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JACKNOB CORP. was acquired by E.B. Bradley Co. in September 2020. JACKNOB is the market leading value-added distributor of toilet partition hardware and accessories to manufacturers, distributors, commercial installers, facility managers and custodians.

Vernon, California, Us

E. B. BRADLEY CO. is a distributor of specialty hardware and surfacing products with thirteen branch locations in California, Arizona, Nevada, Oregon and Washington. E. B. BRADLEY CO. is a PSP Capital Partners portfolio company.

Morristown, New Jersey, Us

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Torrance, Ca, Us

FILTEC is a leading provider of in-line inspection solutions for the beverage, food, and pharmaceutical industries. With local offices and support in over twenty international territories, FILTEC has served some of the world’s most iconic brands on a global scale for over half a century. FILTEC is an SFW Capital Partners portfolio company.

Beverly Hills, Ca, Us

Provide M&A due diligence for Gores Small Capitalization Partners, L.P., a $300M fund targeting lower middle market businesses that would benefit from the Gores Group’s operationally-focused investment strategy. Diligence includes review of management presentations (MP), confidential information memoranda (CIM) and lender presentations; in-depth discussions with management on financial performance, business drivers, competitive landscape and company structure; developing standalone and one-time cost estimates; review of transition service agreements (TSA) and asset purchase agreements (APA); financial modeling and preparation of investment committee presentations. Also provide portfolio company financial and operational guidance.

Traffic Solutions Corporation is a private equity founded provider of traffic control & safety products and services with 15 locations in California, Hawaii and Nevada. Products include traffic work zone equipment, pedestrian safety systems, personal protection equipment, crash barriers and environmental spill control. Services include temporary and permanent sign manufacture and installation, traffic control, flagging operations, road closures and special events. Customers include Caltrans, Hawaii Department of Transportation, municipalities and major general contractors.As Chief Financial Officer (CFO) completed the integration of seven acquired companies, deployed new ERP system, rebuilt finance and human resource departments, divested two non-core business segments, negotiated vendor, customer and union contracts, evaluated acquisition targets and provided financial leadership for a successful Chapter 11 – Section 363 asset sale. Post-bankruptcy, refinanced $27M in debt and was part of management team delivering record sales and EBITDA.

Houston, Texas, Us

AVAD LLC (division of Ingram Micro) is a leading distributor of home theater, home control, security and commercial audio-video products with 37 branch locations in North America.As Chief Financial Officer (CFO), integrated eleven acquired companies, converted financials from cash-basis to GAAP, built accounting, finance and human resource functions from the ground up, deployed new ERP, secured $13.5M in funding for 10 new branches in U.S and Canada, and consolidated organizational structure. As Regional Director managed the West Coast operations and expansion into Toronto and Calgary, Canada.

Irvine, Ca, Us

Ingram Micro is the world’s largest wholesale technology distributor and a global leader in IT supply-chain, mobile device lifecycle services and logistics solutions. Set pricing and profitability parameters for quarterly bids with $50M - $500M of revenue in play. Member of project team delivering $160M in annual savings on $140M investment, with 11 major initiatives addressing revenue growth, share of wallet, product cost, vendor rebates, customer rebates, logistics, operating expense, facilities, information technology and outsourcing. Revamped activity based costing system for vendor, category and customer profitability reporting. Managed company-wide strategic planning, budgeting and forecasting process. Sales, Vendor Management and Marketing: 2003 - 2005Project Management Office (PMO): 2002 - 2003Group Financial Planning: 2000 - 2002

Mentor, Ohio, Us

Avery Dennison Office Products is a premier consumer products goods (CPG) company which manufactures labels, dividers, binders, writing instruments, cards, badges and tags.Managed financial integration of supply chain operations following the merger. Drove several initiatives that reduced supply chain costs by 30% over four years while sales increased 28%. Focus areas included distribution center footprints, labor efficiency, freight, SKU rationalization, and customer rebate programs. Implemented other changes which significantly reduced days sales outstanding (DSO) and overall investment in working capital.

Stamford, Connecticut, Us

ITT Cannon is a world leader in the design and manufacture of highly engineered connector solutions operating on a global basis and serving customers in the aerospace and defense, medical, oil & gas, transportation and industrial end markets.Implemented global budgeting, forecasting and reporting process to better align production in U.S., Europe and Asia with global OEM requirements, particularly in the telecommunication space, e.g., Motorola, Alcatel.

Stamford, Connecticut, Us

Responsible for financial, accounting and administrative affairs of manufacturing and sales operations in California, Mexico, Japan and Korea.

San Jose, Ca, Us

Western Digital Corporation is one of the largest computer hard disk drive manufacturers in the world. WDC has a long history in the electronics industry as an integrated circuit maker and a storage products company.Provided price, cost, production, life cycle and customer analysis for storage and imaging product divisions while component sizes were shrinking and capacities increased dramatically.

Bethesda, Md, Us

Sanders/CalComp developed and manufactured electronic systems, notably aircraft self-protection systems, and tactical surveillance and intelligence systems. Other business areas included large scale plotters and printers.

Master Of Business Administration

Bachelor'S Degree

Finance And Financial Management Services