Experience

Garvin Construction Products

• United States
• Wholesale Building Materials
• 1 - 100 Employee

• CEO

  • Jun 2021 - Present



Milestone Business Advisors

• United States
• Business Consulting and Services

• Founder

  • Jan 2014 - Present

  Milestone assists families, in the business of family, struggling with growth related and other unexpected issues achieve clarity and direction. With its unique combination of operational, financial, and legal expertise, Milestone provides a pragmatic brand of holistic counsel uncommon in today’s world of silo-specialties. The resulting intimate view into the client’s universe allows for a special and mutually fulfilling relationship. Milestone assists families, in the business of family, struggling with growth related and other unexpected issues achieve clarity and direction. With its unique combination of operational, financial, and legal expertise, Milestone provides a pragmatic brand of holistic counsel uncommon in today’s world of silo-specialties. The resulting intimate view into the client’s universe allows for a special and mutually fulfilling relationship.



Bukuras, LLC

• Founder

  • Jan 2006 - Dec 2013

  Founder and sole-practitioner of this strategic consulting and angel investment firm. Assisted clients with a myriad of business matters including, but not limited to:- Business planning, formation and capitalization - New product development and introduction - Interim turn-around Management- Lender negotiation- Exit events and transactions Founder and sole-practitioner of this strategic consulting and angel investment firm. Assisted clients with a myriad of business matters including, but not limited to:- Business planning, formation and capitalization - New product development and introduction - Interim turn-around Management- Lender negotiation- Exit events and transactions



ORC Foods, Inc.

• President and CEO

  • Sep 2009 - Aug 2011

  Assumed the CEO position of this family-owned, 200+ employee, retail food manufacturing business during a period of crisis. - Negotiated existing senior and mezzanine debt relationships.- Secured new equity financing.- Negotiated favorable vendor contracts.- Provided organizational leadership at a critical stage of the company’s growth.- Launched a new branded product line, spun off into a separate business.- Managed the founder’s optimal exit through a sale of the base company.



Mueller Water Products

• United States
• Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Vice President and General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer, Corporate Secretary

  • Oct 2000 - Nov 2005

  Recruited by a DLJ Merchant Banking Fund to serve as Mueller’s first inside general counsel to position the company for profitable sale after having acquired the company from Tyco International. Provided counsel to the company’s Board of Directors, Audit Committee Chair, CEO, officers and senior management on a wide range of business matters, including strategy, acquisitions, divestitures, and regulatory and personnel matters to support continued rapid growth. Additionally:-Negotiated and closed numerous M&A transactions valued between $1 million to $2 billion, including the company’s first acquisition in China.- Tasked with serving as Mueller’s first Chief Compliance Officer, reporting to the Chair of the Audit Committee, in connection with the filing of a public registration to bring transparency and cultural disciplines to the company.- Established a world-class compliance and ethics system, including an internal audit function for the corporation and its 25+ business units.-Conducted and managed internal investigations into various matters.-Helped bring about the successful exit of this private equity investment.



Lapping & Bukuras, LLP

• Partner

  • Aug 1988 - Sep 2000

  As a founding partner in this boutique business law firm, I provided business counsel to clients in the areas of business formation, business planning, M&A and related matters. -Represented clients in pre-litigation conflict relating to a wide range of business disputes including shareholder disputes and freeze-out, breach of contract and infringement of intellectual property rights. -Trained and practiced in the mediation of complex business disputes. As a founding partner in this boutique business law firm, I provided business counsel to clients in the areas of business formation, business planning, M&A and related matters. -Represented clients in pre-litigation conflict relating to a wide range of business disputes including shareholder disputes and freeze-out, breach of contract and infringement of intellectual property rights. -Trained and practiced in the mediation of complex business disputes.



Atlantic/Tracy, Inc.(now owned by Genuine Parts / NYSE: GPC)

• EVP/COO (1986-1988); GM (1985-1986); Sales Manager (1985); Controller (1982-1984)

  • Aug 1982 - Aug 1988

  Occupied progressively responsible operating roles for this premier New England distributor of power transmission equipment with 130 employees, eleven branch locations, and a central stocking warehouse. - Helped this family-owned company mature organizationally from its informal entrepreneurial culture by providing leadership at a critical stage of the company’s growth.- Discontinued an unprofitable division with minimal customer disruption, while increasing sales and profitability in the company’s core and overall business.- Established a management team and business disciplines enabling the founder’s ultimate exit through the successful sale of the company. - Continued to serve as fiduciary director of the company and confidant of the founder for several years after leaving the company.



Price Waterhouse

• United States
• Accounting
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Accountant

  • Aug 1978 - Jul 1982

  Served clients that included Grinnell Fire Protection, Tupperware, American Optical, and L.G. Balfour.- Planned and executed financial statement audit engagements and special projects for corporate clients in a variety of industries. - Selected to participate in a limited 200-person national pilot study establishing the firm’s Comprehensive Professional Services program, designed to prepare participants to assume a management advisory role with smaller and middle-market clients. Served clients that included Grinnell Fire Protection, Tupperware, American Optical, and L.G. Balfour.- Planned and executed financial statement audit engagements and special projects for corporate clients in a variety of industries. - Selected to participate in a limited 200-person national pilot study establishing the firm’s Comprehensive Professional Services program, designed to prepare participants to assume a management advisory role with smaller and middle-market clients.