QoE validates the number. I validate whether it survives contact with reality.
Operational Due Diligence
Background
Ten years of P&L responsibility across multi-unit operations. Direct experience with the operational dynamics that determine whether adjusted EBITDA translates to realized cash flow—particularly in businesses where the complexity lives below the financials and the data doesn't come clean.
I provide operational diligence for acquisitions. The output is an EBITDA durability assessment—what's at risk, what's recoverable, and what the sustainable range looks like under professional management—plus a value creation roadmap with sequenced initiatives, realistic timelines, and capture probability.
Credentials
Experience
10+ years multi-unit P&L responsibility
Domain
Operationally complex, multi-site businesses
Clients
Funded search, independent sponsors, lower middle market PE
Services
Value Creation Assessment
Full operational diligence with EBITDA durability analysis, scenario modeling, and 100-day value creation roadmap
Signal Detection Brief
Pre-LOI assessment using public sources—employee reviews, permit history, complaint velocity, competitive positioning
Portfolio Value Creation
Post-close operational assessment for owned businesses. Process variance diagnosis, standardization roadmap, EBITDA recovery with implementation plan