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Boston, Ma, Us

Westford, Ma, Us

Manage the financial modeling and planning related to the long-term strategy, capital markets, treasury operations, risk management and corporate development for a $1bn in revenue service assurance and cybersecurity company.

Westford, Ma, Us

• Prepared quarterly and annual forecasts, financial reporting, business unit operations analysis and target setting - working capital, operating expenses and service revenue.• Created and presented to the Board the company’s capital allocation strategy, defining new levels of liquidity, cash flow forecasts, long term investment requirements and shareholder return policies.• Led working capital improvement initiative across the manufacturing operations of multiple business units to consolidate vendors, standardize vendor payment terms and identify inventory reserve targets resulting in a 10% reduction in working capital requirements. • Manage the Strategic Accounts credit rating and approval process and provide deal desk support for contract profitability analysis, deal financing options, FX hedging and risk management requirements• Conducted M&A due diligence, deal structuring, financial modeling and integration for the Danaher Communications ($2.3bn), Efflux Systems ($10M) and Avvasi Inc. ($5M) acquisitions.• Negotiated, marketed and closed an over-subscribed $1bn credit facility expanding the banking group to support a $300M Accelerated Share Repurchase (ASR) program, working capital and M&A strategy.• Primary liaison for the company’s banking relationships, managing negotiations, debt covenant reporting and evaluating and recommending debt/equity capital raising options to the CFO and Board.

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Sr. Equity Analyst analyst responsible for identifying and managing investments in the Technology and Telecom secotrs for a small-mid cap Global Fund and a large cap International fund.• Source, screen, and conduct fundamental research and valuation of companies within the Global universe focusing on telecom services and global technology companies ranging from semiconductors and industrial equipment to software and Internet based services.• Monitor and analyze supply chain data to identify investment opportunities based on product development cycles, event driven situations, or early stage growth opportunities.

Responsible for identifying new investments and business development initiatives within the Telecom and IT sectors in Europe, Asia and Latin America for the private equity arm of Fidelity Investments. • Focused on evaluating new market opportunities, new managed service offerings, and technology assessment.• Identied market entry options and potential partners/acquisition candidates • Led competitor analysis and M&A and vendor due diligence processes. • Managed team of five analysts.

Charlotte, Nc, Us

Provided capital raising, debt restructuring, and merger and acquisition advisory services to public and private companies in the software and communications equipment markets. Managed IPO underwriting process and M&A due diligence and transaction process.

Product development and operations strategy consulting firm founded by Harvard Business School professors.• Led client/consultant task forces of 5-10 people in the design and implementation of product development process redesigns to improve time-to-market and customer focus.• Implemented stage/gate product development processes and established criteria for Go/No-go decisions

Arlington, Va, Us

• Liaison between design and manufacturing departments responsible for establishing and managing a program for the long-term reliability of two ship-based radar systems. • Design Engineer, Radar Systems, 1990 - 1991

Mba, Finance, Marketing

Master Of Manufacturing Management (Mmm)

Bs, Electrical Engineering

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