Accomplishments Financial Records, Financial Reporting, Analysis & Performance Interpretation * As CFO, managed accounting and administrative personnel and delivered timely and accurate financial statements for multiple early-stage technology enterprises and multi-division middle market manufacturing and distribution companies of up to $78 million in revenue. * Importantly, for each enterprise, monitored budget and forecast variances and developed reports of key performance indicators with progress reported to executive teams, directors and investors. * With six years of early-career financial and operational audit experience, followed later by 10 years of critical performance investigations of financially troubled enterprises, have developed proficient inventory build-up and cost accounting skills and a heightened focus on internal controls. * Directed tax planning initiatives, managed the annual preparation of tax returns and the completion of annual audits by independent accountants, directed human resources and risk management. Strategic Plans, Operating Plans, Budgets & Long-Term Forecasting * In the middle market, for companies ranging from $10 million to $100 million in revenues, in sectors including food processing, manufacturing, wholesale distribution and industrial supplies, have developed multiple strategic operating plans including multi-year financial forecasts and current year budgets, all of which were pre-conditions to successful financings on the part of bank lenders and private equity. * For early-stage technology enterprises, in sectors including industrial automation control, pharma drug development, medical diagnostics and engineered composites, also developed strategic operating plans including multi-year financial forecasts and investor solicitation memoranda which led to successful capital funding on the part of private equity. * Plans, monthly budgets and longer term forecasts/projections included detailed and integrated statements of income, statements of financial position, statements of cash flow, weekly cash forecasts, capitalization tables and financial covenant compliance. Performance Improvement, Turnaround & Crisis Management Accomplishments (Cont'd) * Maintained a tactical advisory role and/or interim CFO function with many of the funded early-stage enterprises, and in certain cases, served as a member of the board of directors. * Serving currently as a mentor/advisor to entrepreneurs at the Chicago technology center and start-up incubator 1871. Other Transaction Expertise * As principal of the acquiring management group, participated in the leveraged acquisition of 3 middle market companies, in the sectors of cookie/biscuit baking, wholesale seafood marketing and distribution, and bath and spa manufacturing, negotiated transaction terms with sellers, conducted financial and operational due diligence, established corporate governance/operating agreements and arranged the necessary senior lender financing, mezzanine and private equity funding.

Highlights:

• Financial Services
• Management
• Services
• Acquisitions
• Banking Industry
• CFO
• Compliance
• Consulting
• finance
• audit
• manufacturing
• gaap
• excel
• interim CFO
• Venture capital
• private equity
• mergers & acquisitions
• budgets and forecasts
• capital sourcing
• turnarounds
• financial recapitalizations
• strategic operating plans
• Fiancial reporting and analysis
• Key performance indicators
• growth capital
• Proven CFO