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P RO F E SS I ON A L D ES I G NAT IO NS LICENSURES

AND

CPA LICENSE PENDING APPROVAL - STATE OF NY

NYSSCPA, MEMBER

PRESENT

SERIES 7 WITH TRILLIUM TRADING LLC SUMMER 2009

E D UCAT I ON

PACE UNIVERSITY: LUBIN SCHOOL OF BUSINESS - NEW YORK, NY

JAN 2011 - MAY 2012

Accounting Coursework (As Per CPA Requirements)

CORNELL UNIVERSITY: SCHOOL OF INDUSTRIAL AND LABOR RELATIONS - ITHACA, NY

SPRING 2009

B.S. Industrial Labor Relations

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

WEISERMAZARS, LLP (FORMERLY RSSM ADVISORY GROUP, LLC) – NEW YORK, NEW YORK

Financial Due Diligence and Transaction Advisory Services; Semi-Senior Associate APR 2014 - PRESENT

• Conducted due diligence of manufacturers, service-providers, educational institutions, merchandisers, commodities traders, and

government contractors on behalf of private equity investors/lenders in connection with mergers and acquisitions/debt financing

arrangements

• Reported on quality of earnings and validated EBITDA with and without appropriate related adjustments

• Estimated availability under credit facility agreements given borrowing base limitations and covenant compliance requirements

• Developed models to evaluate sustainability of debt levels by calculating key performance measures for credit including leverage

ratios, times interest earned, fair value of collateral, and minimum EBITDA

• Assessed risks related to operations and reporting processes including adequacy and scalability of enterprise resource planning

software/management information systems, accounting information systems, and the effectiveness of accounting and operating controls

• Identified accounting issues and risks; made determinations as to significant accounting policies compliance with US GAAP and

other applicable regulations

• Compiled historical financial statements and prepared consolidated schedules of various income statement and balance sheet

accounts

• Analyzed and performed financial analytics such as assembling significant trends and statistics for accounts including performing an

analysis of aging trends, concentrations, dilutions, and turnover for sales, A/R and allowance for doubtful accounts (including a past due

analysis), A/P, and inventory; discussed findings with management

• Reconciled accounts from statements/client prepared schedules to subsidiary journals/general ledger

• Tested revenue reasonableness through independent calculation of customer bank deposits and required adjustments for changes

in assets/liabilities

• Identified possible significant tax issues through analysis of sales and payroll tax payments; examined federal, state and local

corporate income tax and payroll tax returns

• Searched for unrecorded/contingent liabilities by performing an accrual search and analyzing/summarizing significant contracts and

insurance coverage; in analyzing contracts, determined whether company properly recorded transactions

• Participated in various facets of audits and reviews of subsidiaries of public companies and other non-public entities

JETAPORT, INC – NEW YORK, NEW YORK

Accounting & Finance Consulting; Independent Consultant FEB 2014 - APR 2014

• Calculated contribution margin in determining operating leverage and break-even points in bookings and dollars for on-line travel

agency

• Established accounting controls, drafted summary of significant accounting policies, and evaluated set up and use of QuickBooks

• Modeled working capital requirements, return on: assets, invested capital, equity, employee efficiency, and other key performance

indicators

• Assisted management in the development of financial statements and projections

EXECUTIVE SOUNDING BOARD ASSOCIATES, LLC (“ESBA”) – NEW YORK, NEW YORK

Management & Financial Consulting; Associate JAN - DEC 2010

• Assisted in completing asset valuations for buy/sell side merger and acquisition transactions and asset sales by utilizing data from

comparable companies/securities, comparable transactions, and discounted cash flows approaches

• Drafted fairness opinion on valuation for a commercial finance company involved in a going private transaction

• Valued level 2 and level 3 securities through fair value analysis in accordance with the fair value hierarchy specified in ASC 820

• Analyzed budgets to project cash flows and potential recovery amounts for unsecured creditor committees in bankruptcy filings

• Aided in modeling hypothetical transactions and researched financial and strategic acquisitions for clients

• Summarized bankruptcy filings and applied financial analysis to debtors in order to identify potential ESBA new business

opportunities

• Delivered presentations to clients highlighting the efficacy of ESBA’s business engagements

• Represented ESBA in client board and executive meetings

• Located and led investigation of internal accounting errors in tracking of receivables in accounting information system

GERSON LEHRMAN GROUP, LLC – NEW YORK, NEW YORK

Research Management – Energy and Industrials Sector; Intern SUMMER 2008

• Recruited specialized consultants to meet client research demands

• Researched and developed summer-long project to educate employees on fundamentals of the petroleum industry, factors affecting

oil prices, and general industry trends

COMPUTER SKILLS

Microsoft Office (including Excel and PowerPoint); QuickBooks; CCH ProSystem fx;; Capital IQ

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