Built on the rich legacies of Nanometrics and Rudolph Technologies, Onto Innovation stands alone in process control with our unique perspective across the semiconductor value chain. We enable our customers to solve their most difficult yield, device performance, quality, and reliability issues. We will optimize customers' critical path or progress by making them smarter, faster and more efficient. Headquartered in Wilmington, Massachusetts, we support our customers with a worldwide sales and service organization. (NYSE: ONTO)

Protagonist Therapeutics is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company with a proprietary technology platform which is utilized to discover and develop novel peptide-based drugs to address significant unmet medical needs. Its primary focus is on developing potential first-in-class oral targeted therapy-based peptide drugs that work by blocking biological pathways that are currently targeted by marketed injectable antibody drugs. (NASDAQ: PTGX)

A publicly-held clinical-stage bio-pharmaceutical company, with over 120 employees, developing proprietary product candidates and advancing a therapeutic approach for the treatment of peanut and other food allergies. (NASDAQ: AIMT)

A late stage privately-held start up, with approximately $70M in revenue, who provides turnkey educational services to private colleges and universities that makes learning possible for everyone, everywhere.Key in providing due diligence support that led to a $240M equity funding round. Carried out due diligence and accounting analysis for stock-based acquisition. Identified need and implemented accounting policy changes in material areas of revenue recognition and prepaid student materials. Assisted HR with Insperity implementation. Directed day to day accounting operations, cash management, equity-based transactions and cap table control. Participated on cross-functional strategic management teams to develop IPO strategy & path, and ERP efficiency, including potential upgrade implementation. Prepared GAAP financials and footnotes. Led annual audit and negotiated results with independent auditors. Provided financial statement and variance analysis input for monthly VC/board reporting packages.

In between full-time positions, I've taken a variety of consulting assignments where I've been brought in to provide CFO and Controller-level services. I've helped two start-ups develop their initial business plans and financial models, one in the software-as-a-service industry and one in the cannabis industry, while both were in stealth mode in anticipation of seeking Series A financing. I built a financial model for the cannabis start-up which led to a complete product line repricing and re-positioning of their go to market strategy. I helped a privately-held semi-conductor with their S-1 filing by providing an array of audit preparation support services and writing various disclosures for the S-1.

hopTo Inc., a publicly-held developer of application virtualization and cloud computing software, and software productivity apps for mobile devices, with $6M in revenue. Formerly known as GraphOn Corporation. (OTCQB: HPTO)During my time at hopTo, in addition to leading the accounting team on a day-to-day basis, I developed and maintained accounting and administrative policies to ensure compliance with U.S. GAAP, SEC rules and regulations, Sarbanes-Oxley, and tax law. I prepared the internal and external financial statements and footnotes, as well as all reports filed with the SEC. I partnered closely with all department heads, and was involved in all contract negotiations, including those for sales transactions, private placements of our stock, lease transactions, and human resources. I was actively involved in the accounting close, and was the primary point of contact for the quarterly reviews and annual audit with hopTo's external auditors. I oversaw the banking relations and lead the annual insurance renewals.Technical accounting areas that I was heavily involved with included: software revenue recognition, including multiple element arrangements; derivatives, particularly warrants accounted for under the liability or equity method; fair value measurements; deferred rent; deferred severance; and stock-based compensation.Working for a smaller reporting entity has its challenges, and its rewards. I learned to be creative in problem solving as both my staff, and my budget for accounting and administrative operations, was small. At the same time, there was a real sense of satisfaction in being able to meet our deadlines, which helped hopTo achieve its goals and objectives, despite these structural hurdles.

The Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) family of companies comprises the world's largest and most diverse medical devices and diagnostics company, the 6th largest consumer health company, the 6th largest biotechnology company, and the 6th largest pharmaceutical company.Led domestic and international financial, operational, and internal control audits, managing teams of up to 5 junior auditors. Managed special project audits and corrected internal control violations and procedural breakdowns. Implemented the restructuring of the annual employee performance evaluation process resulting in greater alignment between personal, departmental, and corporate goals and objectives.

One of the world's largest global accountancy and advisory networks of independent firms, headquartered in London, with over 600 offices in 100 countries, and world-wide annual revenues in excess of $2.5B.In addition to helping drive the creation of a new ISO 9000 consulting practice, which achieved 150% of targeted first-year billings, one of my key roles at MS involved interacting with all of the partners and audit staff while functioning as the "in-house IT help desk," trainer, database manager, report writer and programmer for all audit-related software used by the audit department (ACE Audit, Lotus 123, TruValue, IDEA, etc.). I also developed and co-instructed the annual audit entry class for all new hires into the audit department (typically 15 - 20 annually).

I spent a few years developing my own practice where I provided audit, tax and managerial consulting services to a variety of private and governmental clients. One highlight for me was to help a friend launch his independent movie production company by helping to establish the partnership structure and financial model used for fund raising his seed capital. I also performed some municipal financial statement audits and prepared several personal and small business tax returns.

Hess Corporation is a publicly-held American global independent energy company, with approximately $5B in annual revenue, in the exploration and production of crude oil and natural gas. (NYSE: HES) Helped restructure Internal Audit group through implementation of best practices techniques including risk-based rotational audit emphasis and statistical based sampling techniques. Aligned testing and emphasis of operational and financial audits with best practices and corporate goals and objectives. Developed spreadsheet-based time and expense reporting tool for all audit department activities.Prepared annual budget, updated rolling 12-month forecast for Norwegian subsidiary and supporting analytics. Managed the deferred tax provision under US GAAP. Led ad hoc projects for financial and operational department headsManaged a staff of 10 in the day to day accounting and reporting operations for a fleet of tug boats and barges.

PwC is one of the largest multinational professional services firms in the world and one of the Big Four Auditors.Led and participated in audit assignments of various entities, including small non-for-profits and members of the Fortune 500. Introduced efficiency into audits through the creation of multiple spreadsheets using advanced spreadsheet techniques (macros, pivots, lookups)