Functional Skills

Post-Merger Integration
Carve-Outs
Organizational Strategy
Organizational Design
Leadership Development
Cost Reduction
Go-to-market Strategy

Sector Experience

Retail
Media & Entertainment
Financial Services
Technology
Consumer Goods
19
hours

Avg Response Time

18
years

Years of Experience

3/17

Member Since


Big 4 Accounting
Top Consulting Firms

Experience

 
KPMG Management Consulting
Director - Deal Advisory & Strategy
06/2021 - 03/2023
Senior Managing consultant recruited to advise Corporate and Private Equity clients on deal execution for large, complex Post-Merger integration and Carve-out transactions. Select projects include;

Client: Leading US-based Cyber-Security Firm
• Launched and led a Separation Management Office for the $1.2B carve out of the products division of a leading cyber-security solutions provider to a private equity buyer

Client: Leading Private Equity Firm
• Managed a stand-alone cost assessment to inform the acquisition bid to carve-out a US-based advisory firm in the Health & Life Sciences space for a private equity buyer

Deloitte Management Consulting
Experienced Manager - M&A
08/2018 - 08/2019
Managing consultant recruited to advise top-tier clients on post-merger integration and carve-outs.

Sample Projects:

• IMO functional lead driving blueprinting, operating model, organization design and synergy capture across Product Development & SG&A for a $650M internet application services firm acquisition

• Drove Day 1 readiness, employee cutover and launch communications to spin-out the cyber-security unit of a tech services firm

Akamai Technologies Operations
Principal Analyst/Sr. Manager - Strategy & Operations
01/2015 - 01/2017
Provided strategic analysis and PMO leadership on a $375M post-acquisition, integration effort for the largest internet CDN

Sample Projects:

• Co-led a cross-functional team driving integration of a $375M acquisition, product rationalization, implementation of new Salesforce & Marketo platforms & revamped sales operations

• Developed a tool to forecast downstream customer retention & financial risk

• Generated customer & competitor insights to inform the new Go-to-Market Strategy

PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) Management Consulting
Experienced Manager - Banking & Capital Mkts
05/2011 - 03/2014
Managing consultant, responsible for scope, schedule, budget and delivery on multiple engagements for top tier clients.

Sample Projects:

• Established PMO to manage a $90M work-stream & align w/ the IMO on a $750M merger integration for a top insurer

• Restructured the Internal Audit group to drive carve-out readiness for an Investment Mgt firm

• Generated consumer insights for the wealth management arm of a $275B bank seeking to gain share in the mass-affluent segment

Synteractive LLC Management Consulting
Principal Consultant/Sr. Manager - Strategy
05/2009 - 04/2010
Managing Consultant on Strategy, Operations and Organizational Management issues for key Federal Government clients at a DC-based start-up consultancy.

Sample Projects:

• Led strategic analysis & operational support to the head of an inter-agency directorate driving strategic change efforts in the US Intelligence Community

• Led analysis of consumer awareness of a signature White House economic policy. Defined segments & developed strategy to increase awareness & adoption

Accenture Management Consulting
Senior Consultant - Strategy
05/2006 - 05/2008
Consultant to corporate clients on Strategy, Operations & Organizational Management issues.

Sample Projects:

• Developed a shared-service Operating Model to consolidate 14 operating units and drive ~$15M in synergies during the PE buyout of a global media firm

• Led Ops & HR integration work-streams for the merger of two global travel management firms. Developed integration plans, retention & severance programs and an operational synergy heat map

Initiative for a Competitive Inner City Management Consulting
Consultant (Intern)
08/2005 - 11/2005
Performed research and analysis for an Economic Development consultancy founded by HBS Strategy professor Michael Porter

4-Sight Consulting Management Consulting
Consultant (Contractor)
03/1999 - 08/2005
Contract strategic research analyst/consultant for private sector and non-profit clients.

Sample Projects:

• Advised leadership of a mental health agency on development of a new service delivery model during a state-mandated, operational transformation

• Co-developed a new M&A due diligence methodology to account for cultural misalignment for a Big 4 advisory firm

Harvard Business School Other
Faculty Research Assistant
06/2001 - 08/2003
Assisted members of the Organization Behavior faculty w/ multiple research projects including;

• Data analysis for a study of the impact of net-positive managerial decisions w/ negative initial outcomes

• Primary research for a joint study for the Dean’s Office & the HBS Leadership Initiative on ethical decision-making among MBA students