Launched Urbano Now, a breakthrough business model and application offering seamless same-day B2B and B2C delivery for the emerging eCommerce market in Central America; focused on exponential customer adoption and order volume growth, differentiating the brand through our focus on quality and service.

Transformed a stagnant B2B logistics company with 1,000 employees systematically into an agile, fully integrated, technology-based “One-Stop-Shop” in logistics that can serve the complex and changing logistics needs of any client.• Built an outstanding team by hiring the right people, created a unified vision and culture, and coached each member towards personal and professional growth.• Formed a scalable and resilient knowledge-based business, powered by new data processing tools and redesigned digital processes.• Launched Urbano Now, an innovative business model offering seamless same-day delivery; rapidly grew customer adoption and order volume.• Repositioned the company and its brand identity by divesting the structurally declining core business and integrating an international cargo company.• Successfully navigated the COVID-19 crisis, turning the company profitable, despite adverse political, economic, and social circumstances.• Mentored, inspired, and developed our managers and new talent; cross-training, multidisciplinary teams, management by objectives, and teaching.

Managed a holding company with $15M in annual revenue from real estate properties and agricultural production. Responsibilities & achievements include:• Successfully launched the master plan of a 135 acre, one-of-its-kind, sustainable mixed-use urban development.• Negotiated and executed the divesture of the loss-producing coffee business as well as non-core real estate assets, consolidating the group’s assets and lifting operating profit by $1M.• Expanded the group's non-profit organizations (Health Clinic & Botanical Garden) at a compounded annual growth rate of 5% and 7%, respectively.

• Overhauled the accounting and financial reporting system (implemented SAP Business One) streamlining business processes, establishing KPIs, increasing controls, and lowering administrative costs by over 30%.• Created a 3-year dynamic analysis tool for the planning and budgeting of the coffee business division.• Established and enforced formal policies and procedures that reflect the company's vision, values and culture as well as regulatory and compliance requirements.

Coordinated financial planning and analysis activities of the EU headquarters for a B2C online printing business (web-to-print orders) with over 5,000 employees worldwide. Responsibilities & achievements include:• Led EU forecasting process; as a result, optimized advertising efficiency, while at the same time growing revenues.• Created dynamic, multi-functional 5-yr business plan model guiding strategic and tactical discussions between marketing and manufacturing.• Collaborated with global team in establishing standards for measurement and reporting of eCommerce KPIs to improve conversion and retention rates.

During this internship, I performed financial analysis on inbound opportunities using DCF models, established a deal origination “funnel” to align M&A activity with core strategy, and helped optimize and standardize the deal process (deal flow increased by over 100% the following year)

Generated research for an equity fund identifying unique investment opportunities in great companies with strong management teams and high appreciation potential. Responsibilities & achievements include:• Advised senior staff on capital market transactions such as IPOs and M&A.• Pitched investment ideas by triangulating relevant data points such as financial statement analysis, risk-reward ratios, and qualitative factors.• Helped the portfolio outperform the market by an absolute return of +27% in 2008 and +14% in 2009.

Sold the financial information platform “Bloomberg Terminal” and provided premium customer service and analytics support. Responsibilities & achievements include:• Regional Top Performer in 4Q07 for significantly exceeding sales goals and providing superior customer service, while actively managing US$18M of annual revenue.• Discovered an entirely new customer segment applying innovation concepts.• Ran targeted sales campaigns increasing customer satisfaction & product usage.

Awarded the German Banker Certification (Bank-Kaufmann) after the successful completion of the two year on-the-job training program with focus on Banking Services, Asset Management, and Lending.