Project Manager Quality Control

Eric Thayer

Corporate Development Executive

Aurora, CO

**********@*****.*** - 970-***-****

Highly accomplished, results-focused Corporate Development Executive with consistent history of increasing

profitability, reducing risk, and enabling transactional success. Proven record of facilitating multi-billion dollar

initiatives. Special expertise in Mergers, Acquisitions, and Divestitures. Exceptional problem solver and

communicator with recognized ability to identify opportunities and develop effective transactional strategies.

Experienced at leading projects from inception to final integration.

Core Competencies

Selection & Evaluation # Due Diligence # Integration Planning # Competitive Intelligence # Valuation

Strategic Planning # Market Analysis # Budgeting # Pro Forma Design # Project Planning & Management

Bank & Bond Financing # Business Case Development # Team Motivation # Best Practices & Metrics

SELECTED ACCOMPLISHMENTS

• Played key role in acquisitions as large as $5.9B while with MidAmerican Energy Holdings.

• Coordinated $600M worth of turnkey conversions for Philippines power projects.

• Spearheaded four brownfield development projects totaling more than $1B.

• Developed critical post-merger integration plan for Exelon-PSEG merger.

• Managed aspects of successful $17B corporate restructuring while with PA Consulting.

• Led $250M corporate refinancing for Four Star Energy.

WORK EXPERIENCE

Principal

MBT Group - Littleton, CO - April 2011 to Present

Business Services – Valuation and fairness opinions for assets and companies. Business cases and feasibility

studies and presentations. Post merger integration planning. Trust services. Pro forma preparation and

financial model development. Research and market/business intelligence.

Corporate Development – Evaluation of potential acquisitions, alternative investments and market entry

strategies. Corporate strategy development and presentations. Leading due diligence, transaction tactics and

negotiating strategy.

Senior Manager

TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY - Chattanooga, TN - 2009 to 2011

Market Intelligence - Lead a team of 3 Strategists who provide the analyses needed to make informed

commercial decisions, by applying in-depth knowledge of energy markets and value drivers. Influence

commodity price forecasting programs through a collaborative effort to gain consensus on primary assumptions

and reconciliation of TVA's actual delivery and contracting costs. Develop commodity strategies allowing TVA

to take advantage of market conditions, while ensuring reliable fuel delivery. Drive implementation of these

strategies through detailed tactical execution plans.

Business Planning and Reporting - Manage a team of 9 Consultants responsible for the fossil commodity

portion of the monthly long-range forecast and for the annual Business Plan. Accountable for the monthly

reporting of Fuel Cost Adjustments, budget variances, inventory levels, and logistics and commodity cost

tracking.

Project Evaluation - Responsible for leading the evaluation of Requests for Proposal (RFP), ad hoc analyses

relating to program and process improvements, capital projects, as well as driving cross-functional interface

management on strategic initiatives.

Information Systems - Manage 2 Program Managers and ensure the appropriate, cost-effective development

of transaction capture and reporting applications. Drive innovative enhancements that automate processes

and allow analysts to focus less on report creation and more on the intelligence behind the data. Ensure the

management, accessibility and timely dissemination of critical information.

Managing Consultant

PA CONSULTING - Denver, CO - 2007 to 2009

Finance - Financial specialist relied upon not only as a team-lead on engagements, but also for

expert testimony preparation, assessments of fair market value, general financial acumen, and evaluating

appropriateness of assumptions used in modeling, as well as the overall quality control of analyses.

Restructuring - Valuation expert utilized as a project manager for various processes associated with distressed

company reorganization. These efforts played a direct role in helping companies emerge from bankruptcy.

Market Intelligence - Maintain comprehensive and defensible database for use in forecasts and standardized

modeling assumptions.

Senior Strategy Specialist

EXELON GENERATION COMPANY - 2004 to 2007

Strategic Planning - Cross-functional team leader overseeing the comprehensive assessment of the company's

strengths and weaknesses from a market placement and management perspective. Evaluate competencies

and strategies that ensure long-term competitive advantage within a changing marketplace. Develop the

processes necessary to incorporate proper fundamental analyses into the strategic efforts of the company.

Completed semi-annual strategic plans for review by corporate planning.

Competitor Intelligence - Maintain detailed knowledge base of competitors' strategies within various US

markets. Compile data and analyze competitive forces to ascertain their influence on the company's success.

Coordinate efforts with treasury and corporate strategy and report findings.

Mergers and Acquisitions - Due diligence and comprehensive analyses of the generating assets and the energy

marketing and trading efforts of potential acquisitions. Post merger integration to include organization design

and synergies and costs to achieve tracking. Evaluated over 20 potential acquisition and development targets.

M&A Analyst

MID AMERICAN ENERGY HOLDINGS COMPANY - 1997 to 2002

Acquisition Analyses – Finance lead required to complete thorough analyses of industries, companies, and

projects to determine fair market value, and sensitivity to key assumptions. Create detailed DCF models to

arrive at appropriate valuations, enabling the realization of adequate risk-adjusted returns. Justify the results

of analyses and assist in completion of due diligence and eventual completion of the transaction. Coordinate

efforts and act as a liaison for investment and commercial bankers and consultants. Completed numerous

transactions with enterprise values over $1 billion.

Industry Research – Determine competitors’ strategic position among peers, as well as examine specific

economic niches within an industry. Develop intricate understanding of the competitive forces industry

participants face. Analyze historical trends and legal and regulatory issues to determine dynamics affecting

the success or failure of competitors.

Project Finance - Develop and maintain comprehensive pro forma models illustrating the economic viability

of domestic and international projects. Analyze and assist in arranging financing options in excess of $800

million.

Corporate Finance - Design and implement complex financial models for use in financial planning and

the arranging of financing, reasonably predicting future earnings, cash flow, operational performance, and

debt service coverage under varying inflationary, interest rate, and production environments. Assist in the

preparation of reports effectively detailing the strategic matrix. Complete ad hoc analyses and special projects

as needed.

EDUCATION

MASTERS OF SCIENCE in FINANCE

Kelly School of Business, Indiana University

2002 to 2004

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE in FINANCE

Daniels College of Business, University of Denver

1989 to 1992

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