“Hands-on” senior finance manager with 20 years of experience at the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and VP Finance level as the "CEO's confidant" leading private and public companies in developing, manufacturing and commercializing products. Successfully managed finance operations and organizational risks during high growth, transitional and M&A activity phases and litigation, and partnered to influence the financial outcome of product commercialization, manufacturing, development, and clinical trials for several successful life science, medical device and consumer products. As the finance leader for ClearFlow, led the finance, HR and IT team through product commercialization-- including helping to develop the marketing financial/clinical product justification--two financings and new banking relationships for the successful growth of the company. As the finance leader of Prime-Line Products Co., led the finance team and helped lead the company through an Oracle implementation, a multi-year financial restatement and management transition. Managed and rebuilt finance and accounting teams ranging in size from 2 to 18 persons, including 2 to 5 direct reports. Extensive experience supporting and participating in fundraising efforts through lending institutions and investors by participating in long-term strategic planning, developing forecasts around those plans, and helping to prepare presentations and coordinate work with attorneys and investment bankers.Specialties: David Richards - MBA, CPAExecutive, CFO, Director of Finance, ControllerMedical Device, Manufacturing and Distribution, Consumer PrdctMANAGEMENT: Collaborative and Objective - basedEXPERIENCE: Managing financial outcomes of product commercialization, clinical trials and development ; Sales team accountability ; cost reductions ; treasury management and banking relations ; M&A ; HR ; financial reporting & SEC reporting; budgeting and forecasting ; cost accounting; and software implementation.