Accounting Quality Control

Kraig Stutes

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Mandeville, La **448

Home: 985-***-**** • Cell: 985-***-****

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________________ CAREER HIGHLIGHTS AND CORE STRENGTHS ________________

Instrumental in growth of a single company, $3 million entity to a 6 company, $35 million

family of companies, with 18 locations nationwide, making the Inc. 500 three years in a row.

Recognized and strategically prepared companies for economic downturns, making the tough

decisions to weather the down cycles and survive when competitors were going out of

business. Helped position companies to capture upturns in the economy.

Constantly driving improvement, quality control and knowledge expansion.

Analytical skills to pay attention to details combined with unique ability to relate the details

to the big picture.

Managerial skills to recognize and capitalize on the strengths of individuals and mentor their

professional and personal development while promoting strong team concept.

Provide leadership through example.

Experience working with senior executives, both internal and external.

Reputation for maintaining strong character and integrity.

________________________ PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE _______________________

Earthtrends Construction, LLC Mandeville, LA

Owner, 2005 - Present

Own and operate small construction company, performing residential and light

commercial construction, remodeling and renovation

Perform all managerial, accounting and business development functions

DCC Family of Companies (currently SmartDog Services, LLC) New Orleans, LA

(DCC Services, Appsability, ComCore and Diversified Computer Consultants)

Chief Financial Officer, 2003-2005

Controller, 1996 - 2002

Successfully managed Accounting & Finance, Legal and Human Resource departments,

creating streamlined corporate processes, protecting company assets and developing

personnel

Monitored P&L and cash flow

Prepared budgets and forecasts

Reported to and interacted with Owners and Board of Directors

Prepared companies for and oversaw valuations and mergers

Developed, maintained and enhanced key external banking, legal and insurance

relationships

Created and standardized contract templates and processes. Reviewed company and

client contracts.

Kraig Stutes

539 Albert Street

Mandeville, La 70448

Home: 985-***-**** • Cell: 985-***-****

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Texaco, Inc., New Orleans, LA

Sr. Accountant, 1992 -1994

Accountant, 1990 - 1992

Responsible for all aspects of accounting for new limited partnerships. Determined

accounting methods and set up related systems for expense and revenue tracking,

financial statement preparation, billings and distributions to partners along with self-

audits. Won Texaco Starquest Award for accomplishments on this endeavor.

Led teams to address various problems and opportunities. Was responsible for numerous

process improvements, significantly reducing costs and improving efficiency.

As an Oil Revenue Accountant, duties included earnings analysis, royalty payments, tax

payments, and maintenance of lease database. Interfaced with internal and external

auditors, royalty owners, and producing personnel.

Peat, Marwick Main & Co. (currently KPMG) Baton Rouge, LA

Staff Accountant, 1988 - 1990

Performed audits on a variety of businesses, with a concentration in financial institutions

and health care

Assisted in consulting projects

__________________________ EDUCATION & TRAINING _________________________

Louisiana State University

B.S. in Accounting, 1988; 3.5 Accounting GPA

University of New Orleans

Over 20 hours of graduate level business courses; 4.0 GPA

Hundreds of hours of continuing professional education throughout career in accounting,

computer skills, communication skills and management

Completed Quality Enhancement Program at Texaco, Inc. This included over 50 hours in

classes and seminars relating to quality improvement and assurance.

Kraig Stutes

539 Albert Street

Mandeville, La 70448

Home: 985-***-**** • Cell: 985-***-****

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PROFESSIONAL REFERENCES

Garth Hernandez

Part Owner, VP and Client Support Services

SmartDog Services, LLC

3445 North Causeway Boulevard

Suite 730

Metairie, LA 70002

504-***-**** Office

504-***-**** Cell

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Alan Henton

Part Owner, VP and Chief Technology Officer

SmartDog Services, LLC

3445 North Causeway Boulevard

Suite 730

Metairie, LA 70002

504-***-**** Cell

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Ben Ferguson

Principal

Abstract Business Advisors, LLC

2712 Botticelli Drive

Henderson, NV 89052

702-***-**** Office

504-***-**** Cell

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