Financial executive professional with twenty plus years experience in finance and accounting functions, ten plus years legal background. Background includes Big 5 public accounting, private industry experience with both start-up and established companies and Juris Doctor of Law. Strong expertise in areas of financial management, financing, mergers and acquisitions, board and investor relations, board organization generally, strategic planning, budgeting and forecasting, cash management, policies and procedures, vendor negotiations, contract review plus initial public offering experience. Worked as key management executive managing the accounting, legal and insurance functions for a five hundred and seventy million dollar hotel construction project. Experienced in working with venture capitalists. Industry experience includes banking, hotel construction, health care and hospitality. Affiliated company gross revenues have ranged from two million to one hundred and twenty five million. Legal experience includes ten plus years, have worked in the areas of medical malpractice defense and key corporate liaison with corporate general counsels.Specialties: Attorney (Florida and Indiana) and CPA (Kentucky)