Experience

Castle Placement

• United States
• Investment Banking
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Managing Director

  • Jan 2021 - Present

  Castle Placement raises equity and debt capital for private companies and funds using a robust, data-driven technology platform. Finance and operations executive with broad experience in private and public companies, including emerging ventures. 20 years in telecommunications industry and 10 years managing investments in real estate and technology while consulting companies in telecommunications, technology, real estate, healthcare, construction and intellectual property. FINRA Series 7, 63, 79 licenses. Show less



Brighter Building Enterprise

• Chairman, Board of Directors

  • Sep 2019 - Present

  Investment consortium consolidating highly fragmented, high margin companies in the construction industry Investment consortium consolidating highly fragmented, high margin companies in the construction industry



Jendras Enterprises L.L.C.

• President

  • 2011 - Present

  Entrepreneurial real estate and technology investment portfolio and financial consultancy Engaged by private clients in telecommunications, technology, real estate, healthcare and intellectual property for financial expertise Entrepreneurial real estate and technology investment portfolio and financial consultancy Engaged by private clients in telecommunications, technology, real estate, healthcare and intellectual property for financial expertise



AboveNet Communications Inc. (Zayo Group)

• Senior Vice President of Operations / Officer of the Company

  • 2004 - 2011

  (Provider of high bandwidth fiber networks for large corporate enterprises and communications carriers in the US and Europe. Emerged from bankruptcy in 2003. Acquired by Zayo Group in 2012 for $2.2B cash.) * Rebuilt financial and operational activities to successfully emerge from Chapter 11 bankruptcy. Planned, negotiated, built, and staffed 24/7 Network Management Center. Led 300 employees in implementing network installations, maintenance, and customer support. Created value that grew annual revenue from $100M to $500M+ and positioned the company for $2.2B acquisition. Oversaw $90M operating budget, $25M capital budget, $100M spend. * Market Footprint/Revenue Growth: Led due diligence and influenced decision-making on major acquisitions, based on interviews with CEOs, CFOs, sales and operations leaders, and financial analysis. * Utility/Municipality Negotiations: Negotiated master contracts with utilities, railroads, and municipalities that ensured quick access to Rights of Way (ROW) and optimized timeliness of installations. * Union Relationships: Interfaced with electrical unions to influence smooth workflow and timely availability of work crews. Promoted competition among unions to lower costs. * Customer Loyalty: Maintained 100% customer retention by strengthening relationships with customer CIOs in support of customer savings and quality care. * Work Culture/Job Satisfaction: Met with every employee nationwide at least once a year to hear issues and show appreciation, resulting in 90%+ retention. Show less



Metromedia Fiber Network (AboveNet Communications)

• Vice President of Business Operations

  • 2000 - 2004

  (Publicly-owned provider of private network infrastructure in the US and Europe. Annual sales of $25M-$50M. Acquired AboveNet Communications in stock swap worth about $1.55B in 1999. Filed for bankruptcy protection in 2002.) Within first year of hire, role evolved from developing best practices in Network Operations to overseeing all cash management, accounts payable/receivable, credit/collections, capital expenses, customer deals, vendor relationships, procurement/inventory, real estate, and ROW. Instrumental in averting bankruptcy via financial controls, cutbacks. * Capital Spending Control: Instituted capital spending controls and created oversight reporting system to immediately stem unmonitored spending of $4B Verizon investment by multiple internal groups. * Customer Deal-making: Stabilized and formalized customer-pricing tool with tiered approval levels and non-recurring charges to create profitable cash flows in line with company goals. * Cash Flow Transparency: Created budget management and capital request order systems to rein in cash inputs and outputs in alignment with customer orders and network projects. * Organizational Restructuring/Rightsizing: Streamlined and strengthened executive leadership by consolidating 8 business units—Finance, Infrastructure (Real Estate, ROW, Data Centers), Sales Support, Business Operations. * Best Practices Synchronization: Trained European counterpart on process, reporting, and oversight practices to integrate best practices and optimize business management transparency throughout Europe and US. * Renegotiated Contracts: Reduced contractual obligations with construction companies, labor unions, real estate companies, and vendors by more than $50M to avoid failed payments as the company rightsized. Show less



MCI Telecommunications Corporation

• United States
• Telecommunications
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Business Development Manager / Operations Chief of Staff

  • 1991 - 1999

  As Business Development Manager, New York Area, negotiated business deals with Fortune 500 companies (Citigroup, Merrill Lynch, Bank of America, GE, NASDAQ), providing incentives for $500M+ contract revenue. As Chief of Staff to VP Network Operations, oversaw capital and operating budgets and IT. Instrumental in budget restructuring with nationalization of Network Operations and in workforce reduction following WorldCom acquisition. As Business Development Manager, New York Area, negotiated business deals with Fortune 500 companies (Citigroup, Merrill Lynch, Bank of America, GE, NASDAQ), providing incentives for $500M+ contract revenue. As Chief of Staff to VP Network Operations, oversaw capital and operating budgets and IT. Instrumental in budget restructuring with nationalization of Network Operations and in workforce reduction following WorldCom acquisition.



IBM

• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Financial Analyst

  • 1990 - 1991

  Financial Analyst for IBM Credit Corporation's Remarketing Division. Financial Analyst for IBM Credit Corporation's Remarketing Division.