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 Howard
D. Unger, Managing
Partner
E-mail:
hunger@sawmillcapital.com
Before founding Saw Mill
in 1997, Howard was a founding
partner of Chase Capital,
Chase Manhattan Bank’s
private equity investing
group, which specialized
in middle-market acquisitions,
recapitalizations and growth
investments. Prior to forming
Chase Capital, Howard was
a Managing Director in Chase’s
Merchant Banking Group,
providing equity as well
as senior and subordinated
debt to leveraged transactions.
Howard’s professional
career began in 1983 with
the Leveraged Capital Group
of Citibank, providing debt
financing for leveraged
transactions. He has a B.S.
degree in Accounting from
Binghamton University and
an M.B.A. from the University
of Chicago.
Howard is married with three
children with whom he enjoys
skiing. One of his other
passions is wine. He has
learned not to combine the
two. Howard is also
a Member of Committee
on Conscience of The
United State Holocaust
Memorial Museum. |
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 Scott
A. Budoff, Partner
E-mail:
sbudoff@sawmillcapital.com
Scott joined Saw Mill Capital
in 1998 as a Partner after
four years as the President
and Chief Operating Officer
of Fulcrum Direct, Inc.,
a $70 million private company.
Before joining Fulcrum,
Scott was a Vice President
and a Group Counsel for
Sunbeam-Oster, where he
was responsible for strategic
acquisitions for Sunbeams
$700 million Household Products
division. Scott began his
career as an attorney, working
at Shearman & Sterling
in New York and Paris, France.
He specialized in mergers,
acquisitions, corporate
finance and corporate restructuring
in the United States and
Europe. Scott has a B.S.B.A.
degree in Finance, Accounting
and Computer Science from
Washington University and
a J.D. from Boston University
School of Law.
Scott is married and has
three children. To “relax”,
he enjoys “extreme”
skiing and world travel. |
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 William
M. Gerstner,
Partner
E-mail:
wgerstner@sawmillcapital.com
Bill joined Saw Mill Capital
in 1997 after several years
as a Vice President in the
Corporate Finance Group
of Principal Financial Securities.
While there, Bill was responsible
for public offerings of
both debt and equity, private
placements of equity, and
merger and acquisition advisory
services. Prior to joining
Principal, Bill gained experience
in all phases of leveraged
transactions, including
equity investments, with
both Chase Manhattan Bank
and Citibank. Bill has a
B.A. degree in Finance from
North Park University in
Chicago.
When he’s not floating
deals, Bill can be found
sailing or working in the
galley. |
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 John
J. Shaia, Partner
E-mail:
jshaia@sawmillcapital.com
John joined Saw Mill Capital
in 2002, after spending
time as a Managing Director
at Rutledge Capital, a middle-market
buyout firm with a focus
on manufacturing investments.
Before his stint at Rutledge,
John was an Engagement Manager
at McKinsey & Company,
where he focused on acquisitions,
restructurings, turnarounds
and strategic repositioning.
John’s career began
as a Mechanical Design Engineer
at ENSCO, Inc., an engineering
services firm. John graduated
summa cum laude with an
A.B. in Engineering Sciences
and a Bachelor of Engineering
in Mechanical Engineering
from Dartmouth College.
He also has an M.B.A. from
The Darden School at the
University of Virginia,
and a J.D. from the University
of Virginia Law School.
John is married with five
children and is looking
forward to when he will
have time for hobbies. |
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 Witold
“Victor” Krupinski,
Research Director
E-mail:
vkrupinski@sawmillcapital.com
Victor joined Saw Mill Capital
in 1997. As Research Director,
Victor is responsible for
conducting comprehensive
industry and market assessments
on all investment opportunities
considered. Victor’s
work is an integral part
of our transaction sourcing,
due diligence and portfolio
oversight. Before coming
to Saw Mill, Victor was
with Northwestern Mutual
Life Insurance Company.
Prior to immigrating to
the United States Victor
was the coach of the Polish
National Junior Girls Basketball
Team. Victor has a master’s
degree from the Gdansk Academy
of Physical Education, Poland,
and an M.B.A. from Baruch
College.
Victor is married, has two
children and keeps himself
busy as a volunteer youth
coach. He is also a competitive
table tennis player. |
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 Timothy
J. Nelson,
Principal
E-mail:
tnelson@sawmillcapital.com
Tim joined Saw Mill Capital
in 2003. Previously, Tim
was with CIVC
Partners in Chicago, where
he focused on control investments
of middle-market manufacturing
and business services companies.
While there, he completed
new transactions and add-on
acquisitions, and assisted
portfolio companies with
post-closing strategic and
corporate development activities.
Before joining CIVC, he
was an investment banker
at William Blair & Company,
a Midwest bank that handles
middle-market mergers and
acquisitions, public offerings
and other corporate finance
transactions. Tim graduated
with an M.B.A. in Strategic
and Operations Management
from the University of Pennsylvania’s
Wharton School, and a B.S.
degree in Finance from the
University of Illinois.
Tim is married and has
four children. He occasionally
takes time away from family
duties to run, play golf and
mountain bike. |
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 Scott
R. Rivard, Vice President
E-mail:
srivard@sawmillcapital.com
Scott joined Saw Mill Capital
in 2005. Before joining
us, Scott was an Investment
Manager and Associate at
Capital Resource Partners
where he was responsible
for sourcing, executing,
and managing private equity
investments in the manufacturing
and business services sectors.
Prior to joining Capital
Resource Partners, Scott
was an investment banker
in the natural resource
group of Credit Suisse First
Boston where he advised
clients on mergers, acquisitions
and corporate finance transactions.
Scott has an M.B.A. from
the Kellogg School of Management,
and a B.A. degree in Economics
from Middlebury College.
Scott is married and has
two children he is raising
to be die-hard Red Sox
fans. |
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Peter Coyne, Vice
President
E-mail:
pcoyne@sawmillcapital.com
Pete joined Saw Mill
Capital in 2008.
Previously, Pete led
strategic sourcing for Crane
Co., a $2.7 billion manufacturer
of highly engineered products
and spent several
years at Danaher, where he
managed a sub-plant and held
multiple operational
assignments.
Before Danaher, Pete was
an investment professional at
Mellon Ventures where he
sourced, executed, and managed
private-equity investments,
after beginning his career as an
analyst in First Union
Securities Leveraged Finance
Group.
He has a B.S. degree in
Chemistry from The College of
William and Mary and an M.B.A.
from The Darden School at the
University of Virginia.
Pete is married and enjoys
working out, watching
football, and volunteering
with at-risk youth.
He and his wife
enjoy exploring the world
together whenever they
can. |
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 Jason
W. Mueller, Vice
President
E-mail:
jmueller@sawmillcapital.com
Jason rejoined Saw Mill in
2009, as a Vice President,
after completing his MBA
at Columbia University. Prior
to business school, Jason
worked for Saw Mill
Capital as an Associate,
in which role he supported
both new investment
activity and portfolio
management. Prior to Saw
Mill Capital, he was an
Investment Banking
Associate at Oppenheimer
& Co. Inc., where he
advised clients on
mergers, acquisitions and
corporate finance
transactions. Jason has a
B.A. in Economics and
Computer Science from
Boston University and an
MBA from Columbia
University.
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 Scott
A. VandeKerkhoff, Associate
E-mail:
svandekerkhoff@sawmillcapital.com
Scott joined Saw Mill Capital in
2008. He was previously an
investment banking analyst at
KeyBanc Capital Markets, where
he advised clients on mergers,
acquisitions and corporate
finance transactions. His
work focused on the industrial
technology and transportation
& logistics
industries. Scott
graduated Phi Beta Kappa with a
B.A. degree in Finance from
Michigan State University.
Scott plays and enjoys music
and has a classic car collection
of exactly one.
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 Jay
R. Henry, Associate
E-mail:
jhenry@sawmillcapital.com
Jay joined Saw Mill
Capital in 2009.
Previously, Jay was
an analyst at Edgeview
Partners, an investment
banking firm focused on
providing sell-side
M&A advisory services
for middle-market
companies.
Jay has a B.S.B.A.
degree with a double major
in Finance and Accounting
from West Virginia
University.
Jay enjoys
reading, golf and watching
football while nursing his
old college football
injuries.
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 Blinn
M. Cirella, Chief
Financial Officer
E-mail:
bcirella@sawmillcapital.com
Blinn joined Saw Mill Capital in
2006. She was previously a
Director at Bisys Private Equity
Services, a fund administrator,
where she was responsible for
managing and reviewing the
accounting and administration
for one large institutional
client with over 20 private
equity funds. Prior to joining
Bisys, Blinn spent six years as
the Controller of CommonFund
Capital, Inc. Previously, she
served as Treasurer and Director
of Finance and Administration
for Orien Ventures, Inc.
Blinn earned her B.S.,
magna cum laude,
from Sacred Heart University and has passed the Series 7, 63
and CPA exams.
Blinn is married with two
children. She enjoys
reading, hiking, and
listening to music. In
a former life Blinn was a
bass player and sometimes
singer in a punk rock band
and someday hopes to be
the first over 40 winner
of American Idol. |
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 Rhonda
J. Nathan, Controller
E-mail:
rnathan@sawmillcapital.com
Rhonda joined Saw Mill Capital
in 2003 after spending six
years as a controller at
Echo Lake Industries, Ltd.
and seven years at Computer
Associates International,
where she was responsible
for SEC reporting. She has
a B.S. degree in Accounting
from Binghamton University.
Rhonda has three children
and spends her spare time
(what spare time?) swimming,
cooking and traveling. |
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 Kristi
L. Ramos, Senior Accountant
E-mail:
kramos@sawmillcapital.com
Kristi joined Saw Mill Capital in 2007. Previously, she was a lead Inventory accountant at FujiFilm Graphics, where she was responsible for Financial Statement Analysis; as well as SEC quarterly reporting. Prior to FujiFilm Graphics, Kristi worked for Crompton Corporation where she was a Cost Accountant heavily involved in the monthly consolidated closing and reporting process. She also assisted in Crompton’s compliance with Sarbanes Oxley. Kristi has a BS degree in Public Accounting from Mercy College.
Kristi is married and loves to travel with her husband. She is an avid photographer, as well as an enthusiastic movie watcher and doesn’t listen to opinions of critics. It is also rumored that she is secretly a Yankee fan amongst Saw Mill’s Mets and Red Sox fans.
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