Financial Management

Edward O'Donnell, CPA

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New York, NY 10016

***********@***.********.***

Phone 917-***-****

Profile

Achievement-based financial professional with a history of delivering answers, raising capital, and unparalleled customer satisfaction. Proven track record of driving innovative projects through the development stages to achieve streamlined outcomes leading to timely and accurate financial results.

Areas of Expertise

Strategic Plan Development & Deployment

Syndicated Investment Banking

Investor Relations

Effective Relationship Building

Business Modeling & Forecasting

Enterprise, Equity & Debt Valuation

Merger & Acquisition Due Diligence

Senior Level Engagements

Financial Management & Reporting

GAAP, FASB, Tax & SOX Compliance

Quarterly & Annual SEC Reporting

Implementing Internal Controls

Professional Experience

AudioEye, Inc. New York, NY

2013 – 2015

Chief Financial Officer for an audio Internet technology company with proprietary intellectual property

Completed initial and ongoing quarterly and annual requirements for GAAP, SOX and SEC reporting.

Supervised and executed all financial and administrative decisions.

oEstablished a SOX compliant system of internal systems and controls to effectively manage the business.

Supported cross-functional relationships with field operations, finance, logistics, and clients.

Augme Technologies, Inc. New York, NY 2010 – 2013

VP of Finance for a mobile technology and advertising company with proprietary intellectual property

Completed quarterly and annual requirements for GAAP, SOX and SEC reporting.

Applied industry and GAAP standards for revenue recognition for advertising and technology contracts.

Produced detailed financial models for acquisitions, intellectual property, internal, budgetary, capital raising and external needs.

Carlyle Capital Group New York, NY 2003 – 2010

Primary Private Equity Investments:

Resonant Software, Inc. New York, NY and The Hills Treatment Center, LLC Los Angeles, Ca.

Chief Financial Officer

Developed detailed financial models for business development, venture capital and internal budgeting.

oEstablished pricing models for first deployment in life insurance underwriting for TIAA CREFF.

oBuilt an integrated financial model complete with valuation.

Compiled private placement memorandums for raising equity capital and debt.

oRaised over $10 million for operating capital, capital expenditures, research and development.

oConsistently clarified all inquiries by investors, brokers, investment bankers, and venture capitalists.

Direct participation and supervision in the preparation of all financial statements and reporting.

oPresented financial results, answers to managerial questions and budgets to the Board of Directors.

oDeveloped with legal and sales team all contracts relating to software maintenance and licensing.

oRecognized software maintenance and licensing revenue based upon GAAP SOP 97-2.

ACTV, Inc. New York, NY 1998 - 2003

Senior Vice President of Finance & Investor Relations

Built the investor relations department and crafted the critical development path required for success.

oInstrumental in increasing Market Capitalization from $100 million to almost $4 billion.

oCreated detailed financial models for guidance for buy and sell-side analysts.

oDeveloped first relationships with sell side analysts through the initiation of coverage.

oSuccessfully raised $138m in a secondary equity offering underwritten by Credit Suisse, Bear Stearns, Salomon Smith Barney and Lehman Brothers.

oExtremely effective in communicating with institutional and all other public shareholders.

oPioneered a series of investor events in the areas of targeted adverting, Internet based supplements to television viewing, multiple camera angle television and interactive technology applications.

Professional Experience, cont’d

Develop and work with the management team to implement all financial and external corporate communications strategies and the Company’s positioning to deliver positive impressions for the company resulting in the attraction and retention of institutional investors.

oWrote financial press releases and scripts for investor conference calls and road shows, developing materials for investor presentations, and preparing communication materials.

Supervised and prepared financial statements for managerial and external reporting.

oManaged annual audit, revenue recognition, SOX compliance and SEC reporting.

oCollaborated with executive management on the preparation of the annual shareholder report and organized annualized annual shareholders meeting.

Performed due diligence on several mergers and acquisitions totaling over $120m.

oLead integration teams from the financial and new business development groups.

Hudson Sloane & Co. LLC New York, NY 1997 - 1998

Investment Banking Analyst - Emerging Markets

Established and maintained institutional clients in North America, Luxembourg, and the Netherlands.

Developed proprietary research and investment banking opportunities.

Finalized the structuring of term sheets and the development of investments.

Bercu & Company, CPAs New York, NY 1994 – 1997

Senior Accountant

Directed and performed compilation and review services.

Developed partnership allocation schedules and organized securities layering for financial reporting.

Completed work for clients in a wide variety of industries including broker dealers, hedge funds, media, sports, entertainment, and philanthropic organizations.

Hershey & Associates, CPAs Berwyn, PA 1992 – 1994

Staff Accountant

Performed audit, compilation and review financial reporting services.

Prepared income and payroll taxes for individuals, partnerships, trusts, S corporations and corporations.

Completed work for clients in a wide variety of industries including real estate development, non-profit and technology companies.

Education & Professional Certification

Columbia Business School: New York, NY MBA: Finance, 2003

Villanova University: Villanova, PA BS: Accountancy, December 1991

New York State Society of CPAs CPA License, 1996

Columbia Business School: New York, NY Certification: Making Green from Green. 2009

Technical & Development Skills

Proficient in the use of Access, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Project and Hyperion. Expert in the use of several financial reporting systems including Great Plains, MAS90, Oracle, PeopleSoft, various Consolidation Packages, QuickBooks and Timberline.

Enhanced professional development by completing the following developmental classes:

Measuring Media Audiences

Security Analysis

New Product Development

Creating Impactful Presentations

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