*Restructured a middle market logistics and agriculture firm. Raised $16 million in new capital, led refinancing efforts for a new $40 million credit facility. *Led the company through its most profitable quarter in its 40 year history, Q1 FY2024: $20.5mln sales, $4.7mln EBITDA, $2.6mln Net Income. New record throughput utilization of 85% from 52% historical. *Structured and negotiated proposals for logistics partnership with Honda/LG’s US EV battery plant. *Executed forensic efforts to correct financial records that led to a clean FY2023 audit and restatement of FY2022 audit.*Repaired financial reporting to successfully exit covenant default with primary lender within 90 days of employment. Secured 12 additional months of credit access from same lender through expert financial modeling and reporting.*Built and implemented contracting, hedging, and inventory management procedures to eliminate operational risks within 6 first months.*Innovated new financial models to automate borrowing base certificates daily, 13-week cash flow forecasts weekly, COGS instantaneously.*Created firm’s first business plan, operations and controls manual, critical policies for risk management, hedging, contracting.

• Head of Cost & Integration, F-22. $117 Billion cost estimating, financial analysis, budget formulation for the F-22’s Development, Modernization, and Sustainment activities. 500+ financial deliverables annually to Air Force & Congress stakeholders. Top Secret/Secret Compartmentalized Information Clearance holder.• Pioneered the creation of a novel cost estimation approach for advanced systems, encompassing sensors, Agile software development, and artificial intelligence with applications in ISR/SOF and Fighter Aircraft Directorates. • Innovator having built 14 dynamic/predictive financial models increasing productivity 300%+ while decreasing resource needs 87% for top US Air Force acquisition programs.• Subject Matter Expert in risk & uncertainty forecasting. Introduced the Nobel Prize winning Black-Scholes option pricing to US Air Force Acquisitions to translate forecasted risk into dollar amounts for budgetary purposes. Guest speaker to Headquarters Air Force Studies & Analyses, Defense Acquisition University, Air Force Cost Analysis Agency, numerous cost & acquisition leaders.

Masters of Finance, Summa Cum LaudeFocus on financial modelling, risk management, accounting, corporate finance. Experience programming in R for large data sets (20 million+ elements), data and statistical analysis, financial modelling and forecasting.

• Real Estate CEO & CFO. Managed an international real estate investment corporation with focus on maximized investment returns, preservation of capital, inflation protection, and new capital deployment in a high yield, high inflation environment. Sole stakeholder executing company financial statements, pro formas, accounting, valuations, budget and economic forecast models, financial transactions, operations management, cash flow optimization.• Hotel CEO & CFO. Operated the 4-Star luxury Kvosin Hotel, a subsidiary investment property. Executed construction of the hotel, budget forecasts, cost analysis, financial auditing, and cash flow management. Sole stakeholder for pricing strategy, monetization, branding, marketing and operation of the hotel. Successfully achieved the highest Revenue Per Available Room in 2017 and 2018 in Reykjavik, and earned TripAdvisor’s “Top 1%” Certificate of Excellence for Service every year during my tenor 2014-2018.• Corporate Governance. Board Member to IT company Gangverk/Sling, a subsidiary investment. Provided capital structure advice, financial & operational guidance. Successfully converted initial loan structure to equity investment to draw Series B follow-ons.

Valkyrie Advisors is dedicated to consulting the financial community on best practices and the appropriate workflow/technology in order to compete and survive in a rapidly changing investment landscape. Major projects included consulting Jane Street Capital on starting their customer execution business, business development for Saiers Capital hedge fund, and proposing the acquisition of public company ITG for $800mln (100% premium) in 2013 which was eventually purchased separately for $1bln by Virtu Financial 6 years later. Initial restructuring and advisory work for Thorsgardur hf in Iceland before accepting the CEO role to run the company 2014.

•US Equity Derivatives Group•Head of US Equity Derivative distribution into Europe•US Equity Derivative Sales technology head•North America Predictive Analytics Committee

•Built and launched the Institutional Equity Derivatives Sales desk.•US Equity Derivatives Sales •US Electronic Equity Sales

•Launched a principally owned commodity trading firm.

•Head of North American Synthetic Equity Sales•Global Equity Derivatives Sales

•US Equity Derivatives Sales and Trading•Metals & Materials equity derivatives trader

•Single stock and index option trader•Launched the Midwest Institutional Sales desk. •Regional Co-Head of Recruiting and Education