A leading professional and interim services firm, Tatum helps companies navigate critical points in the business lifecycle. Along with our partners at Randstad Professionals, Tatum offers hands-on strategic, financial and technology solutions to measurably improve business performance and meet professional and interim needs. Tatum's four areas of capability include: · Interim finance and technology executives to fill roles for defined timeframes· End-to-end solutions where we take full ownership of a project· Staff augmentation of accounting, finance and technology professionals· Executive search using our extensive industry networkIn eight Interim Accounting Management roles (this first of which took place in early 2009) I assumed the daily role of overseeing the department and led the completion of deliverables for multiple annual audits. Recommended enhancements to existing processes and controls and authored documentation of relevant technical accounting rules. In my review of GL accounts, enhanced the monthly presentation and proposed multiple significant adjustments. Created excel models to automate sections of the annual budget. In a separate project role, created a solution for consolidated monthly reporting obviating the need for new accounting software and identified $150K of state income tax overpayments resulting in refunds. Created financial statements and helped draft a business plan for clients of a small CPA firm. Industries include: Health Care (Dental Office Service Provider); Technology (Internet Cloud Data Center and Storage); Professional Services; Telecommunications Software; and Digital Media.I am currently pursuing short-term engagements while also seeking long-term opportunities including projects using ERP system familiarity: Oracle Financials, PeopleSoft, Elite, Workday, Epicor, Great Plains, SunSystems / SunAccount, and Other software: Hyperion Essbase, IBM Cognos TM1, Equity Edge (E*TRADE), and EASI.

Locke Lord LLP is a top-ranked (AmLaw) law firm with over 1,000 attorneys and annual revenues of over $600M. After serving one month in a consulting role was converted to a fulltime role. Working tirelessly on a fast-track timeline, led the completion of 20+ year-end audits (overall firm, UK and HK statutory and US and UK benefit plans) and executed the integration of ERP platforms (US / UK / HK General Ledger, AP and payroll) in a post-merger environment as the accounting function of Providence, RI was merged into Dallas HQ and the duplicate London offices and Hong Kong offices were separately integrated. Also provided immediate responses to requests from regulatory agencies which also required travel to UK and HK for followup / closeout meetings. Supervised 18 staff in the general accounting, AP and payroll areas.

Responsible for substantially all day-to-day financial activities of this leading youth sports website in the US. PlaySportsTV delivers professional youth sports training videos in all major sports. With over 3,000 videos accessible at the click of a mouse, its online youth sports training is designed to make learning how to play sports easy and fun.

Westwood Holdings Group is a provider of investment management services with $20B of Assets under Management and revenues of over $100M. Responsibilities for accounting and control functions which include all SEC reporting; earnings release; technical accounting research; tax; stock-based awards; internal reporting; BOD reporting; updating the IR deck and liaising with external accounting firms (audit, tax and internal audit). Main contact with NYSE and stock transfer agent.

Responsible for all accounting and control functions at Corporate Level for this $500M publicly traded medical device manufacturer which included SEC financial reporting; monthly management reporting; earnings release / earnings call prep; technical accounting research; general accounting; budgeting / forecasting; tax; treasury; stock option administration and business insurance. All 35 subsidiaries transacted business in its native currency, which required a monthly multi-currency consolidation.• Moved all finance functions from Boston to Texas including 100% replacement of staff with local hires and managed a concurrent change in external audit / tax teams.• Customized the consolidation/budget/forecast software package to enable management reporting by new business units without spending any money on consultants • Restructured finance department and reduced headcount/overhead by approximately 30%

Engineered and managed the daily financial operations of financial services global startup to create a multi-lateral trading facility deployed in each of Europe, Cananda, Japan, Australia and Singapore. Provided oversight of accounting and control functions including: financial reporting, technical accounting research, tax, general accounting, payables and policy and procedures. Managed 1 directly and 9 indirectly during close process. • Developed worldwide electronic banking controls and drafted company-wide disbursement and business travel policies. • Established invoice approval process that centralized all financial activities under global controller.• Led three-day transition of full closing process for six subsidiaries along with daily cash management, cash reporting, and accounts payable for seven bank accounts following acquisition of Chi-Tech business.• Executed full hiring process for divisional controllers in Toronto and Tokyo.• Assumed and enhanced consolidation closing process and established accounting procedures for 12 subsidiaries

Managed all accounting and financial operations of multiple early stage internet startups. Separate business models included an Internet community and forums search engine and an online marketplace for buyers and sellers of services (financial, home, auto) using an auction based pay per lead revenue model. $34M of funding was used in operations from Sep 2007 until mid 2008 when investors cut-off additional credit. Helped execute plan to wind-down operations. Responsible for oversight of finance department of China subsidiary. • Engineered financial activities focus to support multiple business start-ups simultaneously; transitioned to cash preservation • Authored and presented full financial forecasts for all Board of Director meetings• Led finance activities during transition from multi-product environment to singular focus on search engine business (Twing) following mass reorganization.• Revised company focus to budgeting and forecasting in “real-time” basis, to ultimately working with vendors to preserve and optimize cash.

VP Finance of well-funded bandwidth / telecommunications internet startup that built the back office up from business inception to post-IPO environment. In this private VC backed to public company transition, I manage day-to-day operations of market leading bandwidth exchange with over $500M in revenue. Primary responsibilities include oversight of all accounting and control functions for all US offices and international offices (the UK office and the Hong Kong office) including: fin’l reporting; technical accounting research; tax; gen’l accounting/purchasing/payables; treasury/corporate finance/insurance; policy & procedures; payroll/stock option admin; budget/forecasting; facilities/real estate and internal audit. Prepared presentations to investors and investment bankers. Coordinated SEC filings from June 2004 to present enabling Company to go public on NASDAQ in December 2004.

Financial executive for fast growing NASDAQ traded (XPED and PTEK) enhanced telecommunications provider with revenues in excess of $230 million and operations in 15 countries throughout North America, Europe and Asia/Pacific. Responsible for all accounting & control functions which include purchasing/payables; accounting/reporting; budget/forecasting; credit/collection & facilities/real estate. Supervise local staff of approx. 30. Initiate/enforce accounting policy for international finance personnel at approx. 15 locations. Daily interface with all members of senior management.

Financial executive for leading creator/publisher/distributor of youth entertainment products (comic books, trading cards, stickers, toys, on-line/interactive software) with sales of approximately $800M. At time of my departure, Marvel was operating under the protection of Chapter 11 of U.S. Bankruptcy Code.

Financial executive for holding company which owned the following multi-national businesses:Sales greater than $1B - Revlon (consumer products-beauty) and Coleman (consumer products-outdoor & hardware/homecenter); Sales between $500M & $1B - Marvel Entertainment (see above) and New World Communications (broadcasting, film production & distribution); Sales less than $200M - Consolidated Cigar, Mafco Worldwide (flavorings) & Meridian Sports (boats/watersports). MacAndrews & Forbes also owned First Nationwide Bank ($15B in total assets and 7th largest thrift in U.S.). Financial Modeling / Forecasting; Capital Structure; Short and Long-Term financing; Loan Agreement / Credit Agreement / Term Sheet Negotiations; Liquidity ManagementQuarterly SEC Reporting; S-1’s and other Offering Documents to SEC; Due Diligence on Acquisitions

Responsible for regulatory reporting and financial analysis.

Received formal audit training at Big 4 (at the time Big 8) Firm