Gregory Harris MBA is a business consultant with over thirty five years of experience including serving as President, Chief Operating Office, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Restructuring Officer. He has assisted numerous companies to streamline operations and identify more productive methods of achieving better performance, eliminating waste, and reducing expenses, in support of financial restructuring efforts. Gregory has significant experience as an interim executive manager as a court appointed custodian of companies experiencing shareholder disputes as well as for companies in need of a turnaround manager. He has recently completed court appointed financial restructuring and refinancing of a group of cold storage warehousing and distribution facilities and serves as an outside boarder member on both domestic and international companies. During the course of his work experiences he has led companies through multiple litigations, Internal Revenue Service Offers in Compromise and various employment practices claims.His prior work experiences include serving as Chief Restructuring Officer of a regional processor of ferrous and non-ferrous metals, President of a regional home builder, President consumer products manufacturer and distributor. In addition to multiple Receivership positions of Real Estate properties. He also has held managerial positions in “big-four” accounting firms. Mr. Harris earned a degree in Public Accounting from Bernard Baruch College, MBA at Temple University, and is a member of the Young Presidents Organization (YPO) and the Turnaround Management Association (TMA).

Business Consultant 2010 – Present• Restructured debt of regional disaster recovery provider operating on east coast.• Provide litigation support to debtors who are in financial distress.• Serve at Court appointed Receiver of property subject to multiple legal actions. • Outsourced C-Suite services to closely held or family businesses. • Ability to establish early credibility at all levels of the organization; • A reputation as an aggressive, “get the job done” executive coupled with the ability to motivate and empower; • Comfortable dealing with under-capitalized businesses and able to balance day to day operational budget needs and objectives with mid-term / strategic growth goals;

Served as Court Appointed Receiver for multi location warehouse and distribution company located in the Lehigh Valley PA. Supervised operations during shareholder dispute focusing on increasing working capital and profitability. Facilitated global settlement on shareholder litigation as well as several operations matters.

Served as a court appointed receiver of a real estate portfolio in central Pennsylvania. Functions included stabilization of rental properties, supervision of property management departments, reconstruction of properties and management of financing activities. Performed as legal representative in multiple municipalities in multiple legal actions. Brought litigation to conclusion to the satisfaction of plaintiff and defendant.

Recruited to company to formulate strategic planning and recapitalization models for multiple projects. Directed day-to-day management of commercial construction/leasing, residential land development, new home sales, construction and product development. Oversaw multiple contractors, interfaced with government inspectors, and represented company at municipal meetings to gain approvals on variances and development agreements.Revived non-performing 120,000 square foot office project which had run out of cash to completion, 94% occupancy and sale of two pad sites.Repositioned company to align with current market segments; transformed organization from #16 to #2 in units sold in Lehigh Valley; maintained market position three successive years.Led downsizing and restructuring of organization while maintaining market position and customer satisfaction rating of 98%.Reduced debt service and interest cash flow requirements enabling company to thrive during current economic conditions.Supervised entitlements process of development staff to “best fit” use of projects with approved conditions.Implemented sub-contractor purchase order management system for payment and releases.

Valley Forge Flag is the leading manufacturer and distributor of flags and banners in the US. Directed day-to-day operations across four facilities with 400 employees, including, banking, legal, accounting and regulatory relationships. Reported to, and served as member of Board of Directors.

Designed and implemented standard costing systems, BOM and routers which improved accuracy and timeliness of financial reporting.Led evaluation process in selection of JD Edwards/Oracle ERP and supervised company-wide implementation, coming in on time and 25% below budget.Led process to expand production capabilities and product offerings.Managed procurement bids and contract completions with DOD, GSA and VA agencies.