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Atlanta, GA, US

Greater Atlanta Area

TechCXO is a professional services firm that provides experienced, C-Suite professionals to deliver strategic and functional consulting services to small and mid-size companies. TechCXO partners combine practical experience, comprehensive resources and best practices to deliver objective, high-value results.

Greater Atlanta Area

• TransUnion announced the acquisition of L2C in November 2014. L2C, a leading provider of advanced consumer scoring and analytics solutions, leveraging alternative payment and asset data to create predictive credit.
• Managed the company's strategic process leading to the sale of L2C to TransUnion.
• Negotiated bank debt and covenants along with vendor credit lines to provide the company with operating cash during the strategic process.
• Improved margins by focusing on data cost utilization and implementing cost control measures.

Greater Atlanta Area

• SED, a public company with revenues of $500 million, is a leading distributor of computer technology, consumer electronics, housewares and small appliances to channel partners throughout the United States and Latin.
• Managed $60 million credit facility and working capital to improve cash positions which allowed the company to invest in new business opportunities.
• Implemented strategic financial planning and budgeting process to focus the company on operating metrics and key growth objectives.
• Negotiated vendor credit lines for U.S. and Latin America operations in Colombia and Argentina.

Greater Atlanta Area

• ADAM, a public company, is a leading provider of consumer health information and benefit technology solutions to healthcare organizations, benefits brokers, employers, and consumers. (formerly NASDAQ: ADAM)Responsible.
• Worked on strategic initiatives leading to a merger with Ebix, Inc. in 2011.
• Managed SEC and GAAP compliance, investor relations, and internal and external reporting.
• Communicated financial results to the Board, management and investors.
• Designed and implemented automated billing and customer contract revenue system which decreased the monthly billing cycle from 2 weeks to 1 day and monthly contract revenue recognition process from 4 days to 4 hours..
• Led company’s Sarbanes-Oxley Act Section 404(b) implementation and thereafter provided continuous process improvements and automation controls resulting in a 20% decrease in SOX related costs each year subsequent to.

Greater Atlanta Area

• Venture capital funded technology company providing management solutions and digital transmission of news stories, ads, and syndicated shows to the cable and broadcast television industry. Responsible for financial.
• Worked with venture capital investors on due diligence and financial analysis which led to a $66 million equity investment.
• Implemented rolling forecast process which focused management on revenue, spending, and cash resources which improved cash flow analysis during critical cash cycles.
• Managed cash and fulfillment process for Pathfire’s $20 million U.S. broadcast network footprint. The process included obtaining debt financing for equipment, working with hardware vendors to secure custom server.

Greater Atlanta Area

• Initial is a business services company and a $100 million division of Rentokil Initial PLC, a $6 billion international company. Responsible for centralized accounting processes for 5 regional offices and provided UK.
• Increased operating margins by providing management with individual profit and loss statements for over 280 locations along with key business metrics on each operation.
• Transitioned the accounting and administrative functions from the regional offices in New York, Philadelphia, Washington, Charlotte, and Miami to a centralized location in Atlanta, reducing headcount by 60%.
• Converted payroll from ADP to an Oracle/ PeopleSoft ERP HR payroll system for processing a weekly payroll for 5,000 nonexempt employees in 12 states located in over 280 locations.

• Engraph (formerly NASDAQ: ENGH) a specialty-packaging printing manufacturer of label and package inserts, screen-printed markings, paperboard cartons and flexible packaging. Engraph was comprised of 12 decentralized.
• Division Controller – Screen Art, Knoxville, TN, 1989 – 1993
• Corporate Accounting Manager – Engraph, Atlanta, GA, 1988 – 1989
• Division Controller – Colonial Packaging, Norcross, GA, 1987 – 1988
• Accounting Manager – Screen Art, Knoxville, TN, 1985 – 1987
• Staff Accountant – Screen Art, Knoxville, TN, 1983 - 1985