Paul L. Davenport

**** ****** ******, *** *****, CA 92109

781-***-****

ab839t@r.postjobfree.com

Profile

Seasoned financial manager and technical accounting expert with national

firm CPA and diverse consulting background. Experience includes

controllership, extensive SEC technical accounting and reporting, financial

planning and analysis, treasury, tax and financial modeling skills.

Professional Experience

Corporate Financial Consultant April 2002 -

Present

(Detailed addendum listing significant consulting engagements at end of

resume).

Management consulting (independently and with national consulting firms).

Varied short and long-term assignments with diverse client base ranging

from start-up companies to international publicly-traded corporations.

Extensive SEC and technical accounting projects, interim Controller and

CFO, Sarbanes-Oxley and process improvement projects. Client base includes

manufacturing, biotech, energy and power, high technology, distribution,

consulting, educational services and financial services firms.

Notre Dame Educational Center, Boston, MA April

2011- October 2012

Finance Director

Financial officer for nonprofit adult education center providing ESOL, GED

and high school diploma programs for inner city adults and teens.

Developed best practices for managing numerous government and private

foundation grants and updated accounting and budget systems.

American Superconductor Corporation, Westboro, MA August

1997-March 2002

Corporate Treasurer, Director of Financial Reporting 2000 - 2002

Manager of Financial Reporting, Division Controller 1997 - 2000

Progressive responsibilities with growing publicly-traded manufacturing and

research and development corp.

Responsible for all SEC reporting including 10K's, 10Q's and proxies,

oversaw follow-on stock offerings raising approximately $300M, managed all

corporate real estate activity including financial and legal

administration of construction of $85M manufacturing plant. Also managed

accounting staff, FP&A, risk management, stock option administration,

internal audit, corporate taxes, and benefit plan accounting.

Davenport & Galer, CPA's, Canton, MA 1990 -

1997

Founding Partner

Managing partner of regional accounting & management consulting firm

offering both standard CPA firm services (including accounting, audit and

tax services) and project based consulting assistance (including interim

controller, SEC reporting, IPO assistance, systems implementation, and

financial analysis).

The Kirkland Group, Cambridge, MA 1988 -

1990

Controller

Top financial officer of regional real estate development company

specializing in multi-family housing utilizing tax-exempt bond financing.

Managed all corporate accounting, cash management, tax, personnel

administration, legal and insurance issues as well as project viability and

planning and construction contract and financing management.

Public Accounting Experience 1983 - 1988

Grant Thornton, Boston, MA Audit Supervisor 1986 - 1988

KPMG, Worcester, MA Staff Auditor 1983 - 1985

Progressive audit, tax and consulting experience with international

accounting firms. Diversified industry base including manufacturing,

technology, retail, service and not for profit organizations.

Paul L. Davenport, CPA, Page 2

Education/Certifications/Systems

University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA Eisenberg School of Management

Bachelor of Business Administration, Major: Accounting; Cum Laude, Deans

List, 1983

Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA

Various coursework towards Master of Science in Finance

Certifications: Certified Public Accountant, Massachusetts, 1987

Systems: Advanced MS Office skills including Excel, Word, PowerPoint and

Access. Skilled with most major general ledger and accounting systems

including; Great Plains/Dynamics, QuickBooks, Oracle, Hyperion, SAP,

Macola, Solomon, FRX, Crystal Reports and others. Expert stock option and

equity knowledge including use and implementation of EquityEdge,

Transcentive (Computershare) and spreadsheet based valuation software.

Addendum/Significant Consulting Engagements

. Stock Option Software Implementation - Seaside Therapeutics, Cambridge,

MA - Assistance with audit and financial statement preparation for

emerging bio-tech company. Implementation of Transcentive stock option

software and equity valuation and footnote preparation. (January - March

2011 and March 2012)

. IPO Preparation Consultant - Large Real Estate Investment Trust,

Boston, MA - Preparation of offering circular (S-11) and audited

financials for IPO for proposed $300M+ public offering. Technical

assistance included FAS 133, FAS 141R, FAS 144, FAS 157 and new

codification. (December 2009 - January 2010)

. Financial Reporting Consultant - Brookfield Renewable Power, Marlboro,

MA Preparation and review of external financial statements and SOX

compliance for owner/operator of hydroelectric power facilities with

over $80 billion in assets under management. (April 2009 - June 2009)

. Interim Director of Financial Reporting - FGX, Inc., North Smithfield,

RI - 10Q preparation and technical accounting assistance for $300M

distribution and marketing company. (August 08 - October 08)

. Interim Controller/External Reporting - Atlantic Power Corp. Boston, MA -

Managed internal and external financial reporting for $250M US Power Plant

Investment Company. (March 08 - August 08)

. SEC/Technical Accounting Consultant - Dynogen Pharmaceuticals, Waltham,

MA - Preparation of offering circular and audited financials for

IPO/reverse merger. (Jan 08 - May 08)

. SEC/Technical Accounting Consultant - The Princeton Review, New York, NY

- Preparation of SEC filings and assistance with accounting department

relocation/overhaul for $140M+ educational services organization.

Specific assistance with equity financing, and update of SOX procedures.

(Sept. 07 - Nov 07)

. SEC/Technical Accounting Consultant - LINK Medicine, Cambridge, MA -

Preparation of financial statements and oversight of initial audit for pre-

IPO bio-tech. (August - Nov 07)

. Stock Option Software Implementation - Alseres Pharmaceuticals,

Hopkinton, MA - Implementation of Transcentive stock option software

(conversion from Excel). (May - June 07)

. SEC Consultant - Molecular Insight Pharmaceuticals, Cambridge, MA -

Preparation of initial SEC filings for Post-IPO Bio-tech. (April 07 -

August 07)

. Technical Accounting Consultant - BearingPoint, Foxboro, MA - Revenue

recognition analysis for 16,000 employee international consulting

organization. (Feb. 07 - April 07)

. Interim Controller/SEC Reporting - Chase Manufacturing Corp, Bridgewater,

MA - $100M+ manufacturer of specialty products. International reporting.

(Sept. 06 - Feb. 07)

. Interim CFO/Controller - HHSP, Inc., Brockton, MA - Developed best

practices, implemented systems and managed venture capital financing

process for start-up medical lab. (Dec. 2005 - Aug 06)

. SEC Consultant - VIA Networks, Amsterdam, Netherlands - Prepared SEC

filings prior to sale for technology company. Extensive foreign exchange

and international consolidations. (Oct. - Nov. 05)

. SEC Consultant - Investors Bank & Trust, Boston, MA - Financial report

preparation and SEC filings for national financial services firm. (June -

Sept. 05)

. SEC Consultant - Clean Harbors, Braintree, MA - SEC reporting (10-K) and

Sarbanes-Oxley consulting for $600M environmental services co. (Dec. 04 -

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