Jim is a Senior Director at SSA & Company working primarily with the Financial Services practice and is an MBA graduate from the NYU Stern School of Business. With 10+ years of experience working in Management Consulting, Mergers & Acquisitions, and Corporate Finance, Jim has built a specialized knowledge base in growth strategy, operations strategy, operational due diligence, transformation design, and program management.In his role at SSA & Company, Jim leads engagement teams and individual assessments in market and competitive landscape analysis, customer segmentation strategy, organizational and operating model design, process migration and relocation strategy, labor capacity and resource optimization, and large-scale transformation programs. Jim has experience working with both domestic and international clients and has developed the requisite skills to work in diverse and fast-paced environments.Prior to joining SSA & Company, Jim was part of the Mergers & Acquisitions group at Textron, Inc., a global industrial conglomerate. In this role, Jim supported the acquisition process from deal sourcing through integration planning for 19 closed transactions and constructed LBO, DCF, accretion/dilution, and business operating models for 90+ targets across the Aerospace, Defense, and Industrial sectors.