Manager Management

C. Jack Cantrell, Jr.

**** ********** **.

Helotes, TX 78023

210-***-**** (home)/ 210-***-**** (cell)

**********@****.**.***

Summary of Qualifications:

Extensive work history, most recently as Entrepreneur, includes all areas

of Finance including treasury, corporate finance, cash management,

budgeting, investing and financial analyses. My frequent participation in

cross-functional projects helped me to get a high level appreciation of

operational issues.

Includes hands-on and supervisory experience in:

Building complex financial models An initial public offering

Analytical support of strategic Negotiating leases, bank

business development agreements and debt covenants.

Sarbanes Oxley compliance Domestic and International

banking and funds transfers

Hedging Interest Rate and FX risks Refinancings and issues of new

debt and equity

Implementation/configuration of Automation journal entries for

ERP systems, including SAP and debt, cash, interest,

Oracle investments, hedging and

application of cash to operating

A/R.

Professional Experience:

Focal Point of San Antonio 2008

- Current

Owner/Business Coach

Provide business counseling and coaching to owners of small or

medium sized businesses.

Responsible for all aspects of my business including marketing

and administration.

Kinetic Concepts, Inc.

1999 - 2007

Assistant Treasurer

Eight years as Assistant Treasurer, during which I was

responsible for domestic and international cash management,

financial analyses for the corporation and cash budgeting for

domestic and international operations. The last two years, I

was also responsible for international bank relationships and FX

risk management.

During this time the company's revenues increased by over 500%:

. Wrote the SOX procedures for funds transfers and payments,

investments, debt compliance, bank administration, hedging

and loan borrowings and paydowns

. Completed two RFPs for banking services, changing our main

bank the first time, saving 30% of bank fees and while

keeping the same bank the second time saved 20% on bank fees.

. Introduced image processing to the Company, working with AR

to use images to apply and provide backup documentation for

lockbox receipts and rebate/refund checks. This saved time

and expenses in cash application and provided superior

documentation of transactions.

. Developed FX and interest rate hedging procedures reducing FX

gains/losses by over $1M in 2007.

. Taught Corporate Accounting, and external auditors about

FASB 133 accounting for interest rate swaps and FX hedging.

. Expanded domestic daily cash forecast from 5 days to 180

days.

. Provided financial analysis of insurance/risk management

strategies.

. Conceptualized and coded financial models which expanded the

corporate Budget process to include balance sheet and

cashflow information. These models used key performance

indicators which helped expand operational focus to cashflow

and broader operational issues.

. Streamlined the calculations and audit support for debt

covenant compliance. This not only insured covenant

compliance, but reduced audit time, and fees for compliance

by half.

. Built corporate models to assist with capital structure and

other strategic decisions and to prepare long term forecasts.

. Monitored and briefed management on trends and conditions in

FX and credit markets.

. Helped prepare rating agency and refinancing presentations

for the IPO and two refinancings.

PG&E Gas Transmission (a spinoff from Valero) 1997 -

1999

SAP Implementation Project Team

Selected to be part of a cross-functional team to install SAP

accounting system for the new natural gas corporation.

Installed all the SAP accounting modules (including the parallel

FERC accounting) plus were able to get parts of the SAP Treasury

installed. Project completed on-time and within budget.

. Trained Treasury and Accounting personnel on SAP

. Installed FERC accounting system which was not part of

the original project

Valero Energy Corp.

1982 - 1997

Manager of Treasury Reporting (1988 - 1997)

Responsible to assure compliance with debt covenants on $1B of

debt, and was involved in numerous special projects and analyses

for the Treasurer and CFO.

. Member of reengineering team, revising procurement procedures

of the entire company and saving approximately $ 3 million

per year.

. Led the project establishing a procurement card (purchasing

card) program for small purchases and saving the company over

$ 1 million per year in administrative costs while improving

visibility and control.

. Created an Excel model allowing management to test the 5-year

plan and various strategic scenarios to assure compliance

with debt covenants

Manager of Debt Administration (1982 - 1988)

Joined Valero as a Sr. Financial Analyst and was promoted to

Manager of Treasury Reporting. Responsibilities included cash

forecasting, borrowing and paydowns under the credit facilities

and the application of incoming payments to open AR accounts.

Accomplishments were:

. Streamlined the Cash Applications process, reducing the staff

from 5 to 2 while improving the timeliness of cash

applications from 5 days to 1.25 days.

. Designed and implemented an integrated treasury system.

. Extended the cash forecast from 3 days to 30 days thus

allowing improved cash management control and reduced

interest expenses.

. Managed a $100 million commercial paper program.

Education:

MBA - Finance University of Houston -

Houston, TX

BS - Physics/Math Tulane University - New

Orleans, LA

CTP - Certified Treasury Professional

Activities:

Professional:

. San Antonio Treasury Management Association - former Vice

President of Programs and Treasurer.

. Speaker at local cash management association and the annual

state treasury management conference on a variety of cash

management topics.

. Presented procurement card seminar at AFP regional/retail

conference.

Community:

. Current member of the Board of Directors of Camp C.A.M.P., a

local charity serving special needs children. CAMP has an

operating budget in excess of $1M.

. Former member of the Executive Committee of the Episcopal

Diocese of West Texas

. Cash Manager of the U.S. Olympic Festival held in San

Antonio

. Asst. Scoutmaster for Boy Scouts; Eagle Scout

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