Accounting Management

Mark E. Landis, CPA

***** ** **** ****** *********, WA 98074

206-***-**** ******-****@*******.***

PROFILE

Senior Finance & Accounting Executive with over 16 years of versatile

management experience gained as Controller, Director of Finance, and CFO

for a mix of public/private sector companies; equally adept at managing the

financial needs of mature enterprises, as well as fast-growth startup

organizations.

Recognized throughout career as a highly competent manager who is "easy to

work with" and excels at building bridges across different departments and

business peer groups. Strong technical accounting credentials, combined

with strategic skills in business planning, mergers/acquisitions, ERP

installation, restructuring, and corporate exit strategies (liquidation or

sale) when circumstances require it.

Financial skills complemented by strong experience using various accounting

systems including Made 2 Manage, Platinum, MAS 90, Great Plains,

QuickBooks, Equity Edge, and Sage FAS.

KEY COMPETENCIES

CPA, State of Washington Merger & Acquisition Due Diligence

Accounting Team Hiring & Supervision Risk Management & Insurance

Budgeting & Strategic Planning A/P, A/R, Payroll & Cash Flow

Management

Financial Planning, Analysis & SEC Reporting & Sarbanes-Oxley

Reporting

Treasury & Debt Management Functions Internal Controls & Audit Management

Local/State/Federal Tax Planning Oversight of Facilities, IT & HR

Departments

WORK HISTORY

Interim Financial Consultant Mark Landis, CPA Pacific NW: 11/09-

Present

During search for the right next full-time opportunity, currently providing

management, financial, and tax consulting services to a series of small

business clients in the Portland, OR and Seattle, WA areas

Director of Finance & Administration Archus Orthopedics Inc.

Redmond: WA: 08/05-10/09

Held the top finance role for this development-stage biomedical device

company

. Member of senior management team, reporting directly to the CEO.

. Held oversight of all accounting, finance, and administrative

operations, in addition to supervising the stock incentive plan and the

Human Resources and IT departments.

. Managed all tax reporting and led the company through annual

financial audits.

. Managed cash burn and provided cash runway forecast reports and

analysis to the Board.

. Led annual business planning process and the development of four

corporate operating plans.

. Worked closely with CEO in fundraising activities; prepared mid-range

and long-term financial projections, in addition to supporting a

collection of M&A due diligence activities.

. Held treasury oversight over the Company's cash reserves.

Selected Achievements:

. Worked closely with the CEO to close a $35M venture capital Series C

financing.

. Provided oversight of the Company's cash runway, soliciting and

receiving approval from the Board to secure a $7.5M venture debt loan

from GE Capital. The loan provided the Company with seven additional

months of working capital, extending its time to secure new capital

financing.

. Worked closely with CEO and Board to strategically restructure the

Company's operations in an effort to extend the cash reserves long enough

to allow for the raising of additional capital.

. Following a market and product viability assessment by the Board and

outside investors, was retained by GE Capital for six months to liquidate

the Company's physical assets and to support the CEO in selling off the

company's intellectual property and winding down corporate operations.

Controller ProCyte Corporation Redmond, WA: 06/00-08/05

ProCyte Corporation, a developer of pharmaceutical products, ranked as one

of Washington State's top 50 fastest-growing technology companies during

the calendar years 2000 through 2004

. Reported directly to CFO; participated in all senior management and

strategic planning discussions.

. Directed all accounting operations, including stock incentive plans

and stock transfer agent activities.

. Managed quarterly/annual SEC financial reporting, as well as federal

and multi-state tax reporting.

. Directed development of the company's annual operating budget;

maintained quarterly forecasts.

. Led annual business planning process, resulting in preparing each

year's annual operating budget.

. Performed all Treasury functions, including stewardship of the

Company's cash reserves.

Selected Achievements:

. Served as the chief reporting accountant for ProCyte's SEC filings

from 2000 through 2003.

. In 2003, successfully justified a $7 million reduction in a balance

sheet reserve against a NOL-related deferred tax asset, boosting the

balance sheet asset by 54%.

. Developed a reliable sales and commission reporting process for the

company's U.S. sales force.

. Helped Marketing launch an E-commerce website to support the sharp

increase in inbound customer leads that resulted from the company's

production of a popular infomercial.

. Closely assisted CFO in financial and planning efforts involved in

acquiring a complementary spa product business.

. Instrumental in helping sell ProCyte to PhotoMedex, Inc. in 2005.

Chief Financial Officer Pure Water Corporation/AquaSource, Inc. Kent,

WA: 02/93-06/00

Pure Water Corporation, at the time, was the largest locally-owned bottled

water company in WA State

. Directed all accounting and finance operations including

internal/external financial reporting, financial analysis, and the

reporting of timely operating results to the business ownership team.

. Negotiated new equipment loans and the annual renewal of the

Company's working capital loan.

. Directed annual budget process and managed all tax reporting.

Selected Achievements:

. Played a strategic role in helping the business owners increase the

value of their business by more than 300% between 1995 and 1999,

culminating in the company's successful sale in 1999.

. Directed a staff that managed over 16,000 commercial and residential

bottled water customers.

. Led the company through a full financial system and CRM system

conversion.

. During a WA State Department of Revenue audit, successfully convinced

the State to cease sales tax collection on five-gallon bottle container

purchases, generating $200,000+ in estimated savings.

Associate CPA Forde Financial & Tax, Inc. Bellevue, WA: 10/87 - 02/93

Hired as an Associate by this Bellevue-based accounting firm

. Managed a complex mix of accounting, tax planning, and business

consulting engagements with the firm's small business clients throughout

Washington and Oregon.

Staff Accountant Yergen & Meyer, CPA's Portland, OR: 01/86 - 05/87

Began accounting career working in the Portland office of this public

accounting practice

. Worked on audit, review and compilation engagements, in addition to a

standard mix of public accounting functions that included preparing

corporate, partnership, and individual tax filings.

EDUCATION & CERTIFICATIONS

B.S. in Business Administration, Accounting emphasis

Portland State University, Portland, OR: December 1985

Certified Public Accountant, State of Washington (License #13165)

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