CLAUDIO ZANOTTI

(C) +297­594­00­63 czanottif@gmail.com

RECENT WORK EXPERIENCE. Total years: 7.

Interport Logistics LLC, Dutch Antilles. Financial Director. June 2015 ­ Current.

Supervise Accounts Receivables, Payables, Treasury, Accounting, Human Resources, Tax Return and Investment.

Investing: Reinvestment strategy for working capital, debt refinancing and capital allocation for Forwarding Agent operation in Aruba and Curacao.

Accounts Receivables: Implementation of Multi­nodal Collection strategy, based on an account manager model, versus traditional A.R. ­ OPS separation.

Treasury and Payables: Safeguards and procedural reliability for fraud detection and value maintenance.

Financial Forecasting: Budgeting and capital requirements for 3 year 100M net profit growth, involving different stations.

Collection Case Resolution: For cases involving crediting or rate negotiations, for resolution and mediation of cases.

Hired for Company rebuild and stabilization project, including administration rebuild, with intention to relocate on August of 2016 after end.

Alef&Maqroll S.L. Barcelona, Spain Sales Team Manager­ Options and FX Trading January 2015 ­ June 2015

Developed financial models including leveraged buyouts, credit swaps and return risks.

Behavioral based probability distribution for client option performance.

ROI based segregation for underlying asset allocation.

Supervise trading floor personnel of 32, for Spanish, LATAM, Italian, French and German markets.

Demographic based segregation model to maximize lead generation.

Regional oriented asset strategy, to maximize ROI for currency and economic fluctuation.

KPI development for Financial and FX based options trading.

KPI for turnover, risk hedging and profit and leverage distributions.

Turnover management, client allocation and profit distribution.

Mayoreo Venezuela, Colombia, Costa Rica Corporate Finance Coordinator – Project Manager October 2013 – 1

December 2014

Developed financial models including leveraged buyouts, discounted cash flows, pro forma combination models, accretion/dilution analysis, sum­of­the­parts, comparable companies, and precedent transactions.

Supervised financial teams of Venezuela, Colombia & Costa Rica in regard to Financial Planning Strategy.

Conducted company and industry research to evaluate commercial opportunities for various clients & suppliers.

1 Mayoreo is commercial brand of the global/shared service unit of a Latin­American Wholesale company conglomerate composed of Febeca C.A , Mayor Beval C.A. , Distribuidora Sillas California C.A. (Venezuela); Cofersa S.A. (Costa Rica) & Mundial de Partes S.A.S. (Colombia).

Participated in due diligence discussions with Managing Director & CFO, researching commercial acquisition targets.

Reviewed equity and valuation risks under hyperinflation and ongoing cost of capital structuring.

Prepared debt & equity strategy for MoM, QoQ & YoY periods for five companies in Venezuela, Colombia & Costa Rica.

Selected Projects/Transactions:

Shared Service Center – Proposed ~$2.5 million investment for a shared service center that would reflect in a YoY increase of ~$750 thousand in EBIT.

– Processed & personnel segregation, cash allocation and impacts on financial and commercial working capital – Modeled cost based structure for financial and commercial allocation of services, man hour invoicing and contribution to

EBIT. – Estimated cost structure stress tests for tax & legal boundaries under local fiscal regulation. – Drafted investment committee memo requesting authorization for $2.5 millions in underwritten acquisition financing.

Logistics Company M&A / DD – Financial Advisor on proposed acquisition of ~$1 million private Logistics Company holding in Argentina, with subsidiaries in Uruguay, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Peru & Brazil.

– Developed full standalone and pro forma operating models to inform views on valuation, refining the models through a

comprehensive due diligence process – Liaisoned relationship between seller’s financial advisors, DD team & executive board – Drafted investment committee memo, recommendations report, suggested final valuation & purchase amount, & designed

capital allocation for post­merger risk strategy. – Prepared post­takeover strategy addressing FX, debt and profitability issues detected in the due diligence.

Wholesale Company M&A / DD – Financial Advisor & DD Coordinator of $5 million private investment in an Auto parts Wholesale distribution company.

– Developed full standalone and pro forma operating models to inform views on valuation, refining the models through a comprehensive due diligence process. – Drafted long term commercial agreement with key suppliers and clients.

– Reviewed and modeled intangible commercial assets (Brands and Special Distribution) and its impact on cash and revenue

Projections.

– Reported & informed key advancements through DD timeline, as well as reported commercial and financial risks during Negotiations.

– Supervised inventory & documentation auditors.

Mayoreo Venezuela, Costa Rica, Colombia Business Development – Project Manager January 2013 – October 2013

Developed Quantitative models for sales, purchasing, and marketing & commercial risk indicators. Established correlation matrix analysis in accordance with market & client performance.

Modeled the effects of stress tests on product, client & distribution strategy mixes; combined with macro­economic & government regulatory changes.

Financial modeling of inventory capital allocation, focusing on procurement and obsolescence risks. Variable correlation between turnover and stress tests with commercial boundaries.

EDUCATION

University of the Pacific Stockton, CA, USA School of Engineering & Computer Sciences December 2012 Masters in Sciences in Engineering Sciences. Concentration: Project/Engineering Management. GPA: 3.93/4.00 Selected Projects/Awards:

Cloud Computing Development Index: Econometric Factor Analysis based model that estimates Cloud Computing

maturity selected countries.

Renewable Energy Estimation Costs: Comprehensive cost estimation model using statistical data on wind, solar, geothermal and hydropower energy power plants.

Graduate Award for outstanding academic achievements in a Latin­American institution. Award renewed due to academic & research performance throughout first three semesters.

Universidad Tecnológica del Centro (UNITEC) Valencia, Venezuela School of Engineering & Computer Sciences July 2011

Bachelors in Science in Electrical Engineering. GPA: 3.46/4.00. Cum Laude & Valedictorian.

Bachelors in Science in Networking & Telecommunications Engineering. July 2011 GPA: 3.46/4.00. Cum Laude & Valedictorian.

Selected Projects/ Leadership Positions/Awards:

Electrical Engineering student representative to Student life & School of Engineering. 2009­2011

Academic Director for Model United Nations Club, led team to Latin American and Harvard National Model. 2009­2011

Harvard National Model of United Nations – Honorific Mention award. 2011

Staff Director for the following events: Venezuelan National Model of United Nations, HR Consortium on Social Responsibility, Inter­American Summer Program Pacific­UNITEC program. 2008­2010

First and only current student with a Double major in engineering from UNITEC with Cum­Laude & Valedictorian.

Carabobo Industrial & Education Foundation – Best Internship of the Year award. November 2010

SKILLS & INTERESTS

Financial Skills: Profitability, Valuation, Hedging, Inflation/Deflation risk, Indebtedness risk, Cash Flow & Pro Forma Estimation, M&A and DD Procedures, Cash Cycle Strategy, Payable & Receivable Risks, FX Risk, Mathematical Financial Modeling, Financial Planning and Multi­Currency Consolidation. Econometric Forecasting and Network based Mathematics.

Technical/Software Skills: Matlab, Wolfram Mathematica, Excel & Office, SPSS Statistics, Cloud based Java & PHP, Project Management, Project Planning, Resource Management, Quickbooks, Google Platform Based Tools.

Proven Personal/Communications Skills: Team Building, Team Leadership, Public Speaking, Negotiation, Mediation, Cross­Cultural Team Development.

Languages: Working proficiency Spanish, English & Italian. Basic Proficiency: Portuguese.

Interests: Playing tennis, hiking, windsurf, blog writing & professional reading.