Kasra Farzanegan CPA, MBA

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Bethesda, MD 20816

301-***-**** (home)

301-***-**** (cell)

ab9e6p@r.postjobfree.com

Summary of Qualifications

. Experienced CFO in the government contracting services sector.

. Provide strategic, tactical, and hands on support as needed.

. Ensure compliance with GAAP, SEC, and the DCAA.

. Prepare and/or refine disclosure statements, prepare incurred cost

submissions, and put together forward pricing budgets.

. Experienced in conversions, implementations, and management of

automated job costing systems.

. Experienced in compliance with public & private companies supporting

SOX & SEC filings.

. Provide training to build an effective and autonomous staff that can

successfully operate in the government contracting environment .

. As point of contact for Finance & Accounting interact with auditors,

governmental agencies, banks, and all other interested third parties.

. Experienced in M&A transactions on both the buy and the sell side.

Employment History

3/2012 - present - Chief Financial Officer

Protection Strategies, Inc. Arlington, VA

500 employee DOE government contractor providing security services.

. Manage the financial affairs of company in transition.

. Ensure timely reporting and compliance with all regulatory agencies.

. Direct the timely close of the books on a monthly, quarterly, and

annual basis.

. Implement processes & procedures including a comprehensive sets of

internal controls to ensure integrity.

. Manage relations with all interested third parties

9/2011 - 12/2011 - Consultant

Bethesda, MD

. As Subject Matter Expert (SME} guided the government contracting

effort of local financial outsourcing firm.

. For existing clients, reviewed Deltek GCS set- ups and made changes

where needed.

. Implemented Deltek's GCS for new clients.

. Conducted seminars to train staff on the operating procedures of a

compliant government contractor system in the capacity of

controllership.

. Ensured compliance and provided guidance & support to meet GAAP, DCAA,

and CAS requirements.

5/2008 - 4/2011 -Chief Financial Officer

Alpha Corporation, Inc. Dulles, VA

220 employee government contractor in the construction project

control and management services with 4 domestic and 3 international

locations.

. To fulfill a primary objective, converted company's Accounting system

to Deltek which resulted in the availability of better and more

reliable financial data, better cost control, and improved margins.

. Improved cash flow by automating and refining the invoicing process

resulting in earlier than expected repayment of the line of credit

balance.

. Developed metrics & dashboards to enable senior management to identify

problem areas, control cost, and apply resources in a more effective

manner.

. Set up processes & procedures to enable financing and expansion into

foreign markets.

12/2005 - 5/2008 -Controller L-3

Communications- GSI, Inc. Chantilly, VA

1800 employee DOD contractor providing C3ISR services to Iraq and

Afghanistan.

. Managed the daily financial operations with a relatively large staff

of 35 direct reports and 15 additional project site accountants on the

Costpoint system.

. Reconciled unbilled receivable balances of 5 legacy companies that

had previously maintained their books on different systems.

. Realigned staff taking advantage of normal turnover avoiding costly

personnel issues.

3/2001 - 10/2005 -VP Accounting & Finance

Artel, Inc. Reston, VA

250 employee DOD contractor providing telecommunications services

with three domestic and two international locations.

. Achieved efficiencies and effectiveness in a rapid growth environment

by creating a flexible structure with the ability to expand.

. Implementing Time & Expense software to eliminate paper, reduce cost,

and improve turnaround time.

. Automated the billing process resulting in better and more accurate

invoicing which in turn improved cash flow. The line of credit balance

was paid off early turning the company into a position of investing

excess cash in overnight investments.

1/2000 - 2/2001 -Controller

IMSI, Inc. Arlington, VA

100 employee DOD contractor.

. Provided sell side assistance updating and catching up with reporting

requirements and eliminating outstanding compliance issues.

9/1995 -10/1999 -Controller

Hagler Bailly, Inc. Arlington, VA

450 employee USAID contractor providing services in energy and

environmental services with six domestic and eleven international

locations.

. As Controller of Apogee Research coordinated the financial data flow

to facilitate the sale of the company to a larger public company in

the energy and environmental sector .

. At Hagler Bailly (HB), the acquiring company assisted with the

integration of the financial data.

. At HB, I was assigned with the task to ramping up the financial

operations of their South American subsidiaries.

. Set up the Deltek system in Buenos Aires, Argentina and structured the

operations to meet both GAAP and local Argentinian VAT and payroll

requirements .

6/1989 - 9/1995 -Controller

Metron Scientific, Inc. Reston, VA

200 employee DOD contractor providing services in physics and math

with 3 domestic locations.

. Enhanced company's ability to track and properly classify costs by

restructuring the indirect cost pools and improving compliance with

DCAA requirements.

. Managed and minimized tax liability of PSC by on-going monitoring of

income on the cash basis.

. Developed annual & multi-year indirect rate budgets to obtain forward

pricing rates that would minimally fluctuate from the actual

experience.

Education

MBA - American University, Washington, DC

BSBA - University of Maryland, College Park, MD

BSBA - West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV

Certifications

CPA - MD Certified Public Accountant

Security Clearance

Interim TS clearance

Languages

German &Farsi

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