Featured Talent

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Experienced CFO in his prime with a track record of success within manufacturing, retail, and logistics at companies ranging in size from $25m to Fortune 500 multinationals. Proven results in strategy, corporate financing, cost cutting, and building high-functioning engaged teams. Dependable and trustworthy business partner and strategic thinker who leverages financial and operational data to provide actionable insights and influence peers. Tech savvy with over a dozen ERP implementations. Involved in 7 different acquisitions from selection through due diligence and integration. Seeking value-added CFO roles with St. Louis companies serious about operational excellence and growth.

Career Highlight 1: Financing: Restructured and renegotiated debt agreements with 3 lenders when started as a new CFO. Brought weighted average lending rate from over 12% to 8%, resulting in payment reduction of over $1m/year.

Career Highlight 2: Cost Cutting: Built a transportation scheduling algorithm after identifying excessive and duplicative transportation costs resulting in $60m savings annually.

Career Highlight 3: Strategy: Used annual contract negotiation with a major vendor to gain into an equity stake in the business . Initial cost basis of for the equity of $190m increased to over $900m in one year. Current equity value today is north of $3B.

Why Hire This Candidate (In Their Own Words): “I am skilled at creating and fostering fun, positive cultures focused on high-performance and growth. I’ve led over over a dozen ERP implementations throughout my career, and I have extensive experience working with lenders to establish strong relationships while negotiating favorable terms. I get energized from working with people, and I’m an effective communicator at bringing executives and Board members along with my streategic vision.”

Strengths: (1) Building highly productive and engaged teams, (2) very IT savvy (clean data, financial modeling, and actionable insights, (3) strategic thought, and (4) collaboration.

Hobbies & Personal Interests: Motorcycle touring and backpacking.

Education: MBA

Industry Experience: Aerospace & Defense, Aviation, Banking, Consumer Packaged Goods, Logistics & Transport, Manufacturing, Private Equity, Technology

Company Fit: Versatile: has successful experience with large and small to large-sized companies.

Management Experience: More than two decades of management experience with the largest team being 17.

Software Experience: Oracle, Netsuite, SAP, SAP/S4 Hana, SAP-One, Orchestrated Beer, Quickbooks, Sage, Great Plains

Open To: Hybrid, In-office, Remote