• Consult on a multitude of private investment alternatives to include new business formation, acquisition, sale, co-investment, etc…• Operational capabilities consisting of budgeting, variance analysis, projections, cost accounting, project ROI, etc…• Offer multitude of valuation perspectives to include discounted cash flow, comparable companies & comparable transactions • Consult on a variety of public investment strategies to include small/micro-cap deep value, event driven, arbitrage & macro economic • Provide due diligence services for a variety of private and public investment alternatives• Provide company and portfolio level risk management advice to mitigate exposure to sudden change and/or unforeseen events• Advise on fund raising alternatives and potential sources of funds to include structuring and negotiating documentation• Advised Large NM based Native American Tribe on fixed income asset allocation alternatives• Advised high net worth family on public equity allocation alternatives • Advised state-funded venture capital fund on early stage investment

•Founded, self-financed and managed state of the art yoga studio generating annual sales in excess of $500,000•Managed all finance responsibilities to include keeping integrated financials, budgeting, projections, annual tax preparation, etc…•Managed staff of over 30 employees•High quality product in combination with strict cost control has allowed studio to be profitable since inception in October 2013•Applied business acumen to yoga studio model to take advantage of industry inefficiencies and positive wellness/healthcare trends•Sold business in October of 2018 to generate a 100% ROE in a five year period

•Directly responsible for publicly traded value and arbitrage positions and all energy investments for family investment partnership•Publicly-traded equity investments included small/micro-cap deep value, event driven, merger and share class arbitrage positions•Fund investments included E&P hedge, MLP hedge and energy private equity

•Sole analyst on two member team that manages small to mid cap long/short equity portfolio comprised of 25-40 stocks•Practice detail oriented bottoms up fundamental analysis to include visiting management, performing on site due diligence, studying relevant competition and modeling projections•Source and evaluate long and short investment ideas across multiple sectors and sole responsibility for coverage of energy sector•Work directly with portfolio manager to make investment decisions; direct input over entire investment process

•Sole analyst for start-up fund that managed mid to large cap long/short equity portfolio comprised of 40-100 stocks•Utilized both fundamental and technical analysis to evaluate and present long and short investment ideas across multiple sectors

•First employee for start-up risk arbitrage hedge fund affiliated with Ranger Capital Group•Evaluated strategic, leveraged buyout, and management buyout transactions that were structured as mergers, acquisitions, tender offers, and hostile takeovers across various industries to determine probability of completion•Examined transactions for potential to raise antitrust concerns with regulatory bodies including FTC, DOJ, SEC and EU•Scrutinized merger agreements, tender offer documents and merger prospectuses to determine transaction strength & timing•Analyzed fundamental values of companies involved to determine potential risk if deal was not completed•Assessed publicly announced and anticipated M&A auctions to determine likelihood of a deal, company’s potential takeover value and potential downside if deal not consummated•Studied share class trades to take advantage of inefficiencies in securities that have the same underlying corporate value•Gauged pairs trades to take advantage of value discrepancies between companies in the same industry and hedge market risk•Analyzed re-capitalization scenarios to determine potential equity value accretion or dilution•Scrutinized companies in financial distress to ascertain survival and value of equity upon reorganization or liquidation

•Hired as a third year investment banking analyst from competitor (sole outside hire for this position)•Built multiple financial models for analysis including: pro forma merger, discounted cash flow and comparable companies•Performed extensive financial and legal due diligence•Drafted marketing materials and memoranda with client management•Extensive experience with equity offering process, including drafting of Prospectuses •Operated on thinly-staffed deal teams and interacted with clients often as sole representative of the firm•Member of team that worked as sole book runner for the $200 million Plains All American Pipeline, L.P. senior unsecured notes offering (September 2002)•Member of Equity team that worked as co-manager for the $330 million Kinder Morgan Management, LLC follow-on equity offering (July 2002)

•Built multiple financial models for analysis including: pro forma merger, discounted cash flow and comparable companies•Performed extensive financial and legal due diligence•Drafted marketing materials and memoranda with client management•Member of Equity team that worked as lead manager and sole book runner for the $157 million Penn Virginia Resource Partners Initial Public Offering (October 2001)•Member of team that executed the sale of P&L Coal Holdings Corporation’s (Peabody Coal) Australian coal operations for $585.6 million (February 2001)