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Greater Los Angeles Area

The Greater Los Angeles Zoo Association is a nonprofit corporation created to support the Los Angeles Zoo and Botanical Gardens in its mission to nurture wildlife and enrich the human experience. For more than five decades, the private, non-profit has funded exhibits, plant and animal species conservation, capital projects, education, and community outreach programs at the Los Angeles Zoo, an international leader in the preservation of endangered species and a conservation center for the care and study of wildlife. • Chief Financial Officer – Responsible for financial reporting, internal control, business planning, audit, banking, IT systems, food and beverage operations.

Greater Los Angeles Area

Motion Picture and Television post-production company with 500 employees. Responsible for financial reporting, audit and tax compliance, banking, budgeting, IT systems, HR, and facilities functions. • Structured long term financing through private equity debt offering with multiple amendments. • Prepared debt offering memorandums with investment bankers and led investor presentations. • Negotiated three rounds of term debt refinancing with asset based lender.• Arranged flexible bank revolver funding and prepared monthly reporting.• Negotiated complex real estate lease agreements and supervised 120k sq. ft. facility build with under budget result.• Led several M&A due diligence teams for acquisitions and divisional operating JV spin-off.• Planned and successfully migrated complex ERP billing and inventory control systems from legacy processing to current state operating systems resulting in increased thru-put and up time. • Implemented ADP HRIS/timekeeping system with lower operating costs and higher service levels.• Reduced cost for capital expenditures, legal services, insurance portfolio, and facilities operations by hands-on oversight. • Improved credit approval and collections DSO to half of industry standard.• Maintained high level of integrity and confidence with Board of Directors by providing reliable presentations and actionable recommendations.

Greater Los Angeles Area

MASSIVE MEDIA GROUP - Software ASP enabling digital content to be securely delivered, track usage, and receive payment. CFO since inception - designed accounting, cash, budgeting, strategic planning, HR, and IT systems.MUSIC.COM - Provides aggregator and gateway services to (B2C) and (B2B). Brought on board to execute funding strategy. Developed strategic plan and private placement memorandum with investment bankers. Took company through first round of equity financing.

Greater Los Angeles Area

SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, GROUP CONTROLLERPromoted to Group level, responsible for finance and accounting operations of $2 billion music group, a division of Seagram, Inc. Direct reporting departments include: financial reporting, group accounting, general ledger consolidation, IT systems, banking, royalties, and centralized accounts payable.VICE PRESIDENT - FINANCERecruited to improve multi location financial reporting and internal control at live entertainment and multiple location operating division with $150 million revenues. • Supervised regional accounting controllers. • Led implementation of job cost management information systems including artist profitability, product line analysis, and multi-division financial ledgers. • Prepared annual strategic plan with detail operating budgets. • Led due diligence for international joint venture and designed viable financial infrastructure.

Mba, Accounting And Finance

Ba, Economics