Tiger stands apart through principal-level engagement, seamless team collaboration, and an unwavering commitment to excellence—combining decades of experience, deep market insight, and a results-driven, innovative approach that delivers measurable outcomes.
Daniel Kane serves as Co-Founder and Managing Member at Tiger Capital Group LLC, where he is responsible for the day-to-day operations of the company.
He has over 34 years’ experience in the disposition and appraisal of both consumer goods and commercial/industrial assets, as well as real estate, and intellectual property.
Additionally, Mr. Kane oversees Tiger’s financial services practice, including the provision of Junior Secured Debt (tranche B, mezzanine) financing and equity capital.
Mr. Kane has served on the Board of Directors of Intracel Holdings Corp., Vaccinogen, Inc., Official Pillowtex, LLC (sold to Iconix Brand Group) and Unwired Technology (sold to American Capital, Ltd.).
Before co-founding Tiger, Mr. Kane practiced for over ten years as a CPA, most notably at Grant Thornton LLP.
He is a Member of the AICPA and holds a BS degree from the Stern School of Business at New York University.
Albert Nassi is a Co-Founder, Member and Counsel of Tiger Capital Group and it’s subsidiary companies.
A respected authority on the monetization and appraisal of consumer and commercial assets, Mr. Nassi has been a leader in the asset disposition industry since it’s inception in 1976, when he was a Partner in the Sam Nassi Company, the nation’s first retail liquidation firm.
In the ensuing 40+ years, Mr. Nassi has overseen many multi-billion dollar transactions, working on behalf of the largest, most prestigious lending institutions, manufacturers and retailers in America.
A licensed attorney, Mr. Nassi specializes in bankruptcies, reorganizations, mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, and secured transactions.
He has a BS in Business from the Haas School of Business at the University of California at Berkeley and a JD from Southwestern University School of Law.
His memberships include the American Bar Association, State Bar of California, American Bankruptcy Institute, Turnaround Management Association and Commercial Finance Association.
Michael McGrail serves as Member at Tiger Capital Group LLC, where he is responsible for the day-to-day operations of the company, including growing the company’s strategic relationships and enhancing the Tiger portfolio of investments and products.
Over the course of his career he has directly managed the analysis, bidding process and operations of many of America’s largest asset disposition projects while, in the process, enhancing returns for trustees, secured and unsecured creditors, landlords, debtors and other interested parties.
Pursuant to retail operations, he has directed the opportunistic purchase of over $3 billion of inventory from third party sources to further enhance creditor returns.
McGrail began as a Financial Analyst at one of Tiger’s competitors before taking the role of Financial Manager of Global Markets at Thompson Reuters. He joined Tiger 25 years ago as Vice President of Finance and was named a Managing Director in 2005 before becoming the Chief Operating Officer in 2013.
He holds a BS in Business Administration and Management from Northeastern University and is a member of the Turnaround Management Association and American Bankruptcy Institute.
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Bob DeAngelis is a 40+ year veteran of the commercial finance and financial services industry, currently serving on the executive committee of Tiger Capital, and as the Group Head and Chief Investment Officer of Tiger Finance.
As a member of the Tiger Capital executive committee, DeAngelis is able to provide leadership and strategic guidance in continuing to help build the Tiger organization into a best-in-class financial services platform. In addition to his role on the executive committee, as the business line leader of Tiger Finance, DeAngelis utilizes his experience and understanding of capital markets to provide complex capital solutions to clients through a variety of credit-based products, including: secured loans, inventory consignment programs, junior secured credit facilities, and structured equity offerings.
As a further reflection of his entrepreneurial spirt and leadership, DeAngelis has been part of ownership and senior management teams that have launched four different successful start-up lending platforms, including Tiger Finance, Crystal Capital and Back Bay Capital. Additionally, DeAngelis was part of the ownership and management team that founded the private retail lending platform sold to Bank of Boston that eventually became Bank of America Retail Finance, still one of the largest and most successful retail lending platforms in the country.
DeAngelis began his career at Shawmut Bank’s asset-based lending group after graduating from the University of Connecticut’s School of Business. He is also a member of the Commercial Finance Association and the Turnaround Management Association.
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As Chief Operating Officer, Ryan Davis oversees the appraisal, disposition, lending and advisory practices of Tiger’s retail, wholesale, and commercial/industrial divisions. Additionally, he facilitates the company’s growth strategies, market positioning and complex transactions.
Davis, a 20-year veteran of the asset-based lending industry, joined Tiger in 2006 as a Senior Financial Analyst. He rose to become the appraisal division’s Managing Director in April 2019 and Executive Managing Director in March 2024.
In the latter capacity, Davis was responsible for the valuation of more than $25 billion of retail, wholesale and industrial assets annually. The L.A.-based executive has operated multiple strategic Tiger investments, including Advanced Sports, Inc. and mDesign, and has worked on high-impact, complex capital transactions involving a wide range of businesses.
Davis holds a degree in finance from the University of Vermont.
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Christopher Huber started his career in 1986 as a CPA at the public accounting firm of Peat, Marwick and Mitchell, now known as KPMG.
He subsequently joined The Nassi Group in 1989 as Controller. In addition to his financial reporting responsibilities at Nassi, Huber worked on numerous liquidation projects, as the retail industry experienced unprecedented store closures due to standardization and consolidation across various sectors.
During the mid-1990’s, he helped develop a comprehensive retail inventory appraisal practice at Nassi, which eventually became the foundation for Tiger Group’s inventory appraisal practice when principals of Nassi Group formed Tiger in 2001. At that time, he was named Managing Director.
During his tenure he has been a driving catalyst in Tiger’s expansion into Australia and has been a key team member/leader in every major Tiger venture.
Today, Huber has financial oversight of all Tiger retail, wholesale and industrial disposition projects and serves as a special resource to our appraisal practice. His areas of expertise range from financial reporting and analysis to personnel administration and internal operations.
Huber holds a BS degree from the University of Illinois and an MBA from Tulane University.
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Bradley Snyder is a recognized authority and leading corporate advisor on global business strategies in the commercial world.
His expertise spans mergers and acquisitions, debt financings, corporate restructurings, asset maximization via strategic re-positionings and disposition programs, and the acquisition, perpetuation and full-utilization of global brands of distressed retail companies.
Additionally, Snyder is a member of senior leadership responsible for the expansion of Tiger operations into Australia.
His business career spans 40 years, including 13 years as a practicing attorney and Partner at the Boston firm of Looney and Grossman LLP.
During a 12-year tenure as a Managing Director and Principal at one of Tiger’s competitors, he led deal teams on numerous key projects, including the acquisitions of Casual Corner, a C$180 million financing for Eaton’s Department Stores, and the repositioning of over 80 department stores following Federated’s (now Macy’s) acquisition of May Department Stores.
Snyder was also instrumental in the firm’s launch of a business unit that purchased, sold and licensed brands and other intellectual property. Brands and companies under his direction included The Sharper Image, and Linens ‘n Things.
More recently, Snyder was the President of CP (Creative Playthings) Licensing Corp. and Operating Managing Partner at Infinity FS Brands, LLC, where he engineered the equity investment in Linens ‘n Things, as well as the debt financing for Fredericks of Hollywood.
He has served on the Board of Directors of The Sharper Image and Board of Advisors of Linens ‘n Things and is a past Director of the Turnaround Management Association’s Toronto Chapter. He has also been a director for the Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Boston, Big Brothers of Greater Boston, and Jewish Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Greater Boston. Snyder currently serves on the Board of Directors of the Rose Kennedy Greenway Conservancy, and is an Executive Mentor at the Global Good Fund.
He holds a BA in Political Science/History from The George Washington University and a JD from Boston University, School of Law and is a member of the Massachusetts Bar.
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Based in our New York headquarters, Jack Rapp drives many of Tiger’s largest, most-complex appraisal and disposition projects.
A well-known professional within the turnaround and workout communities, Rapp leverages over 32 years in reorganizations and asset monetization to facilitate mergers, acquisitions, downsizings and corporate divestitures on behalf of Tiger’s retail, wholesale and industrial partners.
His activities include financial modeling, operations management, production planning, and venture marketing and sales.
Over the course of his career, he has worked on a consulting basis for numerous national and regional discount, general merchandise and specialty store retailers, as well as at several apparel, consumer products and industrial companies.
Rapp has also worked with major lending institutions in asset valuation engagements in multiple industries, analyzing more than $50 billion in retail and wholesale inventories and accounts receivable to support loans by syndication groups led by JPMorgan Chase, The CIT Group, Bank of America, Goldman Sachs, and others.
He holds a B.A. degree from Hampshire College.
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A well-known leader in the financial services industry, William (Bill) J. Mayer brings innovative business solutions to Tiger’s valuation, disposition and finance practices.
Prior to Tiger, Mayer spent almost two decades at Wells Fargo entities in Boston, where his roles included President & COO of Wells Fargo Retail Finance (2002-2009); President of the Commercial & Retail Finance Group at Wells Fargo Capital Finance (2009-2011); and Senior Credit Officer and Executive Vice President of Wells Fargo Wholesale Bank (2011-2015).
Most recently, Mayer was Group Head and Executive Vice President of Wells Fargo Equipment Finance. In that seven-year role, he spearheaded growth both organically and through acquisition of the specialized equipment lending and leasing businesses. Last year his accomplishments included taking the helm of the unit’s Wells Fargo Commercial Auto business, a leading lender for dealerships nationwide.
He had previously led Wells Fargo’s acquisition and integration of three GE North American businesses: Capital Direct Leasing, GE Rail, and GE Capital Vendor Financial Services. In May 2021, he directed the sale of GE’s legacy leasing business in Canada to TD Bank, generating a significant gain for Wells Fargo.
His additional accomplishments at Wells Fargo Equipment Finance included overseeing due diligence, risk-management, and regulatory compliance for a variety of entities—including a Transportation Center of Excellence that he created for due diligence and compliance monitoring of Wells Fargo assets such as trucks, trains, ships, trailers, and aircraft.
Prior to joining Wells Fargo in 2002, Mayer spent 13 years at GE Capital Corporation. His initial responsibilities included heading a team of investment analysts in the field and then, as a London-based Senior Vice President, overseeing risk-management and business-development in Europe for GE Capital Commercial Finance.
Mayer went on to serve as Chief Credit Officer, Southern Region, for GE Capital Retailer Financial Services, working with the likes of The Home Depot and Lowe’s, and as SVP of GE Capital Commercial Finance’s national healthcare practice. In this latter role, Mayer took charge of business development efforts which quickly showed significant and material improvement in new business volume.
He ultimately rose to Managing Director of the firm’s Chicago-based Commercial Finance Group, leading a region comprised of 13 Midwest states and all of Canada. Under Mayer’s leadership, the region’s commitments more than doubled in less than two years.
Mayer started his career in 1985 as an auditor for Peat Marwick International, which merged with Klynveld Main Goerdeler two years later to form the KPMG network. He had interned for Peat Marwick while earning his accounting degree at The Pennsylvania State University.
A native of Philadelphia, Mayer is an active member of the Commercial Finance Association, the Turnaround Management Association, the Equipment Leasing and Finance Association, and the American Bankruptcy Institute. He is an active community volunteer and has twice completed the Boston Marathon.
Andy Babcock has over 25 years’ experience in all aspects of asset-based lending, restructuring, valuation and asset monetization.
Babcock co-manages Tiger Finance’s debt portfolio and is responsible for sourcing, structuring, underwriting and portfolio management. He is a current member of the Tiger Finance credit committee and an original founding member of Tiger’s finance platform.
Tiger’s platforms provide capital solutions to its clients through a variety of credit-based products including secured loans, inventory consignment programs, junior secured credit facilities and structured equity offerings. Prior to joining Tiger Finance, Babcock held several positions at Tiger in business development, investment underwriting and asset valuation, Babcock has also served as CFO, CRO, President, and Director of various entities in which Tiger Capital has held a controlling interest.
Prior to joining Tiger, Babcock was a Vice President at a firm providing advisory and diligence services for sponsors, lenders, and companies in metals, chemicals and commodities. Babcock was a founding member of the firm. Babcock began his career as an analyst in financial services and retail.
He holds a BS degree in Finance from Northeastern University in Boston, MA.
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A 30-year veteran of the asset-based lending and financial services industries, Andy Cerussi focuses on identifying both secured debt financing and equity capital opportunities to facilitate turnarounds or provide additional working capital to Tiger’s portfolio clients. He is a current member of the Tiger Finance credit committee and an original founding member of Tiger’s finance platform.
In the 15 years preceding his role at Tiger, Cerussi was a Senior Vice President at Bank of America Merrill Lynch, where he helped manage the Retail Finance Group. Prior to that, he was a Vice President at LaSalle Retail Finance, focused on workouts. Earlier in his career, he held positions as a Senior Project Manager at one of Tiger’s competitors and as a Retail Analyst at Wells Fargo Retail Finance.
Cerussi earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Finance and Investments from Babson College and is an active member of the Commercial Finance Association and Turnaround Management Association. He also holds Series 7 and Series 63 licenses.
Chad Farrell is responsible for managing the day-to-day operations of Tiger’s Commercial & Industrial division, as well as guiding its strategic direction and growth, developing new market initiatives, and securing complex engagements.
Farrell brings to Tiger deep experience in the disposition, valuation and auction of machinery, equipment, inventory, and real property. He has executed thousands of auction,, sealed-bid and private treaty transactions in more than 20 countries, selling more than $750 million of surplus and distressed assets in the energy, transportation, construction, manufacturing, mining, metals and retail sectors. He also offers Tiger’s C&I clients with significant experience in the creation of marketing and e-commerce solutions within the context of commercial and industrial asset management.
Prior to joining Tiger, Farrell was Vice President, Strategic Business Development Liquidity Services (Nasdaq: LQDT), a global provider of consultative asset management, valuation and sales solutions. Farrell joined Liquidity Services in 2013 when the company he founded, Tru-Markets– a venture delivering eCommerce solutions for Fortune 1000 Energy and Insurance companies–merged with Liquidity Services.
Prior to founding Tru-Markets, Farrell’s professional experience included decades of industry positions, including his role as Senior Vice President, Strategy and Business Development, at online auction marketplace Asset Nation Inc.
A resident of Houston, Farrell earned an M.B.A. from The University of Texas at Austin and a B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering from Texas A&M University.
Jamie Lisac is Group Head and Senior Managing Director of Tiger Investment Banking, where he focuses on buy- and sell-side distressed M&A, distressed debt capital raises, strategic alternatives, and balance-sheet restructurings. Lisac brings 25 years of experience to companies and their stakeholders who are facing capital structure challenges.
Prior to joining Tiger, Lisac led the special situations investment banking groups at Capstone Partners and, earlier, Huron Consulting Group. Before transitioning exclusively to investment banking more than 15 years ago, he provided restructuring advisory services at leading financial advisory firms FTI Consulting and Alix Partners where the Chicago-based executive served in senior roles on prominent corporate restructurings including General Motors, New Century Financial and LyondellBasell.
Lisac received his MBA degree from Saint Louis University and a bachelor’s degree from the University of Missouri. He holds FINRA Series 63 and 79 licenses.
Since 1989, Arnie Jacobs has provided Tiger with operational project leadership, strategic marketing guidance, venture due diligence and client consultation on over 100 retail liquidation projects throughout North America.
One of the few senior liquidation professionals to have a hands-on level of expertise that comes from years of diverse project management, his initiatives have ranged from a single store closing to serving as a regional or lead consultant on some of the largest liquidations in retail history including Circuit City, Gottschalk’s, and Movie Gallery-Canada.
Prior to his time with Tiger, Jacobs was Executive Vice President, Operations at Buyers Club Markets in Denver, where he was a member of the startup team at America’s second membership warehouse chain.
He began his career in 1971 in the consumer newspaper industry, serving as Vice President of Advertising at the Arizona Pennysaver in Tempe.
Today, Jacobs directs the activities of Tiger’s field operations teams, including our 100+ merchants who conduct inventory dispositions at the store level and our asset specialists who perform onsite evaluations for the ABL community.
He holds a Bachelors Degree from Arizona State University.
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Bruce Passen directs all account receivables (A/R) purchase activities at Tiger, including the sourcing of A/R purchase opportunities, as well as reviewing pricing and collection strategies for all A/R portfolios that are either purchased by Tiger or managed on a fee basis for our clients.
Passen brings 40 years of experience in the debt purchasing field to Tiger. Most recently, from 2010 to 2017, he was a principal with Bikaver Group, LLC in Chicago, where he provided consulting services for banks and other financial institutions to value A/R pools. He was also involved in the purchase and co-purchase of portfolios on a deal-by-deal basis.
Prior to that, he was CEO of Steamboat Partners LLC, a Chicago-based start-up focused on purchasing commercial debt from companies that were in liquidation, as well as appraising debt values for banks and other financial institutions. From 2000 to 2007, Passen served as CEO and managed the start-up and operations of a competitor’s receivables practice. The business was sold to Cerberus in 2007.
Earlier in his career, Passen was CEO of debt collection company Abacus Financial Management Services, also in Chicago. He earned a B.A. from the University of Colorado, Boulder.
Mark Naughton serves as Senior General Counsel and is responsible for structuring transactions, negotiating and drafting agreements, counseling the Tiger team on strategic and legal questions and transactions, and supervising outside counsel. He is based in Tiger’s Chicago office.
Prior to joining Tiger, Naughton served as Executive Vice President/General Counsel of Yellen Partners, as well as Senior Vice President/General Counsel of Great American Group. Before joining Great American in 2003, he was a partner in the restructuring group at Piper Rudnick (n/k/a dla Piper) where he was involved in many large bankruptcy cases.
Overall, Naughton has over 25 years of experience representing debtors, trustees, secured creditors, creditors’ committees, and unsecured creditors in bankruptcies, workouts and related litigation. He graduated Magna Cum Laude from Marquette University before obtaining his law degree from Northwestern University School of Law in Chicago
Elaine Hughes is a Board of Advisors member for Tiger Capital Group. Hughes, who founded E.A. Hughes & Company in 1991, brings decades of experience as a strategy and executive recruiting consultant for top retailers and consumer products companies. Earlier in her career, she gained extensive experience in the textile industry, through positions at Springs Industries, Malden Mills and Blue Ridge Winkler.
A frequent source for national business media, Hughes serves on the board of the Charles F. Dolan School of Business of Fairfield University and is a three-term board member of Women in Management, where she initiated The WIM Scholarship Fund and the WIM Mentorship Program. Hughes serves on the advisory Board for Broadcrest Asset Management and Spring Creative (the former Springs Mills) and is on the Board of Directors for The Wilson College of Textiles (part of NC State), Runway of Dreams in NYC and Turning Point, the largest facility in Union County housing women escaping domestic violence.
She also served on the advisory board of the Global Fashion Management program at the Fashion Institute of Technology’s School of Graduate Studies and was a founding member of the New York Textile Group, formerly known as the New York Textile Board of Trade. A long-term member of Fashion Group, she also belonged to the American Apparel & Footwear Association.
Irene Rosen Marks is a Board of Advisors member for Tiger Capital Group. Marks brings over 35 years of banking experience, including 25 years working with retail and consumer products companies in roles in sales, underwriting, credit and relationship management.
She recently retired as a Managing Director and head of Consumer and Retail Corporate Banking at Wells Fargo. Additionally, her past positions include leading retail finance originations for Wells Fargo Capital Finance. Over the course of her career, Marks has led diverse teams and managed a broad portfolio of clients—from healthy to distressed, and from startup to large cap and investment grade.
She has been heavily involved in multiple M&A transactions, as well as management issues related to strategy-setting, compliance and regulatory reporting, recruiting and retention, and DE&I.
Michael P. Muldowney is an Advisory Board Member for Tiger Capital Group. He is founder and managing member of advisory firm Foxford Capital LLC and managing member of Waterville Investment Partners.
As senior managing director and CFO of Gordon Brothers Group from 2014 to 2018, he served on the four-person executive and investments committee, oversaw the appraisal division, and worked with all business units on initiatives related to finance, corporate strategy, human capital, IT, and facilities. Muldowney led the successful investment in the company by Stone Point Capital in April 2018. He serves on the board of Veritiv Corporation and is a board advisor to Botho Emerging Markets Group.
Muldowney was EVP/CFO and interim CEO of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (formerly Houghton Mifflin), where he led the company’s $4 billion acquisition of Harcourt as well as a successful $7.4 billion out-of-court restructuring. He ran and helped found Nextera Enterprises, and, earlier in his career, filled partner and/or executive roles at Oliver Wyman and Marsh & McLennan Companies.
Daniel R. Schwarzwalder serves as an Advisory Board member for Tiger Capital Group. He is a retired senior managing director and senior partner, having spent over twenty years at Buckingham Capital Management. Mr. Schwarzwalder was responsible for the consumer hedge fund specializing in the retail, apparel and footwear industry.
He also brings to Tiger more than 26 years of retail industry experience. He was a senior merchant and member of management at Abraham & Straus, a division of Federated Department Stores. In addition, he served as President and CEO of Mothercare Stores Inc. and Chernin’s Shoes. Schwarzwalder earned a B.A. in mathematics from Queens College of the City University of New York as well as an M.B.A. in marketing from The Wharton Graduate School of the University of Pennsylvania.
He serves on the boards of the Retail Marketing Society and Wharton’s Jay H. Baker Retailing Center. In addition, he is a member of the executive board of The Weill Cornell Council of New York Presbyterian Hospital and on the national board of American Friends of Magen David Adom (AFMDA).
John Cronin has over 20 years experience in both the liquidation and appraisal businesses and has served as the Lead Analyst in many of the largest, most complex retail store closing events and asset appraisal projects in recent history.
Cronin currently acts as the point person on many of Tiger’s equity and fee transactions and manages our national disposition and field due diligence teams. Additionally, he heads the financial modeling teams charged with the creation of liquidation bid proformas.
From 2005 to 2011 he served as Tiger’s Director of Appraisals where he oversaw all aspects of our appraisal practice – from field visits/fact gathering to analysis, writing and final presentation. Under Cronin’s stewardship, Tiger’s appraisal division grew by over 600%.
In the ten years prior to joining Tiger, he was a Senior Financial Analyst at two competing liquidation/appraisal practices.
He holds a BS in Management from Providence College and received his MBA from the F.W. Olin Graduate School of Business at Babson College.
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For over 27 years, Gail Glave has served as a key leader in Tiger’s retail disposition practice.
As Managing Director, Field Financial Operations, Glave is charged with tracking and analyzing daily sales data, reporting, financial modeling, AR/AP, and the on-site management of Tiger’s Field Supervisors.
A true merchant, she brings great knowledge of retail operations, including merchandising and discount modeling, to every Tiger project. She has managed liquidation projects ranging in size from $10,000,000 to $900,000,000 million dollars in retail value and has worked with many of the world’s most prestigious retail brands.
Glave began her career with the Tiger family of companies as an Assistant Financial Analyst at The Nassi Group, Tiger’s predecessor company, in 1997. She was promoted to Lead financial Analyst in 2003.
Prior to Tiger, she was Jewelry Operations Director of Best Products, Inc. from 1986 to 1996. Here she managed communications to 230 jewelry managers, designed operational plans and created special promotional events.
She received her Bachelor of Science Degree from Frostburg State University.
A 19 year veteran of Tiger operations, Belson works across multiple disciplines on behalf of our ABL, wholesale and retail partners.
Belson drives Tiger’s inventory augmentation practice on behalf of our retail dispositions. He has been involved in sourcing, purchasing and handling the operations/logistics of over $4 billion dollars in augmented goods at retail.
As a member of our wholesale team, he facilitates opportunistic purchases of consumer goods from manufacturers, distributors and businesses in transition. He also assists in Tiger’s Transition Advisory Services (TAS) practice in which whole and partial business units are sold as complete, turnkey operations.
He also provides due diligence expertise to our valuation practice through site visits and the assessment of assets in-place.
Belson began his career at Tiger as an Analyst/Accountant, performing profitability, cost and cash flow analysis while participating in financial modeling in support of our retail disposition projects. In 2006, he was named the Manager of the Accounting Group.
Before Tiger he worked at Putnam Investments where he performed research, analysis, monitoring and reporting for the 401k group.
He received his BS in Business Administration from Northeastern University.
Jennifer A. Lewellyn is Tiger’s Managing Director of Retail Operations and a 22-year retail veteran with experience in both managing healthy stores and maximizing underperforming locations.
Lewellyn provides operational input and data to Tiger’s retail team during the due-diligence phase, . She also assists on special projects, performs performance audits and provides on-site leadership and executive representation for Tiger’s appraisal practice.
Lewellyn’s retail consulting experience includes multiple collaborations with Tiger Group as a Lead Consultant, where she was a valuable part of Tiger’s retail team on many successful projects, such as Francesca’s, GNC and Steinmart.
From 2017-2020 she supervised a 53-store region for Variety Wholesalers’ Roses Stores, where she supervised multi-unit managers, corporate trainers and 1,300 associates. She started her retail career in Pittsburgh as a district manager for Value City Department Stores, Inc., where she rose to become regional manager, overseeing daily operations of 16 department stores with more than 700 employees.
For 28 years Ana Leon has supervised all operational aspects of wholesale and retail disposition projects for both Tiger and our predecessor company, The Nassi Group. Her expertise includes budgeting, bid valuation, logistics, and the on-site supervision of our 100+ Field Merchants.
Leveraging this highly-specialized experience, she also oversees many of Tiger’s more complex valuations, with a particular emphasis on consumer goods. Asset categories in which she has particular expertise include apparel, jewelry and grocery.
She reviews physical inventories through comprehensive field due diligence, acts as the primary liaison between the appraised company and asset based lender, and is one of Tiger’s key, senior executives who sets final values on asset groupings.
Jason Rae is a Managing Director of Tiger Finance where he is responsible for sourcing secured debt financing opportunities and developing new, and enhancing existing, strategic relationships. Leveraging 20 years of asset valuation, advisory and disposition services experience, Rae works closely with lenders, private equity sponsors, advisors and investment banks to deliver asset-based solutions to both consumer and industrial operators.
Prior to joining Tiger Finance, Jason co-led Tiger Valuation Services’ business development team and was responsible for the New England and Canadian markets. He has served as a key contributor to the company’s overall growth and has participated in some of its largest disposition ventures. Prior to that, he was a Senior Project Manager of a national appraisal and liquidation practice, where he managed a team of professionals and conducted pre-funding due diligence, inventory appraisals and collateral monitoring for hundreds of companies on behalf of lending institutions worldwide.
Rae holds a BA in Economics from Boston College and is a member of the Secured Finance Network, Turnaround Management Association and Association for Corporate Growth.
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A veteran of the valuation advisory and asset-based lending industries, Fred Raccosta is a Managing Director of Tiger Valuation Services, where he co-leads the business development team and is also responsible for developing and enhancing client relationships in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic regions.
Most recently, he was a Senior Vice President at a national appraisal and liquidation practice where he provided valuation, monetization and advisory solutions to financial institutions, investment banks and other professional services advisory companies.
Earlier in his career, Raccosta spent approximately 15 years as an asset-based lender and banker, including a position as Senior Business Development Officer/Vice President at CIT Group. He began his career with Bank of America’s Corporate Cash Management Group.
Raccosta is an active member of the Commercial Finance Association, Turnaround Management Association and Association for Corporate Growth, as well as other professional financial associations.
He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Finance and Marketing from Drexel University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Melissa Van Nort is based in Tiger’s Atlanta office, overseeing the company’s sales efforts in the southern and Texas markets. A well-known professional within the insolvency industry, Van Nort brings more than 25 years of brand marketing, corporate strategy and sales experience to Tiger.
Before joining Tiger, she was a Senior Vice President, Business Development at BMC Group, a leading global provider of financial, legal and corporate information management services for investment banks, private equity firms, government agencies and Fortune 1000 corporations. In that role, she worked extensively with companies in the restructuring industry.
From 2004 to 2010, she worked at WebMD, the online provider of health and medical information, most recently as National Director of Strategic Partnerships and Cause Marketing, where she focused on developing partnerships with major consumer packaged goods companies.
Prior to that, she served as Manager of Advertising Partnerships at IAC, Interactive Corp., a media and Internet company and as a Sales Development Assistant Manager at Fox News parent News Corp. Van Nort began her career with ESPN in 1998 as a Sales Planner/Analyst.
Van Nort earned a Bachelor of Science degree from West Virginia University and is a member of the American Bankruptcy Institute, the Association for Corporate Growth and its affiliated Women’s Committee. She is also a member of the Turnaround Management Association Atlanta, as well as a board member of the Secured Finance Network’s Atlanta Chapter.
A 25-year veteran of the valuation, banking and financial management industries, David Tepper represents Tiger’s appraisal practice in the Western United States. He works closely with lenders and private equity firms on identifying and understanding the risks of lending to and investing in companies across more than 100 industries.
Before joining Tiger, Tepper served as Business Development Director for CBIZ Valuation Group in Los Angeles, a business unit of national CPA firm Mayer Hoffman McCann, P.C. In that post, he was responsible for working with corporations, private equity, hedge funds, attorneys, corporate finance, and turnaround professionals on complex valuation and asset management issues.
Prior to that, he spent five years as Western Regional Manager at Accuval Associates/Liquitec, where he was responsible for managing the firm’s West Coast office and working with corporations, private equity, hedge funds, attorneys, corporate finance, and turnaround professionals.
From 1998 to 2007, he was a Vice President at Arthur Consulting Group, Inc. (formerly Arthur D. Little Consulting Group) in Los Angeles, responsible for the firm’s client acquisition, marketing activities, and relationship and engagement management.
He began his career in 1985 at Bloomingdales in Executive Development before moving to garment manufacturing. He was subsequently named Comptroller at Stringfellow Ltd., an international restaurant/night club chain, and went on to hold positions as a Registered Representative/Stock Broker for Kennedy Cabot and Company and as a Financial Consultant Associate for Wells Fargo Bank/Wells Fargo Securities before moving into the valuation field in the late 1990s.
Tepper holds a Master of Business Administration from Pepperdine University and undergraduate degrees in finance and accounting from Pace University. He is a member of the Association for Corporate Growth (ACG), American Bankruptcy Institute (ABI), Turnaround Management Association (TMA), Special Asset Management Association (SAMA), and the Tax Executives Institute (TEI).
A 14-year veteran of the financial services industry, Eric Schloemer leads the Midwest business development efforts for Tiger’s asset valuation practice, serving the asset-based lending, turnaround, private equity and investment banking communities out of Chicago. He also focuses on identifying asset disposition opportunities in the region.
In his prior role as Senior Associate, he managed all aspects of preparing valuation reports – from acting as the key liaison to the appraised company to conducting management interviews, inspecting properties and inventories, reviewing financials, and developing liquidation strategies in support of determining NOLV.
Before joining Tiger in 2013, Schloemer was a Senior Financial Analyst with Forrester Research, where he served as a consultative advisor to three C-level executives, spanning more than 50% of Forrester’s revenue and expense, in identifying quarterly trends.
Prior to Forrester, he served as a Financial Analyst for both Orchard Brands and Boston Scientific, where he was charged with establishing budgets, financial modeling, sales reporting, forecasting and pricing analysis.
He received his BA in English from the University of Massachusetts, Boston, and his MBA from Babson College, F.W. Olin Graduate School of Business.
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A well-known leader in the asset-based lending community, Mitch Rubin brings a deep knowledge of appraisal analytics and asset expertise to Tiger’s valuation clients in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic regions.
Rubin brings nearly two decades of experience on the banking side of the ABL industry. Prior to Tiger, he most recently served as a Senior Vice President of ABL originations for U.S. Bank, which he joined in November 2021. In that role, he targeted sole lender and syndicated opportunities for middle-market companies and private-equity sponsors in the Northeast.
He also served for seven years at PNC Business Credit, where he sourced, originated and structured private equity-sponsored ABL and cash-flow transactions in the Northeast. Previously, he worked for six years as a client relationship manager for Wells Fargo Capital Finance.
He was the recipient of the 2023 Secured Finance Network’s 40 under 40 award.
A business administration and finance graduate from SUNY Binghamton, Rubin is active in SFNet’s mentorship program, as well as the Turnaround Management Association and the Association for Corporate Growth.
Jason P. Shanahan is a highly respected veteran of the asset-based lending and consumer finance industries, bringing over two decades of proven leadership, deep industry insight, and a track record of structuring complex credit solutions for middle-market and large corporate clients. With 27 years of lending experience, he is widely recognized as a trusted advisor and strategic capital partner.
As Managing Director at Tiger Finance, Shanahan is instrumental in driving the firm’s secured debt financing platform, which includes sourcing, structuring, and executing bespoke capital solutions that support liquidity, growth, and restructuring efforts for clients nationwide. Known for his disciplined underwriting and hands-on portfolio oversight, Shanahan plays a key role in expanding Tiger’s financing capabilities and market presence.
Before joining Tiger, Shanahan served as Senior Vice President of ABL Originations at Citizens Bank, N.A., where he originated and led a wide range of secured lending transactions—from $15 million sole-bank credit facilities to syndicated deals exceeding $500 million. His industry focus included consumer, retail, and general industrial sectors, where he consistently delivered capital solutions tailored to complex business needs. Prior to Citizens, Shanahan spent 19 years at Wells Fargo Capital Finance, most recently serving as a Director within the Retail Finance group. During his tenure, he built a reputation for integrity, client advocacy, and reliable execution, managing some of the group’s most significant and long-standing borrower relationships.
Shanahan holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Merrimack College and carries FINRA Series 63, Series 79, and SIE licenses. He is an active member of the Commercial Finance Association and Turnaround Management Association and currently serves on the Board of Friends of Reading Recreation.
Matt Cohen oversees Tiger’s entire Retail and E-Commerce valuation practices, including managing the analysts, appraisers and writers working on all aspects of retail appraisals. He is responsible for the quantitative analysis that serves as the basis of Tiger’s retail appraisal reports, as well as interacting with both our clients and the transaction teams in support of the valuation process.
The valuation methodology of Cohen’s group combines a meticulous review of financial data to understand inventory mix, sales performance, margins, turnover, discounting activity, and operating expenses. His group then uses this data to conduct comparative analyses and detailed assessments of current metrics in comparison to those provided in past appraisals.
In the past year, Tiger appraised over $20 billion in retail inventories, leveraging $1 billion in annual retail (liquidation) sales.
Cohen came to Tiger in 2012 as a Financial Analyst and was promoted to Manager of Financial Analysis, then Director.
He received his BS in Finance from Syracuse University.
Mark DiCenso is the Director for Tiger’s Wholesale Industrial group, overseeing and specializing in the valuation of a wide variety of industrial goods as part of Tiger’s larger asset appraisal portfolio.
DiCenso previously managed Tiger’s team of consumer goods analysts, where he was responsible for all project scheduling and planning on behalf of the group.
His group is responsible for the analysis of data using an ‘orderly liquidation’ model to determine asset values if a wholesale liquidation were to occur.
In addition to data compiled from on-site visits and management interviews, his group leverages the results of Tiger’s wholesale disposition practice, which conducts $100 million in annual transactions.
Before joining Tiger, DiCenso was a Pricing Specialist at State Street Corporation and a Research Analyst at Technology Business Research, Inc.
He received his BS in Finance from the University of New Hampshire.
Peter Donahue is the Director for Tiger’s Consumer Goods wholesale appraisal division. He oversees Tiger’s team of Consumer Goods Appraisers and Analysts, employing years of data analysis expertise to ensure the most accurate valuation of all client inventories in this category.
Prior to becoming Director, Donahue was a Manager of Financial Analysis and Senior Analyst focused on build financial models to determine the value of assets in a liquidation scenario – on behalf of ABL lenders. Since joining Tiger in 2015, Donahue has focused on consumer goods.
Before joining Tiger’s Boston office, Donahue was an intern at Federated Investors. There he worked on the Absolute Returns Mutual Fund, valuing IPOs as they hit the market and assisting the portfolio manager in valuing different equities. He received his BA in Economics and Philosophy from Boston College, graduating in 2015.
Bryan Seeley is a 35-year veteran of the industrial asset appraisal industry. At Tiger, he manages the M&E Valuation Group and supports the North American operations and business development teams through the production and delivery of comprehensive machinery and equipment appraisals.
Seeley’s career began in 1989 with Daley-Hodkin’s liquidation practice. He then moved into their appraisal company in 1995. Since then he has managed complex machinery and equipment appraisals in various industries, including printing, converting, packaging, pharmaceuticals, textiles, plastics, woodworking, metalworking, food processing and healthcare.
He has also been involved in all phases of the liquidation process. All told, Seeley has supervised over 1,000 appraisals, with total assets valued in excess of $1.5 billion.
Seeley attended Hofstra University and has completed the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice course administered by the American Society of Appraisers.
He is a member of the Turnaround Management Association, a Candidate Member of the American Society of Appraisers and has testified as an expert witness in several bankruptcy proceedings.
Nick Abueita serves as the Senior Director of Energy for Tiger’s Commercial & Industrial practice, where he spearheads initiatives that optimize monetization of oil-and-gas and other industrial energy assets sold in the US and international markets.
The Houston native boasts nearly 20 years of experience in investment recovery, surplus asset disposition and e-commerce, having built or managed online B2B platforms for companies such as Ritchie Bros., Copart and Liquidity Services. His most recent position was as Vice President of Sales (Circularity Business) for startup Requis, where he managed more than $175 million in global transactions and established business, contracts, and partnerships in more than 22 countries.
In his time at Liquidity Services, Abueita transacted more than $80 million in sales globally and managed a portfolio of more than 15 Fortune 500 oil-and-gas companies. His prior positions at Copart and Ritchie Bros. entailed responsibilities such as supervising employees, growing sales, driving efficiencies, and managing budgets and client accounts.
Abueita’s track record includes more than a dozen years of experience in building an international network of Fortune 500 companies in the oil-and-gas and energy sectors. He has led, managed and executed energy surplus auctions, sealed-bid and private-treaty transactions valued at more than $300 million across 20 countries and has executed thousands of online surplus sales in sectors such as energy, salvage, construction, and transportation.
Abueita earned his degree in Business Management from Texas State University.
Bruce Armbruster is a 37-year veteran of the advertising and marketing industries, having served ad agencies in roles ranging from Creative Director to President, as well as large corporations as both Brand Strategist and Marketing Director.
At Tiger, Armbruster drives all creative product, media strategies, public relations, and account supervision for both retail ventures and Tiger Capital’s corporate positioning.
In the eight years before joining Tiger, he was the President and Group Creative Director of Monarch Advertising, a Boston-based advertising agency and high-definition video production facility servicing retail, consulting, healthcare, service, financial and software accounts.
Prior to Monarch, he was the Director of Marketing and Creative Director of one of Tiger’s primary competitors where, for 13 years, he supervised advertising, branding, research, public relations and pitch development in support of business development initiatives and promotional ventures.
A proficient copywriter and art director, Armbruster is also a broadcast producer, director and editor. He has created broadcast, web and print campaigns for 20 of the top 100 retailers in America, as well as many financial, eCommerce, consulting, high-tech, media and pro bono clients.
He received his BA from Saint Michael’s College.
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As Managing Director, Eric Gul focuses on Tiger’s intellectual property undertakings for consumer-facing brands, including verifying brand value as lending collateral, as well as working on projects involving licensing, M&A and new IP investment opportunities. Gul brings 22 years of experience in advising both public and private companies on IP, licensing, M&A, divestitures, financings, and other matters involving consumer-facing brands. Most recently, Gul served as General Counsel at Sequential Brands Group, a brand management company.
In his past experience, he has served as lead negotiator for hundreds of strategic partnerships, JVs and license agreements, touching the likes of Calvin Klein, Michael Kors, Coach, Gaiam, Ellen Tracy, Joe’s Jeans, Martha Stewart, Tommy Hilfiger, Kate Spade, Sean John, Nautica, and more. In addition, Gul has overseen global IP portfolios for numerous consumer brands and has been heavily involved in M&A deals, including on the disposition side.
Gul received his law degree from New York University, and his bachelor’s from UCLA.
Katherine Houser-Rodriguez is a results-oriented finance professional with substantial expertise in portfolio management, collateral exam, and underwriting for middle market and corporate banking environments. She has over 25 years of diverse asset-based lending experience in structured finance, commercial finance, commercial banking, due diligence, regulatory/compliance matters, and cash flow lending.
As a Senior Managing Director at Tiger Valuation Services, Houser co-leads Tiger’s Field Examination team offering the highest quality field exam products and services, including standard field exams, pre-loan surveys, recurring field exams, takeovers & takedowns, specialized engagements and more.
Just prior to joining Tiger, Houser was a partner at Infinity ABL Services, co-leading a team of quality third-party field examiners providing timely collateral monitoring services for financial partners.
Prior to Infinity, Houser was the National Exam Manager for the commercial bank within Wells Fargo, where she managed a team of 50 collateral examiners, management, and administrative staff. Prior to Wells Fargo, Houser held several roles within the ABL world: Relationship Manager, Underwriter and Operations Manager. She has also completed additional professional training courses through the CFA-Field Examiner School and CFA-Inventory Finance Workshop.
Houser lives in the Charlotte, NC area with her family. She graduated from Belmont Abbey College with Honors. Houser is also a CFE, a member of the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners.
Steve Savage has over 35 years of field exam experience in the asset-based and middle market banking industry, with extensive collateral experience through performing field exams and managing field exam teams.
As a Senior Managing Director at Tiger Valuation Services, Savage co-leads Tiger’s Field Examination team offering the highest quality field exam products and services, including standard field exams, pre-loan surveys, recurring field exams, takeovers & takedowns, specialized engagements and more.
Just prior to joining Tiger, Savage was a partner at Infinity ABL Services, co-leading a team of quality third-party field examiners and successfully partnering with clients to help them through asset-based lending processes.
Prior to forming Infinity ABL Services, LLC, Savage was the national field exam manager for Wells Fargo Capital Finance. He oversaw 140 internal field examiners, management, and administrative staff as well as the outsource function of approximately 50 contract firms.
An accomplished leader, Savage held various management positions in field exam throughout his career. A detail-oriented individual, he excels at reviewing books and records, borrowing base certificates, loan agreements, credit policies, etc. to ensure numbers are reported correctly, as well as ensuring collateral is being reported in accordance with the loan agreement and policy.
Savage lives in the Philadelphia, PA area with his family. He is a graduate of Villanova University, a CPA, and a member of the American Certified Public Accountants.
Gabriel Taksa oversees the accounting functions for Tiger’s operations based in our Westlake Village, CA office.
Taksa brings over 10 years of experience in accounting, financial analysis and reporting to Tiger. Before joining Tiger, he was a Senior Accountant at Ontic Engineering, a subsidiary of BBA Aviation, where he was responsible for implementing and maintaining the SAP BPC Financial Reporting Solution, as well as general oversight of such day-to-day accounting responsibilities as general ledger, inventory, cost accounting, AP, and AR. Additionally, he fully managed the accounting functions for a smaller subsidiary of BBA Aviation while assisting in budgeting and financial forecasting.
Taksa received his BS in Finance from California State University, Northridge.
Maria Hoang offers Tiger’s partners deep expertise on day-to-day operations, strategic marketing planning, international sales, and project management. She joined the Tiger team as Sales Operations Leader in 2018, and now serves as an ambassador between sales, operations, marketing, and our partners. She is responsible for the ongoing effort to increase overall sales productivity, as well as the continuous improvement and effectiveness of the sales organization.
Hoang has over 16 years’ experience in the auction industry – focusing on the disposition of oil and gas, construction, and industrial assets. She has executed hundreds of auctions while building and maintaining relationships with Fortune 500 Energy companies, as well as managing projects with over $30 million in surplus assets.
Prior to joining Tiger, she was Principal Systems Integration for Liquidity Services, a global provider of consultative asset management, valuation and sales solutions. During her tenure at Liquidity, she held various positions as Project Manager, Senior Operations Manager and Senior Marketing Manager.
Maria received her Bachelor of Business Administration degree in Marketing and Finance from the University of Houston.
Wayne Hecht directs all operation activities within the Tiger Commercial and Industrial division, including the preparation of the assets for each sale, managing the onsite vendors, overseeing customer relations, and ensuring all client expectations are met on time and on budget for each project, as well as the Chief Auctioneer for all our sales.
Hecht brings 35+ years’ experience as an established and well-respected auctioneer and appraiser with particular expertise in various industries including A/V, aviation, food processing, plastics, machinery, and retail. As a fourth-generation auctioneer, he is licensed in FL, TX, PA, IN, MS, LA and has the ability to obtain licenses in other states predicated on client need.
Prior to joining Tiger, Wayne was President/CEO of his own consulting firm, Hecht Auction Services, which provided appraisals/valuations, setup and coordination of assets, and auctioneer services to a wide array of auction companies nationwide.
Hecht is a Certified Auctioneers Institute (CAI) auctioneer and Graduate Personal Property Appraiser (GPPA) and serves as a member of the National Auctioneers Association and Machinery Dealers National Association.
John Coelho has over 37 years of experience in the appraisal and redeployment of machinery, equipment, IT/network assets, retail systems/ fixtures and industrial/consumer goods inventories. He also facilitates turnkey sales of complete operating plants. His valuation and asset management career began in 1989 with The Recovery Group, where he conducted dispositions and appraisals for six years.
After leaving The Recovery Group, Coelho joined one of Tiger’s competitors, where he became a Principal and Managing Director and directed due diligence, bid strategy, and deal execution in fixed asset auction and orderly liquidation sales. He founded the retail FF&E division where, under his leadership, several billions of dollars of assets were sold. He also directed the company’s appraisal division during the start-up of their industrial evaluation practice for the asset based lending community. Additionally, he developed their industrial auction operations that liquidated multiple plants across several industries including dot-coms, textiles, plastics, dairy, paper and packaging.
Coelho subsequently founded Rockaway LLC, a commercial asset recovery firm located in greater Boston where he continued his appraisal and liquidation activities in the retail and industrial sectors.
He received his BSBA in Finance from the University of Denver.
Jonathan Holiday has been in the asset disposition industry for over 25 years and has represented some of the largest commercial industrial auction and appraisal organizations in the United States. During this time he has successfully provided auction services for companies ranging from small businesses to the Fortune 500 and Global 1000.
Holiday was the founder of Action Auctions – as provider of national auction and appraisal services. Prior to joining Tiger, Jonathan was the Manager of Equipment Markets for Liquidity Services (Nasdaq: LQDT), a global provider of consultative asset management, valuation and sales solutions. He was responsible for managing their global auctions in multiple asset categories. He has also had the privilege to perform charity auctions generating over $3M in charitable donations for organizations all across the country.
He is a graduate from Loyola Marymount University, received a MBA from Pepperdine University and Masters in Spiritual Psychology from The University of Santa Monica.
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Jonathan Bloom, Senior Director of Business Development, is an asset-based lending and restructuring veteran who brings decades of experience in maximizing recoveries from accounts receivable (A/R) purchases as well as the disposition of commercial and industrial assets.
His role primarily focuses on business development for Tiger’s Accounts Receivable and Commercial & Industrial divisions. Bloom works closely with Tiger Receivables Managing Director Bruce Passen, and Chad Farrell, Managing Director of Tiger Commercial & Industrial.
Over the course of his career, the Denver-based executive has cultivated an extensive network of business contacts across North America. Early in his career, Bloom served as Vice President of Sales for the Receivables division of one of Tiger’s competitors, and then Vice President for the same competitor’s Appraisal Services. The Indiana University Bloomington graduate subsequently served in executive roles at Loeb, Huntington National Bank, Special Opportunity Value Fund LP, Summit Investment Management, Celtic Capital and Sunflower Bank.
Nick Michel is a Director within the Tiger Finance group. Michel’s main responsibilities include originating, underwriting and portfolio management, as well as supporting the deal diligence processes.
Michel has spent the past seven years with a particular focus on distressed and special situation transactions, including restructurings and turnarounds. In this capacity, he has worked closely with borrowers, lenders, and advisors to structure and execute complex financing solutions, often under tight timelines and challenging market conditions.
Michel joined Tiger in 2015 as a Financial Analyst within the Valuation Services division. He was a member of both retail and wholesale appraisal teams, where his primary responsibility was the construction of winddown models to support asset-based lending decisions.
Michel earned a BA in Economics and a minor in Business Administration from Boston University.
David Kennedy is a Director with Tiger Finance, where he leads originations, underwriting, and portfolio management / workouts. Kennedy has experience sourcing and underwriting opportunities across a variety of industries and asset classes, from heavy equipment to consumer brands. His experience stretches from the lower middle market to large corporate capital structures and includes both 1st and 2nd lien structures.
As a member of Tiger for over a decade, Kennedy started his career with Tiger Valuations. Since joining Tiger Finance, Kennedy has supported the team growing from less than $50mm in outstandings to over $350mm.
Kennedy graduated from Bentley University, completing the Honors Program with a double major in Economics-Finance and Global Perspectives.
As a Director on the Tiger Finance team, Dan Hurley specializes in the origination, underwriting, and portfolio management of a variety of credit-based products, including secured debt facilities and other specialty financing, across a broad range of industries and capital structures. He is involved throughout the full life cycle of the deal process, from initial structuring and due diligence to ongoing portfolio oversight and workout strategy. His transactional experience includes turnarounds, restructurings, and special situations.
Hurley joined Tiger Finance in 2023, and is based in Boston, MA. Prior to joining Tiger Finance, he was an Assistant Vice President in the Retail Finance Division of Wells Fargo Capital Finance in Boston. Prior to joining WFCF, Dan was a member of the Investment Analyst Group at GE Capital, based in Norwalk, CT.
Hurley holds a BA in Economics from Gordon College.
An accomplished finance professional with over 15 years of industry experience, Jarid Henley brings expertise in financial analysis, asset valuation, project management, client relationships and risk management to Tiger’s valuation partners.
Henley began his career supervising accounting teams, first at State Street Bank in Boston, then at Brown Brothers Harriman, also in Boston.
While at Brown Brothers, he was assigned as the Accounting Lead on the PIMCO account and, subsequently, as a Business Analyst in their Wealth Management division. In 2013 he was named an Associate, Risk Analyst, in which he oversaw compliance for the company’s major accounts.
At Tiger, Henley lends his expertise in commodities such as metals, polymers, chemicals and energy assets to our appraisal practice.
He is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) and holds a Six Sigma Green Belt certification.
Henley holds a Bachelor’s in Finance from Roger Williams University and a Master’s of Business Administration from Boston University.
With over 12 years of financial services experience, Ryan Taylor brings expertise in financial analysis, risk management, valuation, and relationship management to Tiger’s valuation practice.
At Tiger, Taylor manages all aspects of preparing valuation reports – from acting as the key liaison to the appraised company to conducting management interviews, inspecting properties and inventories, reviewing financials, and developing liquidation strategies in support of determining NOLV.
Before joining Tiger, Taylor was an Institutional Sales Trader with Longbow Research where he advised hedge funds and institutional money managers on trade execution strategies and leveraged the firm’s proprietary research product to generate investment ideas for his clients.
Prior to Longbow Research, he served as a Trader and Analyst for National City Bank’s Private Client Group, where he was charged with trade execution of equity, fixed income, and derivative securities, financial modeling, and risk management.
He received his BS in Business Management from Florida State University.
Leslie Duffy is a Senior Appraiser of Consumer Goods for Tiger Valuation Services. She is responsible for managing Tiger’s internal team of executives, analysts, and writers, and works closely with management of the appraised company and ABL client in developing the liquidation model upon which NOLV is based. She is based out of Tiger’s Los Angeles office.
Duffy holds 15 years of analysis, brokerage, underwriting, trading, and team leadership experience throughout her career. Just prior to joining Tiger, she worked in Sales Management for CBRE, where she innovated an internal consulting position and built processes to provide targeted business strategies across multiple industries. Before CBRE, she served as a Client Support Manger for Meridian Finance Group protecting international and domestic accounts receivable through risk mitigation tools. She has also served as an underwriter at FirstComp Insurance Company.
Duffy earned her master’s degree in International Management from the Graduate School of International Relations and Pacific Studies at the University of California, San Diego, and her bachelor’s degree from the University of Hawaii at Manoa.
Lucas Westreich is an Appraiser for Tiger Valuation Services with over 18 years of experience in financial modeling and risk management for asset-backed securities portfolios. Westreich manages the efforts of Tiger’s internal team of executives, analysts and writers specializing in assessing Consumer Goods, and works closely with management of the appraised company and ABL client in developing accurate valuations.
Just prior to joining Tiger full time, Westreich was a Financial Consultant at the OCIE Small Business Development Center, where he was responsible for processing and underwriting local city loans, as well as advising clients on debt financing and other financial topics. Before that, he served as a Director of Mortgage Ratings at McGraw Hill Financial where his focus was on business development and streamlining financial projections.
Before McGraw Hill, Westreich was also a Vice President of Trading for the Royal Bank of Scotland, where he analyzed, priced, and managed the $2 billion repo portfolio in real estate markets.
Westreich began his career as the Vice President of Portfolio Management & Trading at ACA Capital in New York conducting collateral monitoring and due diligence for the firm’s asset categories. He then went on to join Credit Suisse as an Associate Vice President in Valuations.
Westreich earned his dual bachelor’s/master’s degree in Economics from Boston University.
Juliana Jerse is an Appraiser for Tiger’s wholesale appraisal practice, where she works closely with management of the appraised company and ABL client in developing accurate valuations for Consumer Goods.
Jerse comes to Tiger from Ross Stores, where she was a Buyer for over three years, managing over $25mm in annual revenue and 100+ vendor partners. Before Ross, Juliana worked for Bloomingdale’s in New York City where she rose from Assistant Buyer to Omni Associate Planner during her five-year tenure.
Jerse earned her bachelor’s degree in Fashion Merchandising from Kent State University, including studies at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University.
Andrew Vibert serves as an Appraiser for the Consumer Goods asset category of Tiger’s appraisal practice, working with a team of analysts and writers to create accurate reporting for a variety of different clients in this space.
Vibert is an experienced finance and banking professional, having spent several years at Bank of America holding an array of positions. He began there as a Relationship Manager, responsible for driving revenue through the company’s client pipeline, and was eventually promoted to Financial Center Manager, where he focused on risk management and compliance for several branch locations. Just prior to joining Tiger, he held the position of Small Business Banker, serving as a strategic partner for clients looking to expand their business through lending, credit and digital solutions.
Vibert began his career as an Analyst at Karelia Health, where he gained invaluable experience working with data and helping design RFPs from prospective clients.
Vibert holds a bachelor’s degree in Economics from the University of Miami Herbert School of Business.
Jon Katz is an Industrial Goods Appraiser and seasoned financial leader specializing in mergers, acquisitions, and strategic corporate development.
Katz most recently served as an M&A and Corporate Development Specialist at IBM, where he led over $18 billion in transactions for IBM Consulting. His work spans the full M&A deal cycle, including strategic rationale, financial modeling, due diligence, acquisition integration, and stakeholder alignment.
Prior to this role, Katz served as a Client Director for IBM’s OpenPages business, managing key accounts such as Bank of America and Fidelity. He drove software adoption, guided product strategy, and managed high-impact client engagements valued at $5 million annually.
Earlier in his career, Katz was a Consulting Manager at Phase Forward (now Oracle), where he oversaw ~$20 million in SaaS revenue and led over 50 clinical trials through software-driven solutions.
Katz holds an MBA from Boston University and a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from the University at Albany, SUNY. He is also a CFA charter holder and holds certifications in AWS Cloud and Microsoft Azure.
Steven Taylor is a Senior Appraiser for Tiger Valuation Services who assists in arriving at the most accurate valuation for the Machinery and Equipment asset class. Taylor specializes in verticals ranging from construction and agriculture to plastic injection molding and scrap metal recycling, and has worked on projects across all of North America and the UK.
Before joining Tiger, Taylor was a Senior Consultant for SJT Appraisal for five years, where he was an independent subcontractor for many different valuation firms, including Tiger Group. Prior to SJT, he spent almost a decade as a Senior Appraiser for a competing appraisal firm.
Taylor received his bachelor’s degree from the University of Texas at Arlington. He is a Marshall & Swift certified appraiser and is also USPAP certified. Taylor resides in Colorado.
Taran Singh is an Appraiser specializes in the analysis of machinery and equipment assets – including manufacturing, processing, diagnostic and distribution equipment, fleets, and heavy equipment.
Singh leverages data aggregated from on-site visits to ensure Tiger appraisals reflect actual recovery values in a liquidation scenario. He also conducts comprehensive industry research and inspections of assets.
Categories of expertise include aviation, apparel, A/V, bearings, bottling/canning, food & beverage, HBA, pharmaceuticals, plastics, printing, and medical equipment.
Before coming to Tiger in 2013, he was a Machinery & Equipment Appraiser for Daley-Hodkin from 2008 to 2011.
He received his BS in Business Management from SUNY, Farmingdale.
Anastasia Zaburunova joined Tiger Group in 2013 as a Financial Analyst for the Appraisal Division. After developing and refining her skills within the team, she transitioned to Retail Restructuring, Advisory and Disposition Services. Working alongside executive management, Zaburunova supports Tiger’s restructuring and consulting expertise within consumer retail verticals by conducting comprehensive analyses of clients’ current positions and developing decisive strategic and operational plans based on client needs. As a part of Tiger’s Advisory practice, she participates in helping healthy companies implement financial and operational improvement solutions that unlock value and produce long-term-oriented, quantifiable results.
Under Zaburunova’s direct leadership, Tiger is building upon decades of industry experience and advancing current and prospective client knowledge of the ABL landscape by leveraging the newest Business Intelligence technology, which delivers more granular insights faster than ever before and helps investigate new opportunities within the field based on shifting industry trends.
Prior to joining Tiger, Zaburunova was a Mutual Fund Pricing Specialist at State Street Bank in Boston where she was responsible for the execution and reporting of net asset values for her clients’ portfolios while ensuring compliance during internal and external audits. She also served as a bilingual (Russian) Due Diligence Research Assistant at Wilson Perumal and Company in London, UK.
A CFA charterholder, Zaburunova earned a Bachelor of Science degree in accounting from the University of Massachusetts, Boston, summa cum laude.
Brennen Duhart specializes in appraising Industrial assets, employing years of data analysis expertise to ensure the most accurate valuation of all client inventories in this category.
Prior to becoming Associate Director, Duhart served as a Financial Analyst and Manager of Financial Analysis at Tiger, where he was responsible for reviewing financial data and conducting industry analysis to build financial models that determine the true, underlying value of assets in hypothetical liquidation scenarios.
Duhart received his Bachelor of Science degree in Finance from Pepperdine.
Laura Santoski is an Associate Director for the Wholesale Consumer Goods category of Tiger’s appraisal practice. As a seasoned financial writer and editor, she works closely with the Appraisers and oversees the Consumer Goods writing team to convey detailed concepts thoroughly in final client reports.
Prior to becoming Associate Director, Santoski was a Managing Editor of wholesale appraisals with a focus on manufacturers and distributors of industrial supplies and consumer products.
Before joining Tiger, Santoski taught LSAT preparation courses, tutored students, and held marketing events for a California-based firm. She also held administrative roles at Northwestern Mutual and the Office of Career Services at NYU’s School of Law and was the Copy Chief of the Washington Square News.
Santoski graduated from New York University in 2012 with degrees in Politics and Spanish Literature.
As an accredited senior appraiser of the American Society of Appraisers, Matthew Robison brings decades of experience to his role as Associate Director for M&E. He oversees a team of appraisers, researchers, analysts and writers dedicated to appraising Machinery and Equipment across multiple categories.
Robison is the President of MDR Appraisal Services LLC, where he has performed hundreds of industrial equipment appraisals for leading financial institutions, and also partnered with the top industrial liquidation companies in inspecting, cataloguing, and marketing assets for auction.
Prior to joining Tiger, Robison spent 10 years at a competing appraisal firm as an Associate Director in Standards and Training, as well as Vice President/Senior Appraiser. While there, he valued hundreds of millions of dollars for traditional lending institutions and private equity groups, as well as led and trained teams of employees assisting in software and business development.
Before that, he was Vice President of Auction and Appraisal Services at G-2000 Inc., where he purchased and sold millions of dollars of industrial equipment as a stocking dealer.
Robison earned his bachelor’s degree in Business Marketing and Economics from the University of Toledo.
As part of Tiger’s appraisal practice, Manager of Financial Analysis Molly Chapin conducts valuations for Retail/E-Commerce companies and their assets.
Prior to managing, Chapin served as an Analyst on Tiger’s Retail Analyst team. Before joining Tiger, she served as a Client Solutions intern at FactSet Research Systems in Boston, where she trained in coding and FactSet’s proprietary platform.
Chapin also demonstrated her skills in financial modeling and analysis as a business student by finishing runner-up in the highly selective Chartered Finance Analyst Institute equity research challenge for the state of North Carolina.
Chapin earned her bachelor’s degree in Business Administration and Finance from Elon University.
Brett DeGemmis is the Senior Manager of Financial Analysis for Tiger’s Retail appraisal practice, and is responsible for all aspects of Tiger’s retail valuation reports. He oversees the review of financial data, conducts industry analysis and helps manage other analysts dedicated to understanding retail businesses and assets in order to build models to determine their value in a hypothetical liquidation scenario.
Before becoming a manager, DeGemmis was a Financial Analyst in Tiger’s retail appraisal division, covering all manner of asset categories for major retail operations across North America.
Before joining Tiger in 2019, he interned for State Street Bank’s US Investment Services, where he worked with clients to streamline reconciliation and trained in database management.
DeGemmis is a graduate of Pennsylvania State University, where he earned his BS in Energy Business Finance.
Nicole Hietikko, Tiger’s Manager of Financial Analysis for Machinery & Equipment, is a data analytics professional with more than 14 years of experience specializing in consulting, data analysis and visualization, supply chain, and project management. At Tiger, she leads the M&E valuation team’s data analysis strategy and technical processes for inventory valuation and reporting.
Hietikko’s experience in inventory valuation comes from her time at Liquidity Services, where she created her first role as Project Manager/Inventory Analyst in Asset Management and managed investment projects with inventories up to $500mm. She then went on to become a Senior Data Informatics Analyst at the company, employing complex visualization tools for reporting and identifying key business trends through data-driven solutions.
Hietikko’s experience also includes serving as a Reliability Specialist at Pinnacle Reliability, where she assisted clients as a subject matter expert on database and project management.
Prior to that, she was a Senior Data Analyst and Consultant for her own company, Hietikko Consulting, where she managed inventory and reporting for the liquidation of a top ten healthcare distributor. She was also a Senior Project Management Consultant at Sparkhound, providing the Business Transformation Team and IT departments with project managerial guidance, training, and technical expertise.
Hietikko received her bachelor’s in Supply Chain Management from the University of Houston.
Sam Mikell is a Manager of Financial Analysis for the Consumer Goods sector of Tiger’s appraisal division.
Prior to becoming a Manager, Mikell served as an Analyst for Tiger Valuations. Before joining Tiger, he developed skills in financial forecasting, market research and data visualization as a Financial Analyst Intern at GlobalFoundries. He also employed data analysis to develop an award-winning operative product design for efficient local water treatment while attending the University of Vermont.
Mikell holds a bachelor’s degree in Engineering Management from the Grossman School of Business at UVM.
Cole Kahmann is a Manager of Financial Analysis, assisting in the valuation of assets in the Consumer Goods division of Tiger’s appraisal practice.
Kahmann comes to Tiger Valuation Services most recently from Riskalyze, where he served as a Financial Planning & Analysis Intern building budgets, creating variance and trend reports, and driving short- and long-term forecasting analysis for the executive board. Kahmann is passionate about data analytics and has also held positions as a Peer Consultant for the UC Berkeley Data Science Department, as well as VP of Business and Treasurer for the school’s Sports Analytics Group.
Kahmann earned his bachelor’s degree in economics from the University of California Berkeley.
Erin Corrigan is a Senior Managing Editor specializing in retail and e-commerce assets. In collaboration with Tiger’s team of Financial Analysts and Associates, she produces detailed valuation reports on a wide range of consumer products, including apparel, home furnishings, sporting goods, jewelry, and electronics.
In addition to writing retail valuation reports, Corrigan copyedits appraisals and conducts industry research using articles and SEC filings.
Corrigan received her BS in Journalism from Emerson College, where she served as Editor-in-Chief of Atlas Magazine, one of the college’s lifestyle publications.
Genevieve Whitbourne joined Tiger in 2010, working from Tiger’s office in New York City. As the wholesale appraisal team expanded, Whitbourne transferred to Tiger’s Boston office, where she began training new writers and managing the writing team.
Today, Whitbourne serves as Senior Managing Editor for wholesale appraisals, specializing in distributors and manufacturers of industrial machinery and equipment products.
In addition to wholesale, Whitbourne also writes and edits machinery and equipment reports, working closely with appraisers to develop concise, informative reports.
Whitbourne holds a BA in English and History from SUNY Albany.
Shannon Bushee serves as one of Tiger’s Managing Editors, overseeing the editing process and working with Tiger’s other writers, appraisers and analysts to polish client reports for Retail/E-Commerce companies.
Prior to joining Tiger, Bushee was as an Associate Producer for Pearson, responsible for multiple steps in the production process of premier educational course materials, including media planning, schedule and budget management, research and quality assurance. While there, she was also invaluable to the textbook development, copyediting and revision process as an Editorial Assistant. Before Pearson, she served as a Managing Editorial Intern for Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.
Bushee graduated with a BA in Writing, Literature and Publishing from Emerson College.
Gabrielle French is a Managing Editor responsible for editing appraisal reports pertaining to Wholesale Consumer Goods, collaborating with the remaining writers in this category to ensure technically sound, polished results.
French previously served as a Financial Writer focused on the valuation of wholesale consumer goods.
Prior to starting at Tiger, she worked as a Freelance Writer & Editor for Francke-French Architects on a variety of topics, including project write-ups, bios, splash text, and company marketing.
She graduated from Boston University, CAS Dean’s List, with a BA in English.
A seasoned writer focused on the wholesale side of Tiger’s appraisal business, Ikrath oversees the editing process for appraisal reports in the Industrial category, working with Tiger’s other financial writers, associates and analysts to polish client reports for company operations and liquidation strategies.
Ikrath was previously a copy writer and editor working on all aspects of preparing wholesale asset valuation reports at Tiger. Prior to joining Tiger, Ikrath worked for 18 Nutrition as a Copy Editor. He received his BA in English and Secondary Education in 2014 from the College of New Jersey.
Ryan Hillery is the Manager of Financial Analysis for Tiger’s Analytics division as part of Valuation Services. He is responsible for managing the group of analysts dedicated to the review of financial data, industry analysis, and technological support in order to model the true value of a client’s assets. Hillery was previously a Senior Financial Analyst in Tiger’s wholesale appraisal division, specializing in industrial assets.
Hillery graduated from Boston College, Morrissey College of Arts and Science with a B.A. in Economics. Prior to joining Tiger he held internships at at several financial services and investment firms, including TD Bank and M&T Bank.
Connor Lee is a Senior Associate at Tiger Finance, where he supports all aspects of the deal process, including underwriting, due diligence, and portfolio management.
Prior to joining Tiger Finance, Connor interned with and later served as an Analyst at Tiger’s Valuation Services division. In that role, he was part of the consumer goods and wholesale appraisal teams, leveraging proprietary analytical tools and financial modeling to support a wide range of appraisal scenarios. His experience spans multiple industries, including apparel, consumer electronics, footwear, furniture, musical instruments, and sporting goods.
Connor holds a bachelor’s degree in Economics and Mathematics from Bowdoin College.
Ryan Goss is an Associate who assists in portfolio management and analyses conducted for Tiger Finance.
Goss brings to Tiger Finance experience in asset management, alternative investing, and financial modeling, as well as technical knowledge to aid in liquidity monitoring processes. Before joining Tiger, Goss was an Assistant Investment Analyst on the Insurance Portfolio Management Team at HIMCO, where he helped manage multi-sector portfolios with more than $100B of public and private assets. Here, he also served as an intern on the Municipal Bond Sector team.
Prior to HIMCO, Goss held internships at both Fidelity Investments and Fiducient Advisors focusing on personal investing and investment consulting . He also worked as a Student Management Consultant for the Boston Red Sox, where he focused on integrating technology to increase concession revenue. He began his financial career as a Small Buyout Fund Intern for the private equity group Siguler Guff & Company.
Goss earned his graduate and bachelor’s degrees in Finance from Babson College.
As an Associate in Tiger’s Finance division, Graham Kennedy specializes in portfolio management activities and conducts detailed financial analyses. His responsibilities include building financial models, evaluating performance metrics, and assisting in strategic decision-making processes that support the firm’s investment and operational objectives.
Prior to joining Tiger, Kennedy was part of the Asset-Based Lending group at Citizens Bank. In that role, he worked closely with both the underwriting and portfolio management teams to conduct financial and collateral assessments, evaluate credit risk, and help structure and manage credit facilities. His experience spanned a variety of industries, including manufacturing, retail, and business services, providing him with a well-rounded understanding of industry-specific risk profiles. Kennedy also gained valuable experience in client relationship management, collaborating with borrowers and internal stakeholders to support ongoing deal execution and portfolio oversight.
Kennedy earned his BS in Finance from Providence College, where he was actively involved in the Finance Society and served as a peer mentor.
Samuel Beal is an Associate for Tiger Finance.
Prior to joining full time, Beal interned for Tiger Finance, assisting in portfolio management. Before joining Tiger, he served for two years as President of Tribe Innovation, a student-led consulting group at William & Mary that fosters creative problem-solving and drives campus change through working directly with administrators and students alike.
Beal earned his bachelor’s degree in Finance and Economics from the College of William & Mary in Virginia.
Serving as Tiger’s Associate Director of Field Operations, David Spehar is a 30-year appraisal and disposition veteran whose work encompasses over 350 companies and thousands of retail stores across North America.
Spehar oversees Tiger’s data-driven approach to marketing and selling furniture, fixtures and equipment (FF&E) during liquidations and strategic store-closings, as well as conducting field evaluations of retail stores and distribution centers on behalf of Tiger’s valuation practice to find unrecognized value.
Spehar spent nine years managing warehouse club stores before his talents were discovered by a national appraisal and disposition firm. He then joined Tiger, where he worked closely with the company for 12 years as a senior field consultant. His engagements have included supervisory FF&E or field operations roles on projects such as Macy’s, Modell’s Sporting Goods, Big Lots, RadioShack, Sports Authority and Gander Mountain. He also set up the FF&E program for Francesca’s, served as FF&E co-lead on Circuit City and was operations lead on Kitchen Collection, RoomStore, Bachrach, HOBO and XS Cargo, the Canadian discount store chain.
Spehar has contributed to many of the leading firms in asset-based lending. His project list includes household-name department stores such as Sears Canada, Fortunoff, Woodward & Lothrop, Montgomery Ward, JCPenney and Eaton’s. He also led or co-led various special projects that required temporarily managing companies’ inventories, warehouses, or overall operations.
The Virginia native earned a degree in soil and resource management from Virginia Tech and has achieved the rank of Eagle Scout.
Cristal Bernal joined Tiger in 2015 and is the Tiger C&I Division Operations Manager , where she oversees the day-to-day office operations, business processes and office staff productivity.
Ms. Bernal works closely with the Director of Operations to lead all auction oriented financial operations and coordinates with field staff, sales, marketing, accounting, partners and contractors under strict and ever-changing deadlines to ensure a seamless deal experience for clients. She is also responsible for the Buyer Experience at SoldTiger.com and leads our customer support team to deliver buyer support for wire transfers, paid invoices, bills of sale, state tax forms, lien and title searches.
Ms. Bernal is responsible for prioritizing sale-oriented tasks to the office staff and monitoring their progress. She also maintains the soldtiger.com website sales calendar and the bidder registration process.
Bruce Stewart is involved with sales, new buyer acquisition, pre and post auction logistics and client relations. He brings the C&I division a marketing background that includes sales & customer service, telemarketing and technical training for multiple manufacturers and distributors. Prior to joining Tiger in 2016, Bruce developed a 25 year career in both New York & Florida designing large scale security systems for cities, military, airports, hospitals, landmark buildings and worldwide corporations. This would expand to include the migration to integrated low voltage systems for security, audio/visual, VLAN and DAS. Bruce is a past officer of ASIS, a past member of MBFAA, NBFAA, DHI, ALOA and held certifications for SCIF, NICET and BASA/FASA. Bruce received his A.D. in Business Administration in Marketing from SUNY Farmingdale.
Rich Boggs serves as Chief Site Supervisor for Tiger Group where he supervises onsite operations, and evaluates, organizes, and prepares assets for sale via live and online auctions. This includes overseeing, inspecting, and managing buyer needs throughout the auction process, supervising the removal of assets, and all services necessary for the implementation and conclusion of auctions.
Boggs is a multi-faceted entrepreneur, award-winning chef, and business consultant. As the owner of Culinary Creations Catering, he cooked for many dignitaries and his work has been featured on television shows such as Cooking with Celebrity Chefs. He owned and operated Sales Quest, a multi-million-dollar online auction sales company specializing in musical instruments and high-end guitars. He has provided consulting services for business start-ups such as Bright Future LED Solutions, 9 Round Kickboxing, All Star Metals Export, Three Jimmy’s Restaurant, and Wild Boar Tavern. He led these start-ups to greater growth through his consultation on concept design, overseeing the build-out, implementation of new policies, procedures, marketing, and training staff.
In addition, Boggs has owned a number of successful businesses including Culinary Consulting & Concepts, Chef’s Restaurant, Crazy Cow Creamery, In Touch Therapeutic Massage, Card Quest, and Double Barrel BBQ.
For 29 years Ann Farrell has served as the Executive Assistant to the Co-Founders of both Tiger and our predecessor company, The Nassi Group.
Ms. Farrell manages the day-to-day operations of our Los Angeles office in Westlake Village while providing executive-level support to Dan Kane and Albert Nassi.
Additionally, she assists in the facilitation and execution of administrative responsibilities throughout the Tiger family of companies – including calendar maintenance, preparation of correspondence and technical presentations, coordination of travel and meeting arrangements, and processing of employee benefits.
Cassandra Semenza runs the daily functions of Tiger’s Boston office, including oversight of the administrative support team, human resources, event planning, marketing communications, and database maintenance.
Before coming to Tiger in 2010, she was an Account Coordinator at Conventures, Inc. – one of Boston’s leading special events agencies focused on integrated event management, public relations and marketing.
Prior to Conventures, she was the Office Manager of Blue Chip Custom Homes, a privately-held general contracting company.
She received her BSBA in Marketing from Suffolk University in Boston, Mass.
Jennell Spatola supports the efforts of Tiger Finance as the group’s Business Relations Manager. Additionally, she maintains Tiger’s proprietary Customer Relationship Management database and is the primary liaison for Tiger’s IT support vendor.
Spatola also assists in Tiger’s day-to-day Operations, including the management of expenses and scheduling, and plays a significant role in Tiger’s recruiting and talent on-boarding.
She graduated from Salem State in 2014 with a Bachelor’s Degree in Sports and Movement Science.
Marisa Bolewicki serves as the Operations Manager for Tiger Valuation Services, ensuring the smooth completion of operational projects on behalf of the appraisal team to hit critical business goals. She reports directly to Ryan Davis.
Bolewicki was most recently the Project Manager for the Tiger Appraisal team. Before Tiger, she served as a Data Analyst in the Customer & Product Support Corporate Residency at Collins Aerospace, where she drove team productivity by cutting shift turnover time while leveraging her experience in data analysis tools such as MS Access and Tableau. Prior to Collins Aerospace, she honed her skills in customer service, communications, event planning, and community engagement as a Senior Leasing Consultant and Community Assistant for an apartment leasing complex in State College, PA.
Bolewicki earned her MBA from Northeastern University, and a bachelor’s degree in Agribusiness Management from Penn State University.
Delphine Thierry works directly in the production of inbound and outbound creative materials, including print and digital advertising for retail disposition clients, as well as Tiger’s B2B campaigns.
Additionally, she serves as a Marketing Operations Liaison during Tiger’s retail disposition projects, facilitating workflow between the Tiger Marketing, Administration, and Appraisal teams. She also supports Tiger’s Business Development Officers in their sales efforts, both in the creation of marcomm and in the planning of events.
Thierry was previously an Account Manager at Compass Integrated Communications, a boutique digital content agency. There, she spearheaded public relations and marketing strategies on behalf of manufacturers and integrators in the security industry. Prior to Compass, she worked at TripAdvisor as a Quality Control Analyst reviewing user-generated content for public consumption.
Thierry graduated Cum Laude from Tufts University with a BA in International Relations, and Russian and Eastern European Studies. She is fluent in Russian and French.
Jared Blinder is a Financial Analyst for Tiger Valuation Services specializing in the appraisal of Industrial assets.
Prior to joining Tiger, Blinder developed skills in financial analysis, risk assessment, reporting, and research at his alma mater, the University of Oregon, where he served as an Equity Research Analyst for the Masters’ Investment Group. He also led group sessions as a Senior Finance Tutor for undergraduates looking to strengthen their grasp on intermediate financial concepts. Prior to that, Blinder interned at Valark Financial Services, conducting research and portfolio risk analysis for the firm.
Blinder received his master’s degree in Finance and his bachelor’s degree in Finance and Economics from the University of Oregon.
Jasmine Goggins assists in preparing valuation reports for the Retail and E-Commerce sectors of Tiger’s appraisal division.
Prior to joining Tiger, Goggins served as an Admissions Representative at Boston University, as well as an Analyst Intern at 2u Inc., where she honed her skills in quantitative modeling, data analysis and client communications.
Goggins holds a bachelor’s degree in Economics from Boston University. She is also proficient in Korean and Mandarin languages.
Seth Novitch supports Tiger Valuation Services in the appraisal and analysis of consumer assets as a Senior Financial Analyst.
Novitch began his career at Granite Telecommunications as an Offer Management Analyst, where he was responsible for tracking and analyzing valuable internal data such as customer pricing and spending. Novitch has also demonstrated his commitment to team leadership and collaboration by serving as leader of his alma mater’s Business Internship course, as well as an Area Director for Pilgrim Day Camp and a Team Leader at Appalachian Service Project, a volunteer home repair service.
Novitch earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration and Finance from Elon University. He has also achieved Eagle Scout Rank as a member of the Boy Scouts of America.
Matthew Carroll is a Senior Financial Analyst focused on asset appraisals in E-Commerce for Tiger Valuation Services.
Before starting his career at Tiger, Carroll worked for Thompson Siegel and Walmsley as an intern on the client portfolio management team. Additionally, he was an analyst intern at Arctaris Impact Investors supporting senior analysts on private equity/debt projects.
Carroll earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from the University of Richmond, coupled with overseas studies at Saint Louis University in Madrid, Spain.
As a Senior Financial Analyst, Max Chartier identifies the value of industrial goods as part of Tiger’s appraisal practice.
Before starting his career at Tiger, Chartier served as an Investment Research Analyst at Cohen Investment Advisors, where he amassed skills in portfolio management, securities analysis, and database software utilization. He also served as a Business Manager at the Information System Management Association (ISBA), where he aided in hosting professional networking events and idea exchanges on behalf of ISBA students at his alma mater.
Chartier is also the co-founder and operator of Three Brothers Landscaping, a business venture conceptualized during the Covid-19 pandemic to bring home maintenance services to local communities.
Chartier earned his bachelor’s degree in Finance & Information Systems and Business Analytics from the University of New Hampshire’s School of Business.
Martín Benencia Courreges is a Senior Financial Analyst for Tiger Valuation Services specializing in the appraisal of Consumer Goods.
Before beginning his career at Tiger, Benencia Courreges served as an undergraduate researcher at his alma mater, compiling and analyzing geographical information for high-level data science projects in the Urban Studies discipline using Python and SQL. He was also a Teaching Assistant for an undergraduate-level microeconomics course.
Benencia Courreges was also the Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Chair of Brown University’s Economics Departmental Undergraduate Group as well as a member of the Departmental Inclusion Action Plan, where he championed the representation and empowerment of Brown’s professionals of color in economics through networking, marketing initiatives and course structure proposals.
Benencia Courreges earned his bachelor’s degree in Applied Mathematics and Economics from Brown University.
Tim Dardinski is a Senior Financial Analyst focused on Industrial assets at Tiger Valuation Services.
Dardinski prepared for his career in the financial services industry by serving as a college financial representative at Northwestern Mutual, where he amassed skills in client, asset, and investment management. At his alma mater, he also served as a VP of Finance for his class company, reviewing business financials, accounting, and analysis.
Dardinski earned his Bachelor of Science degree (B.S.) with concentrations in both Finance and Computational & Mathematical Finance from Babson College’s School of Business.
As a Senior Financial Analyst, Jack Jackson specializes in the valuation and reporting of Retail assets.
Prior to his career at Tiger, Jackson served as a Business Analyst intern at John Hancock, where he helped compile and revise reports, as well as organize and manage critical databases for increased accuracy and efficiency. Jackson also worked as an Accounting Intern at Playa Resorts Management preparing accounting reports and helping facilitate tax processes on behalf of the organization.
Jackson earned his Bachelor of Science in Finance/Accounting for Finance and Consulting from Boston College’s Carroll School of Management.
Jacob Kesselhaut supports Tiger Valuation Services in the appraisal and analysis of consumer assets as a Senior Financial Analyst.
Preceding his role at Tiger, Kesselhaut worked as a Finance Intern at the Sheraton New York Times Square Hotel, where he was responsible for monthly forecasting, analyzing business trends, revenues, financial commitments, and obligations. Prior to this, he served as a Wealth Management Intern at Certified Financial Services.
Kesselhaut earned his Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance from The University of Miami.
Will Lawrence assists in the valuation of assets in the Consumer Goods division of Tiger’s appraisal practice.
Formerly, Lawrence interned at DelMorgan & Co. as an Analyst, where he analyzed the operational histories, financial data, and future objectives for various companies representing billions of dollars in transactions. He also interned as a Financial Representative at Northwestern Mutual, developing effective financial solutions for clients while establishing valuable customer service skills in the industry.
Lawrence was also an Operations Supervisor for his alma mater’s recreational center responsible for organizing team practices and assisting with front of house representation.
Lawrence earned his bachelor’s degree in Math Economics from UCLA.
Mihir Sirdesai is a Financial Analyst for Tiger Valuation Service’s Industrial asset appraisal class.
Sirdesai comes to Tiger with experience in procurement analysis, vendor negotiations and the acquisition of goods on behalf of internal teams. He previously served as a Procurement Analyst and Category Manager for The Northern Trust Company in Chicago, as well as a General Procurement Intern at Western Digital Corporation in California. Prior to that, Sirdesai also gained research and analysis experience as a Financial Planning Analysis Intern for Kaiser Permanente, a major American healthcare and insurance provider.
Sirdesai earned his bachelor’s degree in Finance and Supply Chain from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He is a CFA Level II candidate.
Alexandra Tudor serves as a Senior Financial Analyst in the Retail division of Tiger’s appraisal practice.
Before joining Tiger, Tudor interned as a Retail Banker at KeyBank, gaining valuable experience in customer service, transaction management and leveraging complex proprietary databases. She also served as a Sales Associate at a lifestyle brand in Saratoga, where she managed the register and acquired hands-on experience in retail apparel store operations and inventory management.
Tudor earned her bachelor’s degree in Finance from Elon University and is a decorated varsity track & field athlete. She is also a Phi Kappa Phi and Beta Gamma Sigma member.
Ben Whaley is a Senior Financial Analyst specializing in the valuation of consumer goods.
Whaley began his career at the Hartford Insurance Group, where he was responsible for evaluating homeowners’ insurance claims and devising solutions for risk mitigation. Prior to that, he gained valuable experience in accounting, underwriting, and budgeting from previous internships at Pace Group Limited in the UK, Travelers Insurance, and Amazon.
Whaley earned his bachelor’s degree in Finance and International Business from Indiana University’s Kelley School of Business.
Adam Wisowaty is a Senior Financial Analyst determining the underlying value of assets for the Industrial division of Tiger’s appraisal practice.
Prior to joining Tiger, Wisowaty gained experienced through his alma mater’s Economics department as a tutor, where he was instrumental in providing undergraduates with online academic guidance for more than 10 different courses during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Wisowaty also spent more than five years working for the Park Ridge Park District in Illinois as a Camp Site Coordinator and Events Staff Attendant. While there, he planned and led engaging activities for large youth groups each year and was responsible for coordinating and supervising staff teams while maintaining the camp’s online database.
Wisowaty earned his bachelor’s degree in Economics from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
Sham Singh is a Financial Analyst for Tiger Valuation Services specializing in the appraisal of Consumer Goods.
Before Tiger, Singh was a Private Equity Associate Intern at Crimson Leaf Capital, where he implemented financial modeling and performed operational analysis on the behavioral health industry. During his time there, he also coded and designed the firm’s website.
Before Crimson Leaf, Singh interned at Tiber Creek Corporation as an Investment Banking Intern, working in the IPO services business by conducting client outreach and financial analysis.
Singh earned his bachelor’s degree in Economics from UCLA.
Lauren D’Amico is a Financial Analyst for Tiger Valuation Services who specializes in the valuation of Retail and E-Commerce assets.
Prior to joining Tiger, D’Amico honed her skills in financial modeling, analysis, budgeting and forecasting by serving as an Equity Research Collaborator for Morgan Stanley. She was also chosen by National Life Group to assist in the analysis of fixed income securities. Through this special project, she gained valuable exposure to high-yield bond markets, credit and risk analysis, and macroeconomic forecasting.
D’Amico holds a bachelor’s degree in Finance from the University of Vermont’s Grossman School of Business.
Eli Stack assists in preparing valuation reports for the Retail and E-Commerce sectors of Tiger’s appraisal division.
Stack comes to Tiger with a background in financial analysis and modeling, accounting, and forecasting, most recently from his experience as an Equity Research Collaborator at Morgan Stanley. Prior to that, he served as a Business Development Intern for QUEL Imaging, as well as a Finance Intern for Vermont Energy Investment Corp. Stack began his career as an Accounting Administrative Assistant at CHS Wealth Management and CPAs.
Stack is a graduate of the University of Vermont’s Grossman School of Business, where he majored in Finance.
Jack Leach serves as a Financial Analyst supporting Tiger’s Industrial asset appraisal reports.
Before joining Tiger, Leach was most recently a Market Risk Analyst Co-op at UBS. There, he produced reports for trading desks and senior leadership, conducted in-depth risk analysis across asset classes, and developed valuation models for Value at Risk (VaR) and Liquidity Adjusted Stress Analysis.
Prior to UBS, he served as an Actuary Co-op at John Hancock Life Insurance Company, where he investigated policies for life insurance products, and delivered analytical presentations on pricing strategies and historical product performance.
Leach received his bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from Northeastern University.
Charlie Bonney supports Tiger’s Consumer Goods asset appraisal practice as a Financial Analyst.
Prior to joining Tiger, Bonney gained hands-on business experience through internships at Occupier, a Series A startup, where he worked on outbound prospecting, industry research, and funnel optimization for real estate management software.
Bonney received his bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from Northeastern University.
As a Financial Analyst, Siya Gupta supports the efforts of Tiger Valuation Service’s Consumer Goods appraisers.
Prior to joining Tiger, she most recently worked as a Financial Analyst Co-op at Boston Consulting Group, streamlining global revenue analysis workflows and developed data-driven reporting tools.
Before BCG, Gupta served as a Data Analyst Co-op at Mirah, where she collaborated with engineering teams to improve the physician and customer support experience. She also has previous experience in claims analysis from her time at Besler, and in product research and analytics as a Product Intern at Chubb Insurance.
Gupta graduated from Northeastern University’s D’Amore-McKim School of Business and is a member of the Beta Gamma Sigma Honors Society.
Matt Rosenblatt is a Financial Analyst who supports Tiger Valuation Services’ Retail appraisal practice.
Prior to his full-time role at Tiger, Rosenblatt served as a Co-op within Valuation Services. Before this, he was a Financial Analyst Co-op at The TJX Companies, where he performed geographic and profitability analyses to support new store openings and developed dashboards for executive reporting.
Outside of traditional finance roles, Matt is the founder of Sensational Workouts, a fitness-focused Instagram account with over 100,000 followers. Through this platform, he monetized branded content and built an advertising channel for fitness influencers.
Rosenblatt received his bachelor’s degree in Finance from Northeastern University’s D’Amore-McKim School of Business.
Connor Lawlor is a Financial Analyst focused on Tiger’s Ecommerce and Retail appraisal discipline.
Before joining Tiger, Lawlor worked as a Co-op on the Global Tax Services Team at Brown Brothers Harriman in Boston, where he supported client outreach on tax-related projects. Prior to that, Lawlor interned at JetBlue Airways, where he conducted research on the airline industry landscape, and analyzed corporate strategies and as well as financial decision-making processes.
Lawlor received his bachelor’s degree in Finance from Northeastern University’s D’Amore-McKim School of Business.
Andrea Fasting is an M&E Analyst & Researcher for Tiger Valuation Services based out of Florida. She specializes in appraising a wide array of Machinery & Equipment assets nationwide.
Fasting has over 15 years of experience in equipment valuations. She built her professional career as an Operations Manager at Daley-Hodkin LLC, a Melville, NY-based firm specializing in appraisals of machinery and equipment as well as fully integrated asset disposition services. Daley-Hodkin was acquired by Tiger Capital Group in 2011. While at Daley-Hodkin, Fasting honed her expertise as an analyst and appraiser of machinery and equipment.
Prior to joining Tiger as a full-time M&E analyst, she advised Tiger on M&E appraisals on a contractor basis, while simultaneously owning and running a successful laundromat services business out of New York. She also served as Chapter Executive of the Turnaround Management Association’s Long Island Chapter for 10 years.
Fasting earned her bachelor’s degree from Stony Brook University.
Todd Schumann serves as an Analyst/Researcher for the Machinery & Equipment asset class of Tiger’s appraisal practice. He brings over two decades of expertise in the Oil & Gas market, as well as valuable experience in project management, consulting and team leadership.
Prior to joining Tiger, Schumann was a Project Manager at Liquidity Services, Inc., where he managed multiple investment recovery projects with complex inventories valued up to millions of dollars. During his time there, he assisted Tiger Commercial & Industrial on several joint projects as a Site Manager.
Prior to Liquidity Services, Schumann was a Principal Technical Professional in Baroid Drilling Fluids for Halliburton Energy Services, where he assisted the company in managing its operations, drilling strategies, simulation modeling and project costs. He also served as a Field Professional there in earlier years,
Schumann served as a member of the United States Air Force (Flightline Operations; 1st Mobile Aerial Port Squadron) and received his education at Houston Community College in AutoCAD and Manual Drafting.
Jackson Carr serves as one of the Senior Financial Writers on the Tiger Appraisal team, concentrating on industrial machinery and equipment.
Prior to joining Tiger, Carr served as a Research and Marketing intern at the Bowdoin Group, where he developed and maintained databases while identifying industry trends for the software and fin-tech sectors. Prior to the Bowdoin Group, he was a staff policy and strategy intern for various non-profit institutions, including the Executive Office of Technology Services and Security in Boston, the National Council for Science and the Environment and the U.S. House of Representatives, where he performed extensive market research, facilitated communication between teams, and wrote reports on briefings and legislation.
Carr holds a BA degree in Political Science and Public Policy from George Washington University.
Matt Killian is a Senior Financial Writer & Editor who assists in the manufacture of comprehensive valuation reports for businesses in the Consumer Goods asset category.
Prior to joining Tiger, Killian was a Sales and Client Relationship Intern in the Boston offices of Fidelity Information Systems (FIS). There he promoted client relationships, managed accounts, assembled client relationship strategies, and overviewed transactional records ranging in size from local stores to Fortune 500 companies. He developed his skills in writing, reporting, editing, and publishing by serving as a Staff Writer for The Gavel in Boston.
Killian is a graduate of the Morrissey College of Arts and Sciences at Boston College. He holds a degree in economics with a concentration in environmental geoscience.
John Lyons composes and edits valuation reports for Tiger’s Industrial Goods appraisal discipline.
Before joining Tiger, Lyons developed his writing, communications and team collaboration skills through avid participation in the world of Esports. He served as a Freelance Gaming Writer for Valnet Inc., as well an Overwatch Team Coach for his alma mater and Social Media Lead for College Esports Expo in Boston.
Lyons earned his bachelor’s degree in Journalism from Emerson College.
Sarah Marchegiani is a Senior Financial Writer for Tiger Valuation Services, where she assists with the creation and review of appraisal reports in the Industrial category.
Prior to joining Tiger, Marchegiani supervised a technical writing team drafting legal documents as a Senior Editor and Team Leader at Hudson Legal Group, where she was also previously a Technical Writer. Before Hudson, she was a Senior Graider at The Graide Network, a network connecting K-12 teachers with on-demand remote teaching assistance.
Marchegiani also has prior research experience from her studies at Bucknell University, where she received the Bucknell Prize in Neuroscience prior to graduating with her Bachelor of Science degree.
Tamar McCollom is a Senior Financial Writer & Editor, focusing on editing and compiling reports for the Consumer Goods asset class.
Before joining Tiger Valuation Services, McCollom was an Assistant Editor at Scribner, Simon and Schuster in New York, where she assisted in the book acquisition, design, editorial and publishing processes on behalf of high-profile authors of fiction and non-fiction titles. Prior to that, she was an Editorial & Digital Marketing Assistant for Regan Arts (A Phaidon Global Company), serving alongside an Executive Editor in evaluating submissions and proofreading materials.
McCollom earned a Graduate certificate from the School of Professional Studies at New York University’s Summer Publishing Institute, as well as her bachelor’s degree in Art History from the University of Chicago.
Tyler Stercula assists in editing and reviewing appraisals pertaining to Consumer Goods as part of Tiger’s valuation practice.
Before coming to Tiger, Stercula was a freelance writer, providing various clients with specialized copy or ghostwritten material to suit their business needs. He was also a staff writer at Razor Edge Games, where he collaborated with teams to flesh out character details for role-playing games. He also served as an active contributing writer for Fools Magazine and an opinions writer for the Daily Iowan while at his alma mater.
Stercula is the founder and developer behind his own company, Bad Hammer Press, which helps develop RPG campaigns, tools, and player options for implementation by game masters.
Stercula earned his bachelor’s degree in English with a Creative Writing certificate from the University of Iowa.
Jenna Williams is a Senior Financial Writer, assisting the Valuations team in creating and editing reports for the Consumer Goods asset category.
Before joining Tiger, Williams was a Technical Writer at Kaia Communications, where she worked with researchers, engineers and other subject matter experts to craft consumer content based on their research. Before that, she worked as a Real Estate Agent in the Provo, UT and Portland, OR areas, gaining valuable expertise in detail-oriented work and client assistance.
Williams is a graduate of Brigham Young University with a Major in Psychology.
Sara Augustin is a Financial Writer & Editor who assists in the creation of Consumer Goods appraisal reports for Tiger Valuation Services.
Augustin honed her writing and research experience at Jackson Westgate/Bartleby Publishing Company, where she was an Editorial Assistant responsible for proofreading, copyediting and research. Prior to joining Tiger, she also served as an Office Assistant at both her undergraduate and graduate alma maters, as well as interning at the Library of Congress in Washington, DC.
Augustin is also deeply passionate about teaching and community leadership, having served as an Orientation Leader, Campus Ambassador, Peer Mentor, and the Secretary of Syracuse’s Black Student Caucus, as well as an Executive Board Member & Teacher at Bible School for children in New York for many years.
Augustin received her Master of Theological Studies from Emory University’s Candler School of Theology, and her bachelor’s degree in English from Syracuse University.
Jillian Carrero supports Tiger’s executive and business development teams as an Administrative Assistant. She assists with Tiger’s day-to-day operations, including CRM management, expenses, event coordination, travel, and logistics.
Prior to joining Tiger, Carrero served as an Administrative Assistant at Cliffside Eye Center in New Jersey, where she aided the office in record keeping, calendar management and patient services.
Carrero earned her bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, as well as her MBA, from Salve Regina University.
Chris Baumhauer oversees the accounting functions for Tiger operations in the Boston office.
He brings to Tiger over 30 years of experience in accounting, financial analysis and reporting. Most recently, he was Supervisor of the Franchise Group at Gray, Gray & Gray where he was responsible for maintaining GL and P&L statements -including sales, disbursements, inventory, AP, AR and payroll.
In the twenty years prior to Gray, Gray & Gray, he was the Manager of Capital Reporting for Biogen Idec in Cambridge, Mass; Accounting Manager of Dunkin Brands in Canton, Mass; Accounting Manager of FastChannel network in Needham, Mass; and Assistant Controller of Advent International Corporation in Boston, Mass.
Baumhauer received his BS in Accounting from Northeastern University. He is fluent in German.
Kyle Lewis is an Accounting Supervisor on Tiger’s Accounting team, aiding the Commercial & Industrial practice with managerial accounting duties pertaining to budgeting, expenses, auditing, reconciliation, payroll, and accounts payable.
Lewis is experienced in forensic accounting and analysis, a skill he honed while previously serving at Lorchgreene, LLP as a Staff Accountant for several years. There, he prepared detailed PNL statements, cash flow analyses, schedules and reports on behalf of clients, identifying irregularities, fluctuations and trends for funds in bank, IRA, stock and retirement accounts. He also investigated large-sum Accounts Receivable and Payable to determine actual value utilized in business valuations.
Lewis holds a Bachelor’s in Business Administration with an Accounting concentration from Trinity University in Texas. He is also a CPA charter holder.
Holly Hendry is a Senior Accountant in Tiger Valuation Service’s Westlake office who supports the accounting team with accounts payable, receivables, expenses, auditing and reporting functions.
Prior to Hendry joining Tiger, she was an Accounting Specialist at Peter C. Foy & Associates, where she processed payroll and claims, managed accounts payable, and facilitated bank and credit card reconciliations. Prior to that, she was an Office Manager at Getech, a petroleum consultancy company, where she also performed critical financial accounting services, CRM database management and marketing support.
Hendry graduated from California State University, Fullerton with a Bachelor’s degree in Business and Marketing.
Michelle Chin works as an Accountant working in accounts payables and receivables in Tiger’s Boston office. She earned her BS/BA at Boston University’s Questrom School of Business.
Prior to joining Tiger in 2009, Chin worked as a Substitute Teacher in Massachusetts Needham public school system, Cambridge Healthtech as a Staff Accountant and BJ’s Wholesale Club as a debit supervisor.
Miranda Frost is a Staff Accountant working in accounts payable in Tiger’s Los Angeles office in Westlake Village.
Frost Joined Tiger in 2015 as an Administrative Assistant handling day-to-day operations. She continues to play a role in IT management for the Westlake Village office and assists in managing the employee health plan. She is currently attending classes within the Ventura County Community College District.