• CFO & Director, Scale Finance, LLC, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina.Providing part-time and project based CFO services to multiple clients in various industries including biotech, SD-OCT imaging, wireless/LBS, CRO, fitness centers, SaaS marketing, and insurance service
• Chief Financial Officer & EVP, Biosignia, Inc., Durham, North Carolina (1998 – 2008)

Served as an integral part of the executive management team during the entrepreneurial formation, research and development, product development and validation, and initial commercialization cycles of this healthcare information technology company
Personally guided the company through its development stage capital formation process; led the effort and took primary responsibility for numerous rounds of capital formation, securing investment capital in excess of $47 million
Played a central role in the company’s strategic development, serving as the principal negotiator in its relationships with key strategic partners; assumed lead role in development of deal structures and contract terms for major customer relationships.

• President, Co-founder & CEO, TLC Management Corp, Rocky Mount, North Carolina (1992 – 1997). Provided specialized consulting services to multiple clients, including closing and post-closing assistance with a $48 million M&A transaction
• Chief Financial Officer, First Carolina Communications, Inc, Rocky Mount, North Carolina (1986 – 1991)

Served as an integral part of a five man management team in an entrepreneurial, transaction intensive environment with this management company, specializing in the development and operation of cable TV systems and outdoor advertising companies
Successfully guided the company through the registration and filing process for an initial public offering of debt securities (underwritten by Morgan Stanley)
During tenure, the company consummated transactions, including acquisitions, divestitures, and financings, which aggregated in excess of $1 billion

• Senior Audit Manager, Audit Manager, Senior Accountant, Staff Accountant, Price Waterhouse, Birmingham, Alabama and Charlotte, North Carolina (1974 – 1986)

Served audit clients (public and private) in a variety of industries including manufacturing, real estate, construction, financial services, non-profit, retail, wholesale distribution, aerospace engineering, and mergers and acquisitions
Served as a frequent instructor in firm-sponsored continuing education programs for professional staff.

• Bachelors of Science, Accounting & Finance – Auburn University, Graduated with “High Honors”, received multiple “Dean’s List” designations; inducted into accounting honorary society
• Member of the American Institute of CPA’s (AICPA), the North Carolina Association of CPA’s (NCACPA), and the Alabama Society of Certified Public Accountants (ASCPA).