Providing CFO-like services to organizations with special projects, interim needs and on-going roles.

Providing financial and strategic guidance for a start-up enterprise.

> Led financial turn-around of $20MM, multi-location, and multi-functional organization.> Instilled discipline of balanced budget planning, fiscal accountability, and preparation of auditable financial statements.> Restructured and consolidated long term debt providing capital for business development and improved cash flow.> Managed all accounting and information technology functions.

Provided clients with turnaround and corporate growth consulting services including strategic and tactical business planning, viability assessment, acquisition analysis and interim financial management.

> Managed corporate capital structure activities involving bank financing, public debt and equity, private placements and strategic investments.> Analyzed business development opportunities, alliances, brand extensions and divestitures.> Defined streamlined functional requirements for all store and enterprise information technology, accounting, and corporate administration activities; subsequently designed and recommended a business transition plan to bring these services in-house.> Designed and implemented business measurement reporting and analysis; eliminated non-value added activities and reports by mapping and assessing business processes.Now known as New World Restaurant Group, but during this time, the company was Einstein Noah Bagel Corp.