- 25 years' of diverse experience in financial and accounting management, operations, and development (primarily in the real estate industry), including new company and operating division start-ups, acquisitions, dispositions and spin-offs, hiring, training and retaining skilled personnel, determination of employee responsibilities, and prioritizing critical time-sensitive tasks.- Experienced with negotiating and closing a variety of financing instruments, including construction loans, permanent loans (traditional and CMBS mortgages, life companies, tax credit equity investors), secured and unsecured operating and warehouse lines of credit, and tax-exempt bonds. - Successfully directed and managed mid-year and year-end audits by outside firms. Maintained monthly, quarterly, and annual financials, and five year operating forecasts for operating divisions and consolidated corporate activity. Have consistently been able to significantly improved timing and/or quality of financial reports and forecasts, as well as improve the timing of completion of tax returns and audits.- Strongly skilled at taxes, treasury and cash flow management, financial planning, information systems, human resources and general administration, along with developing or reforming company operating policies and procedures to improve productivity, streamline operating costs, and increase cash flow.- Highly experienced in installing and managing a variety of financial and job cost accounting software systems, with the ability to quickly implement and integrate full system capabilities in order to maximize operating efficiencies and address senior management financial reporting needs.- Expert at creating Excel spreadsheets with formulas, macros and v-lookups to create, develop or modify analytical pro-formas, cash flows, budgets, etc. that incorporated all critical variables necessary to identify and improve operating efficiencies and company profitability.