Responsible for leading a high-caliber team working out distressed corporate, project and structured financings in the Americas. Demonstrated track record successfully developing, negotiating, and implementing optimal loan recovery strategies, leading bank syndicates to maximize returns through negotiated settlements with debtors and other creditors in- and out-of-court restructurings, and structuring and placing DIP and Exit financings. Directly manage all facets of restructuring process, lead negotiations with debtor, other loan syndicate members, legal counsel and financial advisers to build consensus and influence decisions to achieve mutually beneficial outcomes. Responsible for internal reporting, timely updates and analysis of each restructuring’s strategies / timelines and rating and credit cost forecast recommendations. Lead discussions with regulators during Shared National Credit review process and application of risk rating and classification guidelines. Effective manager, team leader, and mentor focused on developing organizational talent.

Invest personal capital in commercial and residential real estate and manage a long/short equity portfolio.

• Developed comprehensive business plan to utilize and maximize value of 8 MHz of 1.4 GHz spectrum.• Built financial model, led diligence and negotiations with three hedge funds that own the spectrum.• Marketed to potential investor-owned utility customers, equipment vendors and investors soliciting their commitment to purchase capacity on our network, invest in and support our business.• Structured and arranged $175 million to fund acquisition and start-up.• Ultimately controlling shareholder declined to sell.

• Managed a portfolio of over 1,000 credits ($225 billion net par exposure at 9/30/09) across the Corporate/leveraged finance, CDO, Consumer, Insurance and Commercial and Residential Mortgage-backed sectors. Led team in: (i) proactively monitoring portfolio performance for early identification of underperforming deals, including preparing succinct, high quality analysis with accurate and timely ratings and capital charge assessments; (ii) setting and approving limits and risk parameters; (iii) conducting sector reviews; (iv) mining portfolio for new business opportunities; (v) participating in due diligence, structuring, and underwriting; (vi) negotiating amendments; (vii) working out distressed deals; (viii) quarterly performance and trend reporting; and (x) loss reserving.• Voting Underwriting Risk Committee member. Defined and codified division policies and procedures; created reference manual for rating, monitoring, reporting, processing deals, waivers, forbearance agreements, amendments, and workouts resulting in consistent reporting across asset classes, improved efficiency, and tangible results.• Improved portfolio transparency creating systematized portfolio reports providing early detection of evolving risks to enable proactive response before creditor rights vest.• Completed financial and operational restructurings of distressed deals utilizing creative customized value-driven solutions to optimize firm's position. One restructuring converted a $77 million loss into a $40 million gain.• Developed, defined and drove strategic new business initiatives, such as evaluating portfolios and selecting deals to acquire and to provide portfolio management and workout services for distressed monoline insurers.• Key team member in MBIA’s $3.2 billion capital raising program. Led investor presentations and diligence meetings; regularly presented to firm's Board of Directors, rating agencies, and regulators.

• Led new business origination of global future flow (receivables financings in emerging markets with sovereign risk structurally mitigated), intellectual property, and whole business securitizations (securitized leveraged financings).• Consistently exceeded $100 million annual new premium budget.• Developed creditworthy structures for new asset classes, emerging markets, structures, and businesses to finance by preparing comprehensive business plans and underwriting criteria incorporating results of market analysis, political, legal, regulatory and corporate governance diligence; each deal prevailed under stress. Secured approval from management, rating agencies, and successfully executed each plan.

• Led new business origination, qualification and client engagement.• Proven track record originating, structuring and closing deals across the capital structure for start-up, leveraged and multi-national corporations. Developed innovative commercial proposals to generate new deal flow and banking mandates working in close coordination with product partners in syndication, debt and equity capital markets, treasury services to drive superior client outcomes, improve league table standings and increase firm's wallet share.• Structuring creativity acknowledged by structuring one deal which was awarded Global Finance: Project of the Year and two deals which were awarded Project Finance International: Telecom Deal of the Year.• Accessed capital based on prevailing market conditions to optimize issuer's capital structure and achieve targeted hold levels.• Increased market share and improved league table standings by originating advisory mandates and deals across a broad variety of products including advisory, bank debt, high yield, mezzanine securities, private equity for financial sponsors and corporate clients.• Cultivated strong client relationships, cross-selling and leveraging firm's balance sheet to win ancillary business and maximize relationship RAROC. Success evidenced by sole/joint leadership of 21 deals with one client over three years.• Restructured a Latin American non-recourse deal involving multi-lateral agencies, EXIM & OPIC, and private insurance.

• Prepared cash flow projections and credit proposals for aerospace, natural resource and power generation deals.• Reviewed and analyzed credit proposals and presented comprehensive risk assessments with recommendations to respective credit committees.• Completed Midland's Financial Analysis Seminar; the firm's annual internal credit training program.

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