
Manager at Grant Thornton International
Greater Chicago Area

Manager at Grant Thornton International
Greater Chicago Area
Current: corporate research and risk management systems development.
Previous experience in: 1) private equity investment research and evaluation within the middle market, 2) middle market executive management and turnaround management, 3) and real estate investment and development.
corporate research; systems management; corporate financial analysis and valuation; strategic planning; contract review and negotiation.
(Accounting industry)
June 2009 — Present (2 months)
Research and systems management role to help preserve independence in service delivery to clients that have international operations. Work focuses on global client corporate ownership structures and affiliated entity relationships. Grant Thornton International Ltd. is one of the world's leading organizations of independently owned and managed accounting and consulting firms providing assurance/audit, tax and specialist advisory services to privately held businesses and public interest entities.
(Investment Banking industry)
June 2005 — June 2009 (4 years 1 month)
Buy-side acquisition sourcing and evaluation services to private equity firms and corporations seeking proprietary, qualified deal flow in the middle market.
(Food Production industry)
June 1992 — June 2005 (13 years 1 month)
Full P&L responsibility for this middle market manufacturer of industrial refrigeration valves, recirculation systems and liquid level controls. Managed directly reporting vice presidents of finance, sales & marketing, administration and manufacturing & engineering.
(Real Estate industry)
January 1995 — January 2005 (10 years 1 month)
Founded and managed (part-time, remotely) the development of a 15-lot residential subdivision in Ridgway, Colorado.
MS , Real Estate , 2005 — 2008
MBA , Finance and Managerial & Organizational Behavior , 1994 — 1997
BA , Neuroscience , 1988 — 1992
skiing, soccer, triathlons
Pomona College Alumni Admissions
Phi Beta Kappa (Pomona College)
Beta Gamma Sigma (University of Denver)