Management Accounting

DON STRAUSS

CELL #415-***-****

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Profile

Financial, Treasury, and Risk Management Executive with over 25 years

experience in accounting, investment management, and management reporting

including designing and implementing financial, risk, and operational

controls associated with product development for securities, derivatives

and other financial products. A proven financial leader with expertise in

the following areas:

Treasury and Cash Management Internal Audit

Exposure Management - Limits Enterprise Risk Management

Internal Controls Project Management

Financial Accounting and Systems Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance

Fraud Assessment and Analysis Operations Risk Assessment

Controllership Staff Management and Development

Professional Experience

Treasury Dynamics, Inc., Burlingame, ca

2009 to Present

Director

. Treasury management experience includes selling, designing and

implementing cash management strategies, hedging programs, and other

risk management processes associated with investing and risk

activities for technology and bio-tech companies.

Deloitte & Touche llp, San Francisco, ca

2001 to 2009

Director, Enterprise Risk Services

. Led several Internal Audit engagements for financial, health care, and

technology companies including the strategic risk assessments,

treasury, financial reporting and regulatory compliance.

. Treasury management experience includes designing and implementing

cash and investment management strategies, hedging programs, internal

controls and other risk management processes associated with investing

and risk activities for financial services, bio-tech, insurance and

technology companies.

. Led overall projects in establishing and assessing internal control

programs to comply with the requirements of Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) Rule

302 and 404 specialized in Entity Level Controls and Treasury

Department controls. Successfully led three global SOX projects for

"Year One" implementation and certification. Managed and directed at

least twenty professional staff.

. Provided consultation to clients on Treasury risk assessments,

organizational design, credit exposures, financial benefit plans, and

valuation issues relating to investment securities, debt and

derivatives.

. As a regional subject matter resource, provided advice to audit teams

and clients on an assortment of treasury, hedge fund and derivative

related issues. These advisory type engagements focused on the

accounting and risk exposures for investments, complex derivative

transactions, pension plans and system selection.

Strauss and Associates, Mill Valley CA

Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer 1999 - 2000

. CFO and Treasurer for a technology consulting firm. Managed daily

financial operations, credit risk management, cash and investment

management, and reporting.

. Provided financial consulting advice and analysis to pre-IPO

companies.

Bank of America NT&SA, San Francisco, CA 1982 - 1999

Vice President - Division Controller Capital Markets and Treasury, 1996 -

1999

. Managed the financial and managerial accounting of over $80 billion of

financial assets/liabilities and off-balance sheet positions relating

to investment securities, foreign exchange and derivatives.

. Ensured regulatory compliance with OCC and FDIC requirements (FDICIA).

. Negotiated the purchase of investment portfolio software to streamline

and improve the current accounting and operational systems. Net

savings of approximately $1 million.

. Provided business guidance and leadership on several complex treasury

related transactions

. Managed a staff of over sixty professionals located in three

geographic locations.

Vice President - Division Controller Corporate Treasury, 1987 - 1996

. Responsible for the division controllership function of BankAmerica

Corporation's (BAC's) $22 billion asset and liability management

profit center including all monthly performance reporting.

. Direct oversight using a "Middle Office" function of the daily Profit

and Loss reporting and system for the Treasury Short-term Funding

position and the Derivative Trading Group.

. Ensured accounting and regulatory compliance of derivative hedge

products including Eurodollar futures, forward rate agreements,

interest rate swaps, and interest rate options.

. Managed and coordinated the bank holding company cash position.

Coordinated with the Accounting Department and Money Transfer Division

to manage daily and monthly liquidity requirements.

Vice President - Financial Accounting, 1985 - 1987

. Managed and directed the internal consolidation of BAC's monthly

financial statements.

. Developed a revised quarterly financial reporting package highlighting

key financial statement lines and ratios for the Board of Directors.

. Implemented a revised consolidation and management accounting system

which streamlined operations and improved internal controls.

Assistant Vice President - Financial Accounting, 1982 - 1985

. Supervised and reviewed the monthly financial statements, the daily

cash position and accounting records for the bank holding company,

BAC's. Performed all SEC footnotes for corporate debt and the holding

company.

KPMG, San Francisco, CA

Senior Accountant, 1979 - 1982

. Managed audit teams responsible for financial statement audits of

clients in banking and technology.

Technical Skills

Microsoft Office, Oracle Financials - Internal Control Manager (ICM), ERM

Systems, RCTS

Education

B.S. Finance and Accounting, University of California, Berkeley, 1979

Professional Affiliations

The Marine Mammal Center - Volunteer

Solano County Land Trust - Investment Committee Member 2008 - 2009

Association of Finance Professionals (AFP) Conferences - Speaker 2002 -

2005

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