OBJECTIVE

Chief Financial Officer at a cleantech software and/or manufacturing company: building, scaling, financing and financially managing a growing business with an emphasis on capital efficiency.

QUALIFICATIONS AND BACKGROUND

Extensive experience managing finance, accounting and operating activities as CFO of manufacturing and business services companies. Start up business and investment banking experience, including fundraising. SaaS, Cleantech, Nanotech & Manufacturing experience.

EMPLOYMENT

2006-2010 Chief Financial Officer & VP Operations, PureSense Environmental Inc., Oakland, CA

Financing: With CEOs raised over $9mm in this agricultural resource management software-as-a-service (SaaS) company’s first and second venture capital financing rounds. Established customer financing facility, and revamped sales model and pricing to achieve 11x billings growth and over $100k monthly recurring revenue over 3 years.

Financial & Operations Management: Designed and implemented company’s accounting and financial planning systems. Established activity-based costing system enhancing solution sale margins by 3x. Implemented supply chain and operations strategy and systems reducing field hardware installed cost by over 25%. Opened branch office and 4 service and support locations in support of expanding market area.

Other: Enabled institutional funding by documenting and cleaning up cap table with >60 shareholders. Eliminated filing delinquencies with tax agencies. Established initial team employment relationships, Human Resources systems, procedures and benefits programs, retaining the core team during the tenure of 4 CEOs.

2005-2007 Chief Financial Officer, NanoStellar Inc., Redwood City, CA

Interim CFO for this venture-backed manufacturer of high performance nano-catalysts for diesel emissions treatment as it raised additional financing, reviewed a strategic acquisition and commenced commercial-scale production operations via a joint venture. Led company through its first external audit, including implementation of FAS 123R.

1991-2005 Chief Financial Officer, WESTT, Inc., Menlo Park, CA & Tijuana, MX

Co-founded this privately held manufacturing services company. Commenced operations 4 months from completed business plan and financed growth of cyclical, capital intensive business to $30mm revenues in 8 years on limited equity base. Grew largest customer’s sales from zero to $25mm in three years. Implemented ERP and financial forecasting software and systems. Reduced inventory carrying costs by 4% of sales and excess inventory by 20%. Led team to ISO 9001-2000 quality certification within one year of kickoff.

1989-1991 Managing Director, The Bay Street Group, San Francisco, CA

Developed and executed financial advisory assignments for clients of this investment banking and consulting firm, including acquisitions, divestitures and feasibility studies for large public multinational corporations and private clients.

1980-1989 Morgan Stanley & Co., Inc., New York, NY

Principal (1988-1989) Project Finance Group, Vice President (1986-1987), Investment Banking Division

Developed, managed and executed financial advisory assignments and transactions for clients including project financings, initial public offerings, divestitures, public equity and debt offerings, private placements, restructurings, recapitalizations, workouts, joint ventures and share repurchases. Led IPO execution teams for Micron Technology, Inc., The Liposome Company, First Data Resources Inc., Activision and others.

EDUCATION

MBA, Finance, 1980, Stanford Graduate School of Business. Arjay Miller Scholar.

BSE with high honors, Civil Engineering, 1976, Princeton University, Industrial Engineering Program. Elected to Tau Beta Pi, the National Engineering Honor Society.

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

Financial Executives International and Financial Executives Networking Group Silicon Valley Chapters.