Michael A. Petruski, Executive Vice President and General Manager, Great American Advisory and Valuation Services, has over 30 years of collateral evaluation and appraisal experience in asset-based lending. Prior to joining Great American Group, Michael worked for Wachovia Capital Finance, a Wells Fargo Company where he managed the Collateral Evaluation Group, as Director, Appraisal. Previously, he was with Citigroup’s Structured Finance Division as Vice President, Collateral Evaluation. As a former executive with the American Can Company, Michael was Director of International Machinery Sales, a Director of International Metals Procurement. Michael has an BA from West Virginia University and a MS-Administration from Western Connecticut State University.

Ryan Lutz, Senior Project Manager, Great American Advisory and Valuation Services has over 12 years of collateral valuation experience with a particular focus on metals inventories. Ryan has led the metals and metals manufacturing inventory valuation practice since 2010 for GA, participating in numerous high-profile deals. He has also managed appraisals for furniture, textile, and industrial manufacturing products, amongst others. Ryan attended Babson College, earning a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration with a concentration in Finance. He has successfully completed the USPAP course of instruction as administered by the AMEA and is qualified to opine on inventory values based on a full range of value concepts.