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St. Louis, Mo, Us

Indianapolis, Indiana, Us

Developing business plans in support of pre- and post-commercialization phases of life science start ups' capital raising business cases• Leading planning and modeling of income statement, balance sheet and cash flow, including capital expenditure planning• Collaborating closely with CEOs and Board Members to test and sensitize plans.

St. Louis, Mo, Us

Directed finance and closing execution activities associated with M&A, including oversight of due diligence and implementation activities post transaction.• Co-led or contributed to deal development, diligence and execution in four (4) acute care transactions.• Reviewed and provided content input for transaction agreements as Member of National Transactions Team.• Led development of transaction execution playbook of best practices.• Directed development of business case analytics for proposed capital projects and strategic initiatives, overseeing return on investment calculations relating to two (2) additional proposed acute care, five (5) ambulatory surgery center and two (2) expansion projects.• Led the engagement of external advisors for additional valuation and consulting support for four (4) transactions.• Co-led review of master agreement terms for M&A consulting and support services.

Dublin, Ireland, Ie

Directed Strategic Finance and Analysis for M&A and Business Development activity of generic pharmaceutical leader. Collaborated as key member of BD team researching and evaluating opportunities with focus on maximizing value creation, return on invested capital and cash flow.• Developed valuation models for sixteen (16) proposed opportunities and maintained consistent valuation and analysis approaches for all BD, R&D and Capital investment projects.• Engaged in cross functional due diligence processes to refine valuation inputs, exploit value drivers and lead financial diligence of selected opportunities.• Created presentation materials and communicated effectively with all levels of senior leadership throughout approval processes.

Darmstadt, De

Drove business by pursuing partnerships, co-development agreements, in-licensing of technology to enhance and fill gaps in company capabilities and offers (strategy and transactions oriented role).• Established Business Development execution strategy, setting priorities for tactics, while contributing to overall business strategy establishment process.• Developed partnership and acquisition pipeline, fostering external relationships toward execution of agreements.

St. Louis, Mo, Us

Finance Business Partner to EVP leader of Applied Markets Business Unit.• Provided oversight of P&L for ~$700M global business unit. Developed three (3) annual budgets and rolling forecasts.• Ensured value creation via review of and negotiation support for customer contracts (each >$5M in value). • Provided analytical support and recommendations to drive growth, ensure return on invested capital and value creation.• Performed review of acquisitions, alliances, site rationalizations assessing strategic fit, synergies, value.• Launched BU key information initiative and communicated metrics that measured/supported BU’s strategies/goals while enabling BU management to understand performance, identify trends and opportunities for improvement.

St. Louis, Mo, Us

Identified, evaluated and led execution of M&A and Strategic Alliance opportunities. Performed strategic alternative analyses, generated leads and selected targets/partners.• Key leader in transaction negotiation/closing; coordinated due diligence and post-closing/integration activities; drafted and developed contract documents with internal/external parties for six (6) domestic and international transactions.• Provided decision support including financial modeling and additional analyses related to strategic evaluation of opportunities.• Prepared investment and executive summaries for review/approval by Senior Management and Board of Directors.• Coordinated Enterprise Strategic Planning efforts including process development, coordination, monitoring as well as identification of market trends, opportunities and threats.• Co-led establishment of first Competitive Intelligence practice/Competitor Profiling initiative for organization, including presentation/exposure to Board of Directors.

St. Louis, Mo, Us

Prepared financial and operational analyses for presentation to senior and business unit leadership. Led M&A execution processes.• Developed budgets, tracked and analyzed performance, collaborated in profit/process improvement development.• Reviewed business development opportunities and acquisition targets.• Developed skill set to a lead role in coordination of M&A due diligence and contract review/negotiation for four (4) domestic and international transactions.• Conducted and prepared pre/post investment reviews/summaries for Senior Management and Board of Directors.

St Louis, Missouri, Us

Directed capital budgeting, prioritization and approval process for ~$500 million in capital investment annually.• Oversaw preparation of all analyses and presentations to senior management and board of directors relating to capital approval – including new stores/major remodels.• Co-developed profit improvement projects, resulting in greater than $500K expense savings annually.

St Louis, Missouri, Us

Drove business by performing strategic market/growth opportunity assessment, project concept development and analysis, M&A valuation/diligence and risk measurement.• Modeled long range planning sales/margin/earnings forecasts. • Developed models, drafted and presented M&A project proposals. Prepared summaries and presentations for Shareowner/Board of Directors meetings.• Coordinated due diligence, reviewed merger agreement documentation related to three (3) M&A transactions.• Generated regular updates of competitor/key statistics reports and assisted in preparation of four (4) comprehensive, annual market share analysis reports.

St Louis, Missouri, Us

Developed guidelines as well as monthly sales and merchandise summary reporting (Plan and Actual). Performed financial analysis to measure investment attractiveness of new store and expansion/remodel projects.• Developed annual expense budget guidelines. Supervised capital budgeting process for select capital pools. • Prepared analyses relating to expense management and savings opportunities. Performed marginal store analysis to expose potential store closure candidates; planned store liquidations.

Analyzed financial condition and industry position of current and prospective commercial borrowers through financial statement analysis, customer inquiry and conference with borrowers’ advisors.

Negotiated and administered subcontract procurement involving pricing and delivery agreements.• Performed cost analysis, forecasting/optimal delivery timing analysis and compiled information to support negotiation of long term contracts for acquisition of production materials for military equipment.

Bsba, Finance

Mba, Finance

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