Management Manager

Randy Eakin, CPA

***** ***** **** ******, # **** Phone: (602)

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Scottsdale, AZ 85255 E-mail:

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SUMMARY

C-Level executive with 20+ years of total business experience serving

Public & Private Companies with annual revenues ranging from $50 Million to

$40 Billion.

High performing senior executive with clear track record of achievement and

value creation. Collaborates with executive teams on business strategy and

identifies and drives high-value corporate and operational initiatives to

results that achieve desired outcomes. Passion for staff and organizational

development with strong record of developing high-performance teams.

Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE / ACCOMPLISHMENTS

PHOENIX CHILDREN'S ACADEMY - Scottsdale, AZ 2006 to 2009

(www.mini-skoolfamily.com)

A rapidly growing, leading private provider of early childhood and school-

age education services to more than 15,000 children in the United States.

Phoenix Children's Academy operates more than 100 learning centers in 12

states and has annual revenues of $120M and 3,000 employees. Phoenix

Children's Academy is North America's 7th largest for-profit child care

provider and is majority-owned by Audax Group, a premier middle market

private equity investor ($4.0B in capital under management) headquartered

in Boston, MA

Chief Financial Officer

Responsible for all functional areas of finance, accounting operations,

financial reporting, internal control, tax, treasury, risk management,

financial planning & analysis, finance decision support, and investor

relations (debt and equity) for Phoenix Children's Academy. Served as

primary liaison to Senior (Cerberus Capital, LLC) and Subordinated (multi-

bank syndicate) debt lenders; accountable to private equity firm for all

financial matters of the Company.

Finance Achievements:

> Managed multiple investor relationships (equity and debt) through

credit market seizure and challenging business conditions during 2008

and 2009 providing stakeholders clear visibility and color

(quantitative and qualitative) on financial and operational

performance of business.

> Closed sale of Company in November 2007 for then industry-leading

earnings multiple in

highly-leveraged transaction to Audax Private Equity. Managed all

financial due diligence

and Road Show presentations to prospective equity and debt partners.

> Managed successful closing of multiple add-on acquisitions and

subsequent integration of more than 20 individual day care centers

generating more than $30M of annual revenue.

Operations Achievements:

> Led development of data intensive infrastructure for Company resulting

in robust multi-unit financial and operational reporting capabilities

(including balanced scorecard and related metrics) and significant

insights into performance of the enterprise.

> Primary architect of extensive and detailed plan for profitability

recovery during business

downturn in calendar Q3 2008. Plan drove annual EBITDA improvement of

$7.0M (88%+

improvement from base case).

> Drove implementation of 'best practices' through the enterprise which

had grown over many years through numerous add-on acquisitions but

lacked clear integration strategy.

Organizational Achievements:

> Inherited finance / accounting organization that was in disarray and

unable to produce basic monthly financial statements. Stabilized and

built team that generates timely and reliable monthly financial and

operating performance report of approximately 50 pages which is

utilized extensively by operating management, equity partner, and

lenders.

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SWOPE COMMUNITY ENTERPRISES - Kansas City, MO 2004 to 2005

(www.swopecommunity.org)

A holding company with member companies operating in the healthcare, real

estate development, and urban planning industries. Prior to the divestiture

of FirstGuard Health Plans in December 2004, Swope Community Enterprises

had over $300 million of annual revenues and more than 500 employees.

Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Responsible for all functional areas of finance, accounting, finance

decision support, information

technology and supply chain management for Swope Community Enterprises and

its member

companies. Member of Chairman's Executive Leadership Team.

> Closed sale of FirstGuard Health Plans to Centene Corporation (NYSE:

CNC) in December 2004. Total transaction value exceeded $120M;

transaction value, on a per-member basis, was in excess of 2X the

average of comparable public market transactions during 2004.

> Led Executive Leadership Team to decision to initiate sweeping review

of enterprise-wide

business strategy, including business case development processes,

portfolio reviews of

operating companies, asset allocation methodologies and investment

policy statements.

> Developed enterprise-wide shared services strategy for administrative

support organizations (e.g., Finance, Information Technology, Supply

Chain, etc.) which resulted in significant organizational

restructuring. Restructuring was designed to yield value to the

enterprise as transaction costs are driven to lowest possible levels.

P.F. CHANG'S CHINA BISTRO, INC. - Scottsdale, AZ 2004

(www.pfchangs.com)

A fast growing, national, multi-unit restaurant company (NASDAQ: PFCB)

operating two concepts in the Asian niche with annual revenues of $1.2B and

29,000 employees.

Director

Served as assistant to CFO in a variety of corporate finance matters

including establishment of formal processes and infrastructure for Sarbanes-

Oxley compliance (including Section 404).

> Developed corporate governance processes for the enterprise including

establishment of

'whistle-blower' hotlines and 'ethics' policies.

> Led Sarbanes-Oxley Section 404 compliance initiatives and provided

educational and status updates to Audit Committee of Board of

Directors.

SPRINT NEXTEL CORPORATION - Overland Park, KS 1993 to 2003

(www.sprint.com)

A Fortune 50 global communications company (NYSE: S) offering a

comprehensive suite of wireless and wireline communications products and

services with over $40 billion in annual revenues and 60,000 employees

serving 50 million consumer, business and government customers.

Senior Director, Risk Management Services (2002 to 2003)

Developed and implemented enterprise-wide risk management strategies

designed to minimize financial impacts to Sprint of unexpected and/or

unplanned events; Developed, negotiated, and settled complex insurance

claims associated with Sprint's various property, casualty, and liability

insurance programs; Led a 50-person organization and managed a $65M annual

budget.

> Managed successful launch of Sprint's offshore (Bermuda) captive

insurance company resulting in economic value to Sprint of more than

$30M.

> Developed and implemented strategies designed to reduce Sprint's self-

insured workers'

compensation losses by 30%+ (conservatively, $6M annually).

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Senior Director, Corporate Financial Planning and Analysis (1997 to 2002)

Prepared all enterprise-wide financial plans utilized in connection with

developing analyst (i.e., Wall Street) guidance, capital markets activity,

rating agency reviews, and M&A activity; Analyzed financial and operating

performance and reported on such performance to Sprint's Board of Directors

and Executive Management.

> Led multi-year initiative to drive cost structure of shared corporate

functional organizations to all -time lows. Initiative resulted in

44%+ improvement in expense/revenue ($100M+ in cost reductions from

peak levels).

> Transformed Sprint's enterprise-wide financial planning process to a 6-, 5-, 4-, 3-quarter model resulting in significant improvements in

quality, timeliness and relevance of related financial and business

planning information.

Director / Senior Manager, Corporate Audit Services (1993 to 1997)

Led planning, execution, and reporting of worldwide internal audit

activities for corporate audit

organization of 70 professional staff; Coordinated audit efforts with Ernst

& Young; Designed and

prepared reports on audit results to Sprint's Audit Committee and its

Chairman.

> Developed internal controls audit methodology for Sprint resulting in

substantial increase in audit effectiveness and quality, substantial

reduction in report cycle time, a 60%+ reduction in related audit

hours, and resultant $1M+ annual service cost savings.

> Led change effort to consolidate decentralized Internal Audit

organization consistent with Sprint's finance shared service strategy.

Initiative resulted in annual cost savings of $1M+ and enhanced audit

coverage.

PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS - Kansas City, MO 1985 to 1993

(www.pwc.com)

A leading professional services firm with 130,000+ employees in over 140

countries around the world.

Audit Manager (1991 to 1993)

Audit Supervisor (1988 to 1991) / Audit Senior (1987 to 1988)

Staff Auditor (1985 to 1987)

Delivered world-class accounting, audit, employee benefits, tax, finance,

acquisition due diligence, and consulting services to clients of varying

size and complexity. Experience included reviews of SEC filings (e.g., 10-

K, 10-Q and various securities registration statements) and initial public

offerings.

OTHER

. Participated in Sprint's Finance Leadership Development Program, an

executive development

program designed for high potential (top 10%) finance leaders (Director

and above).

. Served as a mentor in Sprint's Finance Management Development Program, a

management

sdevelopment program for high potential (top 10%) finance managers.

PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

Certified Public Accountant

Kansas certificate # 5013 (December, 1985)

Missouri certificate # 12259 (December, 1987)

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Science, Accounting and Business Administration, University of

Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas

(May 1985)

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