Travis R. Bird Email & Phone Number

Houston, Tx, Us

Richmond, Texas, Us

Missouri City, Us

Hoyt Capital provides transaction and business advisory services to emerging growth and middle market companies. Hoyt focuses on PE-backed rapid growth organizations typically introducing disruptive technologies or new business models to established markets.- Transaction advisory services- Corporate finance and strategy- Corporate governance & risk management- Accounting processes and internal controls

Houston, Texas, Us

Recruited to lead back office reorganization and drive systems and process development. Implemented ERP system (NetSuite) and drove integration with CRM (Salesforce) to provide real-time business analytics and KPI reporting. Secured $2.M revolver to optimize and manage cash.

Brought in by PE sponsor to work with investment banker to drive M&A/sale process. Reorganized back office to streamline operations.

Houston, Texas, Us

Hired by private equity sponsor.- Provided financial executive leadership that supported over 4X revenue growth in 2 years- Member of executive team that closed 5-year exclusive supply agreement with largest strategic services provider in industry which resulted in rapid scaling- Implemented ERP system (MS Dynamics BC) to improve business processes and financial reporting - Established professional services providers, including legal, bank, audit/tax, and managed IT services- Improved benefits offering and employee-related processes through transition to PEO relationship

Imperial, Pennsylvania, Us

- Provided financial executive leadership to support over 3X revenue growth in 2 years- Refinanced $1M in debt and secured $7M in new debt- Implemented ERP system (MS Dynamics BC) to improve business processes and financial reporting

Durham, North Carolina, Us

FlexGen is an energy technology company driving the disruption of multiple vertical markets through the development and commercialization of innovative power management solutions that improve electrical power, quality, performance, and reliability in microgrid, grid edge and island grid systems. FlexGen is closely held by a syndicate of institutional investors including GE, Caterpillar, and Altira Group.

Stafford, Texas, Us

Wireless Seismic is revolutionizing the land seismic survey market for oil & gas E&P with its innovative technology platform. Wireless Seismic is backed by three institutional investors: Total SA (strategic investor, Oil & Gas Supermajor based in Paris, France); Chesapeake Energy (strategic investor, North American based Oil & Gas major); Energy Ventures LP (private equity firm based in Stavanger, Norway specializing in upstream O&G space) - Managed finance, accounting, legal, supply chain/manufacturing and HR departments- Facilitated international expansion - Drove financial strategy and ongoing equity/debt funding- Managed relocation of accounting department - built from "ground up" in new location- Developed/implemented production planning and inventory tracking system- Facilitated integration of disparate SAAS systems to drive operational efficiency- Implemented rolling 12-mo. budgeting process on cloud platform integrating input from 10 budgeting managers - Secretary and treasurer: managed regular board and shareholder communications

Novatek is an organization modeled after Edison Labs that focuses on accelerated innovation of a portfolio of technologies applied across multiple industries (oil & gas, construction, mining, and clean tech). Technologies are typically spun off to strategic buyers. I focused on the monetization of technologies through business and transaction planning, strategic partner interface, transaction negotiation, and post-exit integration and support.- Led M&A transaction teams ($200M+ in deal volume)- Negotiated and closed multi-year joint development, distribution and commercialization agreement with Caterpillar- Post acquisition integration lead on sale of IntelliServ division to National Oilwell Varco; managed transition of employees, assets, data, and systems- Designed and implemented proprietary software system that managed/tracked: labor, expenses, assets, and work orders- Drove financial modeling and valuation- Served as post-txn integration lead in multiple division sales- Implemented capital allocation decision processes- Built business intelligence department to drive resource allocation and strategic direction- Drove development of proprietary software systems to manage assets, labor and operations- Served as lead on acquisition of multiple financings (debt & equity)

NovaDrill is a technology company developing downhole drilling tools for the oil & gas E&P industry. Prior to its acquisition by Schlumberger in 2010, it was privately backed by two institutional investors: Energy Ventures LP (private equity firm based in Stavanger, Norway specializing in upstream O&G space) and Novatek Inc. (strategic investor). - Helped form the organization- Secured private equity funding - Implemented operational and financial reporting and processes- Managed financial strategy- Part of transaction team to successfully negotiate and close the sale of the organization to Schlumberger- Served on operating board post-transaction

Rancho Mirage, California, Us

- Implemented MRP system- Designed and implemented job costing system- Drove cost reduction through HR-related outsourcing- Implemented equity compensation plan- Implemented accounting processes that supported substantial virtual workforce

Salt Lake City, Ut, Us

- Developed and implemented system for regular management reporting of KPI's- Designed and implemented bar-code based work-flow tracking system to track/manage customer orders on real-time basis

London, Gb

Masters, Accounting

Bachelors, Corporate Finance