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Greater Seattle Area

• Initially hired in Director capacity and promoted to VP-level role, overseeing a complex mix of FP&A, Patent Portfolio and Contract Management, Accounting, HR, and Shareholder Relations activities• Prepare detailed Board presentations and meeting minutes to support ongoing corporate governance requirements for both the parent company and its subsidiaries (Pendrell, HMT, CGH, Holicity, Colicity)• Played instrumental role in the company's pivot from its prior focus in satellite communications space to its current IP-driven model; created a robust infrastructure to support the new strategy while planning for the substantial costs associated with the legacy business until the company could divest its satellite assets• Aided in the completion of numerous patent divestitures and served as finance representative on a newly formed Patent Review Committee tasked with pruning patents not aligned with future strategy• As part of the above role, developed a novel framework (based on a variety of weighted attributes) to objectively grade patent potential• Supported three reverse stock splits enabling a reduction in shareholders of record, allowing the company to de-register, delist, and eliminate costly reporting requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934• Provided financial modeling, valuation, and due diligence support associated with ~15 early-stage equity and/or credit investments, as well as the launch of two special purpose acquisition companies (“SPACs”)

Greater Seattle Area

• Joined the management ranks of this VC portfolio company offering innovative point-to-point microwave connectivity• Reported directly to the CEO, overseeing all corporate business/financial planning activities and creating plans to support $88M in preferred equity financing and a $20M debt facility; additionally managed the annual budgeting process and updates to the company’s 5-Year Plan• Generated detailed ROI analyses for all projects requiring additional shareholder funding and created streamlined processes for managing monthly budget-vs-actual reporting and financial modeling tasks• Held investor relations oversight, fielding all shareholder information requests, producing quarterly presentations for the Board and Compensation Committee, and maintaining the capitalization table• Worked directly with the CEO and members of the Board on matters related to mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures, and strategic partnerships—and in managing growth to $31M and 60 employees prior to exit

Greater Seattle Area

• Recruited as the 13th employee of this newly formed wireless service provider, reporting directly to the company's CFO• Built the company's FP&A function from the ground up, recruiting a 4-member team to support business strategy/expansion in 33 geographic markets and developing a data-driven “smart growth” framework that allowed management to objectively allocate capital to markets representing the greatest potential ROI • Coordinated all budgeting and forecasting activities for the company, producing monthly budget-to-actual variance analyses and working with business leaders of different financial literacy levels—advising them on budgetary issues and on data generation related to their areas of responsibility• Performed ad hoc financial analysis as requested by executive leadership and identified/communicated key issues, risks, metrics, and opportunities to members of the senior management team• Responsible for the creation, development, and updating of the company’s 10-year business plan, used to support capital markets transactions (e.g. initial funding, debt financings, initial public and secondary offerings) which raised more than $3.3B in funding for the company; the plan additional served a crucial role in the 2005 sale of the company to Sprint Nextel for an enterprise value of more than $10B• As part of the above M&A event, served on an 8-member Due Diligence Team that worked closely with investment banks to build synergy forecasts used in the valuation and to test the reasonableness of diligence materials; efforts included querying Sprint Nextel senior management with regard to its views on Partners and industry growth prospects—as well as the implications of Partners’ valuation• Gained comprehensive business scaling/planning experience, supporting the company's growth from start-up stage into a Fortune 1000 company with $1.7B+ in annual revenue and 3,000 employees

Greater Seattle Area

• Directly supported the company's CFO with day-to-day financial management tasks and in preparing financing-related messaging for AT&T executives, industry analysts, and the investment community • Performed valuations related to the restructuring of AT&T / BellSouth cellular partnerships in Los Angeles and Houston—as well as the swap of two AT&T Texas markets for BellSouth’s Bakersfield, CA property• Revised and enhanced the company's core strategic analytical tool used for assessing business decisions, subsequently leveraging the tool to run analyses which fundamentally changed AWS’ pricing strategy• Conducted extensive business case analysis, evaluating the feasibility and potential ROI of strategic projects/products proposed by various departments including Marketing, IT, and Customer Care• Served as Lead Finance representative on a team responsible for compensation strategy and incentive planning, recommending changes to AWS profit sharing and long-term management incentive programs• Established a new third-party leasing program to provide financing alternatives for AWS equipment subsidies to corporate Wireless Office Service customers• Played a key role in the design of all AWS long range financial plans, conducting complex quantitative analysis work to help the company define and achieve its future goals; contributions include development of a dynamic financial model praised by the CEO/CFO and incorporating all AWS business lines

Greater Seattle Area

• Initially hired as a Financial Analyst and promoted to managerial role after a single year, supporting the company's global sales objectives and helping develop new creative, competitive financing strategies• Performed complex project, credit, and risk analysis activities to evaluate project viability as well as the creditworthiness/risk of prospective customers and potential joint venture partners• Emerged as key member of the company's PFO (Project Finance Organization), formed to provide Network Systems with unique FP&A capabilities in the highly competitive telecom equipment space—focused on structuring and securing financing for customers, irrespective of their current credit profile

Master Of International Management (Finance)

Awarded Thunderbird Scholarship; appointed Teaching Assistant in Managerial Economics

Bachelor Of Arts, Economics & German

Magna Cum Laude Graduate; recipient of Holt Scholarship for Academic Achievement