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United States

Mid-sized independent gold producer, employing an innovative, private company/net gold approach in an industry that consists mainly of publicly traded entities. The company has access to high-grade legacy gold mines in California and Honduras and has assembled teams of highly regarded mining experts with extensive experience in both regions. Global patent pending on a scalable stablecoin pegged to gold in the ground.→ Help establish corporate strategy, refine pitches to investors and manage due diligence.

Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States

Provided strategic and operational CFO services to startup companies in biotech, sustainable energy, and mining industries. Clients:→ U.S.-based biochemistry start-up which designed green chemistry-based products such as plastics, packaging materials, pesticides and fragrances that are sustainable, bio-degradable and cost competitive for industrial partners.→ Innovative Dutch supplier of district heating systems in Europe using woodchips (biomass) as a sustainable, carbon neutral, source of energy,→ Diversified portfolio arm of a Fortune 100 global insurance company requiring help to restructure a $50 million investment in Brazil to facilitate exit strategy.→ Brazilian limestone project producing agricultural limestone in the center of one of the country’s largest agricultural districts.

Concord, Nh | Belo Horizonte, Brazil | Toronto, On

$250M sales / $750M market cap Canadian gold mining company with all of its operations in Brazil and its shares traded on the TSX and the NYSE.Recruited, based on prior experience within mining industry, to support start-up and growth. Joined at first gold pour and built finance organization and control systems in US and Brazil to support operations and enable compliance with CEO/CFO Certification process (Canada) and Sarbanes-Oxley (US). Managed Brazilian GAAP, Canadian GAAP, US GAAP and conversion to IFRS.→ Supported growth from start-up to eight mines and three plants (160,000 oz. and 2,200 employees).→ Moved to Brazil to serve as in-country lead executive and work closely with local operating team. Created bi-weekly management meetings with US-based CEO to facilitate communication and provide for understanding of issues and immediate decisions on a real time basis.

Leominster Ma | Sittard, Holland

Division Chief Financial Officer€70M start-up division of DSM, an €8B, publicly traded, international life sciences company.Recruited to facilitate turnaround and optimize process for transparency and financial stability. Served as back-up to division CEO in US and the Netherlands, as warranted.→ Improved results from €6.1M loss in 2001 to an operating profit of €1.8M in 2004 through analysis of global strategy options and advocacy of preferable alternatives.→ Served as project lead manager on 3 year SAP implementation→ Developed service level matrix to optimize service levels and profitability between different customer groups.

Marlborough Ma

$200M privately owned electronics contract manufacturer providing services to OEMs on a global basis.Brought in to improve bottom-line performance in preparation for prospective IPO.→ Instituted processes and controls that facilitated growth from $70M to $200M between 1998 and 2000.→ Completed $30M critical mass acquisition positioning company for IPO.→ Developed projections to support IPO valuation, directed due diligence, completed Form S-1 Registration Statement, including two amendments and cleared all SEC comments.

Westborough Ma

$75M publicly traded manufacturer of high-end routers and related software.Recruited to restructure the company, which was once a leader in Token Ring technology. Faced with limited growth due to proprietary technology, focused on stabilizing financials and executing a global restructuring plan.→ Reengineered accounting process to focus on value added activities, reducing headcount from 18 to 10, while improving morale.→ Headed and wrote project plan for implementation of ERP system, prepared request for proposal, led vendor selection process, negotiated price and managed implementation. Achieved immediate payback by using VPN to connect business systems between US and foreign locations.Earlier professional progression:→ Chief Financial Officer, Old Neighborhood Foods, Lynn, MA→ Director of Product Engineering, Town & Country Fine Jewelry Group, Chelsea, MA→ Assistant Corporate Controller, The Dyson-Kissner-Moran Corporation, New York, NY→ Project Manager, Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB), Norwalk, CT→ Experienced Manager, Arthur Andersen, New York, Johannesburg & Cape Town