Salvatore R. Tuzzolino

714-***-****

ac7v5u@r.postjobfree.com

Specializing in: Finance, Mergers & Acquisitions, Roll-up Strategy, Carve-outs, EBITDA, GAAP, P&L, Forecasting, PE, Investment Capital, Investment Banking, ERM Debt Management, Risk Management, Change Management, Corporate Security & Compliance, Brand Development, Advertising, Marketing, Sales, Software, SaaS, Real Estate, Construction and Contractors Project Management, REITs, Change Management, Recruiting, Human Resources, Compensation, Diversity Training

Experience

Chief Financial Officer & Chief Operating Officer (November 2012 – October 2018)

TFS Co., Los Angeles, CA

TFS Co. provides bleeding-edge SaaS applications, big data technology, and the most progressive scouting and recruiting platform to high school and college student-athletes via mobile applications utilizing 3-D art assets, a play creator for coaches/players, securely shares animated plays and films over the iOS, Android, and Windows platforms. Accomplishments include:

Created the TFS Co subscription-based model resulting in over 68,000 SaaS users with over $30MM in annual revenues

Hand-selected their Board of Directors; lead by notable professional sports figures with strong business backgrounds; champions and All-Star players from the NFL, NBA, NHL plus Wall Street notables

Successfully raised $45MM investment capital

Mitigated financial, risk and debt management exposure saving TFS Co $16MM in 5 years

Implemented corporate compliance, compensation, and Human Resources policies and procedure

Chief Operating Officer (August 2002 - October 2012)

Vista Equities, Orange, CA

Vista Equities was a privately-held real estate development company. Accomplishments include:

Spearheaded Vista Equities’ launch to its eventual $165MM exit

Reduced Vista’s expenditures over a 8-year period by 27% and increased their market share by 19% over direct competitors

Successfully negotiated over $110MM is domestic and international acquisitions, development, and holdings

Drove residential and commercial real estate assets/holding plus SaaS sales at a average volume of over 22% per year

Negotiated low/medium density, hotel and land holdings with corporations, REITs, and county, state, and federal governments

Finance Director to Vice President, Operations (May 1998 - May 2002 {4-year contract})

Nova Communications, Torrance, CA

Nova Communications was a southern California-based telecommunications hardware provider. Accomplishments include:

Implemented Nova’s roll-up strategy resulting in competitors’ market 40% market share reduction

Nova’s hyper growth from gross revenues from $1.5M to $144M and a footprint from California to Florida in 4 years

Successfully negotiated over $50M in business contracts while driving down the hardware cost and capital lease terms

General Manager (January 1996 - February 1998)

Executel, Inc, New Orleans, LA

Executel was a telecommunications network and asset holdings company. Accomplishments include:

Lead communication tower site acquisition, tower build-out, implementation of FCC regulated communication hardware

Drove the acquisition of over 1,000 FCC wireless licenses across the USA while spending less than 10% of their total value

Acquired wireless communications licenses were acquired in Mexico, Central America, and Southeast Asia

Education

Master of Business Administration Finance & Management Bachelor of Arts Communications

Duke University, Fuqua School of Business – Durham, NC Purdue University – West Lafayette, IN

Master of Jurisprudence Business Law, Compliance Associate of Arts Spanish

Loyola University Chicago School of Law – Chicago, IL Saddleback College – Mission Viejo, CA

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