Chief Financial Officer/Executive Vice President
Wsp Flack And Kurtz
New York
Former Chief Financial Officer /Executive Vice President of WSP Flack and Kurtz.Member of Board of DirectorsSecretary/ Treasurer of WSP USA.Leader in ownership transition program of Flack and Kurtz which led to a larger number of Partners and permitted the eventual sale of the company to WSP Group Plc .Key individual in financial integration of sold company to new parent, a publicly traded company on the London stock exchange.Successfully acquired an MEP firm with offices in Boston, Washington,DC and Houston.Responsible for banking , treasury and tax functions for WSP USA which included four distinct companies in different fields of Engineering ( MEP,Civil, Structural and Environmental).Vast amount of experience with budgets, projections , project accounting and financial analysis.Chief Operating Officer with responsibilities which included monitoring various domestic and foreign branch offices.Collateral duties for many years included serving as Human Resource Director as well as legal liaison as it related to professional liability claims and other legal issues.Excellent acquirer and developer of talent ( both professional and non professional in nature).Keen ability to multi task and still focus on key business issues effecting the business.Outstanding communicator , both verbally and in writing ,with an ability to translate complex business issues in a fashion such that non financially trained management can understand key issues and effectively participate.Leader, planner and results oriented professional