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Columbus, Ohio Area

Corporate Finance Associates is one of the oldest and most prominent investment banking firms serving middle-market companies, recording thousands of successful transactions in 50 years of service. The Columbus office handles mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, recapitalizations, financings, and strategic/exit planning for privately held companies in the lower middle market with a focus on the manufacturing, distribution, and B2B/C service sectors. Securities related transactions are conducted through Corporate Finance Securities, Inc., a Registered Broker-Dealer and member FINRA/SIPC.Hold Series 63 & 79 Securities Licenses

Vancouver based early stage company, relocating to CA, developing an active accident avoidance/alarm system. Early-stage funding, product engineering, and advanced on-site testing ( 300K sq. ft. factory) has been achieved with a U.S.-based strategic investor.

Cincinnati, Ohio Area

IdeaTeam1, as the business advisory affiliate of Flynn & Co., a Cincinnati-area accounting firm, provided valuation, acquisition consulting ,and strategic business advice to middle-market firms in the Tri-State area.

Originate & manage M&A assignments, centered on discrete sales of privately-held middle-market companies in automotive, industrial, and distribution “spaces”, and negotiated buy-side acquisitions. Transaction value range $5 - $150+ million. Lead business development efforts in Great Lakes region to augment the firm’s nationwide reputation in the automotive aftermarket industry.

The Cannelton Group collaborates with private capital sources on acquisition, operational assistance, and corporate development programs for targeted middle market manufacturing and distribution businesses.

Distribution industry consulting firm focused on channel strategy and operations.Initiated corporate development service for distributors and conducted channel management assessments for manufacturers. Conducted strategic & operational assessments of clients.

Greater Detroit Area

Led Vickers Industrial sales & support in the Americas & directed post-merger Eaton/Vickers Hydraulics Operations commercial functions. Owned $25 million budget, supporting $400 million in revenues. Senior Vickers member of $1.1 billion Industrial+Mobile integration team. Recruited for 3 senior executive roles post-merger.Spearheaded improvements to order-management, warranty, field service, technical support, & credit functions for $650 million worldwide business. Guided turnaround of $65 million Singapore assembly/test operation, coordinated launch of functional pricing system for distributors with web-based reporting, re-engineered reverse logistics for returned goods and repairs, eliminating $4 million claims.

Directed 75% expansion of $70 million distribution division to $130 million. Supervised 6 Latin American sales offices; provided managerial support for 7 Latin American warehouses in MIS, inventory control, & marketing. Integrated 3 acquired businesses, incorporated 4 major product line additions, fulfillment processing cycle time reduced 50% using lean/TOC techniques.Guided 20-man integration team combining TRW’s $320M global aftermarket parts operation into Federal-Mogul, creating an $800 million distribution business. Executed consolidation plans & achieved, ahead of schedule, milestones for $21million /year savings.Led acquisition, divestiture, & corporate finance projects, reporting to CEO. Coordinated key technology-transfers, joint ventures, & strategic alliances. Initiated/guided 3 critical transactions, each over $165 million in value.

Developed acquisition & venture-capital investment strategies for broad mix of U.S. & foreign companies, such as Wisconsin Energy, Chugai Pharma, Nichicon Electric, White Consolidated, Menasha, Scandiafelt, Blue Cross/Blue Shield.Authored expert testimony on $1+billion corporate financing, credit downgrade issues for Litigation Support clients.

Cleveland/Akron, Ohio Area

Managed Automotive Sector acquisition & joint venture/licensing projects. 70% assignments were off-shore, primarily Far-East and Europe. Key contributor in assembling multiple technologies and operations to form Passenger Restraint Group.

Moline, Il

Assisted foreign & export operations with credit facilities, export/import insurance. Earlier roles included U.S. bank & commercial paper issuance, and factoryinternal auditing.

Mba, Finance

Ba, History, Political Science