Experience

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  Wooden grill llc

  May 2014 - now

  Owner

  When I talk about our mission of being the “third-space” of our community, each and every person here plays an incredibly important role. People can’t be at home or at work ALL the time, there needs to be a third place for the community to come together and break bread with one another. A place for people to go any time of the day and KNOW that there will be someone else there to enjoy their time with. I say all the time that one of the greatest honors and pleasures I’ve had in my life has been growing up watching strangers come in to the restaurant and becoming friends, first dates turning into weddings, children growing up and becoming parents. It’s a constant reminder of how precious life is and to always cherish the wonderful people we have all around us. Getting to wake up and work with the people I care most about in the world; my brothers, sister, father, and people I’ve known most of my life, has brought me more fulfillment than anything else ever could.• Worked directly with the member team to manage FP&A.• Created and implemented new supply chain model that decreased COGS 4%• Created in-house operational efficiency models that drove labor costs down 6%,brought shrinkage to under 2%, and increased net profit nearly 5%.• Led the transition to a new POS and merchant system, negotiated 50% off start- up costs and 20% off recuring charges.• Managed a team of 30 FOH Staff. Show less

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  Derse

  May 2015 - May 2016

  Staff accountant

  • Part of the forecasting and allocations team• Performed Multi-variate Regression Analyses & Monte Carlo Simulations onexisting portfolio• Worked with a team to draft EOM, quarterly, and forecasting reports.

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  Munchies mke

  Jan 2017 - Jun 2019

  Founder

  • Drafted and pitched several financing proposals, secured five figures of privateinvestment in two rounds of pre-seed funding.• Created and implemented revenue and cash flow models, as well as analyticmetrics and benchmarks.• Incorporated, attained 6 city and state licenses and managed compliance withstate and federal entities.Being a partner in a startup, I've had the opportunity to do things most people don't get to do until well into their careers. From start-up to starting up, I pitched to several venture capitalists, and raised over five figures worth of funding. I was also able to be at the front lines in creating a brand and company image from scratch, on top of creating our own operations plan and finding ways to maximize efficiencies. I was also able to gain experience of dealing with bureaucratic license and permits processes, incorporating, and managing all the documents and paperwork necessary to be a legitimate business.My focus now is continued growth and connecting with the community. In partnering with several groups in Milwaukee, particularly from the University- I'm hoping to use my company as a tool to let others experience what it's like to be a part of a startup. I want to make Munchies MKE a major catalyst of growth and inspiration within the "innovator's community" of Milwaukee. Show less

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  Connectoncommute

  Jun 2018 - Jun 2019

  Founder

  • Created the most-popular voted web-app at HackHarvard2019• Presented to over 75,000 People at Web Summit 2019 in Lisbon, Portugal• Harvard Innovation-Labs Venture Incubation Program, 2019-2020• President’s Innovation Challenge 2020 CompetitorConnectOnCommute aims to solve the loneliness epidemic by fostering serendipitous interactions between strangers and people in the user’s environment. We are a startup out of Harvard Innovation-Lab's Venture Incubation Program, 2019-2020 Show less

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  Prōthos capital

  Jun 2019 - Jan 2021

  Accomplishments:• Designed systems models for both retail and direct to consumer offerings. • Organized strategic supply-chain strategy from production plants in Greece to retail shelves and online distribution centers in the United States.• Drafted intensive operations outline and go-to-market strategy; in-depth market analysis, supply-chain and distribution analysis, and research on key partners for both the retail and direct to consumer business models.Key Responsibilities: • Create thorough comprehensive analyses and present to managing principals to drive key operational decisions. • System mapping the supply-chain, marketing, and sales channels. • Work closely with management to execute on collective strategic outlines. Show less

  • Senior Associate

    Apr 2020 - Jan 2021

  • Junior Associate

    Jun 2019 - Apr 2020
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  The olympian group

  Jan 2021 - Aug 2022

  Senior associate

  - Secured over $66,500,000 USD in funding initiatives.- Successfully executed on comprehensive operational restructures for 8 companies in the US, Europe, and Africa throughout Q4, 2021 & Q1 2022.• Assist management with the identification of potential M&A activity. Perform robust analyses on industry and target companies to provide clients with a comprehensive acquisition strategy. • Optimize Business Plans and deal structures for both the investor and target company.• Participate in multiple funding rounds to accomplish capital raise KPI's outlined in the acquisition strategy. • Assist management in the creation of presentations and proposals to deliver to end-clients. Show less