBO transactions as lone junior member of three person deal team targeting companies with $5M-$20M in EBITDA– Initially screened and.
• Monitored portfolio investments through Board of Director meetings, analysis of monthly operational performance, assisting portfolio company management in evaluating strategic initiativesSELECT TRANSACTION EXPERIENCEIn.
• Acquisition of Corporate Visions, Inc. – B2B marketing and sales messaging, tools and training company– Invited by CEO to join company as full time CFO shortly after acquisition
• Acquisition of KRD Trucking, Inc. – Leading provider of outsourced, long-haul waste transportation service– Built complex model to assist CFO in managing and projecting unique debt covenants post-acquisition
• Acquisition of NaturMed, Inc. – Developer and distributor of specialized nutritional and health supplements

Milwaukee, WI, US

• Built comprehensive valuation models to evaluate various corporate transactions, prepared client advisory materials, conducted extensive financial and business due diligence
• Created firm-specific analyses for both public and private companies that include detailed valuation analyses, capitalization and shareholder analyses, institutional buy-side and equity research comparisons and.
• Advised LKQ Corporation on its $427.8 million follow-on equity offering used to fund strategic acquisition– Created offering materials, valuation analyses and roadshow presentation– Traveled with CEO and CFO during.