Strategic and operational CFO and trusted partner to CEOs, adept at developing and implementing growth strategies and increasing financial literacy among the management team. Broad experience with public, private and early-stage firms, with particular interest in companies at the point of commercial scale-up, capacity buildout, market expansion or grow-by-acquisition strategies. Draw upon insight gained from prior successes and challenges to build high-performing finance teams, guide financial planning & analysis processes, lead finance and accounting operations, develop KPIs for performance tracking and critical decision making, and partner with senior management to enhance collaboration and expedite projects.Bring financial management, fundraising and strategic deal-making to bear for high-growth companies in sustainable industries. Demonstrated experience in structuring and executing strategic transactions including 16 acquisitions, 13 sales/divestitures and 11 equity and debt financings with total value of $2.5B+, while leading end-to-end M&A and financing processes. Implementer of programmatic M&A methods to achieve consistent accretive acquisitions. Utilize industrial engineering education to identify business process improvements and optimize business operations.Recent industry experience in renewable energy and foodtech/agtech with prior work in consumer products, industrial services, manufacturing, distribution, and telecom industries. Current interests in climate tech, sustainable products and other critical resources and technologies to power, feed and bolster the world.Core Competencies: financial management • FP&A • budgeting • modeling • risk management • reporting • compliance • SEC filings • fundraising • KPI development • financial controls • treasury • board and investor relations • audit and tax management • corporate finance • corporate development • mergers & acquisitions (M&A) • strategic planning • deal origination and sourcing • deal structuring • negotiations • integration planning • capital raise • capital markets • valuation • financial analysis • competitive analysis • due diligence • project management