Stenning K. Schueppert
1120 North LaSalle; Apt 16A
Chicago, IL 60610
(312) 543-6754

EXPERIENCE
GTCR Golder Rauner, LLC, Analyst, Chicago, Illinois February 1999 - Present
A $4.5B blended venture capital and leveraged buy-out private equity firm with 66 portfolio companies. Partner with and provide veteran management teams with $50-$200M to build organizations both organically and through acquisition.

Completed $900M going-private transaction of nation’s leading laundry services company

• Responsible for financial metrics, transactions, projections, and modeling. Represented the company and the firm to bankers and lawyers concerning fiscal and ownership matters related to the transaction.
• Continue to work directly with the Board and CEO on future acquisitions and investment opportunities.

Responsible for firm’s pro-active marketing services efforts

• Generated over 250 new executive relationships and uncovered over 75 deals. Developed tracking metrics and communication techniques adopted by the rest of the firm. Represent the firm at conferences and with bankers, analysts and new executives as the marketing services expert.

Manage portfolio companies; Executed thirteen acquisitions and secured $60M in financing

• Served as interim financial analyst for one portfolio company (Hawkeye Communications), analyzing, negotiating and executing eight international acquisitions, growing the organization from zero to $70M revenue. Secured $30M in debt financing. Tracked fiscal performance to ensure debt compliance and business unit success. Deliver both new potential deals and executives to the team.
• Produced legal and financial materials to secure $30M of debt financing for new portfolio company (Alliant Resources). Executed first two acquisitions.

Evaluate investment opportunities for $870M Fund VI and $2B Fund VII

• Assess the attractiveness of potential investments; manage relationships with financing sources, outside counsel, advisory teams and management teams.
• Model transactions to forecast returns, optimizing transactions’ terms and structures. Transactions include LBO, growth equity, consolidation strategy, and venture capital investments.
• Author and produce the GTCR Review, a biannual newsletter with distribution over 10,000 covering firm activity.

Bain & Company, Senior Associate Consultant, Sydney, Australia (01-09/98) & Chicago, Illinois Sept. 1996 - Feb. 1999
A leading strategy and management consulting firm with expertise in marketing, operational, and loyalty strategies.

• Staffed as an MBA equivalent for last six months. Rated as ‘exceeding expectations’ on all dimensions considered (value addition, client and communication skills and extraordinary teams). Ranked in top tier of tenure group and selected as only Chicago transfer representative based on performance reviews and office contribution. One of two finalists for Sydney’s Individual Client Impact Award. Supervised between one and seven clients and associate consultants. One of five ex-consultants profiled in nationally circulated Consultant Magazine.

Re-Engineered billing and collections for $3B integrated Australian telecommunications company

• Created revenue assurance program dedicated to capturing value throughout client’s billing organization.
• Exceeded management expectations by delivering immediate cash impact of A$33MM, annual savings of over A$57MM, and avoidance of a qualified corporate audit.
• Developed payment channel strategy to reduce system costs and increase customer retention during transition to e-commerce. Achieved cross-divisional support and implemented payment program with A$13MM annual impact. Integrated credit and sales process, improving total revenue and minimizing delinquencies.

Developed commodity raw material purchasing strategy for a big three automobile manufacturer

• Isolated savings potential greater than $31MM (16%) through supplier cost-position disclosure, experience and industry curve analysis, and price-volume negotiations.
• Initiated negotiations with suppliers and developed purchasing optimization strategy.
• Developed framework for continuous process improvement and provided an innovative perspective on input commodity industry.

Created raw material strategic supplier alliance for specialty chemicals company

• Led client taskforce team achieving reduced system purchasing costs and annual savings of $3.5MM (13%).
• Spearheaded internal and industry analysis, fiscal impact, supplier discussions and negotiations, and senior management communications. Formed multiple strategic alliances and reduced the supply-base by over 80%.

Orchestrated contingency planning strategy for major vehicle manufacturing company

• Determined weekly cash flow mandate throughout labor strike scenario including economic consequences, balance sheet impact, and production and labor issues. Developed fiscal recommendations.

Developed manufacturing operations strategy for niche food products company

• Modeled optimal manufacturing process for multiple plant locations incorporating raw material inputs, transportation, capacity, and overhead costs. Created implementation plan that improved throughput by over 15% and increased expected net annual returns by $3.3MM.

CNA Consulting Group, Consultant, Chicago, Illinois Summer 1995

• Team member on business process re-engineering project for $1.6 billion business unit.
• Recommended process improvement opportunities for branch management and operations.

Andersen Consulting, Market Analyst, Chicago, Illinois Summer 1994

• Research specialist dedicated to rapid market overviews and assessments.
• Responded to multiple team and partner research requests; also developed press releases and media database.

EDUCATION
Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 1992-1996

• Bachelor of Arts Degree with Honors; Economics and Political Science majors. GPA: 3.5/4.0
• Northwestern University’s Outstanding Male Student Leader Award recipient, 1996.
• Executive Co-Chair for Dance Marathon, the largest student-run college philanthropy in the country, raising $315,000 and managing over 800 student volunteers. Doubled corporate donations over previous year.
• Treasurer of Kappa Sigma Fraternity, managing $353,000 budget.
• Kellogg Undergraduate Leadership Program.

PERSONAL
Eagle Scout. Created and led new Auxiliary Board of Make-A-Wish Foundation. Co-Founder and Treasurer for the Private Equity Analysts of Chicago. Conversant in French. Investment club Founding and Managing Partner. Enjoy travel, biking, skiing, SCUBA, and photography.