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Washington Dc, Us

Bizagi is a Business Process Management software company. We help our customers modernize operations with end-to-end automation, driven by AI and low-code apps.In my CFO role at Bizagi I manage the company's finance, IT, Legal and Business Operations teams. I am focused on implementing best-in-class systems and processes to support profitable growth and increasing complexity as Bizagi scales its operations.

Boston, Massachusetts, Us

Serve as Advisory Board member to Executive Search Firm in Concord, MA and previously at Lincoln Peak, a SAAS software company.

Madrid, Es

Leveraging extensive experience as a CEO and CFO with publicly traded and private companies of all sizes to provide Strategic Management and Financial Advisory services to growing organizations. Services include strategic plan formulation, M&A transaction support, implementation of performance management systems, financing strategies, design and implementation of best in class finance organizations, enterprise risk management, and contract negotiations

Waltham, Ma, Us

Imprivata is the digital identity company for mission- and life-critical industries, redefining how organizations solve complex workflow, security, and compliance challenges with solutions that protect critical data and applications without workflow disruption.As CFO I helped lead the company to two consecutive years of 20+% ARR growth while also driving improved industry-leading profit margins. And led process and system improvements across the Finance and Business Operations teams to support the company's aggressive long term growth objectives.

Nashua, Nh, Us

Led Finance, Operations, IT and HR organizations to help Parallel Wireless scale its operations and deliver on its mission to lead the OpenRAN movement with the world’s first 5G/4G/3G/2G cloud-native OpenRAN architecture.

Boston, Ma, Us

Responsible for Finance, IT, Legal, and Corporate Operations functions.DataXu's mission is to make marketing better using data science. The world's top brands and agencies use DataXu to better understand and engage customers across all devices and media formats. Our solution provides marketers with unparalleled Media Activation, Marketing Analytics and Data Management capabilities. With sixteen offices in eleven countries, DataXu's full-stack solution is powering the digital transformation of the world's most valuable brands.

San Diego, Ca, Us

Chief Executive Officer - From July 2014 - January 2016 (Company acquired by strategic)Served on Board of Directors from July 2014 - November, 2015Chief Financial Officer - From July, 2010 to July, 2014Developed the strategic plan and secured necessary capital to build an industry leading brand, with best in class operations.Led the business to achieve strong revenue growth ($8M in revenue in 2009 grew to $100M in ~5 years)Gazelle is a Direct to Consumer eCommerce company that buys previously owned consumer electronics products directly from consumers and resells them through a global network of wholesale and on-line retail channels. Gazelle established itself as a leader in its space through a superior customer experience that eliminates the friction points people have confronted when trying to re-sell or recycle their consumer electronics products. Company was acquired by Outerwall, Inc November, 2015.

Lawrence, Ma, Us

Member of the Board of Trustees and also served on the Investment and Finance Committees for this inner-city non-profit Catholic High school whose mission is to "educate the whole person for college and for life,with particular care for the least favored and those in need."

Boston, Ma, Us

Fidelity Institutional Brokerage Companies 2009 – 2010Holding Company CFO responsible for developing comprehensive strategic business plans for restructuring and improving the operating margins of Fidelity’s three Custody and Clearing businesses.Fidelity - HR Access 2006-2009Chief Financial Officer, SVPResponsible for all financial operations including tax, treasury, M&A for this Fidelity owned but independently operated software and service business providing Payroll and HR Administration solutions to over 600 customers with 9+ million employees.• Delivered 20+% annual revenue CAGRand significantly improved cash flows• Working in close partnership with the CEO transformed the company from Europe-centric software provider to a Global software and outsourcing service provider.• Led Tunisian acquisition establishing off-shore application development, training and customer service capabilities lowering costs and improving customer satisfactionoperating costs for R&D and back office activities.• Recommended and led the sale of non-strategic Irish software company improvingthe balance sheet and reducing cash requirements by more than $4M annually.

Pegasystems Inc., Cambridge, MA 2001 - 2006Chief Financial Officer, SVPResponsible for all Financial, Legal, IT, and Facilities activities for this $125+ million public software company. Worked closely with CEO to drive turnaround of this software company whose revenues had stalled and was reporting losses and negative cash flows. The turnaround plan we created• Grew revenues from $80M in 2000 to $125+M in 2006 • Generated $25+M in annual operating cash flow and cash on hand >$125 million • Produced a competely refreshed product line, a new sales and pricing strategy, significant cost reductions and process improvements improving gross margins by nearly 10 points and operating profits by >20 points• Improved market value from $<80M in 2001 to nearly $300M in 2006.

Event Zero, Watertown, MA 2000 - 2001Chief Financial Officer /COOResponsible for all financial activities in this Venture backed start-up IT Consulting Services business. Role was quickly expanded to manage most operating activities within the company• Led successful $20 million Series B financing round.• Developed and implemented financial and operational models to achieve break-even profitability within two quarters.• Worked with Board/Investors to preserve 85% of the cash on hand while pursuing alternative exit strategies in the face of the .com collapse of 2001.

Led all financial activities for Agency Management Systems, a CNA owned holding company overseeing four companies providing Software and Services to Insurance agents and brokers.Worked with CEO and Board to prepare the business for sale and successfully led the sale and re-cap of the business to Marsh McClennan Capital.

Responsible for negotiating sale of Network Products Division to Cabletron. Worked with CFO and CEO providing financial support for key strategic initiatives. Led Digital's finance team for post merger planning with Compaq Computer.

Houston, Texas, Us

Consistently promoted over 15 years to a division CFO role reporting directly to the company CFO for the $14B global computer company.KEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS:- Grew revenues by 50 percent and improved operating margins from six to 16 percent while serving as VP Division Controller for the $1.2B Storage Products Group. - Worked directly with CFO and CEO to develop the strategic financial plan to re-structure company improving cash flow from a cash burn of nearly $1B annually to generating over $500M per year in positive cash flow in just over two years.

Master Of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Finance

Bachelor’S Degree, Business Administration