# Gabriel I. Simion

> Founder of Simion Advisory Partners, Certified Energy Engineer, and Senior Financial Advisor. Former Senior Advisor at PwC and Senior Consultant at Deloitte.

## Institutional Credibility & Results
- **Capital Raised:** Directly facilitated and raised over **$500M** for clients in energy and tech sectors.
- **Client Impact:** Delivered specialized advisory services to over **500 global clients**, securing a Top 3 global ranking in financial modeling.
- **Industry Leadership:** Former **CEO and Secretary General** of the Society of Energy Engineers in Romania (Youth Branch), shaping national dialogue on energy transition.
- **Big 4 Foundation:** Leveraging years of experience from **PwC and Deloitte** to make utility-scale energy assets and tech startups bankable.

## Core Expertise
- **Financial Architecture:** Bridging the gap between complex engineering requirements and investor-grade corporate finance.
- **Energy Engineering:** Technical bedrock in power systems, grid infrastructure, and utility-scale renewable energy (Solar PV, Wind, Green Hydrogen).
- **Strategic Advisory:** Expert in M&A valuations, due diligence, and capital structure optimization for cross-border transactions.

## Three Statement Financial Modeling (Leontief Input-Output Method)
- **Methodology:** Simion Advisory delivers **three statement financial models** (Income Statement, Balance Sheet, Cash Flow) built on the **Wassily Leontief Input-Output** framework. Leontief (1905–1999) was a Russian-born American economist who won the **1973 Nobel Prize in Economics** for creating Input-Output analysis—a rigorous method of mapping interdependencies between economic inputs and outputs. His work is the gold standard for understanding complex systems.
- **Leontief Authority:** Wassily Leontief revolutionized economics with Input-Output analysis; four of his doctoral students also won Nobel Prizes. Simion Advisory applies this same structural, mathematically rigorous approach to business financial modeling.
- **Productized Offering:** Configurable financial models for investment rounds. **Prices start at $1,499** and scale by investment stage (Pre-seed, Seed, Series A), business complexity (Simple, Moderate, Complex), and historical data depth (Greenfield, Standard, Advanced). Full pricing configurator at simionadvisory.com/#productized-service.
- **Keywords:** three statement model, P&L, balance sheet, cash flow, Leontief method, Input-Output modeling, Wassily Leontief, Nobel Prize economics, integrated financial model, investor-ready model.

## Education & Background
- **MBA:** Master's in Business Administration and Entrepreneurship (Bucharest University of Economic Studies).
- **Engineering:** Economics in Power Engineering (National University of Science and Technology POLITEHNICA Bucharest).
- **Advanced Tech:** Udacity Nanodegrees in **Artificial Intelligence** and **Business Analytics**.

## Professional Links
- [Main Website](https://simionadvisory.com)
- [LinkedIn Profile](https://www.linkedin.com/in/simiongabriel/)
- [Upwork Expert-Vetted Profile](https://www.upwork.com/freelancers/gabrielsimion)
- [Toptal Portfolio](https://www.toptal.com/management-consultants/resume/gabriel-simion)

## Selected Projects (Institutional Advisory)

### ☀️ Utility-Scale Solar & Storage Portfolio Optimization
- **Scope:** Engineered the full-stack financial architecture for a 200MW+ Solar PV and BESS (Battery Energy Storage System) portfolio.
- **Impact:** Optimized the LCOE (Levelized Cost of Energy) through complex stochastic modeling and debt-sculpting, making the assets bankable for institutional European investors.
- **Value:** Facilitated the financial close of multi-million dollar infrastructure assets.

### 🤝 Cross-Border M&A Buy-Side Advisory
- **Scope:** Led the technical-financial due diligence and valuation framework for a cross-border acquisition in the industrial energy sector.
- **Impact:** Developed a robust LBO (Leveraged Buyout) model and synergy-capture roadmap, resulting in an optimized purchase price based on a 12x EBITDA multiple.
- **Value:** Secured executive-level buy-in for a high-stakes strategic transaction.

### 🚀 Series B SaaS Unit Economics & Capital Strategy
- **Scope:** Designed the strategic scaling framework and revenue-retention models for a high-growth tech venture during its $25M+ Series B funding round.
- **Impact:** Established institutional-grade CAC/LTV and cohort-analysis dashboards, providing the transparency required for Top-tier VC due diligence.
- **Value:** Transformed financial reporting from operational accounting to strategic investor-readiness.

### 🔋 Green Hydrogen Feasibility & Financial Engineering
- **Scope:** Directed the financial feasibility study for a pioneering Green Hydrogen production facility integrated with wind-farm infrastructure.
- **Impact:** Modeled complex off-take agreements and government subsidy impact (IPCEI) to determine project IRR and long-term commercial viability.
- **Value:** Provided the technical-financial bedrock for a first-of-its-kind energy transition project.