President CEO COO
Resume:
JONATHAN HOOPES
IRVING, TX 75063
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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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