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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, marketing, and collection scores for over 250 million Americans. L2C’s clients include leading institutions in the financial services, telecommunications, retail, healthcare and collections industries. Responsible for treasury, finance, accounting, tax, internal controls, and human resources. • 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 America. (AMEX: SED)Responsible for accounting, finance, customer credit, FP&A, M&A due diligence, investor relations, treasury, bank relationships, Board communications, and SEC compliance for international public company.• 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 for finance, accounting, tax, internal controls, and human resources.• 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. This initiative improved working capital by lowering DSO from 55 to 25 days. • 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 implementation.

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 analysis, forecast and budgeting, debt compliance, company contracts, vendor management, and facilities. • 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 configurations, and the warehousing and distribution of assets.

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 corporate office with financials and operational analysis.• 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 manufacturing divisions with revenue of $250 million.Positions held at the following Engraph locations:• 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