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Guatemala

Guatemala

Private investment firm dedicated to identifying, investing in, and operating privately held low & mid-market companies in Central America. We look for healthy, high-potential businesses and work with their owners to accommodate the process to their needs and preferences.We are much more than just capital - we are value-add and active investors, bringing resources and support for continuing the positive development of the small and mid-sized companies in the region we invest in.We look for the following general attributes:- Operations in Guatemala and/or Central America- Revenues above $US 4 million- Profitable in at least the last 3 years of operation- Growing and in an industry with positive growth outlook- Looking to bring on a value-add investor to acquire (all, majority or minority) or invest (growth capital) for the long-runIf you are an owner, or know of one, of a business that fits these characteristics, please let us know. Any outreach will be fully confidential and without any obligation or commitment.www.paltuscapital.com

Provide consulting services related to business strategy, financial managment and marketing to SMEs

Guatemala

Mexico City, Mexico

Greater New York City Area

Participated in three live M&A and capital markets transactions across media technology, real estate and gamingPrepared presentation materials and analysis, including potential merger accretion/dilution, asset swap consequences and strategic alternatives, for discussions with management and boards of directors in building materials, consumer retail and utilitiesPerformed preliminary valuation analyses including DCF, LBO affordability, public comparables and precedent transactions

Bogotá D.C. Area, Colombia

Leading private equity investor in growth markets across Latin America focused on growth equity investments. Mesoamerica has actively managed companies in industries such as telecom, cable, TV, construction services, restaurants, renewables, and outsourcing.As a summer intern assessed several early stage opportunities, reviewed sell-side documentation, completed market and industry analysis, and participated in deal sourcing activities while assisting portfolio companies in new business plan development and acquisition assessments. Developed full financial models to evaluate equity IRR of new business opportunities and acquisitions for foodservice sector portfolio companies.

North America

Selected experience:Copper Mining (Panama) – Management Strategy and Operating System: developed overall management strategy and operating system for an organization with $2b+ projected revenue by disaggregating earnings targets into operational and behavioral metrics (ex. ore mined, truck cycle time) and departmental goalsCoal Mining (Colombia) – Productivity Assessment: identified improvement opportunities of $60-$70m p.a. from fleet productivity and equipment availability through rigorous analysis and field observationsCopper Mining (Panama) – warehousing and inventory control operational readiness: performed training, process design, and documentation for warehousing and inventory management capabilities, and developed a model to perform warehouse layout, to enable commissioning of warehouse operations at a major mining project Mass media (Mexico) – sales force incentive program: redesigned a media company’s salesforce incentive scheme to create alignment towards strategic objectives and revenue targets through individual and team based performance metrics. Developed an automated model for the monthly calculation of incentives

North America

Selected experience:Pharmaceuticals/Medical Devices – product development manufacturing strategy: developed a dynamic and complete economic model for the development and lifecycle of a new product. Supplemented this analysis with a methodology for evaluating the greenhouse gas footprint of new products. Enabled immediate contract manufacturing decisions and identified improvement opportunities with an NPV impact of $13M-$27MPrivate Equity Firm – operational due diligence: Conducted operational due diligence review on behalf of prospective purchaser of two ferronickel processing complexes and open-pit mines in Brazil. Identified sustainable savings of $24m p.a. from organizational streamlining and improved procurement of third-party spend. Global Drilling Services – multi-site business improvement: $25m p.a. bottom-line improvement by increasing drilling productivity by 10%-35% across 100+ projects in Australia, Africa, and North and South AmericaInfrastructure Maintenance Services (Texas) – rapid sourcing and third-party pricing strategy: Conducted rapid vendor sourcing, and developed and implemented a new third-party pricing strategy yielding approximately $5.7m of annualized EBITDA benefitPrivate Equity Firm – operational due diligence: Conducted operational due diligence review on behalf of prospective purchaser of two open-pit copper mine assets in Chile. Identified incremental, approximately $350m (non-risk adjusted NPV), in net buyer benefit from operating as a junior miner (streamlined G&A organization; shift to local contractors), achieving full entitlement out of current assets, and optimizing capex expansion options to increase forecasted returns.Paper Mill Reliability and Maintenance (Mississippi) – diagnostic: Identified opportunities of $19m-$27m based on production improvements alone

Greater New York City Area

Summer Analyst in Morgan Stanley's Operations division in New York. Member of the Global Network Management team responsible for the on-going relationship management of third party agent banks, depositories, and foreign regulatory agencies including on-site due diligence visits, meetings with counter-parties, risk & cost mitigation, and regulatory compliance. Training: Completed Wall Street Prep on-line training for: Excel, Financial Accounting, LBO Modeling

Master Of Business Administration - Mba

Round 1 admit, Class of 2018 Global Scholarship GMAT: 730 (96th percentile): Quantitative 46 | Verbal 45

Bachelor Of Science, Industrial & Systems Engineering (Isye); Economic And Financial Systems, 3.63; Highest Honors

Activities and Societies: Alpha Pi Mu Honor Society, GT-Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers, Hispanic Recruitment Team, Hispanic.

Industrial Engineering, 3.79

Exchange program in one of the top Grandes Ecoles for engineering in France.

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Industrial And Systems Engineering

Georgia Tech study abroad program in Metz, France. Continued studies with Georgia Tech faculty in one the school's satelite campus..

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