Don Gubler, CPA
Orem * UT * 801-***-**** cell
*******@***********.***
Career Objective: To bring experience and skills into an organization to
support accomplishing specified goals and objectives. I have interest and
specific accomplishments in the areas of revenue growth, profitability,
maintaining customer satisfaction, and managing the accounting and
financial reporting functions to contribute to a motivated and productive
workplace.
Professional Experience
Vice President - CFO
Transcensus, LLC, Orem, UT Sep. '04 to present
Transcensus is a start-up enterprise developing and bringing to market a
disruptive software authoring technology focused on improving adoption and
use of enterprise software applications. Through late 2008, the company
remained in development of its proprietary platform. In Q4 of 2008, the
company commenced efforts to go to market. Responsibilities:
> Cultivate private equity contacts / leads (Angels and VC's)
> Prepare/maintain/update Reg D 506 Private Placement Memoranda
> All accounting and financial reporting functions (actuals and
projections)
> Financial modeling and forecasting
> Cash management
> Regulatory filings - Corporate (Fed & State), payroll, sales, and
property tax filings
> Significant involvement in the sales process
Vice President - Finance & CFO
NACT Telecommunications, Inc., Provo, UT Oct. '97 to
Jul. '04
NACT manufactures and sells an advanced telecommunications switching
platform with integrated applications and billing system. Publicly traded
(NASDAQ) until October 1998, thereafter taken private through acquisition.
Position reported to NACT President/CEO and was responsible for all
accounting, financial reporting and forecasting, budgeting, banking and
cash management functions. Significant responsibilities and
accomplishments:
> Led the finance function through significant transitions in the business
necessitated by the telecom and .com crashes in 2001 and 2002. Lead role
in redirecting the business, maintaining cash flow and profitability, and
to being successfully acquired in July 2001. The company remained
profitable and cash flow positive under my tenure.
> Sales process support and interface to properly structure internal
financing or third party financing to facilitate the sales process and
manage credit exposure. Transaction sizes ranged from $50K to $2M, with
average transaction approx. $250K.
> Successfully managed the financial due diligence process for the company
to be acquired twice. NACT successfully changed hands twice during my
tenure in Sept '98 and again in Jul '01.
> SEC reporting - 10K and 10Q and management of the annual audit process
> Management of the accounting and HR functions
Professional Experience - continued
Controller
Hamilton Stores Inc. &
Ventures West, Inc., West Yellowstone, MT May '94 to Oct.
'97
Hamilton Stores owned the contract rights to all retail concessions in
Yellowstone National Park, operating 14 retail stores in the park.
Ventures West (a related company by ownership) owned and operated
hospitality, retail businesses, and commercial and residential properties
in communities adjacent to Yellowstone National Park. Reported to CFO.
Significant responsibilities and accomplishments:
> Responsible for all accounting and financial reporting processes.
> Monthly reporting to officers.
> Reporting package submission to the Board of Directors
> Reorganization of accounting processes resulting in a reduction of the
year end audit from a 2 week process to a 4 day process.
> Conversion of the group health insurance plan from private insurance to a
self-insured plan.
> Migration to new payroll system, payroll administration, and all payroll
tax filings.
> Authored leases on commercial properties.
> Authored accounting and operating procedures manuals.
Manager - Financial Reporting & Cash Management
Windshields America, Inc., Van Nuys, CA Nov. '90 to Apr.
'94
Windshields America, Inc. owned and operated a 140 retail auto-glass stores
nationwide. Nov. '90 to Apr. '94, revenues grew from $45 million to
approx. $100 million annually. Reported to CFO, dotted line (and daily
interface) with parent company in London. Under my lead, function
consistently achieved the best financial reporting record to parent, among
9 affiliated companies operating in 11 countries. Position coordinated in
the successful centralization of the accounting functions from 4
decentralized regions across the U.S. Position also coordinated in the
successful installation of a new G/L system along with a fully interfaced
payroll system. Other responsibilities and accomplishments included:
> Financial report preparation for the Executive Committee.
> Responsible for the annual budget process.
> Accomplished a 40% reduction in audit fees (from $100k to approx. $60k)
> Weekly sales reporting (dollars, units, and average pricing).
> Management of all month end closes.
> Management of $2 million operating line of credit.
> Weekly cash flow management, reporting and forecasting. (12 week rolling
analysis)
> Management of nationwide banking relationships (70 deposit accounts, 25
imprest accounts, payroll, zero balance, and lock box accounts)
> Management of sales tax reporting (20 states).
Professional Experience - continued
Senior Accountant - Audit
KPMG Peat Marwick, Los Angeles Jan. '86 to Apr.
'90
Planning and execution of financial and operational audits on large and
medium sized private and public companies. Client base and industry
experience included manufacturing, airlines, aerospace/defense, hi-tech
manufacturing, property management, and commercial finance.
> Preparation of GAAP basis financial statements.
> Supervision of audit staff.
> Complex consolidations (multiple companies, different industries in the
same consolidation)
Education
California State University - Northridge, BS - Accounting
Dec. '85
Affiliations
CPA (Licensed - California)
References
Available upon request
Personal Information
I am competitive, optimistic, and well organized. I like most sports and
enjoy involvement in civic activities where time permits.