Ralph Boral

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Whitestone, NY 11357

704-***-**** Cell

Results oriented financial and operational senior manager with successful track record in start-ups and turn-arounds from initial strategic plan to final implementation and ongoing management. Expertise in structuring financial, accounting, HR, and operations departments and installing policies and procedures in protecting company assets. Skill set includes revenue and cost modeling, successfully building new industry partnerships, completing funding efforts, and management of staff. Experience in transitioning to digital product offerings and integrating associated marketing.

EXPERIENCE

Boral and Associates LLC, New York, NY

11/13 - Present

President

Managed finance and accounting for Rising Star Studios, HTC Productions, and Red Heritage Media, including preparation and analysis of P/L, balance sheet, budget, job proposal creation, forecasts, tax & K1 preparation, A/R, and A/P.

Managed sales and marketing strategic plans and budgets for Rising Star Studios and HTC Productions.

Successfully completed private funding of production & development fund of $570,000 (incremental to pre-production funding noted below) to produce Pilot, Pitch Pack, and online shorts based on Hank the Cowdog, a best-selling children’s book series.

Designed marketing campaign at MIPCOM and MIP Jr. in 2016 for Hank the Cowdog which led to several distribution offers.

Negotiated several distribution deals for Rising Star Studios including $300,000 in advances, as a move to digital distribution, including subscription VOD platform. Digital revenue currently is approximately 25% of total revenue and trending up.

Initiated and completed the purchase of film studio production company by Rising Star Studios. Restructured merged companies to eliminate redundant services which led to a positive P/L for the first time for either company.

Odyssey Pictures Corporation, Plano, TX

12/11 – 10/13

COO & Executive in Charge of Production

Brought in new clients including American Heart Association, Datatel, and The Conference Group.

Negotiated partnership deal with online brand marketing company to develop digital online video products for their business clients.

Negotiated film option on Hank the Cowdog and successfully brought in $1,000,000 in investment capital to begin pre-production.

Provided cost analysis of all television and film submissions for potential production and distribution.

Created budgets for all internal production and animation projects.

Developed Gerbert for relaunch of property.

UBL Interactive, Inc., Charlotte, NC

3/10 – 12/11

VP, Finance & Operations/Controller

Was responsible for all accounting systems and functions and managed accounting and finance team which consisted of in-house staff and outside auditors.

Transitioned company from privately held start-up through reverse merger with existing public company.

Ralph Boral (cont.)

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704-***-**** Cell

The Film Foundry, Charlotte, NC

(overall) 8/04 – 2/10

General Manager, Glueworks Animation

7/06 – 2/10

Produced Hermie and Friends animated series which has sold six million units.

Won Award of Excellence in Accolade Competition for Hermie and Friends: Buzby and the Grumble Bees.

Increased revenue by more than 300% in first year.

Completed restructuring that resulted in 60% savings.

Handled negotiations that led to two offers to purchase company.

CFO, The Film Foundry

8/04 – 7/06

Was responsible for all financial and administrative functions of fifteen companies with different ownership structures including film properties, entertainment investment fund, and production studio.

Completed distribution deal with Twentieth-Century Fox including $5,000,000 P&A investment.

Managed production finances of $8M budget of feature film “The Ultimate Gift”, which was completed on time and on budget.

Completed process for film tax rebate with North Carolina Department of Revenue that resulted in a $930,000 rebate.

PREVIOUS POSITIONS:

Fox News – Senior Producer: Head of Fox News Edge which was cited as “most improved” affiliate news service during my tenure by Broadcasting & Cable magazine.

Rainbow Media (currently AMC Networks) – Director; Finance, Planning & Administration: Oversaw and managed the implementation of accounting, finance, and administration areas of newly created Metro Channels division.

NBC New Channel – Director; Finance, Operation Systems, Special Projects: Worked on the development and roll-out of NBC News Channel, NBC Nightside, Canal do Noticias NBC, America’s Talking (precursor to MSNBC) and MSNBC.

NBC News – Business Manager: Created business plan, including all financial modeling, for NBC News Channel and NBC Nightside.

NBC – Accounts Payables Manager

NBC – Senior Compensation Analyst: Oversaw staff of four who analyzed affiliate station logs to determine compensation for airing network programming.

EDUCATION: B.A.; Queens College, Flushing, New York Major: Communications/Media - Dean’s List

OTHER: Member of Financial Executives Networking Group (FENG); Appointed to Mecklenburg County Technology Advisory Board; Elected to three terms on School Advisory Board in Charlotte; Chosen to serve on NBC Hay Committee that determined salary grade of staff positions.

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