Chris Barrett Email & Phone Number

Columbus, Ohio, Us

Consultant for growth-stage clients providing financial, operations and strategic planning services. I have served a variety of industries including, construction, healthcare, retail, CPG, transportation and logistics.

Lewis Center, Oh, Us

I lead the finance and strategic direction for a leading on demand garment fulfillment organization.

Westerville, Oh, Us

-Managed the financial performance for 6 education business units.-Oversaw the strategic planning for the IT and Development teams.-Managed a monthly multi-million dollar budget.-Provided consolidated financial reporting and commentary.-Reduced closing period by 10+ days toallow for quicker decision making by the executive team.-Customized reporting to automatically calculate revenue sharing amounts, reducing time and errors.-Led M&A activity on a number of education transactions.-Drove the budget process and monthly re-forecasting, along with strategic planning for the business.-Re-Structured the accounting team to improve efficiencies and streamline processes.- Operated as the CFO of a new emerging business, within the holding company, outside of the education business with a handful of divestures and acquisitions.

- Served as Executive Member/Finance Director and directed the finance and accounting responsibilities for FITCH, specializing in retail and brand consultancy.- Responsible for the corporate SOX compliance, internal audit management and inter-company financial reporting.- Directed the budget process, including all flash reports and quarterly re-forecasts.- Provided direction as a member of the Leadership Team to execute the strategic direction of the business with short- and long-term planning.- Handled all contract review and negotiations, as well as, the interactions with the corporate legal team.- Supported the business development manager with project pricing and deal structure.- Implemented revisions to time tracking software to properly track employee time and to improve the capacity planning procedures.- Provided weekly financial performance reporting and analyses to C-Level management.Awards:Design|Retail Top 5 Firm of the Year 2016Store Design for PIRCH (client) - Retailer of the Year 2016

Columbus, Ohio, Us

-Directed all functions relating to corporate finance, accounting, tax, pricing, HR and office management for SmartCrowdz, a free event marketing, management and monetization application for mass participation events.-Led early stage fundraising activities including state fund award and on-going financial reporting.-Built the corporate financial reporting structure.-Managed company payroll through outsourced PEO organization.-Provided product design input based on the research of usability of our responsive design.-Led the outsourced marketing list generation for email campaigns.-Assisted in sales meetings and market growth processes.-Organized the corporate legal structure and maintained the relationship with the legal team.At Plutus Growth Partners:Assisted a number of emerging, early-stage companies with a variety of strategic and tactical management consultant services to help accelerate growth and build value within their organization, including: - Planning & Funding Strategy - Financial Management - Accounting Management - Budget Management - Forecasting/Modeling - Franchise Structure & Pricing Models

San Jose, Ca, Us

-Directed the finance, accounting, tax, HR and office management for ClearSaleing, a leading Columbus-based advertising analytics organization. Responsible for the origination and continued development of the finance department and internal control policy, while integrating with a large accounting firm in preparation for an exit strategy. Led the investment banker and legal relationship throughout the successful acquisition process into eBay. Manages the evaluation of and revisions for the pricing schedule for the industry leading software as a service product. Developed and documented corporate collection procedures resulting in 60 to 65% efficiency in cash flow.- Served as Corporate Treasurer, Assistant Secretary and lead Finance Executive, which assisted in the double digit top line growth for 24 consecutive months.- Developed weekly dashboard reporting and budget model for short- and long-term forecasting plans.- Provided direction in maintaining a gross profit margin of 65%+ while there were large investments made to manage the necessary growth in headcount and expansion of new services.- Coordinated all of the due diligence documentation that led to the successful acquisition process with GSI Commerce and eBay.- Led integration of accounting, finance, banking procedures and HR into parent company’s system.- Coordinated the office relocation, design and contract negotiations for multiple office locations.- Implemented time tracking software to properly track employee time related to capitalized projects for monthly reporting.- Provided weekly financial performance presentations and analyses to C-Level management- Managed large multi-million dollar departmental budgets.Awards:-2009 Search Engine Watch: Technology Platform Search Marketers Can't Live Without-2009 & 2010 TechColumbus Innovation: Outstanding Product -Interactive Attribution Leader in The Forrester WaveTM: Interactive Attribution, Q4 2009*Consultant Apr 2009-Jan 2010

Columbus, Oh, Us

- Forecasted and tracked the financial implications of employee project productivity using BIM. Focused on corporate project to reduce COGS through reduced labor hours by way of improved processes with savings near 70%. - Provided financial decision analysis for the implementation of new software across the company. - Developed departmental budget and was responsible for reporting budget-to-actual to senior management. - Managed enterprise software license contracts and provided profitability analysis of project performance. - Designed, managed and implemented a new corporate directory structure resulting in a 25% productivity enhancement.- Coordinated the pre-project expense modeling and ongoing performance metrics (margin analysis, profitability and additional service pricing) for a $1.4 billion dollar university hospital

Worked as a project lead for a variety of architectural projects in a variety of B2C businesses.

Mba, Finance, Operations, Strategy

Bachelor Of Science In Technology, Architecture / Environmental Design Studies

Education record