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Financial Vice President

Location:
7748
Posted:
March 09, 2010

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ALBERT E. GENCARELLA, MBA, CPA

Middletown, NJ *7748

Home: 732-***-**** Cell: 732-***-**** Email: *******@*******.***

Chief Financial Officer

Summary

Senior financial executive with a solid record of achievement as a Chief

Financial Officer and Controller of multidivisional public and private

companies, with demonstrated history of creative cost reductions and the

managerial and technical skills to produce timely and accurate internal

financial statements and public filings.

QUALIFICATIONS AND KEY ACHIEVEMENTS:

. Hired and developed competent financial management and staff.

. Improved procedures to produce more timely and more accurate financial

reports.

. Implemented procedures to streamline billing and improve cash

collections.

. Identified and implemented substantial cost reductions.

. Established responsive budgeting processes, interfaced with internal

financial statements.

. Completed acquisitions, including negotiations, due diligence and

assimilation.

. Procured over $100 million of equity and debt financing.

. Managed and prepared SEC filings and SOX implementation.

Professional Experience

Interim Chief Financial Officer, 2008-2009

I recently served as an interim Chief Financial Officer for several early

stage companies involved in installation of cable television services,

international long distance, and broadband communications. My primary

duties were to improve financial reporting in preparation of the annual

audit and to prepare financial projections and offering memorandums to

raise new capital.

Chief Financial Officer, Berliner Communications, Inc. 2006-2007

Public company that provides site construction services to communications

companies:

Prepared SEC reports and led the initial implementation of Sarbanes-

Oxley; Designed and implemented a budget process and improved internal

financial reporting; Streamlined and improved output from a Timberline

based percentage of completion job cost system; Implemented revised

billing procedures to improve cash collections; Procured new senior and

convertible debt and maintained relationships with investors and lenders;

Successfully negotiated key acquisition agreements and performed due

diligence.

Chief Financial Officer, Dianet Communications, Inc. 2004-2006

A startup company involved in constructing distributed antenna systems for

wireless companies:

Raised $1 million of private equity from investors and subsequently

prepared an offering memorandum and raised $12 million of equity and debt

from an investment fund; Participated in preparation of successful RFP

for the construction of wireless telephone system on the New York City

Subway platforms and procured a $130 million financial commitment for

that subway project; Established budgeting and financial reporting

system.

President and COO, Oceanic Digital Communications, 2001-2004

A Domestic company with wireless telephone operations in the Caribbean and

Central America:

Increased the number of paying subscribers from 25,000 to over 100,000

and increased revenue and reduced expenses to achieve positive cash

flow; Procured $30 million of debt financing; Managed the construction

of a wireless telephone system on a major Caribbean Island.

Senior Vice President, Financial Business Operations, Metrocall, Inc. 1998-

2001

A company involved in nationwide paging:

Initiated extensive cost reduction programs generating savings of $30-

40 million per year to improve cash flow; Implemented expanded

marketing programs to reduce the decline in subscriptions and procured

$30 million in financing for two way pagers.

Senior Vice President, Finance and Operations, Novocomm 1995-1998

Early Stage Company involved in communications and media businesses in

Russia and Ukraine:

Prepared offering memorandum and raised $8.5 million of equity

capital; Served as liaison with Russian partners; Brought in a key

strategic investor/partner; Prepared timely and accurate financial

statements for investors and senior management.

President and Chief Operating Officer, Infopage, Inc. 1989-1995

Financially troubled paging and call center Company:

Increased subscriptions from 20,000 to over 100,000 customers,

increasing revenue while reducing staff and other costs to improve

EBITDA from negative to 33% of revenue; Successfully divested call

center operations and raised $40 Million in debt and equity financing

for an acquisition; Negotiated the successful sale of the Company.

Vice President, Finance, American Cellular Network Corp. (Amcell). 1985-

1988

Public startup cellular telephone Company:

Prepared financial reports and SEC filings; Implemented billing and

customer management systems; established budgeting and financial

reporting system; Procured $8 Million in equity financing; Prepared

offering memorandum and participated in the successful sale of the

company.

Controller, Comcast Corporation 1978-1985

Cable television operating company:

Initiated procedures to produce more timely financial statements;

Prepared financial reports including SEC filings; Developed automated

financial reporting system integrated with budgeting processes for all

cable television systems; Worked closely with operating management to

facilitate cost reductions and maximize operating profits; reviewed,

negotiated and led the implementation of subscriber billing systems;

Led the analysis and due diligence for several acquisitions.

Senior Supervisor, Deloitte & Touche 1973-1978

EDUCATION and Other:

MBA, University of Rhode Island

B.S. Accounting, University of Rhode Island

Certified Public Accountant

Veteran-U.S. Army



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