• Placed on the Sponsor Finance group which is a direct lending / private credit platform that is focused on managing leveraged transactions including leveraged buyouts, dividend recapitalizations, add-on acquisitions, and growth capital • Contributed to over 25 live deal processes spanning across a variety of responsibilities including deal reads, pre-screening, commitment memorandums, sponsor and / or management calls and presentations, and modeling • Built a financial model containing a base, sponsor, and stress test scenario projection for a $100+ million refinance of an existing client’s portfolio company along with writing the necessary commentary of the model outputs on the commitment memorandum • Participated in deal processes and responsibilities mentioned above across all five of the Sponsor Finance group industry verticals: Healthcare, Industrials, Software Technology & Professional Services, Outsourced Services & Distribution, and the Food & Consumer team

Commercial Banking Externship / Case Competition (placed 2nd)• Acquired extensive banking knowledge with the guidance of CIBC professionals in an immersive ten-week program• Worked in a team to create a $400 million syndicated loan proposal requiring quantitative analysis from financial models and extensive research into the industry, risks & mitigants, and sources of repayments• Constructed a dividend recapitalization model containing forecasted assumptions and the credit facilities including a DCF model, covenant stress tests, collateral analysis, and downside breakeven scenarios• Presented the final loan proposal to the CIBC credit committee panel, discussing the key aspects of the deal while answering any questions, and ultimately earning placing second out of twelve groups

CTM Group Inc. operated facilities at Six Flags Great America • Tasked with managing the facility single-handedly 50% of the time while then servicing 100+ daily clients, equipment issues, and frequent service calls from other locations resulting in a fast-paced environment • Cut company expenses by ~15% by finding a cheaper supplier for the most consistently demanded product • Handled weekly intake, organization, and distribution of hundreds of pounds of inventory supplies