Executive leader with a passion for excellence. Skilled at delivering strategic outcomes at peak performance with emotional courage, especially in the face of adversity. Solid foundation of finance, accounting and operational knowledge and connections built on 25+ years of Big 4, public, private and cooperatively-owned company experience. Licensed CPA. Thrive in an environment of change and growth. Leader during the financial crisis. Manage through cross-functional teams to fulfill and deliver strategic initiatives while leveraging technology. Mentally resilient. Unique opportunities include: CFO of a mid-size community bank based in upstate South Carolina for over 10 years; worked on organizational team with the Board of Directors, CEO and other members of the senior leadership team to open the bank going into 2000 and managing profitable growth (organically and through acquisition), followed by an unexpected opportunity during the economic downturn to gain line of business CFO and M&A experience with a growing Southeast U.S. community bank franchise which accumulated assets of over $8 billion during the recession years of 2010 to 2013, followed by a move to Atlanta to join a Southeastern banking group with 40+ years of history that doubled in size between 2013 and 2018, supporting the Management Committee and Board in its strategic vision for growth while building infrastructure and implementing process improvements. Almost 6 years serving financial services companies in Southern and Northern California in executive finance roles. Known for achieving operational performance improvements leading to improved productivity and profitability. Deep expertise in strategic planning, budgeting and forecasting, merger and acquisition accounting and integration, credit loss accounting including distressed assets, system conversions, vendor management, corporate tax accounting, compliance and planning, accurate and reliable SEC and bank regulatory reporting, technical accounting, project management, SOX internal controls, process improvement, corporate finance, and shareholder relations.