• Summary

    Helping Small Organizations Do Big Things

  • Skills

    Team & Project Management

    Strategic Planning & Budgeting

    Financial Modeling & Analysis

    Business Process Design & Outsourcing

    Software Implementation & Training

    Accounting & Financial Management

    Professional & Staff Recruiting

  • Experience

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    G Smith & Co LLC

    Management Consulting 2014 to Present

    Advisory and outsourcing services for professional services firms, family-owned businesses, and similar organizations.

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    Shift Capital Group

    Chief Financial Officer 2017 to 2021

    Served as CFO of the Shift Capital group of companies, leading both the accounting department as well as a small pool of financial analysts providing investor relations and decision support to the acquisitions, leasing, and development teams at Shift. Shift is a Philadelphia, PA urban real-estate and community development company presently focused on two neighborhoods in North Philadelphia. Shift is the general partner / sponsor of one private equity real estate fund, Shift Neighborhood Fund LP, with plans to launch additional funds in the future.

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    Philly Office Retail LLC

    Chief Financial Officer 2015 - 2017

    Designed to help you find your next commercial or residential space,
    Philly Office Retail LLC is a real estate development company with a passion for improving local neighborhoods, one property at a time. I have proudly served as Controller / CFO of Philly Office Retail LLC and its numerous holding company, partnership, and non-profit affiliated entities since June of 2015.

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    Ekistics LLC

    Accounting & Finance Consultant 2014 - 2015

    Independent contractor for real estate developer controlling a large mixed-use project. Provided advice and assistance in developing Excel models and processes for deal valuation and actual vs budget reporting. The project, “State Center”, is 40 acres near downtown Baltimore with $1 billion total development potential. Project went on hold in 2015 due to political opposition from newly elected governor despite support from city hall and local neighborhood/community organizations.

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    Commons & Commons LLP

    Non-Attorney Consultant 2013 - 2014

    Independent contractor providing billable client services including oversight and review of investment advisors handling client trusts, as well as internal consulting including overhaul of timekeeping & billing process, and development of firm website (www.commonslaw.com). Commons & Commons is a 4-partner family law firm focused on trusts & estates, real estate, and tax matters. Managing partner Peter Commons is also emerging as a national leader in independent school and head-of-school matters.

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    Capital Asset Management, Inc

    Chief Investment Officer 2010 - 2013

    Design and maintenance of firm's model portfolio offerings, equity and mutual fund research, security selection, tax-sensitive portfolio management, quarterly commentary to clients, developed numerous enhancements to firm's reporting capabilities, selection and implementation of new trading and rebalancing platform, customized analysis and opinions on other-managed assets including real estate, 401k allocations, angel investments, etc.

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    The Telein Group, Inc.

    Management Consulting 2007 - 2010

    Telein is a leadership and organizational-effectiveness consulting firm offering its services to CEO's and senior executives of both public and private corporations, as well as government, education and charitable organizations.

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    The Smithly Group LLC

    Real Estate & Consulting 2005 - 2007

    Multiple projects including an award-winning historic renovation in Columbus, OH as well as Financial Management and IT Consulting projects for small businesses.

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    Unilever NV/PLC

    Marketing Associate 2000 - 2003

    Responsible for broad range of activities including project management on product extensions and consumer promotions, financial reporting and analysis, budgeting across multiple product lines, as well as demand forecasting for production planning.

  • Education

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    Dartmouth College - The Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth

    MBA 2003 - 2005

     

    Founded in 1900 as the first graduate school of management, the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth has long been recognized among the leading business schools in the world.

     

    Tuck offers only one degree—the full-time MBA. Tuck's small scale promotes a community that values learning, collaboration, and sharing. In this environment  graduates develop the knowledge, perspective and skills to lead organizations.

     

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    Middlebury College

    Economics, Political Science & Psychology, BA - Magna Cum Laude 1996 - 2000

    Located in Robert Frost’s scenic hometown in Vermont, Middlebury College is probably best known for its foreign-language programs, but it excels in nearly all fields in the liberal arts and sciences. Middlebury College typically ranks among the top 10 liberal arts colleges in the country.

     

    Major: Economics

    Minors: Psychology, Political Science

    Magna Cum Laude, GPA 3.7

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    London School of Economics and Political Science

    Economics, Finance and Political Science, General Course 1998 - 1999

    The General Course at LSE is a fully integrated year of undergraduate study in one of the most vibrant, diverse and historical cities in the world. General Course students may study any combination of the 250+ undergraduate courses taught at the School, in disciplines |as varied as Anthropology, Geography and Social Policy.

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    Appleby College

    Private High School in Oakville, Ontario 1992 - 1996

    Founded in 1911, Appleby College is an independent day and boarding school for 750 young men and women in Grades 7 to 12 located in Oakville, Ontario.

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    334 Wellesley Rd
    Philadelphia, PA 19119
    267-449-7485
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