Serve on the board of directors, as well as chair of the Joint Retirement Plans and Benefits (ESOP) committee.Lewis is a 100% employee-owned company with more than 4,000 team members spanning a customer base that serves over half the U.S. population from Maine to Florida and Texas to Illinois. Founded in 1938, Lewis has grown to become one of North America’s largest vegetation management companies.

Serve on the board of advisors.Molecular Testing Labs is a mission-driven, innovative health sciences company specializing in precision laboratory diagnostics. Molecular is committed to revolutionizing accessibility to testing via proprietary technology systems, advanced logistics, and cutting-edge research and development.

At WAVE Ventures, we invest in a diverse portfolio of startups across various sectors, fostering a dynamic ecosystem of innovation. Central to our philosophy is the belief that success is not just about financial returns but also about making a positive impact on society. We prioritize investments in companies that align with our values of doing good while doing well, supporting initiatives that drive social, environmental, and economic progress.Our experienced team brings together a wealth of industry knowledge and a robust network of resources, enabling us to support our portfolio companies at every stage of their development. From seed funding to scaling, WAVE Ventures is more than just a venture capital firm; we are a partner in progress, dedicated to driving sustainable growth and creating lasting value.The firm is led by seasoned and successful entrepreneurs and operators that have deployed over $600M of capital across 32 companies which have returned over $270M to investors with an additional $1.25B in value yet to distribute. WAVE is now preparing for additional company investments across health, life sciences, aerospace engineering, and energy sectors.

Solideo Advisors is a consulting firm that provides strategic, operational, and financial advisory services to high-growth companies. Contributing 30-plus years of C-suite operational and financial expertise in public and private companies across numerous industries, Solideo helps clients build strong foundations and scale for growth by:• creating durable, resilient, and efficient financial infrastructure, business analysis, and reporting;• cultivating IPO readiness;• optimizing capital structure, and enabling equity and / or debt financings;• positioning and preparing for mergers and acquisitions;• enhancing organizational design and restructuring; and• improving and unleashing general management effectiveness.

Adjunct (part-time) professor in the Crowell School of Business at Biola University. Course instruction includes accounting and finance in the undergraduate and MBA programs.

WeCreate Media is a full-service creative agency and production studio that builds brands that have a deep appreciation for audacious ideas, authentic messaging, and stellar creativity.Provide strategic and operational consultation and insights to help shore up the financial and operational foundations of the business during its rapid growth. Designed financial reporting structures to equip leadership to evaluate operating performance, forecast operations, and create actionable information. Identified improvements in contract terms to expedite cash collections and improve cash flow cycle time. Developed analytical tools to improve project pricing and profitability.

Magnolia is a family-owned global brand associated with the Fixer Upper franchise, with business operations in media, television production, retail (e-commerce and point-of-sale), food operations, publishing, licensing, realty brokerage, and real estate holdings with revenues of nearly $200 million, and nearly 700 employees. Provided primary financial and administrative leadership for all businesses, and including finance, information technology, legal, and project management, as well as the family office.Entered into a rapidly-growing, high-profile, dynamic but fragmented business with archaic and manual processes. Reshaped organization into a streamlined, tax-efficient structure. Automated financial planning, reporting, disbursements, expense reimbursement, and rationalized the financial reporting structure. Functioned as a core participant in numerous business development partnerships forming ventures that will generate annual revenue of $400 million and substantial upside (in equityvalue); performed primary role in negotiating and renegotiating television network partnership. Acquired $10 million in real property assets (and oversaw the $15 million renovation of one) and disposed of $5 million. Oversaw process of selecting new corporate banking relationship and a $45 million credit facility. Established project management office to improve communication about and execution of various corporate and construction initiatives.

GenomeDx is a venture capital- and private equity-backed cancer next-generation genomics and data informatics company. CFO responsibilities include finance, accounting, information technology, software development, public relations, and investor relations.

Crossover is a private-equity backed primary innovative operator of primary care medical clinics for large, self-insured employers. On an interim basis, CFO responsibilities included accounting, finance and administration.Closed a $92 million Series C preferred stock financing, resulting in liquidity to founders and existing shareholders. Negotiated and secured real property leases for five clinical and administrative sites and created a replicable process for future transactions. Led the company through its first-ever annual audit and recruited financial talent to lead the financial organization coupling a scalable combination of people, process, and systems.

Epic Sciences is a venture-backed biotechnology and molecular diagnostics “liquid biopsy” company. CFO responsibilities included accounting, financial planning and analysis, laboratory operations, program management, legal, facilities, and purchasing, and at various times, information technology.During this time, Epic Sciences was transforming from a research and development-stage company into a commercial-stage business in a highly dynamic period in an emerging industry. Established a patient-centered, servant leader-based culture, re-engineering human capital practices accordingly and initiating leadership team executive development in alignment. Created the infrastructure necessary to support a complex, rapid-growth company, architecting and recruiting leaders over several functional areas. Marketed and completed an over-subscribed private preferred stock financing, and negotiated an expanded credit facility. Created a private-company-appropriate investor relations function, establishing regular outreach to buy-side and sell-side analysts and fund managers and initiating a regular presence and presentations at investment banking conferences. Developed board of directors and operational reporting, cost center-level financial accountability to equip business leaders to drive results and increase visibility for operational decisions. With the CEO, actively cultivated potential commercial, corporate development and M&A activities.

Clarient was a fast-growing, public (NASDAQ: CLRT) molecular diagnostics and laboratory services company. CFO responsibilities included finance, accounting, and SEC reporting functions and key role in investor relations. COO responsibilities included laboratory operations, information technology, quality assurance, project/portfolio management, facilities, materials management and environmental health and safety. Clarient was acquired by GE Healthcare in December 2010.Joined at a very dynamic time in the company’s trajectory, where it had grown from zero revenues to $92 million in four years (in 2009) but had not achieved profitability. Overhauled and matured the operations and financial organizations of the company and instituted financial rigor and expense management measures that led to bottom line performance improving in first year of my tenure from operating loss of $3 million in 2009 to operating income of $5 million in 2010, which grew post-acquisition. Fortified financial backbone of the company by cutting in half the monthly financial reporting close cycle, instituting monthly financial operations reviews, and magnifying the level of review conducted on financial results. Reorganized the operations structure to implement efficiency measures and execute critical scale- and profit-enhancing projects. Doing so allowed the business to flourish while undergoing continued double-digit volume and revenue growth. Drove initiative to identify broad-based cross-functional laboratory information system to serve as technology platform to garner eight-figure savings, shore up operating foundation, and facilitate domestic and international expansion. Completed the $587 million sale (5x revenue multiple) of the company through a tender offer to GE Healthcare, including serving as a key participant in negotiating, structuring and due diligence. Oversaw integration of financial operations and reduction of close cycle to one day.

Served as an executive officer and member of turnaround management team, responsible for the accounting, finance, information technology and internal audit organizations. Held primary responsibility for investor relations, repositioned the company and reestablished the confidence of the investment community, customers, vendors and employees in a once-troubled organization. Peak revenues totaled nearly $40 million. Managed a staff of more than 20.

Provided leadership of the accounting, finance, treasury, human resources, facilities and administration functions for a provider of information technology staffing services, which utilized a proprietary technology-enabled service delivery model. Served as an integral member of the management team, involved in all key decisions affecting the company. Peak revenues totaled over $50 million and peak employees topped 800 nationwide. Led a staff of more than 30.

Managed all functions of worldwide accounting, reporting, financial planning and analysis, human resources, legal, investor relations and administration for a fast growing Internet-based provider of entertainment ticketing, event information and related products and services. Served critical role in growth from a privately-held venture-backed company with $6 million in revenue to a public company with $60+ million in revenue, nearly 900 employees and 18 legal entities, including 5 internationally. Provided leadership for a worldwide staff organization of over 60, including 8 certified public accountants.

Responsible for all areas of accounting, financial reporting and corporate and operational finance for a privately-held, rapidly growing, national $40+ million venture capital-backed healthcare information technology company. Managed a staff of 11.

Managed twelve to fifteen audit and SEC compliance engagements per year with an emphasis in high-tech, manufacturing, and healthcare industries.