Taylor Thering Email & Phone Number

Pittsburgh, PA, US

• Led project management and coordination across internal and external teams for undisclosed projects
• Collaborated on revenue and budget targets with pricing teams to ensure project viability
• Utilized research platforms such as PitchBook, FactSet, and CB Insights to identify trends and develop strategies for prospective partnerships and projects, showcasing my strategy development process

• Head of the business development and partner management practice throughout the organization
• Contributed to financial analysis and project management several partnerships utilizing Agile and Scrum methodologies to guide internal and external stakeholders to product launch
• Conducted case studies of comparable platforms and industries to identify key trends and strategies which were then presented to the executive board and used for business initiatives
• Developed several best practices and business development, partnership, user acquisition, project management, and marketing strategies for Manticore’s current and future games
• Collaborate with executives on strategic planning process and deliverables (e.g., Board of Director meetings)

• Led junior team in ideation, strategy, and project management on emerging technology ventures building models for financial, sensitivity, and scenario analysis
• Contributed management, modeling, and guidance of MGM’s first NFT ticketed event
• Advised MGM Resorts on investment proposals and seed ventures on several multimillion dollar opportunities that successfully navigated the company in strategic deployment of capital

Chicago, Illinois

• Contributed to the closing of 16 technology deals generating over $5 billion in deal value by providing data analysis and visualization in the pitching of mandates and deals
• Analyzed M&A and LBO models to identify pertinent data points to be leveraged in data analysis and visualization
• Leveraged tools such as Power BI, SQL, Salesforce, and Excel Power Queries to create data models & visualizations
• Assisted industry deal teams in the creation of sponsor related information and materials for pitch decks, client meetings, and other various internal/external presentations

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

• Created and analyzed reports for business unit performance, financial models, and ad-hoc reporting that would then support strategic initiatives
• Prepared monthly equity workbooks for senior management and shareholders that reported key financial data in regard to the firm’s equity position and value

Brookfield, Wisconsin

• Prepared high quality loan presentations and ensure accuracy of financial and other analyses
• Analyzed financial operating statements, tax returns, personal financial statements, and other related material in preparing global cash flow analyses, property cash flow analyses, sensitivity analyses, market.
• Provided ratings and opinions concerning creditworthiness while identifying proper loan structure and pricing
• Assigned credit ratings based on a thorough risk assessment of the request and/or existing loan
• Stayed abreast of economic conditions to ensure the bank’s programs keep a competitive edge in the market

Whitefish Bay

• Coach swimmers with ages spanning from 6 to 18
• Wrote daily practices and demonstrated knowledge and technique to lead group of swimmers to success
• In charge of scheduling coaches for practices and meets
• Point of contact between the board/parents and the coaches

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

• Assisted the First Vice President with fund management, monitoring, and research and managed $800MM in AUM
• Developed numerous intricate and advanced Excel models that used complex coding to perform various job functions (e.g. fund performances, fund comparisons, automatically update team task lists, etc.)
• Was the lead for prospective research on various companies’ 401(k) plans sizes in order to identify potential clients and contacted prospect CFOs
• Constructed quarterly portfolio performance report summaries on all clients’ portfolios
• Created pitch decks for prospective clients

• Analyzed and reported on the Information Technology sector for UW – Milwaukee’s Student Investment Club (SIC)
• Researched various companies and equities through the use of FactSet
• Pitched stocks which were then added to the club’s $60,000 portfolio of US equities

Master Of Business Administration - Mba, Strategy, Innovation, Growth, Consulting

Bachelor Of Business Administration (B.B.A.), Finance, Economics, Investments

Activities and Societies: Student Investment Club Analyst

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