Mark D. Muenchow Email & Phone Number

Olympia, Wa

Hardesty, LLC is an executive services firm providing experienced chief financial officers, controllers and other financial management professionals to companies ranging from emerging growth to large public entities. Offering on-demand financial professionals who have deep financial, strategic and operational management experience. Providing solutions for interim placement, special project engagements & permanent placements.Hardesty LLC has offices across the country, including locations in Orange County, Los Angeles, San Franciso, Atlanta, Birmingham, New York, Miami, Tampa, Seattle, Phoenix, Boston and Portland.Engaged as Interim CFO of TransMed7 Group of Companies, developers and manufacturers of revolutionary medical devices in soft-tissue biopsy and other applications 2017-present.http://hardestyllc.com/

Menlo Park, Ca

Finance Chair for church and 150-student preschool, supervising accounting and treasury functions, reporting to Board of Directors and Congregation.

Menlo Park, Ca

Church and Preschool (150 students)

Menlo Park, Ca

Chairman of the Board of Directors and President of this LCMS congregation and 150-student preschool.

Olympia, Wa

Consulting CFO and Operations Executive assisting CEOs of Early to Mid-Stage Startups and other Privately-Held Companies for over 25 years. Outside Director for Privately-Held Companies. Broad financing, planning, accounting management and operations experience combined with business model and strategy development advisory services to CEOs.● Consulting CFO to laboratory equipment & supplies company 2015-present.● Consulting CFO of environmental products startups 2015-2022.● CFO of wind engine startup 2015-2018.● CFO of water saving device startup 2014-2016. ● CFO of innovative green building materials startup 2014-2016. ● Interim CFO for venture-backed company supplying active shipping environment technology and comprehensively documented real-time monitoring and control to shippers of ocean-going fresh food, flowers, and other high value cargo. ● Outside Director and Consultant to privately-owned multi-location consumer services company 2014-17.mark.muenchow@sbcglobal.net

Menlo Park, Ca

Director of Choral Music

Silicon Valley, Ca

President, leading FEI's Silicon Valley Chapter. One of FEI's largest chapters and winner of the Most Innovative Chapter Award in 2017. Our Members are CFOs and financial executives from companies and non-profit organizations in Silicon Valley. Our all-volunteer leadership team brings our Chapter members and partners opportunities for learning, building relationships, and advocating for the profession through our activities and programs.

Silicon Valley, Ca

First Vice President leading programs, partnerships, academic relations, communications, development, special events and affinity groups for one of the largest chapters of this international organization of senior financial executives.

Silicon Valley, Ca

Second Vice President leading member Services for one of the largest chapters of this international organization of senior financial executives.

Silicon Valley, Ca

Co-lead committee responsible for arranging speakers for Monthly Chapter Meetings.

Palo Alto, Ca

Chief Financial Officer at this rapidly-growing technology leader in recycled glass processing and beneficiation, operating at multiple locations in the United States. Raised Over $13mm of financing and led procurement and contracts to support building a doubling of capacity and a more than tripling of run rate while at company.

Financing: With CEOs raised over $9mm in this agricultural resource management software-as-a-service (SaaS) company's first and second venture capital financing rounds. Established customer financing facility, and revamped sales model and pricing to achieve 11x billings growth and over $100k monthly recurring revenue over 3 years.Financial & Operations Management: Designed and implemented company's accounting and financial planning systems. Established activity-based costing system enhancing solution sale margins by 3x. Implemented supply chain and operations strategy and systems reducing field hardware installed cost by over 25%. Opened branch office and 4 service and support locations in support of expanding market area.Other: Enabled institutional funding by documenting and cleaning up cap table with >60 shareholders. Systematized tax and regulatory compliance. Established initial team employment relationships, Human Resources systems, procedures and benefits programs, retaining the core team during the tenure of 4 CEOs.

Interim CFO for this venture-backed manufacturer of high performance nano-catalysts for diesel emissions treatment as it raised additional financing, reviewed a strategic acquisition and commenced commercial-scale production operations via a joint venture. Led company through its first external audit, including implementation of FAS 123R.

Financial and Strategic Management Consulting Services to Technology Companies

Co-founded this privately held manufacturing services company. Commenced operations 4 months from completed business plan and financed growth of cyclical, capital intensive business to $30mm revenues in 8 years on limited equity base. Grew largest customer's sales from zero to $25mm in three years. Built accounting, budgeting, forecasting and planning systems. Reduced inventory carrying costs by 4% of sales and excess inventory by 20%. Led team to ISO 9001-2000 quality certification within one year of kickoff.

Organized the sale of a $10mm (sales) non-core division of a Fortune 500 client of this investment banking and consulting firm. Wrote project feasibility study for major international airline’s consideration of establishing a US heavy maintenance facility, and provided financing, merger and acquisition advice to other private clients.

As an officer in the Corporate Finance Group developed, managed and executed financial advisory assignments and transactions for public and private corporate clients including initial public offerings, divestitures, spin-offs, public equity and debt offerings, private placements, restructurings, recapitalizations, debt workouts, joint ventures, project financings and share repurchases. Representative transactions include: IPOs for Micron Technology, Inc., The Liposome Company, First Data Resources, Inc., and FMC Gold, Inc.; Equitable/ HCA joint venture; strategic alternatives advice to Conrail resulting in its IPO, advice to Ausimont N.V., Tenneco, Inc., and the Henley Group, Inc. regarding strategic alternatives; the debt restructuring of Grupo VISA, S.A., sale of USX’s Transportation Division to the Blackstone Group; and financings for Arrow Electronics, Inc. and The Southern Company.

Mba, Business Administration

Activities and Societies: Arjay Miller ScholarConcentration in Finance. Arjay Miller Scholar.

Bse, Civil Engineering

Activities and Societies: Magna Cum Laude; Tau Beta Pi (The National Engineering Honor Society); President, Princeton University Glee Club.

High School Diploma, College/University Preparatory And Advanced High School/Secondary Diploma Program

Activities and Societies: National Merit Scholar; National Honor Society; Harvard Book Award; Track; Band; Chorus; All-Connecticut Chorus.