Mark W. Owen, CPA

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Rockwall, Texas 75087

972-***-****/972-***-****

Successful, results-oriented financial manager seeks opportunity with

stable company. Industry experience includes manufacturing, real estate,

construction, financial services, consulting, engineering services, and

insurance. Highlights involve success in start-up and turn-around

situations, computer network installations, acquisitions and divestitures,

project management, and debt and equity financing.

Financial Accounting Network Administration Personnel

Job Cost Accounting Debt Financing

Administration

Planning & Budgeting Banking & Legal

Corporate Taxes

Policies & Procedures Risk Management Retirement Plans

Major Accomplishments

Assumed control of accounting function of eight different operating

entities, reduced closing cycles from 22 to 7 working days, and cut cost of

department by $300K.

Coordinated preparation of $3.1M Private Placement Memorandum for start-

up medical products company.

Increased annual profits of small publishing company by $220K (550%) in one

year through implementation of cost control measures, budgeting, and

organizational restructuring.

Engineered the sale of a $15M residential homebuilding company by

refinancing $11M of outstanding interim construction loans during single-

family home construction crash.

Designed and implemented financial reporting changes of 16 divisions of a

Fortune 500 company, reducing closing, consolidations, and reporting cycle

by 10 working days.

Career Highlights

Chief Financial Officer 9/04 to 2/10

BellGroup, LLC

Dallas, Texas

Employed by insurance agency to produce more accurate and timely financial

information, as well as manage cash flow for eight different entities. Also

given CFO responsibility for the Fort Worth Cats baseball team, LaGrave

Field, and several real estate companies.

Responsibilities: Accounting, planning, cash flow, banking, and taxes for

eight entities

Industries: Insurance, baseball, and real estate

VP Finance & Administration 5/96 to 1/04

C & C Engineering, Inc Dallas, Texas

Hired to restore financial viability of company and resolve IRS problems.

Promoted from Controller to CFO to VP during tenure, while assuming control

over all functions of the company except drafting and inspections.

Responsibilities: Accounting, finance, cash management, banking, human

resources, benefits, cost control, risk management, planning & budgeting,

and facilities.

Industry: Construction

Controller 10/94 to

11/95

Atlantis Trading Corporation Dallas,

Texas

Contracted with company as Independent CPA to remedy accounting and tax

problems. Hired as a permanent employee in January, 1995.

Responsibilities: Accounting, finance, cost control, inventory control,

cash management, and budgeting.

Industry: Wholesale & retail sales - women's apparel and accessories

VP Finance & Administration 8/91 to

8/94

CBI Healthcare Systems, Inc.

Garland, Texas

Hired as Controller to alleviate accounting, financing, and IRS tax

problems. Promoted to CFO in January, 1995 and to VP in January, 1993.

Responsibilities: Accounting, finance, MIS, legal, risk management, cash

management, and banking

Industry: Manufacturing & wholesale distribution - medical products

Executive Vice President 1/84 to

7/87

Greenbriar Homes, Inc. Dallas,

Texas

Employed as Controller to repair job cost and financial reporting problems.

Promoted to VP Finance in May, 1985 and to Executive VP (COO) upon sale of

company in April, 1986.

Responsibilities: All facets of operating a single-family homebuilding

company

Industry: Construction, real estate, & mortgage brokerage

Controller 8/80 to 7/83

Intermedics, Inc.

Clute, Texas

Recruited as Controller of Surgitronics, Inc., a subsidiary of Intermedics,

Inc. Given the same position of two additional subsidiaries, one through

acquisition and one through spin-off.

Responsibilities: Accounting, budgeting, MIS, cost control, inventory

control, and financial reporting for three separate corporate entities

Industry: Manufacturing - medical products

Senior Consolidations Accountant 4/72 to

8/80

Wylain, Inc. Dallas,

Texas

Originally employed as a Staff Accountant in the Corporate Office. Promoted

to Assistant Controller of one of the company's 16 operating divisions in

April, 1976, and returned to Corporate Office in April, 1978.

Responsibilities: Corporate office accounting, manufacturing cost

accounting, consolidations, financial reporting, SEC 10K & 10Q reporting

Industry: Manufacturing

Education

Southern Methodist University

BBA Majors: Finance & Accounting

CPA: State of Texas Certificate Number 57267

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