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Woodlands, TX

Kingwood, TX

Advising and assisting on the liquidation of MS Financial, Inc., including consultation related to a lawsuit filed by some former shareholders of MS Financial, Inc. related to the sale of assets to Ascentium Capital LLC.

Bellaire, TX

HealthScripts Management Services builds, outfits and manages compounding pharmacies around the country using an ownership model that includes physicians where regulations allow. HealthScripts has opened 25 pharmacies in the last 12 months. Hired to establish the financial infrastructure needed to support the rapid growth.

Kingwood, TX

• Ascentium Capital delivers flexible, small-ticket financing to businesses both acquiring and selling those critical equipment assets. Ascentium Capital specialize in loan and lease products for IT and office machines.
• In order to eliminate the very restrictive regulatory burden of being a bank, liquidated the balance sheet of Main Street Bank by selling the assets to a newly created company called Ascentium Capital, LLC which is.
• Managed the liquidation of remaining assets of Main Street Bank, including holdback reserve from the sale to Ascentium Capital.
• Reduced staffing in the Accounting department by 45% through streamlined operations and financial reporting.
• Implemented Great Plains financial software conversion from legacy banking software.

• ASP Westward, LP is a portfolio company of fund manager American Securities Capital Partners. Hired by new CEO as part of replacement of senior management team. Assumed Chief Financial Officer role at this newspaper.
• Consolidated 19 locations into 10 locations in the Houston area resulting in lower costs and improved operating efficiencies.
• Reduced expenses 18% to help offset the declines in revenue during the economic downturn.
• Acquired two daily newspapers in Longview and Marshall Texas.
• Developed and implemented a Houston wide (35 newspapers) pricing strategy based on a CPM methodology resulting in a 5% increase in average advertising revenue per inch and increasing customer satisfaction.
• Implemented an integrated windows based financial software to replace DOS based accounting system.

• MessagePro was a fledgling portfolio company of The CapStreet Group, a $400 million investment fund manager. Replaced existing CFO to regain control of financials prior to arrival of new CEO.Worked directly with new.
• Consolidating 12 call centers across the US into one call center in Houston, TX.
• Reduced charge-offs from 25% to less than 1%.
• Refocusing the Company on an organic growth strategy within two key vertical markets: Multifamily and Sarbanes-Oxley Corporate Compliance.
• Growing multifamily revenues by more than 82% vs. the prior year.
• Implementing new Oracle/Avaya based technology that could scale and fit a broader range of client needs.

• Directed staff of 10 responsible for financial, accounting and reporting for primary business unit of $18 billion, 160- branch bank. Responsibilities included annual budgets, forecasts, performance reporting, financial.
• Developed financial partnership with executive team that contributed to turnaround in division’s profitability from loss of $21 million to profit in excess of $40 million.
• Selected as member of strategic pricing committee that evaluated deposit and loan products and made weekly pricing decisions; significantly reduced bank’s cost of funds.
• Implemented data warehouse for Consumer Bank including development of account and household level profitability; completed project 5% under budget and enhanced understanding of customer behavior that contributed to.
• Spearheaded innovative cost controls, policies and procedures that significantly reduced Consumer Bank expenses and improved efficiency ratios by 17%.
• Introduced staffing model for branches that contributed to branch network capability to handle twice the transactions with same full time equivalents.

Oversaw preparation of three-year business plan filed with Office of Thrift Supervision ("OTS"). Coordinated takedown of BancPlus Savings and San Jacinto Savings. Managed onsite operations of acquisitions including primary communications with Resolution Trust Corporation ("RTC") subsequent to takedown weekends.

• Managed two distinct areas of responsibility dealing with regulatory agencies.Assistance Agreement
• Managed financial and accounting aspects of Assistance Agreement created as result of Bank takeover in December, 1988.
• Established and implemented procedures mandated by complex Assistance Agreement for reimbursement in excess of $1 billion from government.
• Managed audits of every quarterly report by RTC and Annual Assistance Agreement Compliance Audit by the OTS.
• Assisted executive management in interpretation of Assistance Agreement.Regulatory Reporting
• Managed preparation and submission of monthly and quarterly reports to OTS and financial or reporting implications of OTS regulations.

Bsba, Accounting

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