Mr. Kirn has over twenty years of municipal finance and financial analysis experience. As Co-head of the Firm�s Quantitative Group, Mr. Kirn is responsible for working with clients in customizing bond structures, negotiating bond sales and assuring proper execution of Senior Managed transaction. His municipal finance and financial analysis experience have provided him with an expertise in effectively addressing tax, legal, credit, and structural concerns for a myriad of bond types and structures. Mr. Kirn has extensive revenue bond experience with stand-alone revenue, tax-backed and special purpose revenue transactions. Moreover, Mr. Kirn has experience in dealing with rating agencies, municipal bond insurers and credit enhancement providers and has been instrumental in preparing comprehensive debt management strategies for many municipal clients.Mr. Kirn has previously worked as an investment banker at Kemper Securities, Smith Mitchell Investment Group and Artemis Capital and as a financial analyst at the law firm of Haynes and Miller in Washington D.C. Mr. Kirn received a Bachelor of Science degree in management with a concentration in computer science from Bentley College in Waltham, Massachusetts and he has continued his education, focusing on tax law and derivative products, through seminars and training programs. NASD securities registrations held are the Series 7 and Series 63.