Management Manager

Dennis F. Sharp, II

Phone: 214-***-****

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

Corporate Financial Management

Finance Director / Strategic partner / cross functional liaison

Representative Industries Served:

Financial Services, Private Equity

Restaurants

Wholesale and Retail

Higher Education

Telecommunications

Oil & Gas

Summary Qualifications

Strategic and Financial Planning

Capital Planning

P&L Forecasting

Business Plan Modeling

Cross Functional Team Leadership

Employee Development

Mergers and Acquisitions

Marketing Analytics

Activity Based Costing

Performance Tracking

Pricing Strategy

Produce Level Profitability

Litigation Consulting

Strategy Development

Executive Presentations

Career Progression

DP3 Consulting – Frisco, TX Consultant July 2015 (Current)

Develop and maintain business case for start-up Golden Chick franchisee for the purpose of raising both equity and debt financing in amounts up to $7.8 million

Develop go to market business case materials for Enercharge (a California based charging station business) for the purpose of raising $4 million in equity investment.

Locke Lord LLC – Dallas, TX Director of Special Projects and Administration Feb-Aug 2015

Lead the law firm through rapid merger expansion with financial impact analysis including profitability, forecasting, and pro forma analysis.

Oversee team of Practice Directors in charge of all administrative support in legal process including alternative fee arrangements, contingency matters, reporting, and general counsel support.

TGI FRIDAYS – Carrollton, TX Manager of Strategic Planning 2010 - 2014

Mergers & Acquisitions Strategized, Valued, and negotiated the sale of 60 corporate owned restaurants worth over $40 million in support of a strategic refranchising initiative.

Authority For Expenditures Lead the development of operational business cases for over $250 million in capital spend

Lead a cross functional leadership team commissioned to change the operational processes and organizational culture to accelerate Reimage and New Store development growth.

Developed tool to track and benchmark Franchisee financial health and store performance

Capital Planning Responsible for the budgeting and forecasting of a $100 million capital plan.

Strategic Analysis decision support of Chief level executives

Project Tracking enabled accurate tracking of costs associated with capital projects then filtered results to executive management.

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PIZZA INN, INC. – The Colony, TX Director of Business Strategy 2008 - 2010

Worked directly for CEO as a strategic partner

Developed Strategic alternatives to improve business models of buffet concept and created new brand (Pie Five) which is company’s current growth driver.

Lead Real Estate department identifying and evaluating alternatives for restaurant locations

Improved buffet business model in a Metropolitan market that nearly doubled store revenues

Directed Distribution Center Migration that saved 20% on Distribution Fees.

Developed Business Tools to automate previously manual or non-existing processes using Microsoft Excel.

Performed Valuation and ROI analysis for potential acquisition targets and business strategies

Developed and Implemented Pricing Strategies to meet the needs of both corporate and franchise customers.

FTI Consulting – Dallas, TX Senior Consultant 2005 - 2008

Recovered $400 million in Senior Secured Debt between RTFC and our client by triangulating the value of the company and determining which products should be kept, harvested, or exited

Expected $21 million in new revenue generation based on a pricing model built in under 2 weeks for Apollo Group – University of Phoenix which enabled adjustment of over 3,000 different pricing scenarios

Developed effective turnaround scenarios for a company going into bankruptcy for JPMorgan Chase. Performed a market and product profitability analysis that drove changes products, pricing, and markets participation.

Directed Merger Integration of Facilities, Finance/Accounting, Legal and Purchase & Asset Management with $2 million in synergies expected

Consulted in litigation proceedings proving falsified financial statements of the defendants and actual monetary losses to our clients. Defendants had up to $900 million in annual revenue.

Verizon Business – Richardson, Texas 2001 - 2005

Directed Product Level Profitability study for Employee Costs of International Engineering

AT&T WIRELESS – Dallas, Texas 2000 - 2001

Developed budget and forecasts exceeding $1 billion in transactions. Supported regional executive management with trend, and pricing analysis used to maximize profitability and cost control

Education and Technical Skills

MCCOY’S SCHOOL OF BUSINESS

TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY

Masters of Business Administration

1999 - GPA: 3.7

Bachelors of Business Administration in Finance

1997 - GPA: 3.1

MS Office - Access, Advanced Excel, PowerPoint, Word

Cognos

SAS – Activity Based Costing Tool

Essbase

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