Hank Nelson
Co-Owner | SVP | Chief Financial Officer ǀ Board Director at Great American Mining- Claim this Profile
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Credentials
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Series 63-Corporate Securities
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Series 79 Investment Banking
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Experience
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Great American Mining
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United States
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Oil and Gas
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1 - 100 Employee
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Co-Owner | SVP | Chief Financial Officer ǀ Board Director
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2021 - Present
Co-Owner | Senior Vice President | Chief Financial Officer (2020 – 2023) Board Director (2020 – Present) Identified new market opportunity in manufacturing and operating high-performance data centers at low-cost energy sources for remote computing (Bitcoin mining) Operations in Louisiana (manufacturing) and North Dakota (O&G). IMPACT ✔ Rapidly scaled company to 39 employees, raising equity and debt to finance operations. Recognized market shift and accelerated investment and operational focus towards infrastructure. Manufactured 43 data centers with 27 remote deployments at O&G sites, second largest in the market segment. Deployed 20 MW of data centers, eliminating 100,000 tons of CO2e per year. Managed sale to clean tech market leader Crusoe Energy. Show less
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Monadnock Advisors LLC
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Quincy, Massachusetts, United States
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Founder | Chief Executive Officer | Managing Director
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2008 - 2020
Built boutique investment banking firm providing strategic growth advisory, operational and transactional services to tech-focused companies. A licensed advisory firm focused on entrepreneurial-led companies seeking capital-efficient growth strategies. Executed 18 M&A and debt financing transactions for public and private clients. Representative Client Engagements: ✔ Implemented a multiyear strategic plan increasing enterprise value from $7M to $55M with no dilution to the owner. Executed five M&A transactions, increasing annual client value from $3K to $35K and revenues from $12M to $31M. ✔ Public company recapitalization of $12M through acquisition, financing, and restructuring of existing debt. Managed company restructuring and sale of a non-core division, providing capital for a new growth initiative. ✔ Board of Directors and Chair of Audit Committee – SofTech (SOFT) Show less
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ClearStory Systems
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Software Development
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1 - 100 Employee
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Chief Executive Officer | Chief Financial Officer | Board Director
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2004 - 2007
Identified emerging digital asset management (DAM) market opportunity and scaled innovative cloud-based (SaaS) solution. IMPACT ✔ Secured financing for baseline acquisition, integrated with INSCI, and recruited the new management team. Developed workflow based solution and implemented a strategic account process driving ACV of $100K. Client wins included Universal Studios, Bristol Myers, and the Smithsonian.. Finalists for 2007 Digital Media Product of the Year – Frost & Sullivan Identified emerging digital asset management (DAM) market opportunity and scaled innovative cloud-based (SaaS) solution. IMPACT ✔ Secured financing for baseline acquisition, integrated with INSCI, and recruited the new management team. Developed workflow based solution and implemented a strategic account process driving ACV of $100K. Client wins included Universal Studios, Bristol Myers, and the Smithsonian.. Finalists for 2007 Digital Media Product of the Year – Frost & Sullivan
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INSCI Corporation
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Information Technology & Services
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Chief Executive Officer | Chief Financial Officer | Board Director
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2001 - 2006
Brought in by PE Group to make a rapid assessment of the company and implement a restructuring plan. INSCI was an international content and digital document archive solutions provider for the financial services and healthcare industries. IMPACT ✔ Secured restructuring financing and achieved breakeven in two quarters. Stabilized and expanded critical distributor model with EMC, Unisys, and Xerox. Settled lawsuits and SEC issues. Delivered first profitable fiscal year in seven years, improving operating income from -$17M to $1M. Managed sale to Datawatch (DWCH), returning capital to investors and funding for ClearStory. Show less
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Practiceworks Systems, LLC
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United States
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Software Development
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Chief Operations Officer
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1999 - 2001
Following the sale of VitalWorks (Co-Investor) by InfoCure, restructured dental software division PracticeWorks and implemented a SaaS-based model. Led three divisions with 250 employees and $40M in revenue. IMPACT ✔ Introduced SaaS model and restructured operations following 14 acquisitions, accelerating quarterly breakeven. Drove product consolidation, sales and marketing re-alignment. Rapidly developed cloud-based solution. Directed S-1 filing positioning company for spin-off (IPO). Show less
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Education
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Northeastern University
BSBA, Accounting/Finance
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