Jim Finnell Email & Phone Number

Santa Ana, Ca, Us

Air Bear Tactical Aircraft, LLC builds custom special mission aircraft. The company works with leading aircraft manufacturers and a wide array of mission equipment providers. Air Bear is also a full service broker-distributor with a staff of experienced special mission operators and expert aircraft acquisition personnel. Air Bear has the capability to deliver airborne solutions to suit any mission.

Fairfax, Virginia, Us

I am working with MAG Aerospace to enhance public safety through the use of airborne services. MAG offers UAV, fixed wing and rotor aircraft solutions on six continents. The company provides turnkey services including aircraft, sensors, maintenance, consulting, pilots and tactical staff to operate all aspects of a customer's goals. MAG also provides processing, exploitation and data dissemination (PED) services. Actively working with with DHS, DOJ, DOI, State Department, as well as State and local agencies to leverage airborne technology to improve public safety both domestic and international.

I created and executed a go to market business strategy to grow this start up company into a nationally recognized firm. This involved developing market leading cloud based enterprise software and professional service solutions for public safety, homeland security and emergency preparedness. I also provided wide ranging executive level presence in media, investor relations, government affairs, partners and key customers, all while driving revenue growth and product development. • Delivered eight consecutive years of revenue growth and built national presence with enterprise software customers in 27 states with 20,000 1st responder end users..• Led company through Series A, B and C preferred rounds of private equity fund raising and financial management.• Achieved highly coveted US Department of Homeland Security SAFETY Act Certification and other national awards. • Refined SaaS product offering, leading to significant growth in new customers.• Established successful revenue engine including data driven digital marketing, marketing automation, CRM, inside sales and strategic partnership programs.

Seattle, Wa, Us

I was recruited to lead financial restructuring for three-year-old company. This entailed directing cost restructuring activities, and serving as key team member in revising sales and operations strategy to focus on core competencies/revenue streams. I also collaborated with sales and marketing teams.• Reversed losses - established sound financial reporting systems, forecasting, budgets and cash forecast models• Helped drive doubling of revenues including M&A• P&L Management - directed and managed reduction of overall operating expenses while maintaining stable revenue/cash stream.

I was brought in to help lead the pre-IPO for company’s largest group of business units. With cross functional staff of 120, I provided financial leadership for the region, restructured accounts receivable functions, reduced accounting and finance P&L cost profile.• Decreased DSO through process improvement and technology integration.• Improved medical billing cash collection rates resulting in improvements in direct cash flow.• Reduced departmental labor costs through process improvement.• Lowered distribution costs.

Greenwood Village, Co, Us

During this five year period I led operations for complex environments involving staffs of 500+, multi-site statewide locations and divisions, and numerous products and services. Included was directing EMS field operations, MIS/IT, communications (PSAP | 9-1-1), deployment/utilization management, KPI's, fleet maintenance, safety/risk, and quality assurance. I also served as key team member on mergers and acquisitions (M&A) team, providing pro-forma financial modeling, due diligence as well as led post-acquisition consolidation activities, including payroll and HR systems and other services. Additionally, I managed unionized employee environments with full P&L responsibility.• Consolidated six emergency communication/call centers, three regional accounts receivable centers, and the financial/legal and support functions, simplifying A/R, as well as tax activities.• Created startup 9-1-1 operations in Pueblo, CO and several other communities.• Led EMS teams to respond to numerous large scale events including mass casualty (500+), major forest fires and major storm events.

Master Of Business Administration (Mba)

B.S.B.A. Bachelor Of Science Business Administration

A.S. Emergency Medical Care And Rescue