Experience

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  El Toro Capital Management

  • Partner

    • Jan 2022 - Present

    A Santa Monica-based private equity firm focused on making growth equity and growth buyouts in emerging growth sectors, including Digital Media/eCommerce, Cybersecurity, and Software. El Toro Capital provides deep domain knowledge and highly experienced operating professionals to assist its portfolio companies in accelerating company growth, increasing profitability and maximizing shareholder value. Our objective is to be the most trusted private equity partner through our core values of integrity, teamwork, and desire to win at the highest level.

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  New Century Capital Partners

  • Greater Los Angeles Area

  • Managing Director

    • Sep 2008 - Present
    • Greater Los Angeles Area

    Institutional Capital Raising and Mergers & Acquisitions Advisory for companies within the Technology, Software, Cybersecurity, Digital Media and Consumer industries.

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  Valens Capital Management

  • New York, NY

  • Business Development

    • 2006 - 2008
    • New York, NY

    Business development, sourcing, analyzing and structuring investments for debt and equity within various Technology sectors.

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  Roth Capital Partners

  • Newport Beach, CA

  • Managing Director

    • 2003 - 2005
    • Newport Beach, CA

    Private and public equity capital raising within Technology, Consumer and Healthcare industries.

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  Oppenheimer & Co. Inc.

  • New York, NY & San Francisco, CA

  • Investment Banking (CIBC World Markets / Oppenheimer)

    • 1998 - 2003
    • New York, NY & San Francisco, CA

    Investment Banking within various Technology and Consumer sectors (equity and debt, public and private financing and M&A).

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  Morgan Stanley (Smith Barney)

  • Equity Research Analyst

    • 1993 - 1997

    Equity Research Analyst.