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Consulting engagements to pre-IPO and publicly traded companies on refining and communicating their business and investment strategies.

Corporate Officer responsible for managing the Investor Relations and Business Development intiatives for Pac-West Telecomm, Inc., a nationwide voice and data infrastructure provider.- Promoted to VP of Investor Relations, Corporate Development and Business Development - Investor Relations Officer (please see preceding description of SureWest Investor Relations role)- Corporate Development leader for the acquisition of a regional service provider with complementary technology, the divestiture of two non-core lines of business, numerous M&A discussions with potential partners / acquirers, managed financial and restructuring advisors on a comprehensive financial restructuring and Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing- Business Development leader in the formation of a strategic alliance with VeriSign to develop and market joint services, as well as distribution alliances with cable and cellular partners- Financial planning & analysis, including corporate-level budgeting and scenario planning, product-level profitability modeling, regulatory impact analyses, financial and operational due diligence, and stock price valuation scenarios- Operational tracking and reporting system implementation and management- Member of the strategy development and disclosure committees- Developed technology and regulatory subject matter expertise to educate analysts and investors in a rapidly changing industry; successfully targeted and transitioned the shareholder base; organized institutional block trades to maintain stock liquidity and price stability; managed a series of crisis communications through a reverse stock-split, Nasdaq de-listing and Chapter 11 restructuring; no disclosure violations or restatements

Sell-side research associate for Deacon Capital (Barclay’s Bank Canada) covering gold and diamond companies.