Experience

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  • Jun 2007 - Present



8 years Silicon Valley based Start-Up & Venture Capital Experience:

• San Francisco Bay Area

• CFO

  • 1999 - 2007

  2006-07 CFO: Red Herring Led Conversion from Print Magazine to Digital, shifted to a Tech-VC Events Brand that thrives VC Board included Steven Dietz of Upfront Ventures and David Chao of DCM Ventures 2002-06 Audit & Tax CPA – Ireland San Fillippo CPA’s Auditor of US & International Venture Capital Funds including Silicon Valley Bank Reviews, Audits & Tax for Venture Backed Companies ’02-03 Freelance CPA with Business Tax & Financials Focus 2000-02 Division CFO – Pearson PLC: Learning Network Division CFO for $120M acquisition of Family Education Consumer portal for Pearson Worked SF-Boston-NY route to fold-in new operations into existing Pearson businesses Completed Wind-Down of California Operations 1999-00 USA CFO – Computech Media USA $20M venture to expand German Magazines for PC & Console Gamers to the US European “Newsstand Business Model” did not carry into the US Negotiated all Print & Distribution Agreements Show less



8 years as Division CFO for $100M Operating Companies for Thomson Reuters:

• San Francisco Bay Area and Los Angeles

• CFO

  • 1991 - 1999

  1996-99 Division CFO & General Manager Information Access Company (Thomson Reuters) CFO for $465M acquisition of Information Access Company Managed conversion from Disk based Digital Media to Internet Fixed Billing & Royalties, Led GAAP Revenue Recognition. Managed CEO Turn-Over with HQ back channel Merged SF, CA Operations into Detroit based Gale Group As GM, managed CA Operations during 18 month wind-down 1991-96 Division CFO / VP Admin: LA News Group (Thomson Reuters) CFO for $75M Newspaper Group based in LA Completed 5 year Turn-Around & Sale to Media News Managed CEO Turn-Over with HQ back channel Won CFO of the Year amongst all CFO’s in a $6B segment Sale exceeded target price Show less



9 years SEC Reporting, Audit Management & Controllership foundational experience:

• Greater Los Angeles Area

• Auditor, Assistant Controller, Controller

  • 1982 - 1991

  1986-91: Controller (5 yrs) Jack Kent Cooke Media – LA DailyNews & Cooke Cable Authored Original S-1 & 10-K for $900M in Junk Bonds Consolidated Reporting from CATV Ops in 13 States Controller for 1,200 Employee Newspaper Operation 1985-86: Adv. Controller - May Department Stores – Robinson-May Division Managed $40M Advertising Spend& $20M Co-Op collections Converted Manual Ledgers to PC based system Active in College Recruiting 1985: Asst. Controller - LA Cellular Telco Implemented Start-Up’s PC based Accounting System Managed Big 4 Audit Established initial Inventory, Distribution & Billing practices at the dawn of the Cell Phone Industry 1982-84: CPA / Auditor - KPMG – Peat Marwick SEC Reporting & Securities Trading Specialist Audited Trading Floor activity at Jefferies & Security Pacific Government Fund Accounting Auditor for City of Ventura Active in College Recruiting Show less