• Strategic Leadership: Directed finance and accounting functions, collaborating with board leadership to drive financial strategy and decision-making.• Budgeting & Forecasting: Led preparation of annual budgets and multiyear financial forecasts, aligning with organizational objectives.• Regulatory Compliance: Ensured compliance with GAAP, IRS regulations, state standards, and industry-specific reporting requirements.• External Relations: Built strong partnerships with banks, auditors, legal advisors, investment managers, and insurance brokers, achieving favorable outcomes.• Investment Strategy: Partnered with advisory committees to develop endowment strategies and manage financial agreements.• Pension & Labor: Administered pension plans and played a key role in labor negotiations, contributing to sustainable agreements.• Board Reporting: Provided regular updates to boards and committees, supporting informed decision-making.• Lease & COVID Relief: Secured $17M in lease agreements and $20M in COVID relief funding, ensuring stability during critical periods.• Negotiations: Finalized multiyear labor and vendor agreements, optimizing costs and operations.• Campaigns & Projects: Led significant campaigns and oversaw major facility upgrades, ensuring timely and cost-effective completion.• Operations Oversight: Managed Benaroya Hall operations, maintaining compliance with leases and capital forecasts while partnering with government agencies.• Veteran Advocacy: Contributed to community initiatives as a Garden of Remembrance Advisory Board member.

Various Seattle organizations:• PRR, Inc.• The Garrigan Lyman Group

• Executive Team Leadership: Directed all financial functions for the firm over a 13.5-year tenure, developing and executing strategies for expansion, consolidation, and growth management.• Revenue Growth: Drove 100% revenue growth by providing financial expertise that secured major clients, including T-Mobile, Babolat, Taco Del Mar, and Expeditors International.• Team Leadership: Supervised and mentored a team of ~5 accounting/finance professionals, fostering improved performance and career development.• ERP Implementation: Co-led the selection and implementation of NetSuite ERP; configured the system to optimize financial operations and reporting on P&L, project budgets, annual budgets, and revenue recognition.• Sales Support: Provided data-driven insights to support the sales pipeline, evaluated ROI for new business opportunities, and improved decision-making processes.• Financial Reporting: Delivered accurate financial statements and detailed KPI reports on utilization, efficiency, staffing, and profitability to guide strategic executive decisions.• Budgeting & Compliance: Led capital expenditure planning, cash forecasting, and budgeting processes; ensured full regulatory compliance and managed tax filings, including a successful WA B&O tax audit resulting in a significant refund.• Contracts & Negotiations: Supported procurement and deal closure by managing RFP/RFI responses, approving SOW budgets, and negotiating client rates, volume discounts, and partnership agreements.• Stakeholder Collaboration: Served as the primary liaison to banking, legal, tax, and insurance partners, ensuring seamless stakeholder relationships.• M&A Support: Produced confidential financial reports to facilitate merger and acquisition evaluations.

• Accounting & HR Operations Leadership: Built and managed the company’s Accounting and HR operations from inception, streamlining processes and supporting organizational growth; collaborated with the legal department on investor documentation, employee stock options, and patent filings.

• Accounting Expertise for Global Clients: Delivered comprehensive accounting services for a high-profile client portfolio, including Adidas, Giorgio Armani, Nordstrom, REI, and Procter & Gamble, ensuring accurate financial management in a fast-paced, high-demand environment.• Team Management: Supervised a team of two accounting staff and one HR specialist, overseeing account reconciliations, financial statement preparation, sales reporting, incentive calculations, and fixed asset tracking for depreciation and amortization.• Process Optimization: Designed and implemented systems to ensure accuracy, compliance, and efficiency in financial reporting and HR administration, contributing to the company’s reputation as a trusted partner for global brands.