About Me

The “Common Cents” CFO


I am a chief financial officer (CFO) with over 40 years of diversified experience. I have been CFO of both public & private companies of all sizes (from $5 million to over $1 billion in annual revenues). My industry experience includes distribution, manufacturing, healthcare services, promotional marketing/ advertising, etc. I can help companies quickly turnaround to profitability and have had major M & A experience. Since 1995, I was the lead financial executive in consummating and integrating 15 acquisitions of all sizes (from less than $10 million to over $200 million in annual sales).

I pride myself in being a strategic partner to the CEO and the senior management team. Through the use of my unique four-pronged approach, the profitability and enterprise value of every entity where I was the CFO showed strong improvement during my tenure. You can learn more about my approach here.

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Areas of Expertise


  • Staff management

  • Income & sales taxes

  • Accounting & financial controls

  • Sarbanes-Oxley compliance

  • Turnaround situations

  • Senior executive compensation packages

  • M&A

  • Budgeting & Cost Containment

  • MIS & SEC Reporting

  • ERP conversions

  • Strategic planning & modeling

  • Cash management & banking relationships

  • Credit & collections