33
years

Years of Experience

3/15

Member Since


Experience

 
ITA Ventures LLC Start-Up
Founder and CFO
04/2002 - Present
Established and continue to oversee the first railroad equipment leasing business in Brazil (www.ferrolease.com.br). Grew $150,000 in seed capital into a company with a fleet of 388 railcars which will generate more than $7 million in revenues in 2015. Financial accomplishments include successfully implementing multiple equity and debt operations, business plans, accounting, control, and reporting systems, and tax-efficient domestic and international structures.

Global Emerging Markets Forestry Fund Finance
Managing Director
09/2005 - 11/2008
Completed $99.7 million in private equity investments for the $335 million Fund. The Fund has had no realizations at the time of my departure. Details are as follows:
>$27.7 million investment for a pine and eucalyptus plantation and sawmill in Swaziland, closed May 2007.
>$34.4 million investment for a pine plantation in Argentina, closed November 2007.
>$37.6 million investment for an acacia plantation and chipmill in Malaysia, closed April 2008.

Global Environment Emerging Markets Fund Finance
Investment Officer
12/1996 - 03/2002
Identified, negotiated and managed $65.0 million in private equity investments for the $120 million Fund. Served as CFO for $12.1 million investment in the solid waste sector in Southeast Asia in April 2000. Closed financing for operations in Indonesia and Thailand from JBIC.

Coopers and Lybrand Management Consulting
Manager
08/1995 - 11/1996
>Managed ADR filing for a European client in the Netherlands, Germany, and London. Created “carve out” financial statements, consolidations, and advised our client during the underwriting process.
>Managed business valuation for spin-off of publicly traded client’s subsidiary. Extended “carve-out” activity and negotiation with buyer.
>Analyzed financial, corporate and mill operations for two publicly traded paper products companies. Audited financial statements of two large paper companies.

Andersen Consulting Management Consulting
Consultant
05/1989 - 11/1993
>Designed and implemented sales system enhancements at Motorola.
>Designed and implemented executive reporting systems at AMOCO.
>Designed and implemented inventory control system for internal manufacturing software.
>Managed Arthur Andersen worldwide budgeting process.