David A. Larson, Cpa, Mba Email & Phone Number

Desoto, Tx, Us

Dallas/Fort Worth Area

Helped form a startup company in medical technology serving the real time needs of active caregivers in Labor & Delivery units and preserving data base information for research and quality improvement projects.Brought the medical doctor's vision to a reality including:• Wrote Business Plan, developed forecasts, determined corporate structure and incorporated.• Developed Operating and Subscription Agreements and secured funding for the company.• Recruited and hired a talented technical, sales and marketing teams.• Led product development to completion for first go-live.• Set-up the back office banking, benefits, payroll and accounting systems.• Structured the Intellectual Property rights, drafted NDA’s and filed patent and trademarks.• Developed the company's vision, mission, core values, logo and marketing theme.• Established channel partner relationships and pricing structure.• Developed and led presentations for board meetings and customer conventions and visits.

Dallas/Fort Worth Area

Established in 1955, a family-owned and operated two-step wholesale distributor of Building Materials and Millwork Products serving Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Louisiana, and New Mexico markets.Vice President of Operations, Branches (2004 to 2015)Responsible for engaging in all functional areas of the business at the Executive Level, developing strategic growth projects, and improving operations effectiveness and efficiencies. Planned and implemented risk management by hedging volatile priced commodities. Improved management processes. Developed Model Workplace Skills training modules to define and improve culture. • Led 5 branches and 4 reloads generating total annual sales of $217M.• Designed, built and opened three branches on-time/in-budget.• Achieved record stand-alone branch profits in the 60-year company history.• Changed warehouse layout to increase efficiency and capacity by 72% without adding square feet.• Forecasted 2008 economic downturn; redesigned trailers to consolidated transportation fleet, saving $1.6M annually.• Improved transportation expense by over $560K per year using shuttles, on-site fueling and improved routing.• Implemented Lean Culture resulting in 49% increase in volume without adding employees.

Dallas/Fort Worth Area

One of the USA’s leading distributors. With nearly $19B in annual revenue, US Foods is the 10th largest private US company. Formerly Kraft Foodservice.Division CFO / VP of Finance – Dallas, TX (2001 to 2003)Reorganized habitually under-performing financial organization to top-tier increasing total annual sales to $310M. Implemented operational and financial control environment (credit, inventory, IT, contracts, margin mgmt & GL.)• Improved ROI by 30% by increasing ROS and reducing Working Capital.• Improved cash mgmt; Moved A/R metric rank from 32nd to 2nd; Improved DSO by 2.5 days and DIOH by 3.3 days.Regional VP of Finance / Controller – AR, TN, KY (2000)Reorganized financial functions to improve efficiency, effectiveness and bench strength increasing sales to $303M. Led strategic analysis and planning to support corporate directives.• Obtained over $2M in economic incentives and built two new distribution centers.• Developed drill down profitability analysis and statistical profiling to identify areas for improvement.• Implemented “best practices” within and between regions.• Automated report download, distribution and digital retention saving ½ FTE / District and significant related expenses.VP of Finance / Controller – AR (1990 to 1999)Responsible for overseeing annual sales of $75M, while being involved in all major focuses and key business strategy development and implementation. Improved ROI to consistently top 5% in company. Developed Nursing Home, Convenience Store, and Food Fund marketing strategies. Increased accounts receivable turnover and percent current to the consistent top ranked district.• Grew income by 28% per year, a 232% improvement in income as a percent to sales.• Increased sales by an average 9.2% per year (over twice the average industry growth rate).• Improved skills of management team by implementing TQM culture/processes, which created the financial turnaround.• Built new distribution facilities to support growth.

Greater Memphis Area

Controller, Corn Milling Division – Memphis, TN (1984 to 1989)Responsible for overseeing annual sales of $340M through processing 49M bushels of Corn, 531M pounds of Germ and 2,000M pounds of Sweetener per year. Accounted for 9 profit centers and 10 cost centers plus consolidated statements. Mentored and managed 27 employees and developed 3 controllers for promotion.• Managed financial controls for $93M in major expansions all on-time/in-budget.• Installed first decentralized computer system (including 16 major subsystems,) allowing a 65% increase in capacity without increasing accounting staff.• Developed the first Comparative Statement of Financial Position and Summary Income Statement Analysis on new computer system. • Implemented AR Total Quality Process team; reduced past-due AR from 8% to 3%; eliminated all short-pays over 30 days. • Implemented a Cost of Quality P&L. Division eventually won the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award.Controller, Soybean Processing Division – Wichita, KS Responsible for overseeing annual sales of $130M through processing 14M bushels of Soybean and refining 260M pounds of oil. Mentored and managed 11 employees and developed 5 controllers for internal promotion. Accounted for 3 profit centers Restructured accounting/administrative organization increasing productivity by 12.6%.• Discovered major, long-term fraud; successfully prosecuted four individuals and obtained $3M settlement.• Installed major subsystem accounting for 70% of annual purchases within 3 months.• Managed on-time/in-budget construction of a new oil refinery and hydrogenation plant.Internal Auditor, Administrative Division – Minneapolis, MNPromoted from assistant to senior auditor while learning 11 major businesses. Developed specialized audit programs and manuals. Worked on frauds, bankruptcies, major investigations and acquisitions.• Found $1M error on third day.• Instituted controls throughout the corporation.

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

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Accounting