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Costa Mesa, California

Recruited by Convectium’s largest institutional seed investor to execute on the founding vision of developing patented equipment to automate bulk manufacturing—leveraging the company’s technology and automation capabilities to capitalize on the burgeoning legal cannabis market. Built and led Convectium’s board of directors, steering the company's governance, financial goals, and risk management strategies, with leadership spanning sales, marketing, R&D, and engineering departments… Show more Recruited by Convectium’s largest institutional seed investor to execute on the founding vision of developing patented equipment to automate bulk manufacturing—leveraging the company’s technology and automation capabilities to capitalize on the burgeoning legal cannabis market. Built and led Convectium’s board of directors, steering the company's governance, financial goals, and risk management strategies, with leadership spanning sales, marketing, R&D, and engineering departments, including the strategic hire of a CFO to ensure SEC compliance.Tenure included acquisition of a shell company and S-1A approval, and Convectium’s listing on the OTC; leadership on two funding rounds;, and capital raising totaling $4 million. Also, architected strategic partnerships, with key with supplier and distributor relationships in the legalized cannabis industry. Show less

Boston, Ma And Toronto, Canada

Referred to Ontario-based managed security provider—helping eSentire built a go-to-market partner strategy as the company grew from 30 to 155+ employees, and doubled total revenue annually (2013 to 2017). Majority acquisition by Warburg Pincus August 2017.Tenure focused on organic growth strategy and execution—expanding partner-driven product integration growth from 0% to 30% of bookings by designing and developing eSentire’s go-to-market and channel partner strategy.Structured,… Show more Referred to Ontario-based managed security provider—helping eSentire built a go-to-market partner strategy as the company grew from 30 to 155+ employees, and doubled total revenue annually (2013 to 2017). Majority acquisition by Warburg Pincus August 2017.Tenure focused on organic growth strategy and execution—expanding partner-driven product integration growth from 0% to 30% of bookings by designing and developing eSentire’s go-to-market and channel partner strategy.Structured, negotiated, and managed early-stage strategic partner deals (e.g., OEM/alliance agreements) with cybersecurity partners, publicly traded technology integrators and distributors—setting the foundation for the company’s growth from a $10 million to a $1+ billion today. Show less

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Referred through EMC relationship to manage the Rolta-EMC partnership, explore short-term business development expansion to augment Rolta’s seller and reseller product portfolio, and lead long-term corporate development maneuvers.Leadership spanned corporate development and partner acquisition/management—serving as de facto investment banker in the sourcing, structuring, and execution of Rolta’s acquisition of Advizex (Nov 2012), a North East value-added reseller. Also, developed… Show more Referred through EMC relationship to manage the Rolta-EMC partnership, explore short-term business development expansion to augment Rolta’s seller and reseller product portfolio, and lead long-term corporate development maneuvers.Leadership spanned corporate development and partner acquisition/management—serving as de facto investment banker in the sourcing, structuring, and execution of Rolta’s acquisition of Advizex (Nov 2012), a North East value-added reseller. Also, developed strategic partnerships with Dell/EMC/VMware, Hewlett Packard, and Arctic Wolf, which brought database management, security, and operating system capabilities into Advizex’s development of new consulting practices. Show less

Del Mar, California, United States

Recruited to build the firm’s first technology-based ecosystem—developing relationships with high-value companies, leveraging previous buy-side and banking relationships with HNW individuals and institutional investors.Helped clients maximize business/shareholder value and ROIC—leveraging expertise in capital markets to evaluate and advise on product and service offerings, capital allocation, operational capabilities, performance potential, and competitive position.

Stamford, Ct

Recruited to make recommendations based on technology industry expertise and fundamental analysis including proprietary research, industry contacts, and relationships with sell-side analysts.Executed long/short ideas on a $300M technology portfolio sleeve encompassing hardware, software, and IT services, and growing the portfolio to $500M in notional value with maximum exposure of 28% net long.ALL ROLES at Point 72:Assistant Portfolio Manager (10/05–9/08)Research Analyst… Show more Recruited to make recommendations based on technology industry expertise and fundamental analysis including proprietary research, industry contacts, and relationships with sell-side analysts.Executed long/short ideas on a $300M technology portfolio sleeve encompassing hardware, software, and IT services, and growing the portfolio to $500M in notional value with maximum exposure of 28% net long.ALL ROLES at Point 72:Assistant Portfolio Manager (10/05–9/08)Research Analyst (3/05–10/05) Show less

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Recruited as technology analyst leveraging fundamental analysis to maximize ROIC for Essex investors—covering storage hardware, software, and IT services sectors for a $6B investment firm. Recognized as highest-performing analyst between Jan 2003 and Dec 2004. Appointed in 2004 to participate in capital raising with institutional clients—outperforming storage industry benchmark (27%) and software and services benchmark (10%) by leveraging depth of contacts and differentiated investing… Show more Recruited as technology analyst leveraging fundamental analysis to maximize ROIC for Essex investors—covering storage hardware, software, and IT services sectors for a $6B investment firm. Recognized as highest-performing analyst between Jan 2003 and Dec 2004. Appointed in 2004 to participate in capital raising with institutional clients—outperforming storage industry benchmark (27%) and software and services benchmark (10%) by leveraging depth of contacts and differentiated investing methodologies.ALL ROLES at ESSEX:Senior Vice President (1/03–3/05)Research Analyst (6/02–1/03) Show less

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Recruited to help EMC (now Dell Technologies) future-proof its market position by acquiring and investing in disruptive or additive competitors. Tenure spanned venture investments, M&A, and corporate strategy, with highlights including helping found and build EMC’s $500M corporate venture capital fund, serving as internal portfolio manager and holding fifteen board observer roles, including Commvault, Precise Software, and VMware.Leading an M&A team in identifying and enabling… Show more Recruited to help EMC (now Dell Technologies) future-proof its market position by acquiring and investing in disruptive or additive competitors. Tenure spanned venture investments, M&A, and corporate strategy, with highlights including helping found and build EMC’s $500M corporate venture capital fund, serving as internal portfolio manager and holding fifteen board observer roles, including Commvault, Precise Software, and VMware.Leading an M&A team in identifying and enabling nine acquisition targets (e.g., Conley Corporation, Data General, FilePool, Legato), and helping spin off McData into a standalone public company.Also, delivered acquisition, divestiture, and spin-off recommendations to the CEO and Board of Directors, including corporate strategy development resulting in strategic investments and partnerships (e.g., Dell reseller alliance) and billions in new incremental revenue.Worked on integration team that assimilated acquisitions and investments into EMC operating entities. Show less

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Co-led World Gate Technologies’ 1998 IPO. Negotiated Vitech’s $60M sale to Gateway.

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Represented mid-market companies on 6 corporate transactions (e.g., acquisitions, divestitures).

New York, Ny

Completed 9 month credit training program

Mba

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Finance And Business Administration