Matthew Ackerman Email & Phone Number

Menlo Park, Ca, Us

San Francisco, California, Us

Providing services to start-up companies.

Sixty person start-up responds electronically to consumer price quote requests and subsequent follow-up (digital response management services) on behalf of automobile dealers.As Vice President Finance and OperationsResponsible for administrative processes, accounting, human resources and operations.Successfully built operations to integrate 70 dealers per month from a starting point of seven.Built accounting processes to efficiently support monthly revenue growth from $30k to $600k which has developed skills that would be helpful as a CFO.Managed Company spending within 5% of plan.

Fifty person start-up operated 21 on-line regional job posting boards by leveraging remnant cable television advertising inventory. Co-managed the sale of the Company in February 2008.As Vice President Finance and OperationsManaged accounting, human resources, legal and sales operations which has developed skills that would be helpful as a CFO.Successfully launched subscription pricing and the sales commission structure.Responsible for facilitating the integration of the sales and marketing departments.

Twenty person start-up developed technology enabling placement of dynamic advertising within video games. The Company was sold to Google and provided investors with a favorable return.As CFO & Vice President of OperationsResponsible for the day to day operations of the accounting, administrative and legal staff.Successfully integrated advertising, finance, operations and publishing in decision-making.Completed the sale of the Company.

CDS develops technology to bridge System Level and RTL for chip designs (EDA tool). As CFO - ConsultantResponsible for daily management of the accounting, administrative and legal functions.Developed an annual spending plan and monthly feedback for monitoring all financial results.Performed stock option administration and initiated a 409(a) valuation study.

SBI designed and marketed high performance, high density interconnect systems solutions.As Vice PresidentManaged accounting, administration and human resource operations which has developed skills that would be helpful as a CFO.Successfully transitioned SBI to an intellectual property company.

Public company designed, manufactured and sold automation to the semiconductor industry . As Division Controller - ConsultantDeveloped the annual spending plan and completed special projects to improve profitability.

Aggregated online merchant affiliate programs, a branded Visa® card, magazine subscriptions and store / catalog loyalty programs for the purpose of school fund-raising. The Company was sold and the investors were returned a portion of their investment.As CFO / Acting Vice President of Sales Managed the daily operations of accounting, administration, human resources and legal.Instituted a ROI mentality.Successfully renegotiated service contracts and the building lease.Reduced spending by 80% while increasing revenue by 15%.Identified over 40 prospective buyers, completed due diligence and sold the Company.

Developed the first on-line travel booking tool. Clients included American Express, Chevron and United Airlines.Revenues grew from $.5 million to nearly $16 million, while headcount grew from 27 to 300. Company went public and was subsequently sold to Sabre Holdings.As Vice President of FinanceManaged accounting, facilities, office administration, and travel center operations. Integrated financial decision-making into operations.Responsible for pricing decisions and contract terms review.Drove performance improvement into operations by implementing a reporting structure. Negotiated the airline reservation contract to reduce cost (50%) and increase revenue (30%). Completed $31.5 million of equity financing and $2 million of equipment lease financing.Developed a relationship with United Airlines resulting in revenue and an investment. Efficiently managed participants in the S-1 filing.

JTS designed, manufactured and sold disk drives employing 80 people in San Jose and 3,500 worldwide after 12 months. The Company operated at a $120 million annual revenue rate. As Corporate ControllerResponsible forecasting, cash planning worldwide and accounting.Managed a world-wide staff of 24.Finalized a second round of equity financing.Completed the purchase of a company in India.Maintained strong vendor relations in a cash-strapped environment.Successfully completed the S-4 registration for the merger of JTS and Atari. Filed the merged Company's first 10-Q.

In 1988 the Company generated revenues of $250 million through the manufacture and sale of disk drives in two locations. Company grew into a supplier of disk, tape and software storage solutions manufactured in six countries with revenues of $2.5 billion in 1995.As Group ControllerResponsible for financial statement forecasting.Responsible for preparing the business unit financial targets.Prepared Board of Directors financial presentations. Prepared product cost, spending, material and inventory analysis for the Chief Operating Officer.Developed product cost reporting to allow for site-to-site comparisons. Successfully implemented systems for accounting & management control of the disk division.Successfully implemented a duty drawback program resulting in refunds of $2 million per year.

Staff (Audit) promoted to Manager

Mba, Finance

Bs, Business Administration - Accounting

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