Former Consulting partner with 20+ Years of experience in M&A

Education

MBA from D’Amore-McKim School of Business at Northeastern University
Jan 2002 – Jan 2005

BA from Colgate University
Jan 1997 – May 2001
Focus: Economics and Minor in Sociology & Anthropology

Work Experience

Senior Managing Director at FTI Consulting 
2019  – present

Executive leading teams of 2-20 people globally | Co-leading carve-out services service offering | Developing practice technology | Leading Healthcare & Life Sciences merger and carve-outs framework | Leading the strategy within the northeast region for supporting PE and corporate clients related to transaction strategy, planning, execution, and transformation/optimization.

  • Operating executive with board engagement/reporting, program and project management, working across multiple lines of businesses and functions
  • Drive business, coordinate cross-selling opportunities, lead business origination, oversee client engagements
  • Lead complex global transformations and all aspects of deal strategy, planning and execution
  • Drive annual sales targets and manage the go-to-market strategy of the carve-outs service offering
  • Lead strategic business design projects
  • Sell-side and buy-side carve-out diligences, planning and executing standing up a business under a new legal entity
  • Drive various strategic initiatives (commercial, operational and back-office)

Senior Director – Strategy & Transactions Deals Management and Customer Vertical at EY-Parthenon
2006  – 2019

Seasoned M&A professional leading global teams up to 60 people for over a decade. Trusted business adviser to clients providing strategic, operational diligence, planning and execution M&A advice. Providing strategic and operational restructuring advice on large divestitures and integrations.

Financial Services Office, PE/Hedge Funds Asset Management at Ernst & Young 
2003  – 2006

Performed financial statement audits and analysis for hedge funds and PEs with > $1bn in assets.

Assistant Product Manager at IBM  
2001  – 2002

Sold and managed remarketed server and storage systems (AS400 and RS6000) products.

About Me

I have 20 years experience in executing and leading middle market and large M&A, transformation initiatives and operational improvements for Private Equity and Corporate clients.


My specialties include M&A/Deal team-Ops Diligence, Carve-out/Merger Planning, Post-integration; Strategy & Transformation Office, IMO/PMO/SMO with deep project management capabilities; Change Management and Communications experience; Commercial Operations (O2C, GTM, LE operationalization); Operating Model/Org Design; TSA/RTSA development and management; Standalone costing and 1xcost.


I have refined relationship-building skills with experience collaboratively with C-Suite leaders, cross-functional management and sponsors.

Qualifications

Project Categories

  • Mergers & Acquisitions Project Management
  • Mergers & Acquisitions Strategy
  • Due Diligence
  • Post-Merger Integration
  • Change Management
  • Business Process Redesign
  • Commercial Operations
  • Process Improvement
  • Operations Project Management

Industries

  • Interim Executive
  • Private Equity
  • Manufacturing
  • Industrials
  • Medical Technology
  • Consumer Services
  • Consumer Goods
  • Education
  • Energy & Utilities
  • Professional & Business Services
  • Transportation & Logistics
  • Travel & Hospitality

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