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Chief Financial Officer
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Feb 2023 - Present
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Chief Financial Officer (Part-time)
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Feb 2022 - Present
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Financial Consultant
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Jun 2021 - Present
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United States
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Internet Publishing
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1 - 100 Employee
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Chief Financial Officer (Part-time)
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Mar 2021 - Jan 2023
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Financial Consultant
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Aug 2020 - Feb 2021
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Interim Chief Financial Officer
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Mar 2021 - Feb 2022
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Honolulu Cookie Company
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Honolulu, HI
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Vice President, Finance
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May 2014 - May 2020
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Honolulu, HI
Management responsibility over accounting (G/L, A/P), finance, purchasing, and IT. Member of executive team responsible for company level strategic planning.Other responsibilities include:> Financial reporting to owners and management> Budgeting and forecasting> Financial planning and analysis> Unit cost and pricing analysis> Business process improvements> Inventory management> Project feasibility studies> Bank relations> Cash flow management> IT infrastructure planning & development> 401k plan administration> Employee benefit plan development
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PACXA
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Honolulu, HI
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Independent Contractor - CFO
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Mar 2013 - Apr 2014
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Honolulu, HI
Financial planning, budgeting/forecasting, line of business profitability analysis, cash flow management, financial reporting, strategic planning.
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Pacxa
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Honolulu, HI
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Interim Controller
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Aug 2012 - Dec 2012
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Honolulu, HI
Temporary full time position supervising accounting department. Responsible for monthly financial closing, annual budget, process improvement initiatives, financial reporting, labor utilization analysis
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Director of Finance
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Aug 2006 - Jun 2012
An owner and operator of 2 hotel properties, including the Halekulani and Waikiki Parc, both located in Waikiki,Hawaii. The company is a wholly owned subsidiary of Mitsui Fudosan Co. Ltd., one of Japan’s largest real estatecompanies with over $27 billion in total assets.; Responsible for financial reporting, financial planning, budgeting and analysis, technology management, legaladministration, and risk management.Major accomplishments:* Planned and implemented the overhaul of the company’s outdated back office infrastructure to improve longterm efficiency and productivity. Initiatives included implementation of: new accounting system, mobilecommunications system, web-based payroll system, VOIP-based telecom system, labor managementsystem, purchasing system, web-based reservation system, food and beverage POS system.* Developed enhanced financial reporting for the company’s board and parent company which better depictedcompany performance.* Developed detailed financial models to depict multiple scenarios for the future re-development of thecompany’s properties.* Developed and implemented a formal RFP process for all major technology purchases.* Developed the company’s strategy to mitigate the impact of escalating employee benefit costs.* Assisted in the development of the company’s strategy to extend its long term ground leases.
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Chief Financial Officer
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Aug 2003 - May 2006
An interactive television service provider headquartered in Hawaii.; Responsible for all financial, accounting, administrative and human resource functions for this early stage firm.Major accomplishments:* Coordinated the company’s equity financing rounds (Preferred Series A, Series B, Bridge) which resulted in$4 million in proceeds* Managed the company’s financial operations for 2+ years with limited cash reserves.Glenn A. YamashitaContinued
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Director, Financial Planning & Analysis
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Jan 2000 - Apr 2003
A global internet infrastructure company headquartered in Hawaii. The company, which built and operated internetdata centers in Tokyo, Seoul, Hong Kong, Singapore, Sydney, Los Angeles and Hawaii, merged with Equinix, Inc.(NASDAQ: EQIX) at the end of 2002.; Financial Planning and AnalysisMajor accomplishments:* Translated the company’s strategic vision and business plan into a financial model which served as a keyelement in the company raising over $220 million in second stage private equity financing from investorsincluding Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, Hewlett-Packard, Columbia Capital, UBS Capital, GE Capital,and Pacific Capital* Developed and implemented policies and procedures in the areas of financial planning, budgeting,management reporting to insure that company resources were deployed in a manner consistent withexecutive and shareholder objectives
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Assistant Vice President
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Jan 1989 - Apr 1998
A $240 million (gross revenue) per year operating division of a global telecommunications firm (Sprint Corporation).Headquartered in Hawaii, this division supported the geographic market of Hawaii and Sprint’s hospitality (hotel,hospital, college/university, military, and payphone) customers nationwide.Headed an organization consisting of 500+ employees (located primarily in Hawaii and Minnesota) in the followingmajor areas: Information Systems (10 managers/supervisors, 41 staff) Customer Service (5 managers/supervisors, 35 staff) Call Center Services (32 managers/supervisors, 318 staff) Operations (16 managers/supervisors, 53 staff) Project Management (1 manager, 5 staff)
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Financial Analyst
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Jan 1986 - Dec 1988
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Assistant Branch Manager
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Jul 1980 - Jun 1983
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Education
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1983 - 1984Northwestern University J.L. Kellogg Graduate School of Management
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1983 - 1984Northwestern University
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1977 - 1980UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII
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University of Hawaii at Manoa
Bachelor of Business Administration - BBA, Finance and Accounting
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