Diane Ramstad, C.P.A.

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DIRECTOR OF FINANCE

P & L Focused + Team Leader + Strategic Thinker + Entrepreneurial +

Customer Focused

Innovative + Problem Solver + Approachable

Strategic thinker with long-term track record of system integrations,

process and procedure implementations and documentations, while providing

significant company cost savings and recalibrating the company culture to

be positive, productive and challenging.

Aptitude for generating new and profitable revenue and cost savings

opportunities by identifying and connecting teams to collaborate, clarify,

and execute existing and new processes and projects. Solid interpersonal,

written, and verbal communicator; adept at working well with internal and

external teams at the national and global levels and effectively

communicating highly technical concepts and solutions. Achieve high

standards of ethics and excellence by utilizing effective business

management and leadership skills.

Skills, Knowledge, and Abilities include:

+ Development of effective cross-functional processes and procedures

+ Financial Statement Compilation + Long and short-term Strategic

and Analysis Planning / Executions

+ Cultivating Profitable Key + System integration and

Relationships implementation-QB to NS

+ Customer and Vendor Negotiations + Subscription and one-off revenue

recognition

SELECT ACCOMPLISHMENTS

. Reduced month-end financial reporting closing process by seven (7)

working days per month at Alchemy Systems, providing people cost

savings and departmental efficiencies for the company.

. Led TR-Austin team resulting with turning around the business unit's

EBIDAT and operating income in 2013; improved by 158.4% and 69.3%,

respectively with a 25% reduction in FTE's.

. Improved significant cost savings for Thomson Reuters, dba Highline

Financial, LLC; reducing expenses and cash outflow by over 75%. DSO

improved from 56 days down to 32 days and DPO from 15 days up to over

45 days.

. Collaborated with Highline Financial (HF) CEO through the due

diligence and sale of HF to Thomson Reuters (TR).

. Negotiated $750K contract and led the system implementation for the

Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts of the investment performance and

financial reporting software applications.

. Enhanced the IDM Partners' management team's efficiencies, reducing

headcount from six FTE's to three FTE's and increased cost savings of

$1.5M, impacting all areas of financial, legal and risk management

matters while work volume increased year over year.

. Managed ten accounting staff during the revenue growth from $4M to

$20M in 18 months for ACS Dataline (ACS), currently Black Box. Within

six months of this rapid revenue growth, ACS was listed as one of the

500 fastest growing companies in the country by Inc. 500.

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RELEVANT PROFESSIONAL HISTORY

ALCHEMY SYSTEMS - Austin, TX (2013 to August, 2014)

Corporate Controller

Corporate controller for a fast growing company, recently acquired by a

private equity firm. The primary focus for the company is to rapidly grow

revenue organically and with business acquisitions

. Key point person with NetSuite (NS) and NS OneWorld system integration

for the financial application in the ERP

. Co-lead the external annual audit; first year subsequent to

acquisition of the company by a private equity firm and the addition

of an acquisition of a Canadian based business.

. Lead for month-end financial reporting closing process; allocating

personnel resources to insure internal controls and improve

operational efficiencies; improving the process by seven working days.

Thomson Reuters (TR) (formerly Highline financial, llc). - Austin, TX

(2008 to 2013)

DIRECTOR, FINANCE AND ACCOUNTING

. Managed the Austin, Texas location for TR

. Generated all monthly financial reporting and risk assessment,

reporting to the CEO and private equity investment (PE) firm CEO and

CFO (Spire Capital-NYC). Provided MD&R financial highlights on a

monthly basis. This format of the financial highlights were

subsequently used as a financial reporting requirement for all other

investments of the PE firm, reporting to the PE CEO and CFO.

. Lead in the budget and strategic planning process and execution.

. Maintained and adhered to strong controls for management related

daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly, and annual cash flow.

Saberex Group, LTD. - Austin, TX (2007 to 2008)

DIVISION CONTROLLER

. Oversaw all financial reporting and risk assessment for two divisions

. Collaborated with CEO/Principal in the development of the company's

structured marketing plan for all divisions.

Texas comptroller of public accounts (Tcpa) /

TEXAS TREASURY SAFEKEEPING TRUST COMPANY (TTSTC) - AUSTIN, TX (2002 TO

2006)

FINANCIAL REPORTING MANAGER

. Assimilated State-wide financial information of State issued bonds.

Worked with TCPA programmers to eliminate triplication entry of bond

information to one entry, thereby, the financial information flowed

directly into the bond note data base. This provided process and cost

efficiencies.

. Collaborated with Comptroller's economist with the composition of the

opening letter to the People of the State of Texas in the

Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (CAFR).

. Responsible for TTSTC financial reporting to the Governor's Office and

to the Legislative Budget Board for the State of Texas.

. Oversaw the Fed Line Division-six individuals and the Finance Division-

five individuals.

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RELEVANT PROFESSIONAL HISTORY...CONTINUED

idm partners, ltd. - Austin, TX (1994 to 2001)

DIRECTOR OF FINANCIAL REPORTING AND PLANNING

. Oversaw all financial, tax, legal, cash management, risk management,

and budget and strategic planning activity for thirty to forty legal

entities with six partners

o Types of investments encompassed real estate, high tech

software, high tech manufacturing, golf cart GPS systems,

commercial and residential development, land development and

biotechnology with a net asset value in excess of $50M, up to

600 employees.

. Worked collaboratively with and directed entities' accounting staff

members, reviewed financial reports for GAAP compliance; balance

sheets, income statements, cash flows, and valuations.

. Maintained a strong professional relationship with BofA private

banking group; $15M Line of Credit for a seven year period.

ADDITIONAL HISTORY

ACS DATA LINE - Austin, TX Controller

ROCKWELL COLLINS AVIONICS - Cedar Rapids, IA Senior Financial Analyst

EDUCATION & PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT / TRAINING

Completed coursework towards a

Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Accounting, Mathematics Minor

UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA - Cedar Falls, Iowa

C.P.A. License in Good Standing - Texas State Board of Public Accountancy

Training:

Post Graduate Studies focused in financial analysis at the University of

Iowa, Texas Tech University, and Texas State University

Software Expertise

NetSuite + QuickBooks + Excel + Word + PowerPoint + Project +

Visio + Organically Created ERP Systems

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