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Fort Worth, Texas, US

Sinclair Digital is a unique and industry changing Solutions Provider of Power and IT systems that makes Buildings more Sustainable, Energy Efficient and Agile while reducing construction complexity, cost, waste and carbon footprint.

VXT Sport's "The Ace" vision training device improves the on-field performance of professional and collegiate baseball players in all facets of their game. Our patented technology has no limitations and can improve vision and brain function for anyone at any stage of life.

Rexi maximizes reuse, value and minimizes e-waste of returned / traded-in / donated smartphones, tablets, wearables, hearables, laptops, desktops and other consumer electronics.

Business and finance advisory

Baltimore, MD, US

Apkudo is how all the players in the connected device supply chain can now get real-time answers to device inventory, quality, and pricing questions – not only within their own organization, but across their global partner network.

Stamford, Connecticut, US

Led team of employees and contractors (>4,000) responsible for enterprise wide payment processing (>$40B), recoveries (>$100M), residential and SMB onboarding and collections (bad debt >$500M). Also responsible for related revenue generation (>$500M). Oversaw the final post-merger consolidation of these related functions, the launch of Spectrum Mobile.

Falkenberg Capital Corporation is a boutique investment banking firm located in Denver, Colorado that has arranged the successful purchase, merger, sale or financing of more than 400 media and telecommunications businesses with an aggregate value in excess of $50 billion.

San Diego, CA, US

A big data / analytics enabled technology company, providing fraud and credit risk management solutions to consumer finance companies. Expect to exceed $40M revenue and 300M transactions, annually. Customers include 4 of the top 5 financial institutions, credit card issuers and wireless carriers. An independently operated, wholly owned subsidiary of.

San Diego, CA, US

• Prior to being acquired in 2014 by AT&T for $4B, Leap Wireless International was a Fortune 1000 publicly traded company, founded in 1998 and recapitalized in 2005. Cricket was a wholly owned subsidiary of Leap that.
• Conceptualized and drove launch and management of multi-product consumer financing program designed to serve >1M customers per year and generate >$125M EBITDA by 2015
• Created active management of working capital – $1B current assets / $500M current liabilities: extended DPO, reduced DSO and improved forecasting, delivering positive free cash flow for first time in company history
• Led teams responsible for debt and equity capital raises exceeding $2B, a key enabler to expansion and growth
• Created credit and collections department to manage over $350M annual sales. Improved profitability of national dealer channel representing >$1B annual revenue by improving financial oversight, on-boarding efficiency.
• Insourced dealer credit program to optimize sales vs. risk trade-off, increasing risk 3x while decreasing losses >85%

San Diego, CA, US

• Evaluated investment opportunities totaling >$2B, directed due diligence, contract negotiations and integration
• Identified needs and directed establishment of joint venture processes and system modifications across all functional areas – enabled launch of 15 markets covering 22M potential customers representing >$1B invested.
• Designed and oversaw joint venture compliance to ensure financial and contractual commitments were met
• Managed joint venture relationships to ensure continued alignment and ability to execute to agreed-upon objectives
• Maximized tax benefits of joint ventures and solved potential audit issues related to deal structures
• Developed strategic partner / affiliate program to monetize unutilized spectrum covering 20M potential customers

Kansas City, MO, US

• Fortune 500 publicly traded company. During this period, franchisees represented nearly 50% of revenues and the majority of revenue and EBITDA growth were generated from add-on financial products and services.
• Responsible for over $50B annual processing volume, including >$13B consumer lending products
• Identified and implemented product enhancements, reducing bad debt and increasing profitability >$10M per year
• Finance and product leader of team that realized $150M annual savings through renegotiation with banking partner
• Identified gap and spearheaded enterprise-wide key metric senior management reporting during critical sales period
• Matrix managed cross-functional team of >50 personnel: collaborated to achieve business and financial goals

San Diego, CA, US

• Early-stage company founded in 1998. Began as a spin-off from Qualcomm of undervalued assets. Divested non-strategic assets and grew the Cricket wireless footprint from Chattanooga, TN to cover over 10% of the US.
• Transformed role from pure capital raising into tool enabling rigorous financial planning, forecasting and liquidity management: resulted in better decision making and communication with stakeholders
• Supported capital raising activities, covenant compliance and investor relations (>$3B debt and equity)
• Analyzed and monitored implications of different growth strategies on complex covenants for loan facilities >$2B
• Performed due diligence, created financial models to assess ROE, DCF, IRR and NPV of strategic initiatives
• Key team member of quarterly analyst call preparation and renegotiation of lender agreements

• Startup software company focused on enabling connectivity and usability for non-computer users through uniquely intuitive email and Internet interfaces. Grew to 49 employees, executing flawlessly in phase 1 to enable.
• Created business plan, oversaw all investor and financial matters through 3 capital raises ($7M) and dissolution
• Designed and implemented all finance, accounting, tax and administrative functions for corporate and field
• Developed cross-functional requirements, assessed, selected and implemented all mission critical systems
• Created multi-state employee performance review, retention, incentive and benefits programs
• Wound down operations and liquidated company in mid-2001, without entering bankruptcy or legal disputes with any stakeholders

• Hand-picked to join group focused on startup/high-growth companies with annual revenues from $0-$200M
• Multiple $100M-$200M IPO’s – managing globally dispersed due diligence, auditing and SEC reporting teams
• Conducted audits for Olympic organizations, identifying risks and developing new fieldwork methodologies
• Key participant in firm's best recruiting year ever at Wake Forest University
• Repeatedly chosen as mentor by staff persons; 0% turnover of over 20 direct personnel; selected every year to train 500+ staff, interns and recruits in centralized international training facility