Functional Skills

Accounting
Budgeting
Business Planning
Cost Reduction
Investment Banking
Market Research
Performance Management
Project Management
Strategic Planning
Finance Transformation
Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A)
Forecasting / Projections
Financial Modeling
Financial Management
Financial Due Diligence

Software Skills

Asana
Blockchain
Cloudflare
Google Analytics
Hyperledger
JavaScript
Jira
Microsoft Excel
Monday
PowerBI
Python
SQL
Trello
OpenAI
Capital IQ

Sector Experience

Business Services
Consumer Goods
Financial Services
Social & Public Sector
Technology

Languages

English

Notable Clients

AEA Investors
CarVal Investors
L3 Harris Technologies
May River Capital
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Experience

RJA Consulting Management Consulting
Fractional CFO/Management Consultant/Founder
5/2023 - Present
Driving growth and enabling deal-making success for high-performing organizations.
 Developed enterprise planning for a global tax advisory firm, aligning operational strategy with growth objectives through streamlined prioritization tools
 Built a three-statement model and 13-week cash flow forecast for a crypto POS startup, improving financial accuracy by 95% and enabling more reliable strategic decisions
 Conducted proof of cash due diligence for two $1B online grocery delivery acquisitions, ensuring financial integrity and strengthening management decision-making
 Orchestrated project management for three concurrent $1B+ aerospace and defense transactions, ensuring precision and adherence to critical timelines
 Performed cost analysis on a global sanitation acquisition, identifying 50% efficiency gains and driving value creation through post-merger integration insights

Rubi Micro Cafe Finance
Chief Financial Officer
9/2024 - Present
Running the “Office of Enablement” – turning strategy into action and ideas into results.
 Devised strategy and planning for new market entry, collaborating with the CEO to align financial strategies with growth objectives and ensure scalability
 Led systems selection and implementation, streamlining operations and enhancing financial reporting accuracy to support data-driven decision-making
 Optimized cash flow management through robust forecasting and liquidity planning, ensuring operational stability and resource flexibility
 Directed investor relations by preparing financial updates and performance summaries, securing continued support and driving stakeholder confidence
 Built comprehensive financial models and developed KPI-driven reporting frameworks, enabling precise revenue forecasting and transparent performance metrics for kiosk deployment models

Virtas Partners Management Consulting
Chief of Staff
5/2021 - 5/2023
Finance, Strategy, and Operational Glue for a $15M M&A firm.
 Drove 200% revenue growth by implementing strategic financial oversight and optimizing team collaboration across the US and India, positioning the firm for sustained success
 Led annual budget and forecasting processes with sensitivity analysis that accurately modeled various scenarios within +/-5%, empowering informed decision-making
 Reduced IT costs by 15% through targeted spend analysis, reallocating resources to higher-impact areas and improving overall efficiency
 Developed a billable hours revenue model that increased profitability by 12%, ensuring resource allocation directly supported the bottom line
 Created an executive dashboard using Power BI, integrating data from multiple sales and financial systems to deliver actionable insights that enhanced transparency and decision-making

Renew My Church, Archdiocese of Chicago Management Consulting
Project Manager
8/2018 - 5/2021
Blending M&A chops with community impact.
 Led a multi-year transformation across 20+ parishes, achieving 20% cost synergies by streamlining HR, finance, and real estate operations, setting a precedent for financial efficiency
 Oversaw $3M in capital projects, ensuring they were delivered on budget while maintaining high standards of financial accountability and operational effectiveness
 Uncovered $500K in overpaid insurance and trimmed $1M in waste through meticulous financial reviews, reallocating funds to initiatives that directly benefited the community

Various Proprietary Trading Firms Finance
Commodity Trader
5/2010 - 1/2017
Generating alpha through market inefficiencies.
 Managed a futures trading group, overseeing both front and back-office operations, to deliver seamless strategy execution and build strong business relationships
 Acted as a market-maker in U.S. treasury options, contributing up to 10% of daily liquidity and ensuring robust market operations during volatile periods
 Optimized the performance of a U.S. treasury derivatives trading desk by developing proprietary algorithms that enhanced trading precision and operational efficiency