Projects
Led the CEO search for a public junior mining company
Advised on an executive compensation scheme for a private company including short term merit bonus and long term "equity" programs
Led the review of financing options for a public development company that led to a successful private placement
Launched a Lean Six Sigma discipline across a global business that would eventually train over 1200 employees and complete over 200 continuous improvement projects
Developed a linear program to optimize the furnace fuel mix in a sulfuric acid plant
Advised a medical device company on long term strategic plan.
Provided due diligence advisory services to private equity on various mining and mineral businesses
Instituted new variable compensation schemes for a large family owned business to focus management efforts on cash generation, profitability, and long term strategy implementation
Launched a successful manufacturing excellence initiative for a global chemicals business to increase the Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) through improved maintenance planning
Led an effort to achieve QS 9000 quality certification
Participated in the successful acquisition and divestiture of a number of businesses, including due diligence, negotiations, and governance oversight
Participated in the successful restructuring of a company's balance sheet, including the negotiation of the "pre-packaged" reorganization plan with the secured lenders, sub-ordinated note holders and the principal shareholders
Participated in a successful IPO including participating in road show with potential investors
Participated in the raising of accumulated total of nearly $1 billion of both senior and subordinated debt
Invested bridge capital and advisory services to an auto services business
Invested equity and short term debt capital to a medical device company to fund a new product commercialization