Mr. Ramirez is a founder, partner, and CFO of Heartwood Capital Group a Private Equity firm. His experience includes raising capital, acquisitions, mergers, manufacturing, cash management, internal controls, foreign operations, and information technology. He started with Deloitte as an auditor and became a C.P.A. He went on to serve as a CFO, and V.P. at several companies. He has experience in raising debt and equity capital and mergers and acquisitions. He maintains excellent relationships with financial institutions plus legal and accounting firms. He has worked closely with Big 4 audit firms to design and establish internal controls over financial reporting. His experience includes preparation of statements in accordance with GAAP and the S-X Rules for publicly held companies.Company Experience:• Heartwood Capital Opportunity & Growth Fund - Founder Partner, and CFO. Western Computer – Through BD101 a Consultant for Microsoft Gold Certified Partner for ERP applications, IT Analyst and Project Manager for implementations.• Performance Materials – Chief Financial Officer of a manufacturer of plastic components for major footwear companies.• AVA International – Chief Financial Officer of a manufacturer of oilfield equipment, acquired by a Fortune 100 company. • Partner in a local CPA firm serving 600 clients with tax planning and compliance plus business advisory.• Baker Hughes – Vice President of Finance of the Eastern Hemisphere Division of a worldwide manufacturer of oilfield equipment and Fortune 500 company• Deloitte & Touche – Senior auditor for public companies in the utility industry, aerospace, broker-dealers, and manufacturing. Team leader on audits using information technology for computerized systems and development of statistical sampling techniques.Specialties: Core Profile: o M&A Due Diligenceo Financial Planningo Advisory for Internal Controlso Information Systems Audits o Enterprise Risk Managemento Strategic Planning