MBA/JD with 25+ years of global operations, finance, accounting, planning, legal, transactions, M&A, and administration experience in public and private family businesses, including private equity (PE). Trusted advisor with highest integrity, servant leader, and wear many hats. Professionalize lower middle market businesses, develop high performing teams, create long term value, and lead successful sales process/exits.Background includes CFO, restructuring, turnaround, strategic planning, continuous improvement in processes and systems, business development, and customer success. Demonstrated experience in treasury and capital markets (equity raise, negotiated senior note/mezzanine financing, covenant compliance while highly levered), pricing, sales and operations planning, inventory, supply chain management, reporting and analysis. Also HR and employee benefits (401k trustee), IT systems solutions (ERP implementation), risk management, real estate and asset management (REIT), and Big Four Consulting (PricewaterhouseCoopers). Partner and collaborate with CEO, owners (private family, PE sponsor), board, leadership team, and all functions to exceed stretch goals. Lead key initiatives with sense of urgency to drive continuous improvement in margins, customer/product profitability, SKU rationalization, product line simplification, working capital/cash flow, business processes, and internal controls.Industry experience in manufacturing (highly engineered products, food and beverage, specialty materials and chemicals), distribution, technology service, consumer packaged goods (CPG), and real estate.Passion for people development, employee engagement, and training. Drive growth, both organic (new product development and capabilities, margin/mix management, operating cost management, productivity/lean improvement) and M&A platform building.