SUMMARY

My professional accounting, finance and audit/tax background includes over 30 years in various industries including private equity/venture capital (~23 years), multiple other industries from start-ups (15 years - SaaS, Mfg. Medical Device & Services, Mobile) to large corporations including catalog and restaurant retail (4 years), distribution (4 years), public accounting (2.6 years - audit assurance and tax compliance), real estate (4 years), and as a Fractional CFO/CCO/Controller (15 years) for VC, P/E and start-ups.

Systems: proficiency in multiple cloud based applications including: Analytx, Bill.com, Concur, Expensify, Intralinks, Carta, Slack, Teams, Microsoft Office suite, Peachtree/Sage, QBO, QuickBooks Enterprise, Dropbox, Box, and Google Cloud.

Core qualifications:

• Accounting & financial mgt. • Growth strategy development • Controllership & decision support

• Business planning & analysis • Performance measurement • Financial analysis & reporting

• Resource management • Simultaneous outside audits • Credit & collections • Full cycle accounting • Fundraising sourcing & support • Human resources, legal, and payroll

• Investor communications • Treasury activities

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Fractional CFO-CCO/Controller – Venture Capital, Operating and Startup Co’s– September 2005 to present

San Jose, Campbell, Menlo Park, San Francisco, CA

Several startups from medical services & devices (50FTE & 10FTE), SAAS/ecommerce (20FTE /25FTE &30FTE), contract manufacturer, three micro VC’s, mobile, accelerator fund, $700M Registered Investment Adviser Fund of Funds, direct investing VC’s including one top tier early stage $10B+ VC. Some examples of my advisory, consulting or fractional long and short term contract clients as follows:

• Cask Data (SaaS, acq. by Google), Sway Motorsports (Mfg.), Catalia Health 2015 to 2017: - Consulting CFO - fundraising decks, fundraising sourcing and administration, pro-forma financial statement and forecast modeling, back office administration, financial reporting, full cycle accounting, HR, legal, audit and tax compliance for several start-ups Seed to Series C.

• Keen Systems (SaaS, acq. by Aleyant) 2014/15: – Consulting Director of Finance - successfully implemented HR processes (identified and reduced legal exposure by properly categorizing employees), implemented accounting systems and or systems conversions to cloud based software.

• Accel KKR (Venture Capital, PE, Buyout) 2022 to present – forecasting, payments, Controller/CFO consulting

• Draper Fisher Jurvetson (Venture Capital) 2014 to 2018: – CFO/Controller equivalent Consultant. Successfully implemented an automated annual audit financial statement and footnote reporting process across over ~ ten fund vintages and multiple billions under management and integrated with PWC audit format.

• Transpose Platform dba Transpose Platform Management (Fund of Funds, RIA) 2016 to 2019: – Consulting CFO performing all aspects of the venture capital process scaling $40M Exempt Reporting Adviser FoF VC and direct VC to Registered Investment Adviser w/ ~ 700M + AUM (finance, administration, compliance, LP portal, systems). Navigated through an SEC examination w/no action letter. 27 legal entities with 20 outside audits.

• Medvance Partners and Fifth Season Ventures (VC, closed) 2015 to 2019 - Guided the formation of administrative and finance infrastructure (financial/LP reporting, systems).

• Stealth (Fund Administration Company) 2020-2022: – Consulting CFO/Controller

• Firebolt Ventures (Venture Capital) 2018: Consulting CFO performing all aspects of the venture capital process.

• Stipple Ventures (Venture Capital) 2018 : Consulting CFO performing all aspects of the venture capital process.

• FundCogito (LP/GP VC Portal) 2017-2019: Advisor to a start-up Fund Administrator

• Mastermind Studios (Mobile gaming app) 2016: Consulting CFO/Controller performing financial statements

• Swing Education (SaaS) 2016: Consulting CFO/Controller performing financial statements

• Odoo (SaaS) 2016: Consulting CFO/Controller performing financial statements.

• PLAT4M – (start-up POS software and cloud platform) 2020 to 2021: co- owner and CFO performing securities

registration, pitch deck, pro-forma financial statement and forecast modeling.

• Fifth Season Ventures (Environmental Impact Micro Venture Capital) 2014-2017: – Consulting CFO/Controller

• Double Rock (Early Stage Venture Capital) 2017-2020: – Consulting CFO/Controller

• Accel-KKR (PE/Buyout/VC) 2022 to present: - Consulting Controller

• BrainTrust Founders Studio/ BTFS Fund I (Incubator/VC) 2022 to present: - Consulting CFO

• Eazifunds – (turnkey payments platform similar to Bill.com) – 2022 to present: - Consulting CFO

• Hiku Labs – (Bar code scanning and voice recognition device) 2016: Consulting CFO performing financial statements.

• Other: AJW, LLC (Real estate speculation), Bootstrap Labs (VC incubator), Targetable (SaaS advertising), Grove Advisors (RIA, Investment Advisory acq. by Wealthfront), Cargo Chief (digital freight matching), Mantis Destroyer (Consumer, energy drink), Ollo Wearables, L37 (VC), Graphene Ventures (VC) (2022 to present) - Consulting CFO/Controller

• Integrated Water Services (water and wastewater treatment) 2022 - Consulting on due diligence and integration of two purchased water services companies BlueBox Modular MBR Systems and MMBR Systems

• Biomimedica ( medical device) 2008-2012: - fractional CFO/Controller/accounting manager to a medical device company that developed new approaches to joint repair through its proprietary, synthetic cartilage technology. Scaled the Company to its Series D / M&A.

Fractional Controller to CFO – August 2005 to September 2013

DBA Adams Consulting, Foster City, CA

Focus Ventures, Palo Alto, CA (closed)

$1.1B AUM expansion stage venture capital organization investing in communications, semiconductor and software companies.

• Responsible for the financial and LP reporting and communication, tax, audit, budgeting and forecasting, treasury, and certain operational, legal and strategic matters relating to the organization’s three active venture capital funds with over $1.1 billion in assets under management, five general partner entities, one management company, and four internal investment entities.

• Simultaneously worked as CFO/Controller for two Venture Capital firms for six to eight years from 2005 to 2013 while also serving as interim CFO/Controller for a number of related start-up medical device companies.

Fractional Chief Financial Officer/Controller – August 2006 to July 2012

DBA Adams Consulting, Foster City, CA

Emergent Medical Partners, Portola Valley, CA (closed)

Life science venture capital organization focused on healthcare and medical device companies.

• Responsible for the financial reporting, tax, audit, budgeting and forecasting, treasury and certain operational, FP&A and budgeting, legal, and strategic matters relating the organization’s one active venture capital fund with +/- $100 million in assets under management, a general partner entity, a management company, and two medical device portfolio companies.

• CFO for certain start-up medical device companies in its portfolio 2008 to 2012 (e.g. CyberHeart).

Chief all Accounting/Legal/Co-Founder – August 2005 to March 2009

The Nettleton, Memphis, TN (closed)

• Venture capital real estate fund, $16 million AUM.

• Real estate development converted the Piggly Wiggly historic warehouse into 34-unit luxury condominiums on the Mississippi River bluffs in Downtown Memphis, Tennessee.

• Property management of 54-unit apartment complex in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

Interim Fractional CFO – August 2005 to August 2006

DBA Adams Consulting, Foster City, CA

Mainsail Partners, San Francisco, CA

• Growth private equity organization

• Responsible for the financial reporting, tax, audit, and certain operational and legal matters relating to

four legal entities with over $100 million assets under management.

Chief Financial Officer – November 2001 to August 2005 (left to start The Nettleton, a real estate VC)

Three Arch Partners, Portola Valley, CA (closed)

$1.2B early stage venture capital organization focused on biotechnology, healthcare services and medical device companies.

• Responsible for the financial reporting, tax compliance, treasury, annual audit, fund and management company FP&A, budgeting and pro forma performance analysis and certain operational, legal and strategic matters relating to nine active venture capital funds with over $1.1 billion in assets under management, five general partner entities, one management company, two seed stage portfolio companies and four internal investment entities

• Interim CFO for two start-up medical device portfolio companies.

• Overhauled its financial and tax reporting processes. Assisted with the growth of the firm from $270 million in assets under management to over $1.1 billion while adding minimal staff.

Controller – June 1999 to October 2001 (recruited out to Three Arch Partners))

Lightspeed Venture Partners (formerly Weiss, Peck & Greer Venture Partners), San Francisco, CA

$2.1B A venture capital organization focused on early and expansion stage investments in the consumer, enterprise technology and clean tech markets.

• Responsible for all accounting and financial operations for 25 limited liability entities, 11 general partnerships and corporate structures with over $2.2 billion in assets under management.

• Worked with the CFO to plan tax, audit, securities transaction, capital calls and portfolio funding activities. In charge of coordinating, preparing and reviewing monthly, quarterly and year-end financial statements, investor reports and investment tracking reports. Coordinated with investment managers and partners, attorneys, bankers and investors regarding investment related operations. Directed all aspects of interim and year-end audit and tax compliance. Responsibilities also included hiring, supervising, reviewing and training all accounting and support staff.

• Transitioned directly into the Venture Capital industry as Controller with Lightspeed without any prior industry background. Worked tremendous hours during the information technology bubble six days a week successfully administering multiple M&A and IPO liquidity events.

• Successfully completed two systems conversions to Peachtree and Analytx.

Senior Auditor – August 1997 to March 1999 (obtained hours, recruited out)

Grant Thornton, LLP (5th largest worldwide CPA firm), San Jose, CA

• Supervised staff auditors in proper audit procedures

• In charge of audits for mid-sized distribution, real estate management and manufacturing companies

Staff Tax / Auditor – August 1996 to August 1997 (needed more audit hours for certification, moved to GT)

Seiler & Company, LLP (at the time, 7th largest Bay Area CPA firm), Redwood City, CA

• Functioned as In-Charge Auditor on R&D High Tech companies and Staff Auditor on other audits.

• Experienced in partnership, settlement fund, and individual tax compliance.

Previous positions included:

Rare Hospitality (RARE), Atlanta, GA, Financial Accountant, May 1995 to June 1996 (moved to California!)

Barrie Pace (Hartmarx Corp.), Atlanta, GA, Accounting Supervisor, November 1993 to March 1995

Domino’s Pizza., Atlanta, GA, Senior Consolidations Division Accountant, May 1992 to November 1993

Georgia Industrial Fasteners, Norcross, GA, Accounting Assistant, February 1988 to May 1992

EDUCATION, MEMBERSHIP, COMMUNITY

Certified Public Accountant, CPA (Inactive) State of California

Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, Major: Accounting, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA

California Society of CPA’s, Private Equity CFO Association and Venture Capital Bean Counters Association

Volunteer coaching kids’ San Mateo Police Activities League (PAL)

Former board member to San Mateo County Health Foundation and advisor to various start-ups

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