Manager Accounting

CHERI C. MEZZAPELLE, CPA

**** ******* *****, ****** *****, California 94595

Telephone 925-***-****

Email ***************@*****.***

HIGHLIGHTS OF QUALIFICATIONS

. CPA/MS/CMAP with over twenty years of experience in both public and

private accounting

. Mergers & acquisitions (domestic & international) - Chartered Merger &

Acquisition Professional (CMAP)

. IPO (London Stock Exchange-AIM)

. Internal and external financial reporting (SEC, LSE-AIM & international

entity statutory reporting)

. IFRS/US GAAP (Conversion of US GAAP to IFRS during IPO process)

. Managing monthly close processes, multilevel consolidations & audits

. Recruiting and developing a solid finance department

. Budgeting, forecasting and cash management

. Financial systems implementations, re-installations and development

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

VP Finance 2005* - 2009

Evans Analytical Group, Sunnyvale, CA

Part of the management team that acquired the Company in 2005 and

subsequently increased annual revenues from approximately $24mil to $70mil

and EBITDA from 24% to 36%. Worked with the Board, CEO and Corporate

counsel to complete fourteen acquisitions, including due diligence,

valuation and integration. Expanded international presence to include

operations in China, Japan, Singapore, UK, Germany, France and Ireland.

Developed accounting system & processes to support the growth in operations

and multi-national reporting requirements. Developed a solid/professional

finance department from 4 to 15 world-wide employees. Converted from US

GAAP to IFRS and successfully completed an IPO on the London Stock Exchange-

AIM in June 2007 which resulted in raising approximately $250mil of share

capital. Other responsibilities included bank/institutional reporting,

international entity compliance work, multi-national tax, supervision of

the US and foreign financial team and interim CFO.

Cheri Mezzapelle, CPA (Self-Employment/Contract) 2002 - 2005*

Clients included: American Academy of Ophthalmology, BriteSmile, Inc.,

Evans Analytical Group, LLC, Ellie Mae, Inc. and Kelmscott Communications.

Contract work consisted of interim management positions and various

technical accounting projects such as the preparation of first-time and

restated audited financial statements following a major reorganization,

setup of initial accounting and consolidation following the acquisition of

a Taiwan subsidiary; troubleshooting financial system migration problems

and existing FrX reports following a financial system conversion; design

and implementation of management reporting packages using FrX, assisting

with audit preparation and other. Began a full-time contract with Evans

Analytical Group in 2005 and converted to VP of Finance in 2007.

Accounting Manager - General Ledger 2001 - 2002

Advent Software, San Francisco, CA

Responsible for the supervision and coordination of the monthly and

quarterly close processes of the parent company including internal

financial reporting and the multi-level consolidation of eight domestic

and four foreign subsidiaries of this publicly traded software company.

Responsibilities included reviewing\preparing management reports; purchase

accounting and subsequent integration of acquired companies; supervision

of six senior general ledger accountants and coordinating external

financial statement reviews and audits. Team member responsible for the

successful conversion to Oracle Financials from the existing Solomon

accounting system.

CHERI C. MEZZAPELLE, CPA Page 2

Senior Accounting Manager 1997 - 2001

Textainer Limited, San Francisco, CA - Senior Accounting Manager (2000 to

2001)

Textainer Limited, San Francisco, CA - Accounting Manager (1998 to 2000)

Textainer Equipment Management, San Francisco, CA - Senior Accountant (1997

to 1998)

Responsible for the multilevel consolidation and internal/external

reporting requirements of the holding company and three subsidiaries

included in the asset financing group. Responsibilities included the

supervision and coordination of the monthly close process; daily cash

management; preparing monthly asset base certificates and other reports

for financial institutions and monitoring compliance with debt covenants

and restrictions; co-coordinating external financial statement and bank

audits. Responsible for the direct supervision of three senior level

accountants. Special projects included automating the internal

consolidated monthly reports and cash flow statement using the FRX report

writer; the design and implementation of enhancements to the general

ledger structure allowing for the subsequent automation of several other

monthly reports; instituting new account reconciliation formats and

formalizing accounting procedures. Member of the team responsible for the

successful conversion from Flexi to JD Edwards. Staffed and integrated the

job functions and reporting requirements of a new corporate entity.

Senior Accountant 1996 - 1997

VECTRA Technologies, Inc., San Ramon, CA

Oversaw the transition of the accounting functions of a major operating

division from Columbia, South Carolina to the corporate headquarters in

San Ramon, California during a corporate restructuring. Responsible for

the implementation and maintenance the division's accounting system at the

corporate office, directing monthly closes, trouble shooting/resolving

transitional problems, reviewing entries and supervising the billing,

accounts receivable, payroll and accounts payable sections. Involved in

the contract analysis/negotiation that resulted in the subsequent

successful divestiture of the division. Additional responsibilities

included assisting with SEC reporting (10K and 10Q).

C.P.A. 1987 - 1994

Anderson & Associates, Fairfield, CA (1989 to 1994)

Rooney, Ida, Nolt, & Ahern, CPAs, Oakland, CA (1987 to 1989)

EDUCATION & PROFESSIONAL LICENSE

CMAP, Chartered Merger & Acquisition Professional - Certificate Number 34

(2009)

MS, Organizational Development - Golden Gate University - 2001

CPA, (CA) - Certificate Number 53445 (March 1989) - Current

BA, Accounting - Golden Gate University (magna cum laude) - 1986

Associate of Art - Pikes Peak Community College (Phi Beta Kappa,

Presidential scholarship) - 1985

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