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Steven has over 25 years of experience in corporate finance, mergers & acquisitions, private equity investing and the capital markets. Steven served as Senior Vice President with GE Capital Corporation where he was responsible for debt and equity investments in private businesses and Vice President with The First National Bank of Chicago, a money-center bank, where he was involved in all aspects of corporate banking from commercial lending to credit review, audit and credit approval. Steven’s professional experience spans many industries and types of financial transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, leveraged buyouts, equity offerings, Euro market placements, securitizations, credit enhanced placements, project financings and derivatives. Steven co-founded LimoLink, Inc, a technology enabled real-time reservation company and Valley Apparel Company, a quick response licensed sports apparel company, under exclusive contract with adidas. Valley Apparel was sold to adidas America in 2004. Steven also sits on the Board of Directors of three companies. His professional affiliations include membership in the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Turnaround Management Association. He served on the FASB Special Task Force on Financial Instruments and the National Accounting Board with Robert Morris Associates. Steven has held Board seats with the Chicago Youth Symphony, National Czech and Slovak Museum & Library, Freedom Festival and currently the Cedar Rapids Opera Theatre. Steven holds an undergraduate degree in Economics from the University of Iowa, a graduate degree in Finance from DePaul University and is a Certified Public Accountant. | 