Finance, Strategy & Investing Technology / SaaS

Technology operating experience, applied to financial and strategic decisions.

Technology and SaaS commercial leader with 8+ years across enterprise sales and strategic partnerships, now expanding into finance, investing, M&A, and corporate strategy through an MBA and independent analytical work.

8+ yearsTechnology / SaaS experience
3-person teamStrategic partnerships leadership
3 startupsEvaluated in MBA capstone work
Top salespersonElite Extra · 2024

Selected experience

Commercial experience that informs financial judgment

My professional foundation is commercial and operational: evaluating opportunities, understanding buyer economics, building partnership cases, negotiating agreements, and coordinating execution across functions.

Mar 2024–Present

Senior Sales and Partner Team Manager

Elite Extra / Epicor Corporation

Leads a three-person partnerships team developing software integrations, referral channels, and other commercial relationships across Product, Engineering, Finance, Marketing, and Legal.

  • Partnership strategy
  • Opportunity assessment
  • Executive stakeholders
  • Cross-functional execution

Sep 2017–Mar 2024

Sales Associate

Elite Extra

Managed full-cycle enterprise software opportunities from discovery and solution scoping through pricing, contract negotiation, legal coordination, and operational onboarding.

  • Market analysis
  • Commercial economics
  • Contract negotiation
  • GTM strategy

Portfolio

A prioritized analytical roadmap

Six projects in development will demonstrate financial modeling, investment analysis, valuation, market mapping, financing, and strategic decision-making without presenting unfinished work as complete.

Capabilities

Operating strengths and developing finance capabilities

Commercial execution is experience-backed. Formal finance, venture investing, and transaction-analysis capabilities are developing through the MBA and independent work.

Finance & investing development

Developing through MBA coursework and independent analysis

  • Financial modeling
  • Startup evaluation
  • Cap table modeling
  • Term-sheet analysis
  • Investment analysis
  • Scenario analysis

Strategic analysis

Applied professionally in commercial and partnership settings

  • Market analysis
  • Competitive analysis
  • Build / Buy / Partner
  • Commercial diligence
  • Pricing
  • Customer segmentation

Commercial execution

Demonstrated through technology sales and strategic partnerships

  • Strategic partnerships
  • Negotiation
  • Executive communication
  • Cross-functional leadership
  • Relationship development
  • GTM strategy

Technology & SaaS

Hands-on experience across software commercial operations and personal projects

  • SaaS economics
  • CRM and analytics
  • Software integrations
  • AI tools
  • Data analysis

MBA / Education

Adding finance and investing depth to an operating foundation

Completing an MBA at the University of Wisconsin–Madison with badges in Entrepreneurship, Strategic Growth, and AI. Entrepreneurship capstone work included founder interviews, investment analysis, cap table modeling, and term-sheet creation for three real startups.

Education and development
Expected March 2027University of Wisconsin–Madison

Master of Business Administration

Outside the office

Curious beyond the job description

Languages, technology projects, stories, and a life outside work keep my perspective broad.

Tyler's wife, Kyrsten, with their dog, Woden, outdoors
My wife, Kyrsten and my dog, Woden

Reading & worldbuilding

Leadership, strategy, and expansive science-fiction and fantasy—plus original worldbuilding projects.

Gaming

League of Legends, World of Warcraft, Hitman, and other systems-rich games.

Languages & travel

German at approximately B2, Swedish at approximately A2, and a longstanding interest in international experience.

Home lab & technology

Hands-on projects across Linux, Docker, home automation, private infrastructure, and applied AI.

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Technology operating judgment, broadened through finance and investing.

I’m exploring finance, investing, M&A, and strategy opportunities where a commercial technology perspective adds value. Remote is preferred; relocation is open depending on the role.