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 Expert  723433 
Expert in Hedge Funds, Investments, Options, Securities Valuation, Asset Management

Available for your Consulting and Expert Witness Needs

California (CA)
 USA
Expertise Education Work History Consulting Services Expert Witness Market Research
Summary of Expertise:
Primary Expertise Areas:

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Expertise Description:

business intelligence expert

competitive benchmarking expert

financial modeling expert

competitive analysis expert

competitive intelligence expert

arbitrage expert

 
Expert has spent 15 years performing competitive analysis in order to evaluate the merits of public company as investments. This included competitive analysis and gathering competitive intelligence from competitors, suppliers, customers and industry experts. He also benchmarked competitors as part of his research and analysis.

Expert also has expertise in complex data analysis and financial modeling. He has designed and developed various financial modeling tools to illustrate complex financial concepts in a visual, intuitive manner. This is especially useful to communicate complex financial concepts to people with non-financial backgrounds.

Technology evaluation is critical for investment analysis, whether it is for an investment in a public company or a project within a corporation. Expert has experience in both evaluation of technology as a corporate investment and as an investor in technology firms for 15 years.

As a short seller, Expert has researched and uncovered many fraudulent companies prior to the fraud becoming publicly disclosed. He specializes in the investigation, detection and quantification of financial reporting fraud and asset misappropriations.

Expert is an Adjunct Professor at Expert's University. As part of his curriculum, he covers business strategy, competitive analysis, financial modeling, business valuation and related topics. In addition, he teaches tactical analysis techniques such as competitive intelligence and competitive benchmarking.

business valuation expert

corporate strategic planning expert

strategic planning expert

business development expert

business expert

business strategy expert

hedge fund expert

mutual fund expert

securities (finance) expert

private equity fund expert

annuities expert

hedging expert

escrow expert

securities fraud expert

insider trading expert

portfolio management expert

asset management expert

 
Expert has extensive experience in business development and mergers & acquisitions. He headed the acquisition efforts for the Commercial & Industrial sector at Cooper Industries, a Fortune 100 company. He sourced, analyzed, performed valuation analysis and prepared presentations on acquisitions for board of director approval.

In addition, he was responsible for strategic planning for the Commercial & Industrial sector at Cooper Industries.

For more than 15 years, Expert researched companies as both long (bullish) and short (bearish) investments. This analysis considered both strategic position and business valuation.

Expert's business valuation expertise is based in actual investment experience from managing real portfolios of publicly traded securities, over $800 million in size, and making transaction decisions personally. In addition, he has been responsible for the acquisition of private companies, where his analysis determined whether or not the transaction was made.

His valuation expertise is also solidly based in financial theory; he is an Adjunct Professor at Expert's University. As part of his curriculum, he covers business strategy, business valuation and related topics.

cost-benefit analysis expert

semiconductor economics expert

technology evaluation expert

 
Expert spent six years at Texas Instruments as an engineer and program manager. Cost/benefit analysis and cost accounting were his responsibilities while managing a prototype laboratory there.

He has applied Moore's law and other semiconductor economics concepts to determine product viability, cost reduction targets and product market potential.

While not noted on his résumé, Expert completed ˝ of a Masters degree in Engineering Management at Southern Methodist University while employed at Texas Instruments.

securities valuation expert

funding expert

 
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Localities:
Expert may consult nationally and internationally, and is also local to the following cities:  San Jose, California;  San Francisco, California;  Sacramento, California;  Oakland, California;  Stockton, California;  Fremont, California;  Modesto, California;  Salinas, California;  Santa Rosa, California;  and Hayward, California.

Education:
Year   Degree   Subject   Institution   Honors
1987   MBD   Finance   Harvard Business School  
1979   BS   Engineering Physics   Bemidji State University   Summa Cum Laude, Named Outstanding Senior

Work History:
Years   Employer   Department   Title   Responsibilities
2006 to   (Undisclosed University)   Ageno School of Business   Adjunct Professor   He developed a new course curriculum and currently teaches Portfolio Management, the most advanced graduate investment course offered.
2004 to   (Undisclosed)     Consultant   He is self employed as a consultant and expert witness.
2000 to 2004   Expert Capital Management     Investment analyst and portoflio manager   He managed investments in public companies through long and short equity positions and equity options. His long portfolio outperformed short portfolio by 14% annualized.
1994 to 1999   Harvard Management Company   Select Equity Group   Investment analyst and portoflio manager   He managed investments in public companies through long and short equity positions.
1991 to 1993   Odyssey Partners     Equity Analyst   He researched and recommended long and short equity investment positions for a partnership portfolio in excess of $1 billion.
1989 to 1991   Feshbach Brothers     Equity Analyst   He researched and recommended short equity investment positions for a partnership portfolio in excess of $1 billion.
1987 to 1989   Cooper Industries   Business Development and Strategic Planning   Senior Planning Analyst   He coordinated acquisition, divestiture and strategic planning activities for Fortune 100 company.
1979 to 1985   Texas Instruments   Semiconductors   Program Manager/Product Engineer   He managed a prototype operation for fabrication of microwave integrated circuits.

Consulting Services:
Evaluated publicly traded companies as potential investments.
 
Reviewed investment portfolio risk and recommended methods to improve the risk/reward tradeoff.
 
Developed option-based methodology to implement stock investment positions with limited risk.
 
Prepared marketing strategy for investment fund.
 
As a member of the Intota consultant network, Expert is a specialist who provides technical consulting to corporate, legal and government clients.  Expert provides professional consulting as a Hedge Funds Consultant, Investments Consultant, Options Consultant, Securities Valuation Consultant, Asset Management Consultant.  Expert may consult as an independent consultant or as a member of a consultancy, consulting company, or consulting firm.  Consultants service will be covered by a consulting contract.   Ask an expert initial screening questions and ask the experts services particulars, by simply submitting an expert request.

Expert Witness:
1. A real estate developer was given a large warrant position in a public company in exchange for concession in a lease agreement. Subsequently, the company forced conversion of the warrant in violation of the terms of the warrant agreement. The expert's role was to determine the value of the warrant lost in the forced conversion process.

2. A hedge fund used an options arbitrage strategy with great success until it moved from one prime broker to another. The new prime broker, part of a top 5 investment bank, erratically miscalculated margin requirements and forced closure of large options investment positions. This caused large losses and the dispute was brought to arbitration. His role was to calculate margin requirements according to the margin rules the broker was supposed to use.

Intota experts can serve as expert witnesses or litigation consultants offering expert testimony, expert advice, litigation support, forensic services, and related expert witness services.  Expert can serve as an expert witness or litigation consultant in intellectual property (patent, trademark, trade secret, copyright), product liability, and insurance matters.  Expert may provide forensic expert witness testimony, litigation consulting services, forensic investigation, and forensic testing if appropriate in litigation areas as a Hedge Funds Expert Witness, Investments Expert Witness, Options Expert Witness, Securities Valuation Expert Witness, Asset Management Expert Witness.   Intota provides attorneys and legal professionals the opportunity to ask an expert initial screening questions and ask the experts services particulars by submitting an expert request.


Market Research:
He has marketed investment products and services to high net worth individuals and institutions.

Expert serves as a resource to Intota Market Research Services for customized marketing research in industries or areas related to Hedge Funds, Investments, Options, Securities Valuation, Asset Management.   Experts are an invaluable source of overall industry insight as well as insight into specific companies and firms for custom business to business (b2b) and industrial market research.  Intota uses analyst and consultant resources from Guideline whose Research Directors manage the research and analysis of the qualitative and quantitative data as well as report writing for the custom studies.  The methods and tools used by Intota market research combine the insights of technical experts and industry insiders with secondary research to provide the custom b2b and industrial market research you need.

Additional Skills and Services:
Training/Seminars

As Adjunct Professor at Expert's University, he developed a new course curriculum and currently teaches Portfolio Management, the most advanced graduate investment course offered.

Supplier and Vendor Location and Selection

He has reviewed and selected all vendors required by a buy side (mutual fund or hedge fund) investment operation.

Other Skills and Services

1. He has been a stock investment analyst or portfolio manager for more than 15 years, primarily at institutions with in excess of $1 billion in capital under management.

2. For two years he has managed business valuation and acquisition projects for a Fortune 100 company.


 
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