Technology company developing solid-state power amplifiers for satellite and defense applications.

• Secured initial funding to advance development and commercialization of next-generation satellite and defense technology.
• Advise leadership on financing, growth strategy, and business development.

Rural broadband telecommunications company.

• Advise leadership on growth strategy, M&A, and capital raising.
• Support strategic initiatives to expand the company’s market position and scale.

Publicly traded fixed-wireless telecommunications company.

• Reported to the Board of Directors and led finance, treasury, planning, accounting, and HR.
• Renegotiated bank covenants to increase financial flexibility and support revenue growth.
• Strengthened accountability across sales, finance, and HR through organizational and performance-management changes.

$1.5B–$2B telecommunications business with a nationwide Brazilian footprint.

• • Partnered with the President to reshape the business model, accelerate investment decisions, and drive market-share gains while operating under significant cash constraints.
  •  Led major cost and operating-model transformations, including a 50% reduction in customer-care costs and a 35% reduction in handset logistics costs.
  •  Reallocated capital and renegotiated banking terms to preserve liquidity while maintaining critical investments.
  •  Implemented operating and SOX controls that remediated a material weakness.
  •  Led organizational, retail, procurement, logistics, and customer-care transformations across a complex national operation.

• Led an $800M tower sale-and-leaseback transaction across Brazil and Mexico, creating significant liquidity for the company.
• Executed the divestiture of NII’s Peru subsidiary to strengthen funding for core markets.
• Led corporate development and strategic financial analysis for the parent company and operating subsidiaries.

Global provider of satellite-based mobile voice and data services.

• Developed joint ventures that enabled Iridium to enter Mexico, Russia, and South Africa after years of unsuccessful market-entry efforts.
• Negotiated complex satellite launch, intellectual property, and strategic partnership agreements.
• Advised on international expansion and strategic development in a highly regulated global industry.

• Developed international growth strategy and led business development in new markets.
• Captured and delivered Brazil’s number-portability opportunity, one of the world’s largest markets at the time, on schedule and within budget.

$6B global business with approximately 320 employees across multiple countries.

• Led financial strategy and performance for one of MCI’s two externally reported business units, including SEC reporting and financial oversight.
• Returned the business to profitability in the second half of 2005 following several years of losses.
• Previously led Asia Pacific Sales & Services, exceeding 107% of first-quarter sales targets while reducing resources.

Senior executive reporting to the President, with responsibility spanning corporate strategy, M&A, international business, and new ventures.

• Led strategic planning, M&A, international business, and new-business development for one of Brazil’s largest telecommunications companies.
• Led the acquisition of Vesper, a Brazilian telecommunications operator with coverage across 75% of the country.
• Launched Click21, a free ISP that reached 700,000 subscribers within eight months and received industry recognition.
• Served as Vice President of the Board of Directors of Star One, Latin America’s largest satellite operator.
• Developed SES Global as a minority equity partner to establish a global strategic alliance.
• Represented Embratel in shareholder earnings calls and investor roadshows.

Progressive leadership roles spanning finance, corporate development, strategic development, and international business.

• Served as Regional CFO for MCI’s Latin American operations across Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Venezuela, and Panama.
• Served as President of the Board of Directors of Proceda, an MCI systems-integration company.
• Progressed through increasingly senior roles in corporate development, advanced services marketing, strategic development, and financial planning.