Sam Moon Email & Phone Number

Toronto, ON, CA

Toronto, Canada Area

• Developed business model and fund-raising plan and drove process leading to successful seed raise for development of B2B autonomous drone traffic management system
• Sourced and managed government grant and support programs from SR&ED, OCI and MaRS
• Created product roadmap for AI-based autonomous UAS control system for surveillance and delivery operations for industrial and government partners
• Developed strategic partnerships with UAS operators, government regulators and UAS traffic management service providers
• Conducted user interviews with Transport Canada, UAS Operators, and municipal sponsors to understand existing operating and regulatory conditions for autonomous unmanned flights
• Managed successful IP patent application for Aquarius’ autonomous UAS traffic management system

• Worked with executive management and cross-functional teams on business and strategic initiatives to expand product offering and client base
• Responsible for financial model and FP&A and presented KPIs in quarterly meetings to executive team and board members
• Performed market research and attended trade shows to uncover new developments in clean-tech and understand competitive landscape
• Led change management program to integrate disparate data sources to SAP ERP system and trained cross-functional teams to decrease administrative processing requirements by 60%
• Developed inventory management system and policies, and negotiated with key vendors to decrease inventory costs by 20%

Toronto, Canada Area

• Drafted and presented investment thesis, developed financial models, negotiated term sheets & deal structures, and conducted due diligence
• Provided operational and FP&A support to portfolio companies:o Lumenix: a high-growth energy efficiency service provider for residential and commercial buildingso IoSleep: an IP-driven medical devices companyo.

Toronto, Canada Area

• Execution of international M&A and capital markets advisory mandates with total deal value of >$2bln
• Developed pitch books and financial models, negotiated term sheets and transaction structures, led due diligence process and transaction execution
• Select transactions: o Sale of a limited partnership stake in a Canadian infrastructure asset o Advisor to the Canadian government on the disposition of its equity interest in General Motorso Advisor to the Government.

Toronto, Canada Area

• Execution of Canadian M&A and capital markets advisory mandates
• Selected transactions:o Hostile M&A takeover bid for Certicom by Blackberry Inc. (previously RIM)o Advisor to Golf Town on sale to PE Firmo Advisory for takeover of LATAM natural resources company by major sovereign.