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San Rafael, Ca, Us

San Francisco Bay Area

A mid-sized direct mortgage lender and fund manager. Provide initiatives aimed at repositioning the company for expansion, employing strategic measures such as financial operations management, business modeling, portfolio management, audits, accounting, financial reporting, operational control establishment, loan servicing optimization, and providing functions related to HR, legal affairs, and IT.

Greater San Francisco Bay Area

SANDELL Consulting is a firm specializing in strategic, financial, and management consulting. Committed to delivering top-tier multi-level consulting and advisory services, it cater to the needs of management and/or owners of large or medium-sized companies. The expertise extends across various industries, notably Financial Services encompassing Banking, Real Estate, and Leasing Financing.

Malmö, Sweden

Dairecto stands as a frontrunner in the realm of medical supply chain management, ordering, and inventory solutions. Servicing both domestic & international hospitals and pharma.

San Francisco Bay Area

A direct lender mortgage bank and real estate asset manager. Spearheaded efforts to realign the company for expansion. Secured $25 million in bank financing and prepared PPM for $10 million equity raise. Responsible for a wide array of financial operations, including strategic planning, finance, business modeling, portfolio management, audits, accounting, financial reporting, established controls for operations, loan servicing, HR, legal, IT and administration.

San Francisco, Ca

A pioneering biotech firm at the forefront of gene therapy research, dedicated to advancing scar-free healing following surgery, trauma, and burn injuries. Provided strategic planning, financial advisory services, and meticulously model research into various lines of therapies.

San Francisco, Ca

A biotech firm specializing in the detection and measurement of brain disorders through innovative non-invasive software, utilizing typing cadence to assess sub-clinical human cognitive and motor function. Provided strategic planning, financial modeling, financing, budgeting, and accounting functions. Additionally, spearheaded legal services and successfully negotiated with a prominent Japanese pharmaceutical company, securing a substantial $100,000 stipend for our company.

Arroyo Grande, Ca

A pharmaceutical distribution company that offers pharmaceutical dispensing services to healthcare providers across all 50 states. Oversaw the entire company, managing operations, licensing, and spearheading the implementation of a new accounting system. Further, lead human resources initiatives, develop product and distribution systems, secure financing, and facilitate multiple FDA audits. Moreover, successfully averted a hostile takeover through litigation and negotiations with the largest law firm in the United States.

San Mateo, Ca

A auto leasing and real estate financing company. Servicing a conglomerate of companies in high-risk auto-leasing, billboard advertising and commercial real estate.Oversaw all aspects of the company, including sales and accounting, and successfully secured two rounds of financing totaling $25 million, facilitating a remarkable 30% growth. Crafting a comprehensive business plan and developing a financial leasing model with simulations were among key responsibilities. Through strategic initiatives, I elevated the Return on Equity (ROE) from 18% to 25% while simultaneously achieving annual interest savings of $500,000. Additionally, implemented robust reporting and control systems for their real estate portfolio.

San Francisco Bay Area

Allianz, a renowned powerhouse in financial services boasting a value of $4.5 billion, holds ownership of Fireman's Fund insurance company.Under the umbrella of Fireman's Fund, initiatives involved overseeing a $350 million outsourcing endeavor for IT services. This included streamlining the IT budget by $170 million, constituting a 16% reduction, and revamping the Purchasing Department's $45 million budget, resulting in a saving of $2.3 million within the initial month through software license refunds from Microsoft.

Hayward, Ca

A mid-range computer and software sales/service company catering to multinational electronics manufacturers and businesses in Silicon Valley. As the owner and operator of the company, oversaw a significant increase in sales, quadrupling them within the first 18 months post-takeover. During this period, rebuilt the engineering team. Expanding our services, we secured new service agreements with prominent companies such as Hitachi, NEC, Mitsubishi, Panasonic, Sun Microsystems, Radius, Sony, and Zenith. Additionally, established a state-of-the-art, ISO-compliant high-tech service center spanning 55,000 sq. ft. and employing over 50 staff members, servicing more than a quarter of a million units of computer peripherals annually. Through special negotiated arrangements, successfully recovered $750,000 in bad accounts receivable. Also, achieved a high rating as a reseller on eBay. To accommodate rapid growth, we relocated our operations three times, simultaneously expanding our team by hiring sales staff, customer service representatives, and telemarketers.

San Francisco, New York And Stamford

A subsidiary of Xerox Financial Services, Crum & Forster Insurance Company boasts a robust $15 billion portfolio, specializing in property & casualty and financial guarantee insurance products.Provided leadership in managing three Business Producing Agencies, one of which generated $53 million in premium, establishing it as the most successful financial guarantee product within Xerox. Orchestrated seamless audits conducted by multiple regulatory agencies, external audit firms, and four internal audit groups. Further, developed a tailored financial guarantee risk model (MIPR) grounded in risk exposures, which led to the establishment of general reserves totaling $450 million for Xerox. These pioneering risk concepts were adopted by other companies following my initial design. Through intricate re-marketing sales strategies and legal negotiations, successfully recovered $15 million in claims. Furthermore, meticulously monitored the covenants of 52 S&Ls, provided mark-to-market assessments of T-bills and securities, and conducted quarterly evaluations of real estate collateral valued in excess of $3.5 billion.

San Mateo, Ca

A national commercial real estate syndicator valued at $2.0 billion, owned by Blackrock Realty. Within The Fox Group of Companies, offered expertise in financial analysis, strategic planning, and detailed property budgeting and planning for all real estate portfolios.

Master Of Business Administration, Finance

Business Administration - One And A Half Years Of Phd. Level Courses

Master Of Business Administration, Strategic Planning, Economic Planning & Control

Bachelor Of Science, Electrical Engineering