Sales Vice President

Scott C. Peterson, CPA ***-***-

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SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

Talented financial executive with over 20 years experience including

financial management in high-growth private equity backed

organizations. I am strategic and profit-oriented with skill in all

aspects of finance from equity raises to operations. My credibility

and broad business acumen allows me to represent the company with

investors, customers, and internal stakeholders alike.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

PS ENERGY GROUP, INC., Atlanta, GA 4/2009 - 7-2011

Chief Financial Officer

Distribution and Service Company, $150 million+ revenue, Operations

across U.S.

. Direct all day to day accounting and finance functions.

. Responsible for short and long term budgeting and strategic

planning.

. Manage current debt facility including both senior and

subordinated debt.

. Initiated business development model to capture larger market

share with competitive and innovative pricing.

INTEGRATED EXCELLENCE, LLC, Atlanta, GA 4/2008 -

4/2009

Chief Financial Officer

Low Voltage Wiring and Security Alarm Company with Operations in

Georgia and Florida

. Created a strategic plan that was implemented to maximize

company value for VC backed Security Company through sales

channel expansion.

. Identified and secured senior loan facility to fund operations

and market expansion.

. Achieved a 25% cost reduction in billing and administrative

functions.

. Developed methods to analyze and manage the cash needs of new

markets and sales channels. Prior to the current residential

builder market downturn this analysis was used to put a large

geographic expansion on hold saving and estimated $50,000 in

start up costs.

U.S. ALARM HOLDINGS, LLC, Exton, PA 1/2005 -

4/2008

Founder and Chief Financial Officer

Security Alarm Company with Operations across the southern US

Raised $6.5 million in capital to fund start-up and operations.

Grew revenue from $0 to $2.1 million in 18 months.

Produced gross margins that exceeded industry average.

Created partnership to acquire and operate a nationwide alarm

business.

Purchased 6,000 alarm contracts ($175,000 monthly rate) in 18 months.

WIND RIVER ENVIRONMENTAL, Boston, MA

1/2002 - 12/2004

Vice President - New England Division

New England Division VP of the largest full service septic and drain

cleaning company in the US.

Complete P&L responsibility including strategic planning and

acquisitions for the company's largest division operating 7 branch

locations and 75+ employees.

Year over year revenue and EBITDA increases of 12.4% and 19.3%

respectively.

Productivity, measured as revenue per hour, increased 17% over the

previous year.

Successfully introduced two new product lines.

SMITH ALARM SYSTEMS, INC., Dallas, TX

7/1990 - 12/2001

Chief Financial Officer

Smith Alarm Systems operated one of the largest independent alarm

companies in the United States.

Managed all finance, accounting and administrative functions,

including financial statement preparation and analysis, cash

management, strategic planning and budgeting, human resources and

information technology.

Managed senior credit relationship with Bank of America and mezzanine

credit relationships with institutional investors including TA

Associates.

Published and presented detailed operations and financial reports to

investors and board members.

Reduced the number of days to publish financial statements from 45 to

10.

Initiated and directed business operating system software conversion

reducing MIS costs by 80%.

Reduced day's sales outstanding by 35% by moving the accounts

receivable collection initial contact date up to 30 days and

increasing the use of bank draft and credit card payment types.

Developed reporting package for daily analysis of key performance

metrics, including revenue, EBITDA and cash flow.

Vice President - Residential Operations

Responsible for all aspects of the division, including: sales,

operations, budgeting, and control.

Expanded the high volume program from start up to seven offices with

150+ employees.

Developed "paperless" workflow process with an intranet database

program reducing both administrative costs by 50% and the sales cycle

from days to hours.

Developed and implemented a piece-rate pay plan reducing expenses by

20%.

Increased the company's monitoring revenue base by 25% in 18 months.

Vice President - Branch Operations

Responsible for seven branch locations contributing 40% of corporate

revenue.

Increased the account base in all remote locations by over 100% in 24

months.

Reduced account attrition by 40%.

Responsible for sales, service and installation.

Vice President - Business Development

Developed and directed the company's acquisition program where I had

direct responsibility for identifying, negotiating the terms for, and

closing 20 deals.

Held responsible for first line integration of all acquired companies.

Acquisition monitoring revenue represented 40% of total monitoring

revenue growth.

Opened three new major market places through acquisitions.

PRIOR EXPERIENCE

BANC ONE MORTGAGE, Dallas, TX, Controller

5/1988 - 7/1990

LOMAS & NETTLETON, Dallas, TX, Controller

7/1984 - 5/1988

LEPRINO FOODS COMPANY, Denver, CO, Financial Analyst

6/1982 - 7/1984

EDUCATION & CERTIFICATIONS

COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY - Ft. Collins, Colorado

BS Business Administration - Concentration in Accounting (1982)

Certified Public Accountant (Texas)

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