DBE/MBE Professional services consulting firm with focus for the last 40 years on providing surveying and civil engineering services to prime design engineering firms, as well as, directly to clients including IDOT, ISTHA, CDOT, CTA, DOA, USACE and METRA.Duties focus on all aspects of financial reporting, including cash flow forecasting, project reporting, banking relationships, and FAR government contracting requirements.

Regional MBE land surveying and civil engineering firm oriented toward providing professional consulting services to prime engineering firms, as well as, directly to clients including IDOT, CDOT, CTA and METRA.Duties focused on all aspects of financial reporting to executive management, including cash flow forecasting, project reporting, banking relationships, and FAR government contracting requirements. Major accomplishments:• Implemented the conversion of monthly financial statements from modified cash basis to accrual basis in accordance with GAAP standards including reflecting prepaid expenses, accruals and reversing entries to fairly present financial results.• Created a cost monitoring system to determine project performance. • Successfully negotiated more favorable financing terms subsequent to performing due diligence and evaluating alternative opportunities.

E/A civil, structural firm oriented toward transportation, planning and design of public works infrastructure projects including airport runways / taxiways, highways, roads, bridges, and water resource facilities for state, county, city, and municipal governmental clients.Recruited by management to facilitate the wind down of financial operations, including preparation of data for presentation to potential buyers of the firm. Duties involved being contact liaison to retained work-out consultants, satisfying banking requirements including preparation of borrowing base documents, and financial information for submittal to federal bankruptcy court.

Provide business development resources to professional service consulting firms by identifying and cultivating relationships with decision makers that result in new business opportunities in both public and private sectors. Market focus is on governmental agencies and real estate developers oriented toward residential, commercial, mixed use, hospitality, retail, utility, and industrial segments for companies including: A national environmental engineering consulting firm oriented toward providing professional services to both, public and private clients with a market focus in natural resources and energy industries. A locally based national consulting firm with a focus toward providing civil and water resource engineering assistance to municipalities, institutions, utilities and petrochemical industries throughout the country. Regional land surveying firm oriented toward professional consulting services to municipalities, utilities and developers in the metro Chicagoland market. Architectural design firm with a focus toward civic, education, institutional, office, retail, industrial, financial, healthcare, hospitality, multi-family, single family, interiors, planning and international projects for both, private and public sectors. International offshore out-sourcing firm oriented toward providing domestic manufacturing firms with assistance in reducing production costs by importing components from foreign suppliers. Industrial engineering management consulting firm with a focus on institutional investors and owners of manufacturing, food service, distribution and warehousing facilities, in multiple industrial market segments.

Chicago Water Partners Joint Venture / Program Controls Manager, Chicago, IL Cost effective fiscal administrative management of government fund accounts for a $55 Million project concerning the privatization of the City of Chicago’s Department of Water Management, Bureau of Engineering. Duties included financial oversight of $270 Million in bond funds for the allocation to capital improvement projects throughout the City of Chicago. Assigned to Illinois Dept. of Transportation, District #1 Headquarters, Schaumburg, IL Cost saving analytical review assistance provided to IDOT for construction and maintenance contracts, allocated from Motor Fuel Tax revenue fund accounts; submitted from the 271 municipalities, and collar counties surrounding Chicago. Vice President, Business Development, Chicago, IL Successful marketplace penetration for the firm in providing professional consulting engineering services to private sector clients including REITS, commercial, hospitality, retail, industrial developers, home builders, as well as, institutions and utilities. Major accomplishments:• Obtained civil site engineering contract from Centex Homes for a proposed multifamily development in Schaumburg, IL. • Won contract to provide engineering services for Block 37 in downtown Chicago.• Generated nearly $4 Million in new contract opportunities for the firm in approximately one year..

Provide professional financial and general management services to the business community resulting in significant cost effective benefits to clients. Services included review of office procedures, personnel efficiency, computer utilization, software implementation, insurance requirements, and evaluation of employee benefit programs. Support services included accounting staff augmentation, billing, collections, accounts payable, payroll, journal entries, and maintenance of general ledger, partnership statements, fund accounting, internal audit functions, budgeting and financial statements to client management.

Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Assistant Corporate SecretaryDuties focused on the treasury function, banking relationships, corporate and joint venture partnership financial reporting, corporate insurance, legal matters, government contracting and employee benefit programs. Major accomplishments:• Replaced incumbent health & life insurance provider resulting in $50K annual savings.• Recommended investment alternatives for excess cash reserve account generating 63% in additional income on the principal.• Brought in new outside public accountants for the annual review of the corporate financial statements and share price calculation, saving 40% in audit consulting fees.• Changed investment carrier for the 401(k) Plan, saving participants in excess of $80K annually in fund expenses, and increased investment options from six to sixteen.• Negotiated reduction in annual Letter of Credit charges with a major financial institution, saving the firm $12K per year.• Challenged Workmen’s Compensation Insurance audit findings resulting in $10K in savings.

Architectural, civil engineering, surveying, land planning and landscape architecture firm oriented toward the residential development industry.Designed, planned, organized and directed the implementation of the long-range business plan, all financial and accounting aspects; coordination of the overall business development and personnel functions. Plan administrator of the 401(k), profit sharing and pension plan. Major accomplishments:• Designed A/R collection program including utilizing contractor liens, which increased the average daily cash balance from a negative to a mid six-figure amount.• Established excess cash reserve account generating a 40% increase in income.• Brought on-line job cost, financial accounting, and invoicing software program oriented toward the A/E profession resulting in significant management reporting capabilities.• Implemented a new 401(k) investment program to enhance the company employee benefits package that resulted in a 78% participation rate.• Negotiated higher overhead rates with state agency relative to completed cost-plus project.• Designed and implemented an annual budget procedure for each profit center.• Created proactive business development program to market the services of the firm based on identifying, and establishing relationships with decision makers of potential home builder clients.• Directed human resources aspect which achieved the recruiting of upper level professional staff and department directors.

International architectural / engineering, construction administration and management consulting firm.

Design consulting firm oriented toward providing civil, structural and architectural services to public sector clients throughout the Chicago metro area.