The Rally Team

Howard B. Samuels

Founding Member

Howard founded Rally Capital Services, LLC in 1998, and continues to serve as its founding member today. He brings a wealth of knowledge and a broad range of experience, having worked as an Internal Revenue Agent and IRS Midwest Regional Division Appellate Conferee (pre-U.S. Tax Court adjudicator), attorney, tax law specialist and trusted strategic business advisor to a variety of operating businesses, commercial lenders and other business professionals.

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Daniel T. Lee

Managing Member

Dan joined Rally Capital in 2004. He works with local and national lenders and their borrowers to transition distressed businesses through acquisition, turnaround, refinance and asset disposition. In this capacity, he frequently serves as Senior Restructuring Officer, Receiver, Liquidating Agent and Senior Consultant to a variety of businesses and their advisors.

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Dave Sheetz

Senior Financial Consultant/Project Manager

Dave joined Rally Capital in 2006, bringing more than 18 years of experience in the asset-based lending industry. Dave is an expert business consultant focused on helping companies improve their business performance in various areas, including growing profits, revenues and customers. He works closely with clients and lenders in the Midwest and nationally on all financial issues related to bankruptcies, reorganizations and turnarounds, with a special emphasis on financial analysis and alternate financing solutions.

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Jeff Samuels

Senior Consultant

Jeff joined Rally in 2001 and offers a broad range of restructuring and turnaround experience, including extensive work on Assignments for the Benefit of Creditors, receiverships, consulting and liquidating agent matters. He regularly serves as part of the interim management team working with senior lenders to manage the day-to-day operations, accounts receivable, collections, personnel, creditor and vendor communications, inventory and equipment analysis, and other administrative responsibilities.

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Ryan Hayes

Senior Consultant

Ryan joined Rally in 2008. He specializes in reviewing and analyzing a company’s prior and current operating processes and activities, evaluating business performance indicators and recommending improvement options to increase profit levels, under the direction of the interim CFO or CRO.

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Andy Seaks

Senior Consultant / Audit

Andy has more than 20 years of experience in the commercial and asset-based lending industry. As a Senior Financial Analyst for Rally, he focuses on collateral due diligence field examinations to confirm the validity and existence of collateral supporting new financing or existing credit facilities. His experience ranges from small due diligence matters to multi-million-dollar field audits in industries such as manufacturing, distribution and service-related fields, among others.

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Kristine Sheetz

Senior Consultant / Audit

Kristine joined Rally in 2006. She specializes in conducting comprehensive on-site due diligence examinations to help lending institutions, prospective investors, and buyers make informed lending/acquisition decisions. She has extensive experience in developing comprehensive and actionable written reports that allow Rally’s team of consultants to advise underperforming and high-growth companies with alternate financing solutions related to bankruptcies, reorganizations and turnarounds.

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