Functional Skills

M&A Support
Financial Modeling
Valuation
Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A)
Training and Coaching
Commercial Due Diligence
Corporate Finance
Private Equity Investing
Revenue Growth
Software Development
Business Analytics
Forecasting / Projections
Investment Banking
Procurement
Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP)

Software Skills

Microsoft Excel
Microsoft Excel Macros
Salesforce
Tableau
Quickbooks
Microsoft PowerPoint
Jira
AWS

Sector Experience

Financial Services
Media & Entertainment
Technology
Transportation & Logistics
Travel & Hospitality

Languages

English
Arabic
Italian
Punjabi
Urdu
Hindi

Notable Clients

Barclays Capital
Blackstone
Jefferies Financial Group
Palo Alto Networks
Vista Equity Partners

Experience

Choice Hotels International, Inc. Corporate Strategy & Development
Director
2/2019 - 4/2020
▪ Analyzed investment opportunities across sell-side/buy-side M&A, and strategic partnerships; led due diligence between internal and external representatives; drafted LOIs and prepared presentations for executive team, Board of Directors, and external partners
Wall Street Prep, Inc. Start-Up
Vice President
1/2014 - 2/2019
▪ Supported the execution of WSP Consulting’s business plan; achieved $300k in budgeted revenue
▪ Consistently involved in ~15% of WSP’s annual revenue; upsized WSP’s largest investment banking client to $110k ARR
▪ Conducted 6,000+ live training hours for 5,000+ global professionals/students across 30 topics in corporate finance and modeling;
▪ Select clients: Goldman Sachs, Carlyle, Vista Equity Partners, Blackstone, Blackrock, CFOs, M&A & strategy professionals
Barclays Wealth Management Consulting
Assistant Vice President
9/2012 - 1/2014
COO Team:
- Business Assessment
- Investment Evaluation
- Operational Strategy
- Platform Rationalization

- Effectively managed multiple high-profile projects to enhance operational efficiency and strategic realignment at a ultra-high net worth asset manager
- Led various strategic initiatives to alter the structure of our fee based business
- Built various business cases to assess profitability and performance for various revenue generating teams
Jefferies & Company, Inc. Finance
Investment Banking Analyst
4/2010 - 6/2012
Transportation Team (Maritime, Oil Services, Logistics):
- Top-tier ranked Analyst
- In-depth operational/financial modeling experience (every client engagement) - worked on 10 closed / active deals throughout tenure
- Extensive experience modeling LBO, M&A, High Yield, Mezzanine and Convertible Debt transaction structures
- IBD Best Practices Committee


Edible Arrangements Finance
Analyst
5/2009 - 4/2010
- Built a family-funded leasing platform for the Farid family to boost store openings
- Worked with C-suite on various special projects focused on strategic investment and philanthropic projects