An experienced, entrepreneurial CFO brings 25 years of value-added financial leadership and broad range of operational disciplines to technology-based and services-based organizations. Partnering with senior executive leadership to focus, analyse and scale business processes needed to achieve financial targets in high growth industries. Expertise in: - Strategy Planning and mapping - Detailed budgeting, forecasting and long-term financial business planing/modelling - Effective financial and operational metrics (KPIs) - Operational process improvement - Mergers, acquisitions, divestitures - Business acquisition due diligence - Organizational governance - Financial Planning and Analysis - Restructuring and business optimization - Financial systems integration - Sales operations, pricing and contracting - Board of Directors, private equity, investor relations - External business partner relationships (auditors, banking, etc.) - Vendor and customer contract negotiations - Team building and mentoringLeadership and consultative roles include: Interim CFO / Advisor- Cannabis Cultivation, Process, Retail operations -- MIStrategic and tactical consulting for scaling businesses; financial and accounting process and controls; GAAP and IFRS topics; Governance, capital/debt/investment raise options, investor relations; KPI/metrics evaluation, systems selection and integration- Healthcare IP Development/Services startup -- New Orleans, LAFinancial modelling, accounting and private equity presentation consulting for a company in early-stage, growth-stage and capital raising.- Healthcare Consulting Services -- Ann Arbor, MIDevelop tools, reporting and systems/processes to provide critical financial and operational information to the executive team to make actionable recommendations on both strategy and operations.

Transcend is a rapidly-growing wellness and preventative care focused telehealth company revolutionizing the space by expanding healthcare access for athletic performance, longevity care, sexual wellness, hormone therapy, weight loss, non-surgical hair-loss treatments, and much more. Our goal is to cater to your specific health needs, whether you’re seeking treatment for a particular condition or looking to optimize your overall well-being. With comprehensive consultations, personalized protocols, and in-depth blood panel reviews, we ensure you receive the best care on the cutting edge of medical science.https://transcendcompany.com/

A rapidly growing, vertically integrated Michigan cannabis SSO with an award winning, fully-operational indoor aeroponic cultivation center, an adjoining processing and manufacturing facility and an expanding retail footprint. Rair's early investment and expertise in aeroponic cultivation technology produces more consistent, higher-quality flower, at lower cost per unit, than traditional indoor growers.Partnership with long-time Detroit favorite Ben Wallace. More than just Ben-on-a-billboard...more than just marijuanna. Celebrating the underdogs...the undrafted.www.bwundrafted.comwww.rairco.com - Partner with the CEO to develop and operationalize the business strategy, identify key economic levers and industry metrics while concurrently building infrastructure to focus and drive critical outcomes. - Develop, communicate, and lead a broad range of education and team-building initiatives to enable the rapid expansion and scaling of the business from $1.5M to $21M in two years in a competitive market. - Built from ground up competent an accounting team, disciplines, processes along with required supporting research to allow for CPA Reviewed GAAP-compliant financial statements for commercial loan covenants, debt holders, shareholder, and M&A pursuits. - Lead for all administrative functions of the company including finance, legal, human resources and IT while supporting sales efforts through providing relevant financial reporting, developing pricing models and performance to budget, expected outcomes. - Responsible for successfully mitigating, documenting, and addressing multiple MI Cannabis Regulatory Agency’s deficiencies related to financial reporting and compliance requirements at time of hire. - Part of leadership team that raised over $40M in capital in forms of equity, private placement and commercial debt and follow-on investor capital raise. - Responsible for investor, auditor, banking, treasury relationships and communication

Responsible for driving aggressive financial targets, providing executive leadership and guidance along with all financial aspects of the global software IP and business services organization. CeleritiFinTech (a joint venture between DXC, an $8B global IT firm, and HCL) clients include 50 of the top 100 banks globally and 7 of the top 10 US mortgage banks. Software products include Celeriti, Hogan, CAMSII, EarlyResolution, PTS and other complementary platforms that together offer a compelling solution suite for global banking organizations.We have over 500 employees in 11 countries to deliver and develop global, integrated service and products.CeleritiFinTech is in high growth mode and has successfully modified the JV organizational structure in September, 2017.

Finance lead for strategic, growth oriented Merger and Acquisition pursuits and due diligence for the Commercial Business unit of CSC. Present the business cases to CSC's executive team.Fruition Partners target approved and completed in August, 2015. Lead in negotiating final terms of banking joint venture with HCL, forming CeleritiFinTech, launched August, 2015. Appointed CFO for CeleritiFinTech in August, 2015.

Responsible for financial reporting, yearly and strategic planning, financial and operational analysis, accounting, pricing and deal structures as well as establishing and enhancing internal controls and business processes. Revenue of $360M for combined Government and Commercial units of the Healthcare Division.Restructured the Government and Commercial units of Harris Healthcare the first 2 months after substantial reductions in Government-based revenues were projected. Merged the Government unit's remaining book of business and leveraged into an existing Harris unit, and the Commercial unit re-sized and evaluated as a standalone business with a more realistic path to profitability or divestiture.Harris Healthcare Solutions was acquired by NantHealth July, 2015 -- https://nanthealth.com/resources/press-releases/nanthealth-acquires-harris-healthcare-solutions/

Throughout six years, have been responsible for financial oversight and improvement of financial performance, financial reporting, revenue recognition, change management, system integration, budgeting/forecasting/corporate reporting and operational improvement, and major organizational restructuring efforts.The Business Unit in Americas is a highly integrated services model, leveraging global resources primarily in India, and represents $600M in revenue; CSC globally will generate $16B.

Design and deploy Project Management disciplines to Kaiser Permanente's $2.5B HealthConnect EMR rollout for Southern California hospital group.

Part of 3-person executive team that took the insolvent ERP software and services company through insolvancy to an EBITDA and cashflow positive transformation with accelerating revenue growth.Secured multiple rounds of Private Equity financing, renegotiated banking and debt relationships, and brought books and records into auditable position.Responsible for all financial and accounting activity for budgeting, forecasting, reporting and developing operational metrics to achieve financial targets.Fullscope was acquired by Edgewater generating positive return to PE/investors.