Experience

Bicycle Accounting, Inc.

• Accounting
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Founder, CEO

  • Aug 2020 - Present

  We are your finance department: bookkeeping (transactional), CPA, and CFO (financial planning and analysis - strategy-related questions). We can outfit your org with one person or a whole team. We are your finance department: bookkeeping (transactional), CPA, and CFO (financial planning and analysis - strategy-related questions). We can outfit your org with one person or a whole team.



Community Legal Services in East Palo Alto

• United States
• Law Practice
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Interim Executive Director

  • Sep 2020 - Jun 2022

  Interim Executive Director for Operations focused on finance, HR and fundraising Interim Executive Director for Operations focused on finance, HR and fundraising



Bellwether Coffee

• Food and Beverage Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• VP of Finance

  • Aug 2018 - Apr 2020

  Cleantech equipment with SaaS, backed by top tier venture capitalists, raising $40m Series B. Grew from 17 to 64 employees during my tenure. • Built and presented financial model as key team member raising $40m Series B • Created a dynamic, flexible forecasting process during rapid growth and constant change across the company • Managed accounting, audit, tax, stock options, cap table, HR, IT, and served as company Treasurer • Built finance department from the ground up: hiring, developing and coaching a highly skilled team • Successfully negotiated two rounds of debt funding Show less



Propeller Industries

• United States
• Financial Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director of Finance

  • Jul 2017 - Aug 2018

  Accounting firm focused on delivering finance-related services to early-stage and high-growth tech startups, most venture-backed. • Served as the lead FP&A architect while supervising the accounting cycle for a portfolio of venture-backed clients ranging from zero (pre-) to $30m in annual revenue. Clients included SaaS, CPG, manufacturing, garment production, and service • Simplified complex information into dashboards for at-a-glance management of key performance indicators • Proposed and quarterbacked efforts to reduce costs by simplifying and delegating work to lower cost resources Show less



Saint Harridan, Inc.

• United States
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Founder

  • May 2012 - Jun 2017

  Direct to consumer clothing manufacturer & online retailer focused on crowdfunding to streamline inventory buys and reduce cash requirements. • Designed and executed a Kickstarter campaign which closed as the 7th highest-funded fashion project of its time, and in 2020 remains in the top 100 – out of over 30,000 fashion projects – with a budget of $16k • Directly managed manufacturing, marketing, and fulfillment • Winner: Embody Award by About Face, a body positivity nonprofit. (Former recipients include Rashida Jones, actress) • Spearheaded a twelve-month, multi-state “pop-up” tour featuring sales events and fashion shows while collecting market data from 3,000+ enthusiastic fans Show less



Mills College, Lorry I. Lokey Graduate School of Business

• United States
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Associate Professor of Business Practice

  • Dec 2016 - May 2017

  Teaching Innovation In Business, Government and Nonprofit Organizations using Design Thinking. Teaching Innovation In Business, Government and Nonprofit Organizations using Design Thinking.


500 Startups
• United States
• Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Entrepreneur in Batch 14

  • Jul 2015 - Oct 2015


GSA Network / SF LGBT Center / Others

• Director Of Finance And Administration

  • Jun 2007 - May 2012

  Serving LGBT youth and adults (housing equity, leadership skill-building, and economic development). • Led accounting cycle, budget process, grant reporting, and loan applications • Served on the executive leadership team as a key voice shaping strategic direction • Wrote and implemented proper financial policies and procedures according to GAAP • Transitioned a program within a larger organization to its own independent 501c3 • Oversaw independent financial audit and prepared all board materials Show less



FireGirl, Inc. (sold)

• Founder / CEO

  • 2000 - 2005

  Direct to consumer e-commerce retailer specializing in fiery foods. • Founded e-commerce company in the early day of online shopping • Balanced ever-shifting inventory and cash ratios • Designed and coded a sophisticated system for managing vendors, orders, customers and fulfillment using an Access database connected to a Yahoo store and the UPS fulfillment system • Engineered workflow equipment and processes to garner increased efficiencies and cost savings • Successfully negotiated the sale of the business and helped transition the fulfillment and operations Show less



Going Online, LLC

• Founder / CEO

  • 1995 - 2000

  Business to business website design firm launched when public use of the internet was in its infancy. • Applied web-based technologies to meet client needs including the Maine Department of Tourism, the Maine Treasurer’s Department and several Maine municipalities • Created online searchable accommodations before searchable databases were an industry norm (mySQL & PHP) • Successfully negotiated the sale of the business to Maine State Cable and invested the proceeds into next venture Business to business website design firm launched when public use of the internet was in its infancy. • Applied web-based technologies to meet client needs including the Maine Department of Tourism, the Maine Treasurer’s Department and several Maine municipalities • Created online searchable accommodations before searchable databases were an industry norm (mySQL & PHP) • Successfully negotiated the sale of the business to Maine State Cable and invested the proceeds into next venture



Natural Intelligence

• Technology, Information and Internet
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Software Developer

  • 1993 - 1995

  Application developer for clients such as JP Morgan and the NBA using 4D, a Mac-based relational database and scripting language. • Framed and created database applications for large-scale deployment • Developed applications in Mac-based 4th Dimension • Early adopter of internet-based technologies, successfully encouraging adoption of virtual capabilities Application developer for clients such as JP Morgan and the NBA using 4D, a Mac-based relational database and scripting language. • Framed and created database applications for large-scale deployment • Developed applications in Mac-based 4th Dimension • Early adopter of internet-based technologies, successfully encouraging adoption of virtual capabilities