We help businesses with their accounting and finance operations and reporting. Providing insight into action that improves business performance.

Rise Interactive is a digital marketing agency specializing in digital media and advanced analytics. Digital media includes SEO, paid search, display, social, email, creative, and web and app development. Responsible for accounting, finance, treasury, payroll, budgeting, forecasting and client SOWs & media funds.

Responsible for client service invoicing and collections, client media invoicing and collections, accounts payable, and revenue forecasting and financial statement preparation. Designed new billing process to increase accuracy and timeliness. Implemented new AR monitoring process to improve collections. Created new forecasting process to improve forecasted revenue accuracy.

Robinson Hill (RH) is an MWB/ACDBE (Minority Women Business/Airport Concession Disadvantage Business Enterprise) developer, owner-operator, of quick-service restaurants and news & gift stores located in major airports through out the United States. Responsible for managing, accounting, finance, human resources, IT and office administration for 5 operating businesses. Designed new accounting process to complete consolidated financial statements within 10 business days, of month end. Developed monthly analytical financial reports, annual budget and 52-week cash flow projections. Completed private placement memorandum financial model and narrative, successfully refinanced existing debt and expanded working capital capacity.

Transitional Care Management (TCM) is a manager of nursing homes in Illinois and Ohio. I was responsible for the accounting, HR, IT and office administration for 6 operating businesses. Those responsibilities included preparing the monthly financial statements with explanatory narrative for the Board of Directors. Preparing the quarterly financial package for presentation to the Board. Create and manage two year financial forecasts and cash flow models.

An accounting, finance, and business process consultant, specializing in business forecasting, cash flow management, budget development & management, and job profitability management for start-up businesses and professional service organizations.Representative Projects: Communifx LLC (an MDC Partners Subsidiary) Created job performance management system from both a delivery and budgetary perspective. Researched and selected AtTask, a bug tracking, software development and time entry system, which resulted in greater operational efficiency and job profitabilityAria Retirement Solutions LLCActed as CFO for start-up business. Developed 10 year projection model to present to venture capital investors. The business successfully received first and second round financing. Performed all accounting, tax, HR functions during the start-up period.Transitional Care Management LLCActed as CFO and advised on the acquisition and structure of the asset purchase of a skilled nursing home management company. Performed all accounting, tax, HR and IT functions during the start-up period. After acquisition, accepted position as CFO

TargetCom is a digital and direct response advertising agency, owned by MDC Partners. MDC is a publicly traded advertising agency holding company. I was responsible for the accounting, financial planning, human resources, legal and IT at the firm. Accounting included monthly financial statements with explanatory narrative presented to MDC. Developed billing and collections systems to improve collections and cash flowFinancial planning included annual budget preparation and presentation to MDC. Annual budget reforecasted quarterly for MDC. Prepared weekly three month projections for president which was reviewed for operational decision making.HR/Legal/IT-Determined employee benefits and partners, managed compensation and bonus program, along with 401(k) plan, prepared all client contracts, reviewed all vendor agreements, managed internal IT staff and external IT consultants, responsible for all technology decisions

Blackman Kallick (BK) is the 9th largest public accounting firm in Chicago, Illinois with over 220 professionals. BK provides audit, tax, and business advisory services for closely held and middle market businesses, not-for-profit organizations and high net worth families. As a Sr. Tax Manager I was responsible for providing tax, investment and business counsel to individuals, partnerships, C corporations, S corporations, LLCs, trusts and estates. When necessary, I represented clients before taxing authorities.