EVERETT STEWART
Madison, TN 37115
Tel: 615-***-****
**************@*****.***
Objective: Seeking a challenging position in financial analysis, business development, or business valuation.
EXPERIENCE
Robert Half, Nashville, TN 2007 - 2008
Recruiting Manager
• Developed relationships with employers and job seekers and managed the hiring and placement process of job seekers at client corporations.
VR Nashville, Nashville, TN 2004 - 2007
VP Business Development
• Worked as a business broker focusing on wireless infrastructure firms across the United States and Puerto Rico.
• Advisor to main street and small cap companies brokering deals from $89,000 to $14.4MM in transaction value.
• Responsible for attracting sellers, creating marketing materials, preparing and recasting financials, and making presentations to buyers. Buyers include individuals, private equity firms, venture capital firms, and industry competitors.
• Intermediated during negotiations to arrive at mutually agreeable sales price and terms.
• Worked with buyers to shop for and obtain financing.
• Initiated and developed ESOP practice to enable “buyer-less” transactions.
WebMD Corporation, Nashville, TN 2003-2004
Business Analyst (Downsized)
• Created corporate financial reports for presentation to senior management to enable tracking of corporate performance.
• Forecasted division revenues at customer and product level.
• Responsible for budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis
VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY, MBA Nashville, TN 2001-2003
FEDERAL EXPRESS, Collierville, TN Summer 2002 Intern
• Rationalized pricing across the returns portfolio of products.
• Engaged in product development including Consolidated Returns.
• Identified $21.5MM revenue opportunity and initiated steps to capture it.
DELOITTE TOHMATSU CONSULTING, Tokyo, Japan 2000-2001
Senior Consultant
• ?Administered investigation into feasibility and acceptability of proposed Japanese off-shore financial services center.
• Engaged in sales, negotiation and contract creation for multiple target clients.
• Led Quality Management team during SAP implementation for large multi-national process manufacturer, consistently finishing ahead of schedule.
• Performed due-diligence for outside takeover of major Japanese transmission manufacturer.
EXEL GLOBAL LOGISTICS, Tokyo, Japan 1996-2000
Sales Manager, Africa, Middle East, India
1998 Sales Manager
• Acquired responsibility for business development for India and Africa.
• Engaged in frequent overseas trips to develop business and maintain customer relationships.
• Maintained in excess of 30% share of Japan to India air exports from 1998 through 2000 and raised air profits by 22% Y.O.Y. 1999 to 2000.
• Involved in team effort resulting in an increase in sea shipment revenues from Japan to India by over 300% from 1998 to 2000.
1997 Business Development Executive
• Gained air and sea sales responsibility for the entire Middle East region.
• Developed relationships with and marketed to agents and offices.
1996 Business Development Executive
• Responsible for air and sea sales to and from Israel.
ISETAN DEPARTMENT STORE, Tokyo, Japan 1993-1996
Account Manager
• Engaged in sales of store services to multi-national companies, organizations, and embassies and grew relationships.
• Assisted expatriate employees with in store purchases and management of accounts.
• Interpreted during store visits and translated various instruction manuals.
EDUCATION
VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY, Nashville, TN
Master of Business Administration, Concentrations: Finance and Operations
Areas of Emphasis: Marketing, International Management, and Entrepreneurship
INDIANA UNIVERSITY, Bloomington, IN
Bachelor of Arts, August 1992, Majors: Economics and East Asian Language & Culture
National Academic Dean’s Scholar, 3.87 of 4.0
Software skills: Excel, Access, Business Objects, SAP, FrontPage