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Ravensview Financial Services is a financial consulting firm which provides accounting and financial expertise to fit your business needs. The focus at Ravensview is on client strategy, efficiency, processes, controls and general financial management. The main task is to introduce innovative solutions to enhance each client’s bottom line. The principals at Ravensview have a wealth of experience which enables them to provide these innovative solutions. Prior to Ravensview, they served in senior management roles at some of the largest financial institutions in the world and worked as Chief Financial officers for a variety of companies. Each has managed teams of finance professionals, consultants and accountants responsible for management reporting systems, financial structures and financial processes of both small business and fortune 500 companies alike. The team attained similar backgrounds in process reengineering, process development and product development. Whether working directly for an IT group, or in conjunction with, the team has run projects focused on commercial operations, customer service, product development, system integration and product sales. This is across a variety of industry segments and company sizes.

Responsible for growing start up lending company. Perform all analysis and due diligence.• Established legal lending entity• Performed all marketing and public relations functions• Completed initial loan analysis on all opportunities• Oversight of documentation and funding of new loans• Managed draw requests for new loans

Responsible for all financial operations, including oversight of more than 20 commercial, industrial and multifamily residential properties.• Financial oversight over sale of division of company.• Managed treasury function• Streamlined and automated accounting processes• Completed all due diligence for acquisition of commercial and multifamily residential properties• Closed six acquisitions in three years• Oversight of six large construction projects• Responsible for risk analysis, significantly reducing premium costs• Oversight of IT, including PCI project and other security functions

Responsible for all operations for Bean Investment Real Estate, and its two principals. More than 20 large multi-family and single family projects under asset management in varying stages of development, construction and operation. Operation includes rental activity, sales and oversight of raw land. • Troubled project workout through hands on management and negotiation of settlement agreements • Reduced guarantor liability by more than $30 million• Developed relationships and negotiated $6 million in corporate lines• Oversight for two non real estate businesses generating more than $16mm of annual revenue• Participated in all facets of the sale of more than $150mm in assets• Responsible for management of all company personnel• Asset management oversight for more than 9000 apartment units• Negotiation, review and approval of financing for real estate acquisitions • Participated in tax and accounting strategy for all major transactions• Oversight of tax, accounting and cash management for principals, including estate planning• Oversight of development projects valued more than $100mm• Saved more than $1 million through repair and renegotiation of mishandled OCIP insurance policy• Determined and implemented cost reduction plan during economic slow down

Responsible for finance and accounting functions, and management of operations. More than 2,000 apartment units under varying stages of development, construction and operation. • Closed 5 asset acquisitions with total value of $115 million at completion• Closed 2 sales of apartment projects with total value of $26 million• Closed 5 new construction loans totaling over $100 million in loan amount• Closed 2 take-out loans totaling over $35 million in loan amount• Closed 4 equity transactions totaling more than $20 million• Performed acquisition and sale underwriting for numerous potential condominium and apartment projects using DealBuilder software and Excel self-developed software• Closed office building acquisition, coordinated tenant improvements and relocated local, Denver and Houston corporate offices• Established monthly budget review meetings to improve communication between finance and field operations• Evaluated, improved and executed processes for existing OCIP insurance program, and negotiated/purchased OCIP for one new project• Performed tax planning for all entities and individual owner and related trusts• Negotiated and closed six retail leases for mixed use property

Responsible for the entire customer experience beginning with the sales process and continuing through installation, implementation, maintenance, support and renewal of its software management products.• Performed leadership role for a number of new and existing business initiatives in the areas of customer support, professional service, education, sales, corporate administration and human resources• As part of a six person senior executive management team, determined company strategy and product direction• In February, 2002 the management team successfully completed the sale of the company to Allen Systems Group, Inc.

Project manager and process consultant for commercial, middle-market insurance industry. For various Marsh, Inc. and Sedgwick, Inc. multi-million dollar projects, performed program and project management role. Expert at bringing large projects back on track. Created successful business unit for Marsh, Inc. commercial middle market segment, significantly changing the way brokers do business in that industry. Managed more then twenty consultants in the mid Atlantic region, with teams in three geographical locations.

Sole Proprietor CPA practice offering consulting, tax and accounting services primarily to companies and their principals in the real estate industry.

Dallas, Tx, Us

Real Estate Developer/Investor for multi-family apartment projects in Southern California. Negotiated refinance of fixed rate industrial bond financing.