I have the privilege of partnering with a wonderful group of people to continue growing and expanding an already stellar brand. Mizzen and Main - Unabashedly the makers of the "best damn dress shirt." In my role as CFO I am part Accountant, another part Operations, a dash Investor Relations guru and a healthy pour of multi-faceted Conductor. My areas of focus:- Funding and Capital strategies- Business Intelligence - GAAP Compliance- Company Processes and Controls- Risk Management and Processes- Inventory Optimization and Efficiency- Team growth and Development- Investor Relations Essentially my job is ensuring that we are equipped to grow and that we grow well.

Providing CFO consulting services to a variety of high growth companies up to $100M in revenues. • Partner with Founders, key Executives and Board of Directors to develop appropriate financial strategies, performance indicators, financial systems and controls and capital funding mechanisms necessary for profitable growth.• Conceive enterprise-wide financial and valuation models, budgeting tools and annual planning cadence in preparation for Board of Director approval and Venture Capital funding endeavors. • Presentation of complex financial and operational topics to Executive and Investor teams in succinct and relevant formats.• Identification of financial risk areas and implementation of appropriate strategy, mitigation tools and decision-making framework including: KPI’s, financial statements, models, controls, systems and processes.• Develop and integrate operational metrics with company strategy and recurring financial reporting and forecasting processes by collaborating with and influencing colleagues across a variety of operational and business team members.• Design approaches to forecasting revenue pipeline growth in emerging market spaces and developing product segments for numerous early-stage businesses, including R&D, Manufacturing and SaaS business models.• Form and recommend operational expense growth profiles that align with company revenue and cash projections.• Build, lead and develop 3-5 diverse finance and accounting teams across a portfolio of clients while providing clear vision and direction amidst complex, dynamic growth environments.

• Create multi-faceted business executive presentations in preparation for Venture Capital investor engagements.• Advise C-Level executives on matters of accounting, planning, corporate controls, and strategy.• Shaped financial models and strategies for numerous significant Denver-based hospitality initiatives including land development, construction, and project financing.• Oversaw management of program timelines and milestones for several aerospace research and development programs.

Senior Finance leader responsible for overseeing financial analysis, SAP production accounting, and new plant growth initiatives for $2B+ Production Division. Led the development of new divisional policies and procedures. Financial support lead for R&D and Quality organizations. Led and developed a team of 6 managers and analysts.• Redesigned C-Level Operational Review process to incorporate market and operational KPI’s; improving forecast efficiency by 25%.• Evaluated impact of Dairy Economic market changes on operational performance and future production yields.• Directed establishment of metrics and activity-based dashboard reporting for R&D franchise.• Initiated and implemented new company-wide close process, defining roles, and providing timing realignment across 10 manufacturing facilities which condensed SAP production close timeline by 3 days.• Reduced key report volume by 75% and saved 2 man-days per week through new, company-wide metrics-based approach.• Re-established department credibility within company by launching new mission/vision and improving controls, reports and customer relationships.

Lead Strategic Finance Professional for newly created Mobile Money Transfer business segment. Key strategic thought partner in the development of a comprehensive mobile and global bank “account to cash” business strategy including strategic business investments, pricing decisions, and external partner agreements. Support key strategic initiatives within CMO organization.• Crafted and Delivered Mobile Money Transfer monthly business overview presentations to SVP and C-Level executives.• Developed new KPI’s and analytic tools incorporating market intelligence and consumer adoption patterns which provided the baseline for company investment and regional pricing decisions.• Created valuation models for new business development programs and prospective partnership agreements. • Reviewed prospective partner contracts and integrated new adoption-based commission sharing approach that drastically reduced largest cost element by 50-75%.• Integrated economic assessment of customer sensitivity to pricing changes in key product segments which increased annual profit by $2M with minimal volume loss.• Implemented new product line Access database and streamlined reporting approach that resulted in a 50% efficiency gain.

Global financial planning and analysis for $1B hardware and devices strategic business unit. Provide cross-functional support to senior management of business and division, country and regional finance staffs, sales and marketing, and R&D team members.• Orchestrated global integration of $300M Oncology strategic business unit. Effectively relocated global financial operations from Germany to US while maintaining reporting integrity.• Designed benchmark Price/Volume/Mix analysis for global product line sales and profitability reporting.

Global financial planning, reporting, and accounting manager for $300 M pharmaceutical and devices strategic business unit.• Reduced the overall standard costing timeline by one month by conceiving and implementing an aggressive budget process improvement strategy. Led team that involved fourteen plants and three divisions.• Developed standard cost development for new products and analyzed enterprise wide Capital Spending programs for appropriate costing and returns.• Financial Leadership Award – Analysis of AP that identified unclaimed purchase discounts on large volume raw material purchases.• International assignment in Vienna, Austria, focused on International Finance and Transfer Pricing.