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Burlington, MA, US

UFA is the leading provider of software training solutions to the air traffic control sector and is private equity backed with over 150 global employees.

Bethesda, MD, US

• Member of Executive Committee responsible for all financial activities and strategic initiatives.
• Assisted CEO in development of 5 year strategic plan including business unit reporting, ROI modeling for new business opportunities and Innovation Fund venture investments.
• Financial lead on a 2016 capital restructure that diversified ownership from a mature, 100% owned ESOP, to a new structure that focuses ownership on all current employees including international staff and enables DAI.
• Executed M&A strategy and secured financing for DAI’s first ever acquisition resulting in DAI becoming one of the top 3 development firms in the European market.
• Responsibility for key external stakeholder relationships including independent ESOP trustee, valuation firm, lenders and federal auditors.

New Albany, OH, US

• Mission Essential Personnel, LLC ("MEP") is a global professional services company that provides human-capital solutions and program support to government and corporate clients. In 2012, MEP was the US government’s.
• Member of Executive Committee, responsible for all financial functions including reporting, forecasting, treasury, pricing and proposal support, quality assurance, IT and regulatory compliance via 7 direct reports and.
• Restructured factored financing facility into a new $60M Bank of America line of credit improving operating liquidity and timeliness of vendor payments with a 40% reduction in cost of funds. Line included funding for.
• Primary responsibility for preparation of cost volume and pricing strategy for successful DLITE Language Services re-compete proposal with a 5 year value in excess of $2B. (Awarded to MEP March 2012)
• Established foreign legal structures to support overseas operations.
• Created new management incentive structure to align corporate strategy.

New York, NY, US

Cambridge Information Group ("CIG") is a private equity backed investment company that oversees seven portfolio companies with consolidated 2009 revenues of over $600M and 2,000 employees worldwide.

New York, NY, US

• Reporting to CEO with responsibility for restructuring of business units and M&A projects.

New York, NY, US

• As CFO and member of CIG’s executive committee, directed due diligence, financial modeling, and negotiations of ProQuest acquisition that more than doubled the size of CIG.
• Supervised all financial analysis, reporting, accounting and tax functions including oversight of a staff of 25.
• Directed over twenty CIG acquisitions of both companies and product lines resulting in significant top and bottom line growth.
• Established a senior/mezzanine debt facility led by Bank of America and SunTrust including negotiation of acquisition loans, debt covenants and interest swaps.
• Managed outside consultants, auditors and tax accountants.
• Oversaw creation and ongoing financial management of wholly-owned foreign entities in the UK, France, Netherlands, Mexico, Hong Kong, Australia and Japan.

Ann Arbor, MI, US

• ProQuest was acquired by CIG in 2007 and merged with CSA, an existing CIG company. As the largest company in the CIG portfolio, ProQuest had 2009 annual revenues of over $450M and 1,600 employees in 20 countries..
• Served as the deal team CFO for the ProQuest acquisition; oversaw Goldman Sachs, PWC, Fried Frank and ABRY Private Equity diligence teams. Directed deal related efforts including on-site due diligence, Quality of.
• Presented bank book at Morgan Stanley Investor conference. Secured $300M syndicated credit facility and obtained favorable first time ratings from S&P. Managed all aspects of credit facility including compliance.
• After closing, integrated ProQuest operations including rebuilding business processes, financial systems and accounting teams, as well as restructuring customer service and sales force management functions.
• Directed all ProQuest day to day accounting, finance, purchasing and tax operations including a worldwide staff of 70. Managed post acquisition governmental audits (DOJ, SEC and IRS).
• Directed due diligence and post acquisition efforts for three 2008 acquisitions that increased revenues by over 30%.

• Navtech was traded on the NASDAQ until it was taken private in November 2007. The company was sold to Airbus in 2015.
• Supervised outside auditors and Sarbanes Oxley compliance efforts.
• Assisted management in due diligence and deal structure for a $25MM acquisition of a European competitor financed via preferred stock and private equity debt.

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