Dennis Mcfadden Email & Phone Number

Wayzata, Mn, Us

United States

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

Wayzata, Minnesota Area

Consulting firm focused on start-up and emerging growth companies. Capabilities include strategy development, contract CFO, fund raising, financial modeling, corporate development and business development.

Wausau, Wisconsin Area

ActivLife has developed a powerful, easy to use and cost-effective platform for operators of senior living communities. The company's mission is to partner with senior living communities to help them actively engage residents to live healthier, more purpose-filled lives, allowing them to age in place longer, wherever they may choose to live. The ActivLife Solution is a state-of-the art, subscription-based, innovative technology platform. It addresses three domains: physical, intellectual and social with proprietary, evidence-based and outcomes-measured programming and resident engagement strategies. The company believes by improving resident wellness, operators will be able to drive improved length of stay, occupancy rates and community financial performance.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Claudere was developing a novel vascular closure device used to seal arterial entry points in conjunction with cardiovascular and vascular procedures.In this turnaround situation, Dennis led the re-branding of the company, redefined the product offering, pursued potential strategic partnerships, established a distribution partnership, recruited new board members and positioned the company for an exit. Unfortunately, the company was unsuccessful in attracting a strategic partner or in raising sufficient funding to sustain operations.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Storyworks1 developed and marketed an innovative, proprietary tablet-based platform for sales engagement and content management. As CFO, Dennis was responsible for angel and institutional investments, contracts, human resources, legal, budgeting, planning, accounting, The company was acquired by Insite Software of Minneapolis in November 2014.

Ativa Medical is developing the world's first micro-lab, that will bring blood testing capabilities from the central laboratory to every hospital department, physician's office, and remote healthcare clinic around the globe. In addition to the typical CFO duties, Dennis led efforts resulting in $18 million of angel funding. He also actively participated in a executing major technology licensing agreements with Honeywell and Johnson & Johnson.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Co-founder and CFO of this global digital media content delivery start-up. Clients included CBS, London Underground and Mall of America. Responsible for all financial matters, corporate development, negotiation and maintenance of key technology license with Fujitsu. Raised in excess of $3 million in angel equity and debt financing.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Partner in this highly successful management consulting firm. Activates included business development, client engagement, work material preparations, interviews and activities related to client projects.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Joined this IT professional services and managed service business as CFO. Actively engaged in a $36 million VC equity/debt financing to fuel growth and a pivot into managed services. Subsequently named President of professional services leading a group responsible for IT support services and web site development. Later named interim CEO with responsibility for downsizing the company in light of the dot com bubble of 2002. As CEO reduced overall headcount to 18 from 220 by selling off business units and headcount reductions. Also restructured significant lease obligations and convertible debt to enable survival. Recruited successor CEO to run the sharply downsized organization.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

As Treasurer was actively engaged in a $500 million syndicated debt transaction to fund a significant share repurchase program. Worked closely with Business Development VP and was actively engaged in the acquisition of 2 companies, one of which now generates $1B in annual revenue. Assisted the head of EMEA to reorganize operations in Vienna and restructure key distribution relationships.Active in Investor Relations and was part of the team that managed 34 active security analysts ongoing and in connection with quarterly investor conference calls.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Joined as CFO to partner with CEO to complete a $36 million IPO of this pre-revenue electrophysiology company. Worked closely with CEO to complete a global distribution agreement with a leading Fortune 500 Medical Device Company.In conjunction with CEO performed evaluation of two potential corporate development opportunities, including a potential acquisition of a business unit of a major medical device company.Fully responsibility for the finance function including investor relations.

St. Paul, Mn

As CFO I was responsible for all financial matters and investor relations. I actively participated in a successful $36 million secondary public offering and worked closely with the Chairman to lead the company during the CEO's illness.

Eden Prairie, Minnesota

CFO of this emerging growth point-of-care glucose monitoring business that manufactured and sold handheld instruments and disposable test strips.

Minneapolis, Mn

As Treasurer and head of the Customer Finance Unit I was responsible for global cash management, foreign exchange and worldwide customer financing for their acquisition of large scale supercomputers. As CFO of the entry level systems division, I led the acquisition of a mini-supercomputer company and participated in building it into a $30 million business unit.

Mba, Business

Activities and Societies: Economics Honor Society Veterans Club

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Finance

Activities and Societies: Delta Epsilon - Economics Honor SocietyBA in Finance (Magna Cum Laude). Member Delta Epsilon Sigma (Economics.