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Colorado Springs, Colorado, Us

Austin, Texas, Us

Led financial strategy and operations for a 1,500-employee, $500M annual revenue industrial technology business with operations in more than 15 countries on 4 continents. Oversaw SEC financial reporting, performance analysis, treasury operations, corporate development, investor relations, Sarbanes-Oxley compliance, internal audit, global tax, and information technology. Managed 125 employees in Finance and IT with 6 direct reports.- Drove profitable growth through combination of optimizing revenues from the installed base with functional cost discipline, resulting in 69% revenue growth and 157% adjusted EBITDA growth since December 2020- Increased return on invested capital from 3% to 11%- Met or exceeded analyst revenue and earnings expectations in every quarter since beginning of FY 2022- Improved adjusted EBITDA margins by 500bps in FY 2023 through higher volume, implementation of bottom-up pricing analysis, customer profitability reviews, and functional/regional hiring dashboards- Redefined monthly reporting package to promote global accountability aligned with growth strategy- Enhanced global cash management by initiating 13-week cash flow modeling and recurring review- Increased discipline around capital allocation leading to new, long-term incentive target and measurement- Partnered with sales, operations, and engineering to improve lead times across product lines by minimizing impact of procurement challenges, logistics delays, and inflationary pressures on customers and employees- Completed two acquisitions for over $140M of purchase price to diversify end-market exposure, address process heating product gaps and catalyze the growth of the company's decarbonization offerings- Refinanced $140M Term B debt into Term A structure, reducing annual interest expense by $4M- Improved quarterly closing and reporting process through realignment of resources across accounting, treasury, and FP&A, reducing closing cycle time by 33% to six days

Austin, Texas, Us

Advocated and earned buy-in to pivot long-term growth strategy, which more than doubled profitability in the wake of COVID-19. Developed and executed inorganic growth strategy, transformed Investor Relations, and led global marketing activities. CEO direct report and executive leadership team member.- Led strategic planning process and development of new long-term strategic growth plan and updated financial projections in response to dramatic shifts in supply and demand due to COVID-19- Identified opportunity and led review with Board of Directors to fund an increase in end-market diversification initiatives while reducing legacy costs by 20% (>$15M)- Doubled the inorganic pipeline of potential M&A targets to more than 190 companies with $8B of cumulative revenue through external relationship development and recurring collaboration with sales and operations- Recreated approach to investment community engagement; developed proactive, intentional outreach strategy- Led deal execution to divest Thermon South Africa to local management and private investors; reallocated capital from sale to higher-return activities- Restructured global marketing organization by consolidating communications and analytics teams, hiring a new Global Manager, and establishing new process to align department goals with overall company strategy- Partnered with human resources to reimagine and expand the “Heart of Thermon” initiative; created internal company mentorships, mandated diverse candidate slates for all Manager+ positions in the US and Canada, and focused corporate donations and volunteering on diversity, education, environment, and health themes

Boston, Ma, Us

Played a key role in leading execution of strategic transactions leading up to and including the disposition of GE’s $4B global revenue unit providing locomotive equipment, services, and freight transportation ecosystem software. Identified, evaluated, negotiated, and closed acquisitions, divestitures, and other strategic relationships.- Created a bottom-up, five-year financial forecast and discounted cash flow valuation, and evaluated competitive landscape in response to new GE CEO’s portfolio review in 2017; analysis led to decision to monetize the business- Managed buy- and sell-side due diligence, owned merger valuation model, and led synergies analysis to support negotiations for the $11B merger with Wabtec Corporation in 2019- Identified and oversaw two strategic acquisitions ($65M total) in 2016 to broaden client software offerings focused on autonomous rail operations- Managed global due diligence, valuation, and transition services for the $800M sale of GE Signaling to Alstom while navigating accelerated timeline amid intense media and government scrutiny- Created joint venture with a Japanese multinational corporation to collaborate on next generation mining equipment research

Boston, Ma, Us

Led and supported valuation, due diligence, and overall M&A process management across GE Energy Management, Healthcare, Power & Water, Oil & Gas, Transportation, and GE Capital.- Maintained internal valuation model and trained over 200 senior professionals in the theory and practice of modeling and discounted cash flow analysis- Led functional due diligence for a $535M Chinese transmission & distribution manufacturer investment- Created valuation model and led due diligence of minority equity investments (Series C and D) in a concentrated solar power equipment manufacturer- Evaluated over $60B of historical GE acquisitions to identify best practices

Boston, Ma, Us

Partnered with a broad variety of finance and business unit leaders to validate financial statements and support strategic and operational initiatives. Lived six months in Italy.- Led audits in GE Oil & Gas and GE Power & Water and reviewed long-term service contracts with $11B+ backlog- Improved controls and delivered broader, automated audit coverage by establishing a modeling framework in Oil & Gas and introducing systemic edit checks in Power & Water to proactively flag potential cost and billing errors- Completed reviews in GE Real Estate, GE Capital Financial, and GE Aviation- Authored new impairment guidelines in an acquired $3B fund for GE Real Estate- Identified accounting irregularities and led subsequent investigation that resulted in a federal conviction of an employee for a $12.5M fraud

Boston, Ma, Us

Top performer across development rotations in Investor Relations, Financial Planning & Analysis, and Accounting. Received GE Capital CFO Award for European equipment lending subsidiary capital allocation analysis in 2008.

Master Of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Finance; Managing Organizations

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