Jeffrey Todd Caswell, MBA
**** *** ****** *****, ********, Ohio 43220 Home 614-***-****
************@*****.*** Cell 614-***-****
Corporate M&A Strategy / Business Development / Financial Management
Senior professional with strategic, operational and analytical expertise. Experienced in creating, managing
and improving corporate development departments, driving deal sourcing, capital raising, valuation
calculations and negotiation, due diligence execution and review, and integration
management. Strategic and analytical M&A background augmented by hands on
CORE
operational experience, including building, from ground up, a new sales and marketing
STRENGTHS
team, call center operation, marketing campaign, and supporting infrastructure.
Effective in fast-paced and intellectually challenging situations, and known by colleagues
Acquisition
as a creative, entrepreneurial relationship builder and trusted advisor.
Sourcing &
EDUCATION Valuation
Masters in Business Administration, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, 1999
Weidler Scholar, Pacesetter Award Recipient Corporate
Development
Bachelors of Science in Accounting, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, 1993
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Strategic
Planning
Installed Building Products, LLC 2000 – Present
IBP, the second-largest contractor of its kind in the US, is a company that specializes in Complex
the sale and installation of a wide range of building products, including insulation, Financial
shelving units, shower door manufacturing and installation, custom mirrors foundation Forecasting
waterproofing and more.
Vice President, Sales and Marketing 2009 - Present
Debt & Equity
Selected to lead the build out of the home re-insulation division, overseeing all aspects of the
Capital
infrastructure development, including hiring and training sales, marketing, call center, and
Raising
operations staff of 22.
Drove division sales from zero to $1.7MM in ten months
Due Diligence
Oversaw the development of a centralized call center, sophisticated lead-to-sale
Execution
infrastructure and CRM System
Expanded product offering into strategically attractive segments that increased
Operations
average selling prices, per sale, by over 10%
Start-Up
Implemented tight controls over marketing spend and lead generation forecasts,
leading to profitable volume growth
Marketing &
Redesigned website content, leading to an 85% increase in lead generation
Sales
Established and managed product pricing levels in response to strategic pressures
Management
and opportunities
Director of Mergers & Acquisitions 2000 – 2008
Integration
Corporate Development Group
Management
Drove the initiative for IBP’s vision to grow, via acquisitions, its regional $80MM insulation
subcontracting business, into a national concern. Built the infrastructure and approach for
sourcing, due diligence, cash flow forecasting, integration, and raising capital for multiple
deals up $50MM.
Led the completion, over eight years, of 72 acquisitions representing $340MM in total sales
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Built IBP’s national acquisition pipeline, by creating a database used to foster regular communication
with potential targets, major industry vendors, business brokers, and trade groups sourcing 47 of 72
acquisitions
Developed valuation technique and negotiating style that reduced purchase multiples by over 20%
Established an 18 step process for operational and financial diligence and continuous improvement
depended on by favorable capital providers
Significantly shortened the deal cycle times, allowing IBP to close up to 26 deals in 24 months, by
infusing integration planning into the diligence process, comprehensively communicating with and
providing all information needed to cross functional management teams
Acquired and implemented software that provided complex business income statement, balance
sheet, and cash flow forecasts, used to present pro forma effects of the acquisitions, downside
scenarios, and different capital structures to various capital providers
Presented IBP acquisition strategy to New York and Chicago based private equity, mezzanine, and
senior capital providers, during 2004 capital campaign, resulting in $160MM in debt and equity
Huntington Bancshares Inc. 1996 – 2000
Huntington Bancshares Incorporated is a multi-billion dollar regional bank holding company, headquartered in
Columbus, Ohio, providing full-service commercial and consumer banking services at over 600 banking offices.
Assistant Vice President, Special Projects - Corporate Development 1999 - 2000
Served as the Business Banking Group’s Liaison for the McKinsey Business Improvement Initiative that captured,
coordinated, and implemented business process improvements. Raised $30MM from external stakeholders, for the
Bank’s “middleware” technology initiative.
Senior Financial Analyst, Mergers and Acquisitions - Corporate Development 1997 - 1999
Forecasted earnings per share growth for potential bank acquisitions, using targets for operating synergies and
monitoring forecasted results. Improved back office cost savings estimates by partnering with operational
personnel, and created discounted cash flow technique for valuing non-bank acquisitions.
Internal Auditor 1996 - 1997
Crowe Chizek and Company, Columbus, Ohio 1994 - 1996
Senior Auditor – Financial Institutions
Deloitte and Touché Tohmatsu, Dayton, Ohio 1993 – 1994
Auditor – Various Industries
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT& TRAINING
Negotiation Strategies for Managers – Northwestern University Kellogg School of Management
Acquisitions in the Construction Industry – FMI Corporation
Negotiations and Tax Aspects of Buying and Selling a Business - Surgent & Associates
Mergers, Acquisitions and Business Valuation – National Center for Continuing Education (NCCE)
The Conference Board: East Coast Mergers & Acquisitions Conference
Member of the Association for Corporate Growth (ACG)
Member American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA)
Passed CPA Exam (First Attempt), November 1999 (Currently Inactive)
COMMUNITY SERVICE
Kiwanis Soccer Coach, Optimists Baseball Coach, Cub Scout Den Leader, Parent Teacher Organization