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Founder & CEO at Querium

January 27, 2020

Kent was a client of Lawrence’s

Lawrence McDaniel is amazing. We would not have been able to get our latest product built without him. We needed a unique set of skills for our latest product, and Lawrence ticked all of the boxes. Lawrence is extremely easy to work with. No ego. Very collaborative. Great communicator. Tons of varied experience. Great Maturity. He’s willing and able to work long hours, and always seems to have our best interest at heart. He’s always thinking ahead to help create not just what we need immediately but also can help us think about what we will need down the road as we scale. He’s familiar with a broad range of technologies. I always enjoy our interactions. He’s become a key member of our team. I recommend him without reservation to anyone who needs help with a complex open-source web project.

Home Economist and Distressed Investor

Sean worked with Lawrence but at different companies

Lawrence is a non-stop problem solver. He is tireless in his drive to reach goals and execute on business plans. I would recommend Lawrence as a smart, imaginative, attack unit to deploy on any cross-border investment plan or technological challenge.

Senior Director at TPG Global

Lawrence was senior to Todd but didn’t manage directly

Having known Lawrence for two decades, I can say with confidence he is one of those unique individuals whose business acumen, entrepreneurial spirit, and creativity to tackle challenges big and small are all top of class. Lawrence mentored me in my early days as we worked together to help price and merge our company with a larger organization (with great success). Any organization would be well served to include Lawrence’s skills in technology, business operations, finance, and problem solving to expand and create significant advantages versus their peers. Please don’t hesitate to contact me for specific questions!

Castlelake

John worked with Lawrence but at different companies

I had the pleasure of working with Lawrence on a significant opportunity in the specialty finance market during the GFC. Lawrence provided extremely valuable technical & financial expertise that allowed us to efficiently expand into adjacent asset classes that were perceived to be trading at significant discounts to intrinsic value. Lawrence worked extremely hard to complete projects on time, and was always extremely thoughtful in his analysis. While Lawrence is extremely bright and talented, he is an even better person. I would highly recommend Lawrence and I welcome the opportunity to work with him again in the future.

Director at Wells Fargo Prime Services

Lawrence was a client of Brandt’s

I worked with Lawrence on mutliple projects and problems on his time with Ascend Capital and his positive attitude and ability to see the big picture and the little details on each proposal made my job very easy and enjoyable. He is a first class person and a first rate client. thanks Lawrence.

CRG, Inc.

Russell worked with Lawrence in different groups

I worked with Lawrence while working at Wilshire Financial Services Group in 1997 and 1998. Lawrence was great to work with. He was very bright and had a lot of forward thinking ideas around data structures and modeling. I would highly recommend in the areas of research, data analytics, pricing and modeling of financial products.

Head of Real Estate Operations at Fibra Macquarie

Peter worked with Lawrence but at different companies

Lawrence has a unique and valuable skill set that proved very useful in the course of projects we worked on together. He is an exceptionally capable programmer and modeler. We put a couple of very challenging modeling/automation challenges in front of him he solved them fairly easily.

In solving these programming problems for us, he demonstrated a skill set that by itself is a very useful. However, what sets Lawrence apart from most others with highly developed technical skills is his high degree of financial sophistication, good business sense, and broad creativity. In particular, he understands capital markets and financial products and has a strong commercial instinct for finance related endeavors.

Lawrence is also a very pleasant teammate to have around. He has a positive attitude and enjoys exchanging and developing ideas. It would be my pleasure to work with him again.

SVP and General Manager, Americas at The Floow

Danny was a client of Lawrence’s

I have known and worked with Lawrence for many years, he is one of the smartest guys I know.

Lawrence has an exceptional breadth and depth of skill that enables him to accurately analyze problems and opportunities, develop targeted plans, then execute on time and on budget. These abilities when combined with his business and financial acumen result in projects and strategies that hit the target out of the blocks, while also being adaptable to shifting market conditions.

Whenever I have a tough problems to solve, Lawrence is always the first person who comes to mind to help me think through a path to a solution.

Chief Operation Officer, StreetLights Residential

Roger managed Lawrence dir

worked for me many years ago, but will always remember Lawrence as incredible sharp, an outIde the box thinker and determined to find an out come (and alternatives) that offered solutions and maximized value. Imcrebily hard worker and someone that added value to all that worked along side him and to those he worked for.

VP Finance at Genesis Financial Solutions

Bob managed Lawrence directly

During a period of rapid growth, Lawrence led the information analytics teams at Wilshire. His combination of technical skill and business acumen helped to provide important insights to the executive and operational teams. Lawrence’s ability to bridge concepts across various groups was invaluable.