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Project Manager Vice President

Location:
San Antonio, TX, 78209
Posted:
April 26, 2010

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Thomas P. Loftus, Jr.

*** ********* **** *** *******, TX 78209

Cell: 210-***-**** Home: 210-***-****

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

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS:

. Broad experience in corporate accounting, budgeting and capital

investment analysis.

. Extensive cash flow and credit facility management.

. Significant mergers and acquisitions experience.

. Strong interpersonal skills.

. Excellent communication and analytical skills.

. Skilled project manager.

. Experienced user of Excel, Word, Access, PowerPoint, MS Great Plains

and FRX.

. Experienced user of online bank treasury systems.

WORK EXPERIENCE:

Principal November 2009-present

Seneca Group, LLC - Washington, D.C.

Seneca Group, LLC is an international consulting firm providing services to

clients in the rail and transit industries. Seneca's clients range from

public agencies to international Fortune 50 companies.

. Manage consulting engagements in the rail freight and rail transit

industries.

. Clients include shippers, railroads, transit authorities and multi-

lateral lending organizations.

. Services include debt financing, investment analysis, strategic

studies and organizational restructuring.

Chief Financial Officer August 2008-September 2009

Project Rail, LLC d/b/a Vectora Transportation - Chicago, IL

Vectora Transportation, founded in June 2008, is a third party logistics

company specializing in complete door-to-door transportation solutions for

wind energy components and other dimensional cargo.

. Member of three person senior management team.

. Responsible for cash management, cash forecasting and preparation of

financial statements.

. Company disbanded in September 2009.

Chief Financial Officer September 2007-April 2008

Central Illinois Railroad Holdings, LLC - Rochelle, Illinois

Central Illinois Railroad Holdings operates a Class III freight railroad,

switching operations for industrial customers and provides rail track

design and construction services to railroads and industries.

. Responsible for all aspects of accounting, finance, budgeting and

strategic plan development.

. Managed accounting staff consisting of professional and clerical

positions.

Contract Consultant December 2005-September

2007

Seneca Group, LLC - Washington, D.C.

Seneca Group, LLC is an international consulting firm providing services to

clients in the rail and transit industries. Seneca's clients range from

public agencies to international Fortune 50 companies.

Sr. Vice President, Treasurer May 2000-June 2005

Vice President Finance October 1996-May 2000

Genesee & Wyoming Inc. - Greenwich, Connecticut

Genesee & Wyoming is a leading regional and short line railroad company

that owns and operates freight rail properties in the US, Canada,

Australia, the Netherlands and Bolivia. The company is listed on the New

York Stock Exchange.

. Negotiated and closed rail acquisitions in the US, Canada, Mexico and

Australia.

. Negotiated corporate and project financings with a syndicate of US and

Canadian banks, the International Finance Corporation and FMO, a Dutch

development bank.

. Executed financial derivatives.

. Conducted analysis and negotiated transaction documents for secondary

common stock and redeemable convertible preferred stock offerings.

. Worked with external auditor to address complex accounting situations:

derivatives, international cash transfers, asset impairment.

. Documented Treasury function and wrote financial risk management

policy for compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley.

. Drafted SEC disclosure including financial risk section of 10K. As a

member of the Disclosure Committee reviewed all SEC filings with the

Audit Committee of the Board of Directors prior to filing.

Manager Acquisitions April 1996-October 1996

Manager Financial Planning June 1993-April 1996

RailTex, Inc.- San Antonio, Texas

RailTex, Inc. owned and operated regional and shortline freight rail

properties in the US and Canada. RailTex was purchased in 2000 by

Railamerica Transportation, Inc.

Prior to 1993, work experience includes: Intelogic Trace, Inc., San

Antonio, Texas; Citicorp POS Information Services, Inc., Stamford, CT;

Pepsi-Cola Company, Somers, NY; and Arthur Andersen & Co., New York, NY.

EDUCATION:

. MBA in Finance, University of Pittsburgh, 1984

. BA in English, University of Virginia, 1981



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