Project Clients & Past Employers

• Fresh Start Bakeries, Inc. ($1B private equity-owned former subsidiary of Fortune 500 company dedicated baker to the worldwide McDonalds system and other customers)
• Patina Restaurant Group-Smith & Wollensky Restaurants ($300M private equity-owned operator of high-end restaurants and steakhouses)
• Naked Juice Company ($200M former private equity-owned (now a subsidiary of Fortune 500 company) manufacturer of natural fruit juices and smoothies
• Cyanco Holding Corp. ($140M private equity-owned domestic and international manufacturer of chemicals used in the gold mining industry)
• McCarthy Family Farms, Inc. ($125M closely-held company engaged in crop production as well as application of new technology to generate electricity from municipal waste streams)
• Mark Anthony Brands, Inc.-Mike's Hard Lemonade ($120M privately-held producer of flavored malt beverages and malt-based cocktails)
• Smith & Wollensky Steakhouse Restaurants ($100M private-equity owned 8 location high-end restaurant operation)
• Herb Thyme Farms, Inc. ($100M private equity-owned grower, processor and distributor of fresh herbs)
• 3DLabs ($100M publicly-held fabless manufacturer of semiconductors)
• Weatherby, Inc. ($100M closely-held manufacturer of high-end sporting arms and ammunition)
• ConAgra Foods, Inc. ($60M conversion plant responsible for the manufacture of jams, jellies and preserves, holiday gift packs and Healthy Choice pasta sauce)
• Hycor Biomedical, Inc. ($40M private equity-owned manufacturer of medical test kits)
• Right Track Global, LLC dba Dr. Sears, America's Pediatrician (A start-up stage manufacturer and distributor of nutritional supplements for toddlers and young children)
• Williamson & Associates (public accounting): Clients included: Oltman's Construction, Pioneer Club, and O'Donnell & Associates
• Coopers & Lybrand: Clients included: Golden Nugget Gaming, General Automation, and Claremont McKenna Colleges

Functional Finance & Accounting Experience

Financial Reporting & General Accounting
• Hands-on and supervisory CFO and controller experience in various manufacturing concerns.
• Managed the full financial and accounting operations for various companies including an international bakery company, an international chemical manufacturer, a beverage manufacturer and a fabless semiconductor manufacturer, including A/R, A/P, G/L, payroll and treasury functions. Ensured that financial statements were prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.
• Directed weekly, monthly, quarterly and year-end financial reporting and ensured timeliness, accuracy and integrity of amounts presented.
• Extensive experience in presenting financial and operational data to Boards of Directors and private equity owners.
• Worked closely with auditors ensuring a timely and on-budget completion of their work.
• Prepared and reviewed periodic and annual financial reports, including footnotes and MD&A as well as information required by lenders and others required to document compliance with loan and other terms and conditions.
• Evaluated potentially impaired assets under FAS 142 and FAS 144.
• Managed finance-related due diligence work for acquisitions and divestitures.
• Prepared and presented monthly and quarterly financial results to Board of Directors and senior management.
• Identified and resolved accounting and reporting issues related to various gift card programs.

Financial Planning & Analysis
• Extensive leadership experience working closely with senior executives and operational personnel to develop financial objectives and create and implement plans to monitor and achieve desired results.
• Developed and implemented plan to communicate goals to production personnel.
• Assumed overall responsibility for preparation of annual operating budgets and long-term strategic plans and for presentation of same to Board and private equity owners.
• Managed European financial reporting, directed the work of European location controllers (Sweden, Germany, Poland and Spain) and served as European financial liaison with US parent company.
• Formulated, developed, and prepared "dashboard" metrics to enable timely and accurate analysis of operations by management; report upon metrics developed to leadership and others in order to obtain buy-in to improve performance.
• Created system to report weekly, monthly and quarterly financial results on a timely and accurate basis.
• Partnered with engineering and operations personnel to economically justify safety, growth and infrastructure capital expenditure projects.
• Managed banking relationships and worked with investors and lenders in restructuring of loan agreements as well as integrating requirements of new lenders into daily operations.
• Worked closely with client sales, marketing and R&D staffs in new product initiatives.
• Worked closely with independent valuation firm in valuing client company on a product line basis; reviewed valuation report and proposed adjustments and alternative presentations.
• Prepared financial models to analyze numerous "what if" scenarios and their impact on current operations and results.
• Led and coordinated cross functional teams involved in international greenfield growth initiatives.
• Worked effectively with non-internal team members, including private equity owners, investors, Board of Directors, outside auditors and legal counsel on a variety of topics including strategic planning and loan negotiations.
• Developed financial models related to domestic and international strategic growth initiatives and new business ventures.
• Developed sales reporting tool to enable VP of Sales to evaluate performance of sales representatives and product line profitability.
• Established template and allocation protocols to prepare carve-out financials on a product line basis.
• Established system to roll up multi-location, multi-country operating results to parent company.

Financial Audit, Internal Controls & Sarbanes Oxley Compliance
• External audit background in manufacturing, colleges and universities, gaming, and not-for-profit entities.
• Enhanced and maintained internal control processes for GAAP compliance, including complex transactions involving acquisitions, stock-based compensation and issuances of equity instruments for goods and services.
• Planned and performed financial and operational audits including reviews of Project Management, Purchasing & Payables, Sales Order Processing & Receivables, Inventories, Financial Internal Controls and Financial Reporting.
• Managed Scope Analysis, Risk Assessment, and the identification of significant financial statement accounts and key processes.
• Established key control matrix, drafted narratives and coordinated appropriate testing with Internal and External auditors.
• Worked closely with corporate internal audit team to timely and successfully complete a location internal audit, including SOX review.

Manufacturing, Cost Accounting & Inventory Management
• Hands-on experience with various cost accounting systems including standard cost, job cost, and activity-based costing.
• Identified corrective actions and participated in making improvements to selected manufacturing processes, resulting in recurring annual savings in excess of $200,000.
• Responsible for world-wide logistics, customer service and maintenance of domestic and international pricing and product gross margins.

Treasury Management
• Extensive work related to cash flow management and working capital planning, including design of cash flow models used to track cash flows and borrowing availability.
• Worked closely with bankers and lenders to ensure cash required by operations was available and accessible.
• Worked closely with management and others in transitioning company 401-K plan to new investment advisor and third-party administrator.
• Worked closely with Company and lender counsel, prepared financial analysis and documentation related to subordinated debt offerings.
• Negotiated insurance policies and managed risk exposure related to property, liability and workers' compensation insurance.
• Developed and maintained effective working relationships with bankers and lenders enabling expansion of credit limits at more favorable terms.

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