JONATHAN HOOPES

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IRVING, TX 75063

ac6ey2@r.postjobfree.com

+1-203-***-****

SUMMARY

Growth-oriented B2B operatins leader. 24 years of global business experience in capital markets, investment banking and strategy consulting in emerging technology and energy services. Experienced in operations streamlining, finance and marketing. Accomplishments include team building, organic and M&A growth, intellectual flexibility, critical thinking, analysis and decision making and patent inventor.

EXPERIENCE

OVABRITE – 2017 TO PRESENT

PRESIDENT

Manage all aspects of early-stage poultry agriculture technology start-up venture including:

- industry and market research

- risk analysis and oversight of R&D using state-of-the-art spectrometry analysis

- venture capital equity raises from private equity, institutional and strategic investors

- joint development agreement negotiation, product distribution agreement negotiation

- named inventor on patent to detect gender and fertility status in eggs prior to incubation

- industry and market research, risk analysis and early-stage corporate strategy development

LION ROCK VENTURES NORTH AMERICA – 2014 TO PRESENT PRESIDENT AND FOUNDER (BOUTIQUE CONSULTING FIRM)

Turnaround consultant and strategic advisor. Recent engagements include:

- private equity backed purchase and foreclosure of senior debt (Section 363 Bankruptcy Sale)

- due diligence, offering memorandum and execution of Sino-Foreign joint venture divestiture

- energy and energy services (oil and gas exploration and production and water services) focus

- renewable energy (biofuels, biomass, wind and solar) and energy technology (smart grid) expert GREENHUNTER RESOURCES – 2009 TO 2014

INTERIM-CEO, PRESIDENT AND COO

Managed turnaround and re-structuring of a publicly traded renewable energy project development company.

- re-brand corporation and direct new strategy

- build new management team and develop and mentor staff of 160+ employees

- new product development and named co-inventor of a patented water storage system

- grow logistics and oilfield water management revenues from $0 to $40 million in less than 4 years

- $61.8 million via private equity placements and registered offerings (Form S-1 and Form S-3)

- $41.8 million secured, unsecured and tax-exempt debt financing from institutional investors

- divest non-core assets and $100 million of liabilities and accumulated deficit

- Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) remediation and compliance, principal executive officer for SEC filings

THINKEQUITY – 2005 TO 2009

MANAGING DIRECTOR

Senior Equity Research Analyst (Alternative Energy and Technology)

- conduct research and due diligence on new products, company and industries

- set company valuation targets and buy-sell recommendations for publicly-traded stocks

- vet risk of capital market transactions as a member of the Investment Review Committee (IRC)

- non-consensus early bull ‘Strong Buy’ thesis on Apple, Inc. (AAPL) in early-2006

- non-consensus early bear ‘Strong Sell’ thesis on solar photovoltaic (PV) sector in late-2008

WM SMITH & CO – 2004 TO 2005

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Equity Research Analyst (Technology and Special Situations)

UBS (PAINEWEBBER) – 1998 TO 2003

ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR, DIRECTOR

Equity Research Analyst (Oil and Gas Exploration and Production and Enterprise Technology)

DEUTSCHE BANK – 1997 TO 1998

ASSOCIATE

Equity Capital Markets (Investment Banker in Hong Kong)

GOLDMAN SACHS – 1997 TO 1998

ASSOCIATE

Institutional Equity Research Sales (Hong Kong and London and New York)

PINNACLE MICRO – 1993 TO 1994

INTERNATIONAL SALES REPRESENTATIVE

GREAT WESTERN FINANCIAL SECURITIES – 1992 TO 1993

RETAIL SECURITIES BROKER

Conducted all business activities in Cantonese in San Francisco Chinatown–top producer

EDUCATION

UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA, Philadelphia, PA

MBA – WHARTON SCHOOL OF BUSINESS (BUSINESS MANAGEMENT AND INTERNATIONAL FINANCE)

UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA, Philadelphia, PA

MA – SCHOOL OF ARTS AND SCIENCES (EAST ASIAN AREA STUDIES)

BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY, Provo, UT

BS – MARRIOTT SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT (BUSINESS MANAGEMENT AND FINANCE)

OTHER

Patents: US9120619B2 (granted), PCT/US2017/044609 (application)

Languages: Native English, conversational fluency in Cantonese, intermediate Mandarin

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