Providing strategic and financial (CFO) consulting services to companies within the technology sector (manufacturing, software, security and life sciences).

Engine Room provides comprehensive finance and accounting support to the West Coast’s smartest venture-backed life science and tech start-ups. Our work extends from detailed execution to CFO-caliber strategic guidance. We make sure every aspect of our client's financial organization is cleanly structured, so they avoid critical mistakes, nail milestones and realize their vision.

Bought in to this portfolio company by an established private equity firm based in Portland, Oregon. Company was poorly managed, had no defined strategy and was losing money. Completely changed the organizational structure of the company, making it much more efficient, defined a strategy and target market based upon existing and future in-house technologies and re-worked the internal reporting systems. The result was a software (versus services) company that was much more appealing in the target market. Further, the company went from loosing money on a monthly basis to EBITDA profitability. This all led to a very successful sale to a much larger pharma company

Voted the best managed technology company in 1999 by Forbes ASAP (scoring based upon management, finances, market opportunity and competitive position). Responsible for entire domestic and international operations (sales, marketing, engineering, customer care and operations) through growth from $50,000/yr to over $100 mil/yr.. Formulated the competitive market strategy (which included the acquisition and integration of ten companies), reorganized management into a cohesive team that has been able to penetrate a far larger customer base than in prior history, and successfully implemented a strategy to broaden the messaging platform to the wireless environment (including the development of a distribution channel with partners including Nokia, Comverse, and Motorola, among others). Previously, as the Chief Financial Officer, was responsible for the financial, legal, and administrative functions of the company. Led the company efforts in two successful security offerings and one debt financing as well as the final private placement. Our focused operating model gained the internal faith of key employees and is on track to achieve break even just two and one half years after the first revenues. We sustained less than 5% turnover during the time of market/stock price depression.