Senior financial leader with a strong technology and operations background. Areas of strength include:Financial expertise: 20 years of Controller and Chief Financial Officer experience in publicly traded, private equity owned and family owned businesses, primarily in business and consumer services industries and manufacturing. Certified Public Accountant, former “Big Four” accounting firm audit manager. Business management: Wide range of experience spanning several industries in financial, technical and operating roles. Ability to translate financial and technology principles into common language to build consensus across all functional areas of the business. Information technology: Extremely comfortable with the application of technology to improve business processes. Led several ERP implementations and conversions. Implemented the Cognos performance management and distributed budgeting and forecasting tools to improve operating performance. Master’s degree in Technology.Mergers & acquisitions: Significant experience in mergers and acquisitions, including the development of acquisition strategies, performance of valuation analyses, deal negotiation and resolving post acquisition business integration issues.