Fred Cox Email & Phone Number

United States

Houston, Texas, United States

• Responsible for implementation and execution of accounting and payroll processes• Developed annual operating plans, monitored performance and recommended tactical strategies to the president.• Prepared monthly and quarterly financial reports • Reported to the president and private equity group• Assisted president with oversight of safety, project management and fleet management• Prepared journal entries as required• Reconciled general ledger accounts and bank accounts• Processed monthly union reporting and communicated to union fund representatives• At president’s direction, oversaw fleet acquisitions and branding• Managed tooling-out of equipment and mobilization/demobilization to job sites • Negotiated real property leases for pipe yards and office

Houston, Texas, United States

• Oversaw operations of three U. S. business units with annual revenues in excess of $83M for a publicly traded, international pipeline services company• Managed reorganization of finance department• Served as team leader for adoption of SAP• Oversaw offshoring of accounting functions• Performed financial analysis for branch operations • Served on executive management team

Bakersfield, California, United States

• Interim CFO for a pumping unit sales, service and repair company with $10 million in annual sales and approximately 55 employees. Executed the sale of the failing firm within a sixty-day window while maintaining daily operations, overseeing financial management and maintaining positive relationships with special assets bankers, vendors, employees, shareholders, M&A teams, attorneys and CPAs.• General Manager for an oil and gas construction firm with $10M in annual revenues that operated in two states. Successfully negotiated the buy-out of stock from a partner despite strained relationships. • Investor relations and project manager for a plastics-to-oil start-up venture. Successful achievement resulted in the creation of a partnership for a fabrication shop. • M&A advisor to a gas station repair company during the buy-out of the firm from family members. Planned and executed the adoption of new accounting software.• CFO for a failing plate roll company. Negotiated new contracts with customers that had strained relationships due to the firm's failure to perform, including the Department of Defense.

Mba, Business Administration

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Environmental Resource Management

• Awarded “Outstanding Graduating Senior” • Founded monthly magazine that focused on presenting current issues from multiple viewpoints