COMPANY BIOThunder is a private equity and venture capital-backed IT services firm specializing in the Salesforce and Amazon ecosystems. Our mission is to help the world’s leading brands solve complex challenges with Salesforce. By bringing together top talent, we deliver services that drive customer success and create lasting value. www.thundersf.comKEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS•Strategic Leadership: Executed the CEO's corporate vision, aligning organizational goals with market opportunities.•Funding Success: Managed four funding rounds, securing critical growth capital.•Operational Excellence: Built and scaled high-performing teams across Sales, Delivery, People Operations, and Finance.•Global Expansion: Launched Thunder's first fully-owned offshore delivery and operations center in the Philippines.•Fundraising Strategy: Designed and executed the company’s fundraising approach, aligning with investor priorities.•Operational Planning: Partnered with the CEO to create the company’s first comprehensive operating plan.•KPI Alignment: Implemented the V2MOM framework, ensuring company-wide operational and strategic alignment.•Compensation Design: Developed and deployed a scalable compensation plan company-wide.•Team Development: Built Operations, Finance, and Talent Operations teams to support rapid growth.•Investor Relations: Delivered critical reporting, fostering transparency and trust with stakeholders.•Financial Discipline: Maintained operational and financial rigor during periods of rapid growth, ensuring sustainable success.

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COMPANY BIO: REDLIST provides companies with Real-Time Safety and Maintenance insights. We put your safety inspections to work for your business---tracking safety, maintenance, profitability, employee performance, & overall efficiency.KEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS:• Organized and prepared the company for 6.5M in VC funding. • Executed first company external financial audit. • Rearchitected the company CRM, standardized key sales processes and contracts. • Assisted with securing and closing Series A financing. • Led the organization and implementation of the company operating plan. • Architected and deployed company sales compensation plans. • Standardized and implemented companywide KPI tracking/goal setting and reporting processes.• Built and scaled Customer Success and Professional Services Departments• Streamlined end-to-end accounting processes in preparation for hypergrowth

COMPANY BIO:Simplus is the Quote-to-Cash leader that helps businesses innovate, integrate, and incorporate cloud solutions. Our team of certified Salesforce experts take the time to understand the business processes and goals of our clients to provide a holistic solution.KEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS:•Led finance department through Seed, Series A, and Series B equity rounds. •Supported global growth from 29 to 450+ headcount. •Assisted with the acquisition and integration of five domestic and one international companies. •Monitored and managed company cash flow during hyper growth and expansion.•Executed the company's first time external financial audit. •Developed company financial forecasts and budgets to manage growth. •Oversaw monthly financial close process and accounting operations.•Managed complex recurring and nonrecurring GAAP revenue recognition processes.•Streamlined accounting processes and laid foundation for a scalable finance department.•Oversaw the development of key compensation plans for company executives and ensured alignment with company direction and goals.•Designed company sales commission reporting processes.•Identified and drove key company KPI metrics.•Got It Done. Period.BOTTOM LINE RESULTS: Led the finance department as an executive in a startup experiencing hyper growth.

COMPANY BIO:Exceptional Accounting Services, LLC, is a national provider of cloud based accounting solutions that are customized to suit each businesses unique needs.KEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS:•Bootstrapped a service startup and grew it to service clients on a national scale. •Developed scalable internal processes to ensure accurate and timely accounting services. •While Managing Partner, the company enjoyed extraordinary growth year over yearBOTTOM LINE RESULTS: Oversaw growth of a successful practice that provided consistent, accurate, and timely financial intelligence to our national clients.