Chris Hunter Email & Phone Number

Phoenix, Az, Us

I am responsible for financial systems, reporting, budgeting/planning, financial controls, treasury, audit management, bank and debt, insurance, customer pricing, China factory and customer contract negotiations, facilities, strategic planning and investor relations. I have guided the financial strength of the company from just after startup and through huge losses to profitability and cash flow.

Baja Motorsports is a $60 million company that builds powersports vehicles in China and sells them to large national retailers in North America. Baja manages all China sourcing, service, parts distribution and warranty responsibility for its customers. At Baja Motorsports I was responsible for financial systems, reporting, budgeting/planning, financial controls, treasury, audit management, bank and debt, insurance, customer pricing, China factory and customer contract negotiations, facilities, strategic planning and investor relations. I guided the financial strength of the company from just after startup and through huge losses to profitability and cash flow. Throughout I reported to the President / founder.Specific accomplishments at Baja Motorsports include: Led Baja Motorsports from a $9 million loss in 2007 to a $4 million profit in 2008 by:o Negotiating better China contractso Aggressively managing freight contractso Reducing headcount and administrative costso Delivering better customer pricing models and reduced customer discounts o Reduced insurance premiums with no change in coverage or self insurance levels Ended an expensive factoring agreement then sourcing and managing a $25 million and a $15 million asset based revolver facility, reducing interest expense in 2006 of $3.2 million to $1.0 million in 2008. Managed a majority share purchase by a large public company from the initial deal through the transition of programs and systems and ongoing reporting.

At TecServ I had operational and financial responsibility for a $12 million corporation that provides a breadth of technology solutions for both small and large clients. I grew the company through sales and acquisitions of small network providers. I oversaw a staff of 25 people in Phoenix, AZ and Salt Lake City, UT across the sales, technical operations and administrative teams.My accomplishments at TecServ included: Identifying, closing and executing on acquisitions of two $3 million revenue firms. This included completing detailed due diligence of the companies, formulating the deal points and the financial structure, working through legal issues, developing a transition plan and executing on the integration of the firms into the TecServ processes and culture. Developing and executing two private placements that raised $1.5 million. This included developing private placement documentation, working with investors on investment strategies, managing the investments and reporting to investors. Closing a contract with an emerging software company to become their exclusive distributor and initiating the channel sales program for this product. This included developing and finalizing the contract with the software company, developing the operational plan for distribution, preparing the infrastructure for TecServ to execute on this plan.

Dublin 2, Ie

At Accenture I partnered with Fortune 500 clients to assist and lead all stages of the Systems Development Lifecycle, including: Proposing, selling, and managing large system implementation projects, including all financial aspects of the client relationship and project delivery. Developing and improving existing client relationships at all levels of an organization. Facilitating issue resolution at a project level as well as at a program level with senior management. Assisting clients in identifying and implementing process improvements and best practices. Insuring timely delivery of project specifications by developing detailed work plans, processes to track those plans and status reporting tools. Identifying, documenting and managing business requirements for several new systems and system enhancements Creating detailed business/functional and technical design documentation. Building a skilled development team and delivering large scale development projects. Building and leading a test team through all phases of large scale testing projects. Partnering with various financial service clients in the Banking and Credit Card industries, including American Express, Wells Fargo, eTrade and Washington Mutual. Recruiting personnel at both the entry-level and experienced hire level.

B.S.B.A. With Honors, Management Information Systems

B.S.B.A. With Honors, Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies