Nathan Romer

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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Cliffs Natural Resources, North American Coal – Cleveland, OH 2011 Present

Finance Manager

• Responsible for the management, consolidation, analysis and presentation of the forecast and plan for

the five mine sites within the $750 million North American Coal Business Unit (NAC).

• Responsible for all ad hoc financial analysis for NAC special projects including, fixed/variable cost

analysis, idle vs. operate analysis, life of mine plan and impairment analysis.

• Complete and review financial analysis, modeling and valuation of potential capital and mine expansion

projects over $50 million.

• Present findings and conclusions of forecasts, plans, special projects and ad hoc financial analysis to

NAC / CLF Senior Management

• Review monthly, quarterly and annual management reports detailing variance analysis in production,

costs and sales for presentation to NAC / CLF Senior Management

• Lead liaison between NAC Operations / Commercial Groups and CLF Finance Group

• Responsible for the review and analysis of monthly, quarterly and annual costs, income statements, cash

flow and balance sheet for consolidated NAC and all mine sites.

• Manage North American Coal Finance Team in coordination with above responsibilities

Senior / Financial Analyst

• Prepared monthly, quarterly and annual management reports detailing variance analysis in production,

costs and sales.

• Prepared monthly, quarterly and annual reporting of capital expenditures and capex variance to forecast

and plan.

• Prepared daily, monthly and quarterly sales and production forecasts and plans.

• Assisted in the preparation and presentation of the annual plan and quarterly financial / capital

expenditure forecast

Gates Group Capital Partners – Mayfield Heights, OH 2008 2011

Associate

• Associate for a boutique private equity firm focused on the parking and infrastructure industries.

• Completed financial analysis, modeling and valuation of potential acquisitions of both debt and equity.

• Valued potential merger and acquisition targets utilizing comparisons of public companies, discounted

cash flow, similar recent private transaction analysis and leveraged buyout analysis.

• Prepared pro forma financial projections and statements for stand alone acquisitions and mergers with

the private equity fund’s platform company, one of the five largest parking management firms in North

America, utilizing various capital structures.

• Presented detailed return analyses and recommendations to the firm’s internal Advisory Board for

potential mergers and acquisitions.

• Prepared and presented the firms structure, financial business case, and analysis of potential parking

and infrastructure monetizations as part of an RFQ / RFP process to municipalities, colleges,

universities and healthcare institutions.

Barnes Wendling Valuation Services, Inc. – Cleveland, OH 2007 – 2008

Financial Analyst

• Financial Analyst for a regional accounting firm in the business valuation group.

• Employed public comparison company analysis in the completion of intangible assets and stock option

valuation for SFAS 141, 142, and 123(R) as part of private equity merger and acquisition transactions.

• Completed industry research and analysis for comparison with client companies and other ad hoc

financial analysis.

Burke, Rosen and Associates – Cleveland, OH 2006 – 2007

Economic Analyst

• Economic analyst for local consulting firm specializing in expert testimony and litigation services.

• Assembled business valuation reports for dispute resolution, divorce, wrongful death and other

litigation related matters.

• Prepared economic loss reports for expert testimony in dispute litigation, lost profits, wrongful death,

wrongful termination and injury litigation.

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND

Case Western University Cleveland, OH

Weatherhead School of Management

Masters of Business Administration – 2009

Concentration: Banking & Finance

John Carroll University University Heights, OH

Boler School of Business

Bachelors of Science in Business Administration 2006

Major: Finance

Professional Skills

MS Office

Hyperion Financial Management / Planning

Smartview

Business Objects

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