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• Senior Credit Officer responsible for the approval of lending, underwriting and derivative activities in a variety of sectors including Project Finance, Oil & Gas, Leveraged Finance, Midstream and Utilities.
• Formulate and approve revisions to credit policies to determine transaction acceptability, rating and recovery rates in conformance with regulatory guidelines.

• Approve transactions with the concurrence of NY Risk with a focus on Leveraged Finance, Project Finance and Oil & Gas business lines
• Evaluate middle-market Leveraged Finance transactions and provided final management approval to commit the bank. Industry sectors include business services, healthcare, manufacturing, media telecom and industrial.

• Exercise Delegation Authority to approve new commitments for select transactions.
• Approve transactions with the concurrence of NY Risk with a focus on Leveraged Finance, Project Finance and Oil & Gas business lines
• Evaluate middle-market Leveraged Finance transactions and provided final management approval to commit the bank. Industry sectors include business services, healthcare, manufacturing, media telecom and industrial.
• Exercise approval authority for new Project Finance commitments. Targeted sectors include, gas fired power, wind, solar, petrochemical and LNG. Facilities include underwritten term loans, tax-equity and derivative.
• Exercise Authority to approve new commitments within the Oil & Gas sector for both corporate and sponsor-backed clients. Industry expertise includes Upstream Borrowing Base structures as well as Midstream financings.
• Provide approval of annual reviews, watch list reports and restructuring amendments.

• Structuring and execution of sponsored acquisition financings
• Structured and executed leveraged financings with direct responsibility for a variety of Leveraged Debt products including Senior Debt, Mezzanine and High Yield.
• Led all aspects of deal execution including structuring, analysis, term sheet preparation, negotiation and final documentation. Managed deal team, led transactions through internal credit processes and coordinated.
• Appointed key member of an origination team to expand relationships among targeted clients. In this role, developed and presented innovative financing solutions to meet client’s needs and identified and pitched.
• Arranged, structured and closed over $10 billion of leveraged financings primarily as lead agent for both middle market and large-cap sponsors.
• Directed a $400 million portfolio of Private Equity LP investments including portfolio composition, fund diligence, execution and equity co-investment

• Origination, structuring and execution of leveraged transactions for sponsored and corporate clients
• Lead Arranger for transactions in a variety of sectors including cable, wireless, towers, satellites, publishing, broadcasting, radio and telecom.
• Developed and executed an innovative “hybrid” structure to finance a sponsor backed start-up cable company in the Los Angeles market.

• Origination, structuring and execution of project finance transactions in the energy and power sectors, including Public-Private Partnerships and Privatizations.
• Executed numerous energy and power transactions in the US and international markets including coal fired, natural gas, geothermal and hydroelectric power.
• Structured and financed infrastructure and industrial transactions including pipelines, processing facilities, toll-roads and waste-to-energy facilities.
• Developed an innovative structure to finance a $1.5B coal-fired power plant in Morocco. Transaction was characterized as a “Landmark” and a “Milestone Transaction” by Project Finance International Magazine due to its.
• Structured and negotiated documentation to limit political and currency risks in international transactions via agreements with USEXIM, OPIC and international ECA’s.
• Negotiation numerous transaction contracts, including fuel supply, off-take, tolling, PPA, construction and concession agreements.

• Project development and financing of Waste-to-Energy transactions.
• Integral part of project development team, originating and negotiating new transaction awards with municipalities including preparation and presentation of RFP submissions.
• Managed the financial aspects of contract negotiation with clients and electric utilities.
• Structured Municipal Bond transactions to support facility construction.

Mba Finance

Bs, Mechanical Engineering