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Name: Todd Gray
Address: **** ** **** **
City: Gresham
State: or
Zip/Postal Code: 97030
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Primary Phone: 360-***-****
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Most Recent Job Title: CFO
Most Recent Employer: Centurion Development
Career Level: Executive (SVP, VP, etc.)
Availability or Timeframe: Within 2 weeks
Authorized to work in the US: Yes
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Over 18: Yes
Education: Bachelors
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Desired Salary: $85,000
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Copyright c 1997- Lee Hecht Harrison, Inc.
Todd Gray
1611 NW 19th St
( Portland, OR 97206 ( 360-***-**** ( ******.****@*****.***
Objective
Obtain a CFO or Controller position with dynamic firm where I can leverage my experience,
leadership style, and technical expertise to add value to the organization.
Profile
Seasoned hands on financial professional, with 15 years progressive experience as CFO,
Controller, Certified Public Accountant for private and public firms within the real
estate development, commercial and residential construction, and property management
industries. Successful track record establishing accounting, financial, management
processing, planning, and reporting systems, increasing productivity, enhancing profits
towards departmental and company goals. Expertise in construction accounting, job cost
reporting, financial and proforma analysis, budget preparation, due diligence, analytics,
banking and investor relationships. Shown to be a flexible team player capable of
providing direction, leadership, building collaboration, and developing accounting staff.
Able to transcend differences, originate innovation, execute change, and communicate
findings, within high risk, complex, time critical environments.
Key Competencies
GAAP, SOX, IFRS, Internal Controls, Compliance
Budgets, Estimates, Forecasts, Variances
Jobs Cost, WIP, Percentage Completion
Multiple Projects & Ownership Groups
Due Diligence, Feasibility, Acquisitions
Tax minimization and Audit Coordination
Financial Planning and Critical Business Analysis
Banking and Investor Relationships
Financial Statements, Journal Entries, Accruals
Best Practices, Metrics, Benchmarks
Legal, Title, Escrow, Insurance, Contracts, Leases
Cash Management and Treasury Professional Experience
CENTURION DEVELOPMENT GROUP, LLC
Vancouver, WA
CFO, Principal
04/2007 - Present
Successfully started own consulting firm providing accounting and financial services to
local real estate developers, construction firms, and investment banking concerns. Real
estate services include syndication, feasibility, site selection, product mix, project
financing and securing investment capital. Accounting services include financial statement
preparation, job cost reporting, cash management, profit forecast, budgeting, tax planning
and audit coordination.
Key Results:
Successfully completed acquisition, entitlement, construction, and sale of a seven acre
mixed use project in Camas, WA comprised of 30% commercial office space and 70%
residential with 90 attached townhome units. Sold project to JLS Custom homes upon
receiving entitlement resulting in a 60% ROI and 80% ARR to investment group.
Facilitated the placement of a $320 million new market tax credit investment fund for an
Investment Banking Client.
Improved productivity with the restructuring of bidding and procurement system
eliminating redundant systems.
Reduced overhead costs from 17% to 11% by implementing annual budget and control process
and reporting system.
BUENA VISTA CUSTOM HOMES, INC
. Portland, OR
CFO
10/200404/2007
Executive and financial management of the accounting, finance, administration, IT, human
resource, warranty, procurement, sales and marketing departments up to 30 subordinates and
6 department managers. Company was a consistent top 5 builder/developer of land,
commercial office space, and residential master planned communities to include custom and
spec single family homes, attached townhomes and condominiums. Revenues exceeded $140
million.
Key Results:
National publication, Builder Magazine, named company fastest growing builder/developer
for years ending 2004, 2005, 2006 sustaining revenue growth of 60% with gross revenue in
excess of $100 million under leadership.
Increased borrowing capacity by 60% to $500 million orchestrating twenty new lender
relationships.
Improved financial planning driving profitability with publication of monthly CFO report
highlighting key financial data, performance to budget, potential cost saving and remedial
measures, alternative recommendations.
Instituted a corporate wide operational data base tracking construction timeframes, point
of sale and marketing data, finance, sales, and customer service, reducing redundant silos
of information streamlining communication.
Reduced monthly cutoff by 20 days standardizing monthly processing with centralized
accounting system.
Maintained business profitability and customer responsiveness despite a 41% decline in
revenue that necessitated a 72% reduction in staff and continuous process changes
downsizing in response to dramatic decline in market conditions with collapse of the
homebuilding industry.
J.T. SMITH COMPANIES/DR HORTON, INC
. Portland, OR
Controller/CFO
03/199810/2004
Third employee hired originally as Controller later promoted to CFO responsible for the
finance, accounting, administration, human resource, IT, customer service areas up to
twenty employees with oversight of project managers, laborers, field superintendents in
support of owner and investment groups. JT Smith Companies was originally a syndicated
developer of real estate projects diversifying into a homebuilder with revenues in excess
of $100 million before being purchased by national builder DR Horton in the fall of 2003.
DR Horton revenues exceeded $2.2 billion.
Key Results:
Lead accounting and finance activity since inception achieving positive cash flow and
profitability with revenues in excess of $30 million within first 36 months of operations
and $100 million within first 5 years.
Restructured A&D and spec loans to portfolio program eliminating individual loan fees,
escrow, and closing costs adding 4% to net profits for current and subsequent years
creating a total of $400k cumulative savings.
Leveraged over $100 million of investment capital for syndicated real estate projects
adding 15% to NOI.
Successfully converted accounting system to Timberline software and Crystal reports.
Initiated quarterly tax planning with outside CPA reducing annual tax liability by $200
with deferral strategies.
Directed corporate plan reducing monthly burn rate for overhead from $220k to $160k while
retaining revenue.
Developed a compensation and benefits package attracting A talent meeting corporate
hiring objectives.
THE ROUSE COMPANY
Columbia, MD
Regional Financial Controller
03/199503/1998
Regional accounting manager for five income properties along the West Coast reporting
directly to Director located on the East Coast. Rouse Company was a national developer,
owner, operator, property manager of high end master planned communities, shopping malls,
retail and entertainment centers with revenue in excess of $1 billion. Income properties
included Pioneer Place in Portland, OR. Riverwalk in San Antonio TX., Westlake in Seattle,
WA., Lancaster in Salem OR., Citadel in Colorado Springs CO., Santa Monica Place in Santa
Monica CA..
Key Results:
Redevelopment of Pioneer Place a 30 story class A office tower, 1.1 million square foot
retail and entertainment complex valued at $800 million located along four city blocks in
Portland, Oregon.
Re-Engineered accounting system from decentralized field invoice system to a centralized
processing system reducing monthly cutoff by 15 days.
Restructured tenant leases for Westlake Shopping Center shifting percentage sales to
triple net adding 3% to NOI.
Prepared, reviewed, managed annual completion of capital and operating budgets in excess
of $300 million for six income properties, monthly variance reports to budget, quarterly
profit forecast.
Analyzed tenant leases identifying $400k of CAM charges in arrears.
Negotiated insurance contracts with various carriers consolidating activity to one
carrier and switching to a fixed administrative fee from variable saving $200k annual in
insurance costs.
MOSSS ADMAS
Portland, OR
Senior Accountant/CPA
09/199103/1995
Moss Adams is the 11th largest accounting and consulting firm in the United States, the
largest headquartered in the in the West with 20 locations in five states with over 1,800
staff and 250 partners providing accounting, tax, consulting services to a diversified
group of enterprises. Planned, supervised staff accountants, in preparation of audit
engagements and tax returns for a diversified group of public and private clients
including Epson, Transdevelopment, McKay Frozen Foods.
Education and Certifications
Portland State University
Portland, OR
Bachelor of Science
in Accounting 12/1989 09/1991
Oregon Society of Certified Public Accountants 1994
Certified Public Accountant, Currently Inactive
Technology Summary
MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access ( Timberline ( Crystal Reports ( Yardi ( Great
Plains QuickBooks JD Edwards
( MS Builder ( MAS90 ( MRI ( T-Value ( Depreciation Software
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