Functional Skills
Business Planning
Business Unit Strategy
Change Management / Org Design
Customer Experience
Financial Due Diligence
Pricing Strategy
Product Strategy
Technology Strategy
Business Analysis
Data Science
Investor Relations
Leadership Development
Performance Management
Predictive Analytics
Private Equity Investing
Certifications
PgMPProgram Management Professional
Sector Experience
Automotive
Business Services
Consumer Goods
Retail
Travel & Hospitality
Languages
French
English
Notable Clients
LG Electronics
Walmart
Top Consulting Firms
Experience
Washlava
Start-Up
Founder/Chairman Emeritus
6/2015 - 6/2020
Washlava is an IoT software company on a mission to upgrade shared laundries in the US and worldwide. Exited 2020.
Pournader & Co.
Management Consulting
Principal
6/2014 - 6/2016
Pournader & Co. is a high-performance global consulting firm consisting of top-level advisory and entrepreneurial talent. The firm provides practical, sustainable, and realistic approaches to addressing complex business and technology challenges, innovation, and people development. I lead engagements for P&Co. on an on-demand, interim basis.
Silvercar
Start-Up
Founder
10/2008 - 5/2014
Original founder of the world's first exclusively smartphone-enabled airport car rental brand, which was backed by Austin Ventures in 2012. Silvercar launched at DFW International Airport in January 2013. and now has 35 locations worldwide. Audi AG acquired the company in Summer 2017.
Accenture
Management Consulting
Senior Director
10/2010 - 12/2012
As part of a dedicated practice, performed advisory work in a variety of areas with functional emphasis on strategy, marketing, merchandising, planning, product development and detailed organization design.
Alvarez & Marsal
Corporate Strategy & Development
Senior Director
7/2007 - 10/2008
Assessed performance and held interim executive roles with companies in turnaround, usually on behalf of investors. Other significant assignments included leading business due diligence efforts on large retail targets for major private equity firms.
Interbrand
Corporate Strategy & Development
Vice President, Strategy & Research
4/2006 - 6/2007
Worked with clients to assess brand performance and identify opportunities to build equity and accelerate growth. Capabilities of this analytics-driven practice include strategy development, consumer and shopper insights, segmentation, retail space optimization, touch point analysis, capital allocation, business case modeling and network strategy. Clients covered a broad range of sectors including retail, consumer packaged goods, soft goods, automotive, restaurants and banks.
Kurt Salmon Associates Capital Advisors, Inc.
Management Consulting
Senior Manager
6/1999 - 8/2005
As part of KSA's strategy and merchandising practice, I focused on assortment performance analysis, organization design and business process improvement for major global retailers and manufacturers. Credentials include specialty, department stores, mass, grocery/CPG and online. Functional expertise includes merchandising strategy and analytics, line planning and placement, R&D and product development, inventory effectiveness, strategic sourcing, retail store development and operations.
NewSouth Capital Management
Finance
Equity Research Analyst (Buy Side)
1/1996 - 6/1998
Buy side equity research analyst
Tiffany & Co.
Operations
Director Operations and HR
6/1990 - 12/1997
Held a variety of positions, including human resources, store development and retail operations