Recruited by prior private equity firm to serve as the CFO for a franchised onsumer services portfolio company. As a key member of the executive team, worked closely with CEO on leading turnaround strategies to drive profit, revenue growth and operational improvement. Hold full accountability for all Finance and Accounting functions and work closely Legal and IT functions. Directly lead FP&A, banking, treasury, tax and audit, as well as partnering with leadership across all functional areas to plan spend, track expenditures and implement financial control to maximize EBITDA.

Co-Founder of a boutique Beverage Alcohol consulting firm. Utilizing decades of deep experience working with premier beverage alcohol brands, my co-founder and I help small to mid-sized breweries, cideries, spirits and cocktail companies optimize go to market strategies; enter, navigate, and optimize their three-tiered distribution; prepare to face potential investors or plan exit strategies; and ultimately grow their business valuations to help their individual businesses achieve their unique goals and objectives.Top Right Partners successfully does this utilizing proven skills, applying decades of cross functional leadership expertise in beverage alcohol and adjacent fields, and applying proprietary systems to streamline go-to-market improvements all with the eye to increase future valuations.Finally, Top Right offers small to mid-sized Beverage Alcohol companies access to premier talent on a fractional basis that might otherwise be out of reach. Together, Top Right Partners helps small to mid-sized Beverage Alcohol companies reach their potential and maximize their value.

Founder and CEO, leading a small team of professionals to provide boutique services in Mergers and Acquisitions, Financial Planning & Analysis, Interim CFO, Interim CEO and other commercial and financial consulting services across a wide spectrum of industries with particular emphasis in consumer-packaged goods, food ingredients manufacturing, aerospace and defense, and government services. Provide team leadership, client engagement and critical strategic planning to grow the business. Specialize in working with mid-market private equity companies and their portfolio teams to engage, grow and optimize!

Work directly with the CEO and the Board to provide strategic and tactical guidance on Commercial, Financial and Operational needs of the business. Partner with the CEO and Private Equity ownership to plan and implement bolt-on Mergers and Acquisitions. Support overall vision of the business to develop key market insights and resources to support FlavorSum's mission to relentlessly help growing food and beverage companies create great-tasting products that inspire loyalty among today's consumers.

As Chief Executive Officer of Be Green Packaging L.L.C., I am proud to lead a global team of talented employees, who are passionate about innovation, and ambitious about driving global sustainability, one package at a time. Together, we have set out an ambitious vision to become a world leader in sustainable packaging. As the leader of Be Green, it is my aim for the business to continue to lead the charge for a "greener" planet, guided by the consumer, focused on our customers and enabled by our global team of experts.In this role, I lead all aspects of the global packagaing business for Be Green Packaging, LLC, a Private Equity owned leading innovator and manufacturer of specialty molded fiber packaging for globally recognized names in food and beverage, consumer electronics, and personal care. Oversee all aspects of the company's global operations located in Ridgeland, SC and Xuzhou City, China; with European sales offices in the UK and distribution in Los Angeles, CA.Successfully turned around the business, working closely with the Chief Revenue Officer to revamp the sales process, improve pipeline achievement and close $35M in new annual revenue wihtin 6 months. Optimized the organizational structure to improve R&D results and focus on new technologies that will set the company up for long-term success.

Recruited by prior private equity firm to serve as the CFO for a long-held portfolio company. As a key member of the executive team, worked closely with CEO on leading turnaround strategies to drive profit, revenue and growth improvement. Held full accountability for all Finance, Human Resources, Legal and IT functions for a global molded fiber packaging company with locations in Asia and North America and sales across the globe. Directly led FP&A, banking, treasury, tax and audit, as well as partnering with leadership across all functional areas to plan spend, track expenditures and implement financial control to maximize budget.

Recruited by private equity firm to serve as a member of the executive team, working closely with CEO on leading turnaround strategies to drive profit, revenue and growth improvement. Held full accountability for all Finance, Human Resources, Legal and IT functions for one of the largest craft breweries in the country. Provided fiscal oversight of the company with direct leadership of FP&A, banking, treasury, tax and audit, as well as partnering with leadership across all functional areas to plan spend, track expenditures and implement financial control to maximize budget. Hire, train and lead a team of 4 direct and 3 indirect reports. Identified opportunities for avoiding operational costs across the company, driving $1.9M annual savings, which led to a 24% increase in EBITDA. Led the introduction of short and long-range financial planning; designed and implemented a rolling monthly forecasting process and weekly earned cash flow management process, driving forecasting accuracy to 95%+.Served as a member of the Board of Directors, contributing to the strategic planning and decision-making process.

Led daily processes for aligning operational and financial goals for this North American food flavors company. Recruited into the role by CEO to partner with management, shareholders and Board of Directors on establishing and improving processes and procedures to support company’s rapid growth. Provided strategic leadership of Finance, Human Resources and IT departments. Created monthly and annual financial forecasts and long-range strategic operation plan. Delivered key analysis and guidance for CEO through profitability modeling, forecasting, expense management and impact of strategic finance decisions. Built and managed team of 7. Identified and capitalized on new global banking opportunities and negotiated capitalization structure to support group plans, yielding 35% YOY revenue growth. Increased capital by 200% while minimizing covenant restrictions, which enabled rapid expansion in US, Canada and Europe, driving 40% YOY revenue growth and 23% EBITDA improvement. Introduced the company’s first ever long-range financial plan with rolling 5-year budget process. Provided strategic insight for US expansion to minimize tax impact while simultaneously reducing costs and optimizing logistics. Built and managed strong banking partnerships to increase capital and improve overall Weighted Average Cost of Capital, as well as increasing available funds by 35%. Led global M&A process, evaluating and recommending potential acquisition targets to the Board of Directors. Identified and resolved critical issues with company estimates to avoid significant loss on new acquisition. Partnered with buyer’s agent to negotiate new leases, reducing 7-year lease costs by 10% for US facility. Participated as part of the executive committee for leading the implementation of new ERP system, Sage X. Drove improvements to HR organization, including implementing a multi-lingual employee handbook and introducing new benefits packages to boost employee morale and engagement.

Progressed internally through leadership roles, driving the improvement of financial and operational reporting for this $3B space flight engineering and manufacturing center. Built and led a team of up to 13 direct and 100 indirect reports with direct budgetary responsibility for a workforce of 2K. Directed all financial operations, including financial planning, internal control, reporting, accounting and $3B budget management. Restructured short and long-range planning to drive reduction of overhead costs by $300M annually; implemented 5-year projections and cost estimating process to achieve results. Led a cross-functional team through process improvement initiative that focused on reducing energy consumption, driving an annual 10% savings in utility costs. Developed and managed employee training and development programs to drive performance improvements for the 2K workforce across all functional areas. Key contributor for the implementation of the new SAP system, driving efficiency and reporting improvements. Participated as member of the Information Technology Project Management Board (ITPMB) contributing to the review of projects with $1M+ budgets.

Recruited into company to provide strategic leadership of all financial planning, analysis and budgeting activities for the $400M specialty food ingredient division. Managed budgeting and forecasting, financial results analysis, cash flow analysis and expense management. Partnered with executive leadership team to oversee the planning and development of finance strategies and goals. Hired, developed and mentored staff of 7 direct and 40 indirect team members. Developed strategic financial models to optimize production and distribution of products, resulting in decreased inventories, as well as 5% YOY sales increase. Spearheaded the expansion of raw material sources to offshore suppliers to ensure product availability while improving market position and overall profit margin. Reorganized administrative functions and reduced workforce, resulting in $750K annual overhead cost savings. Introduced tax strategies to minimize tax exposure domestically and internationally.

Led a $150M division of $4.0 billion international consumer food company to oversee all financial, administrative and operational aspects of critical US manufacturing locations. Based upon demonstrated abilities, rapidly promoted to Divisional CFO and ultimately to Business Unit Director and CFO for a global business unit providing ingredients to global food and pharmaceutical corporations. In that role, directly led a 5-person senior executive team with oversight for seven manufacturing, sales and research locations globally and over 1,000 employees.General Management: Led global business unit specializing in the development, manufacture and sale of bio-functional food ingredients to companies across the globe. Managed $150 million in profit and loss responsibility and directed efforts to increase revenue with key customers in Asia by $20 million per year. Financial Leadership: Directed and led all global financial management functions including: financial planning and analysis, internal audit, financial reporting, and general accounting. Prepared financial statements in accordance with US and UK GAAP and ensured appropriate information for SEC 10K, 10Q and related filings.Mergers & Acquisitions: Organized and led the global targeting, selection, due diligence and integration of acquisitions to grow the business unit from $100 to $500 million annual sales in two years. Operations Leadership: Managing supply chain and operations, championed the implementation of ERP and MRP systems globally, and CRM platforms across sales, marketing and operations to improve financial reporting, customer service, and reduce inventory carrying costs by 10%.

Upgraded financial systems, controls and processes to better manage $110M in material, inventory and operating costs across a complex supply chain.Built a cost accounting and barcode system, improving the accuracy and timeliness of cost data across 160+ cost variables associated with development, processing, packaging and distribution of $500M+ in finished goods annually.Upgraded staff competencies and supplemented a proprietary ERP/MRP system with personally developed applications, which reduced labor costs by 31% through productivity improvements and automation.Prepared budgets, forecasts, balance sheets and income statements presented to the division and corporate HQs financial group, and used for consolidated reporting of monthly, quarterly and annual financial performance. Appointed the de facto head of IT to map process flows and capture real-time data used to improve inventory control, yield/loss ratios and throughput and led the plant’s Y2K task-force.

As Senior Audit Associate, led key internal audit assignments for governmental, public and privately held companies.Led Computer Advisory Services reviews on site for each assigned client to ensure operational integrity for software and information technology.