CHRIS R. JONES

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Experienced Business & Corporate Development Professional Professional Strengths

Large Scale Change Management

Methodology Development

Revenue Enhancement

Business Process Reengineering

Corporate Development

Entrepreneurial Leadership

Project Management

Strategic Business, Market & Sales Planning

M&A Post Acquisition Integration

Career Highlights

• Led business from a -$1.6M to a positive growth YE over PY within first 6-months.

• Increased contribution margin 3.1% which annualizes to $1.48M.

• $53 million P&L responsibilities and management of $600K marketing budget.

• Development of improved lens material manufacturing process to save 45% in raw material cost.

• Refresh of company branding and company equity marketing campaign.

• Validate the targeted M&A company’s recurring revenue, revenue growth, and margin sustainability, as well as conduct rapid primary research on its markets, customers, suppliers, and competitors

• Led Commercial Sales Team, Marketing, Supply Chain, Customer Service, and product innovation initiatives.

• Customized optical medical healthcare devise product manufacturing: US, Israel, Mexico, Malaysia, Philippines.

• Critically evaluating an M&A target’s attractiveness through operational assessments and risk mitigation strategies. I link these findings to deal value for informed transaction decision-making, negotiations, and eventual strategic and financial value realization.

Professional Experience

HPC Puckett & Company (San Diego, California / Dallas, Texas) 2018 – Current

Mergers & Acquisitions – Strategic Industry Advisor / Partner M&A Strategist/Advisor aiding owners and principals in optimizing their portfolio, finding the right targets and assessing the risk profile to ensure it meets strategic acquisition and exit strategy objectives. Guiding them through corporate strategy, inorganic growth paths, target profiles and investment thesis. Perform the role of counselor, professional advisor, and coach; provide input and guidance into the M&A process. HPC is a firm of professionals whom become involved to the point where the expertise can be of the most benefit to the client, thus ensuring that every detail is considered and handled in the most thorough and expedient manner. Essilor of America, Inc. / X-Cel Optical Company (Dallas, Texas) 2013 – 2018 Sr. Director Commercial Business Operations / Acting President

• 80-year old Optical Lens Caster in Sauk Rapids, MN

• Led X-Cel into and through a full integration with Essilor; 160 employees with domestic and global sales over $53M

• X-Cel was on a steady decline for the 4 years prior to my taking over a leadership role; during the last half of 2016.

• Solely responsible for launching and bringing Tribrid (a new Ophthalmic lens material) to commercial market launch. o Tribrid was the first new material brought to the Optical industry in 17 years.

• Led 14-month IT/Finance project on adding an up-charge to add power and high base curve glass lens material without adding new PCAT’s, which increases margin $120K yearly.

• Created an Internal competitive conversion project to convert +$200K in monthly revenue to EOA family products.

• Execution of project with EOA Global Engineering to get 50% more X-Cel Trivex products Crizal approved. Business process development, Microsoft office, analytical skills, operations management, commercial sales management, kpi dashboards, IT management, account management, complex problem solving, critical thinking, creative, people management, emotional intelligence, service orientation, cognitive flexibility, change management, emerging market, project management, human capital, writing skills, presentation skills, financial review, marketing, data analysis CHRISTOPHER R. JONES PAGE 1 OF 2

Essilor of America, Inc. / Independent Distribution Division Sr. Director Independent Labs

• Oversight of the IDD (Independent Distribution Division) National Lab group; IDD sales exceeding $250M annually

• Primary responsibilities: Work directly with each of Essilor’s largest Independent Lab Principles on strategic planning and execution of Co-op marketing funds, technology deployment, sales & CSR team training, ECP and doctor specific sales promotions, developed multiple CE (continuing education) turn-key programs for each lab customer base, and regional coordination of multichannel sales blitz campaigns. Business Consulting

Back on My Feet (Dallas, Texas) 2011

Executive Director

Led organization through start up and launching National 501©3 in Dallas to assist/aid homeless population through the power of running, community support, education, and essential employment and housing resources. Led fundraising activities to support Dallas Chapter. Consultation with Board of Director as to other Texas cities to launch program. Sound Perfection, Inc. (Frisco & Houston, Texas) 2010

Vice President

Business transformation, leadership, and infrastructure improvements in preparation for sell and M&A integration. Dallas Athletes Endurance Sports, Inc. / Dallas Athletes Charities (Dallas, Texas) 2010

Executive Director

Management and operational improvements, with new revenue streams. Creation, development, and launch of Texas based 501©3 non-profit organization to combat childhood obesity and lobbied with the Texas Education Agency, to integrate the program in Texas schools as part of standard curriculum. Serial Entrepreneur with companies employing 500+ in the US Below companies owned and operated simultaneously as President & CEO 1988 - 2010

All About Java Inc. / Java Haus (The Colony, Texas)

Specialty coffee shop and restaurant.

High end specialty coffee responsibly source directly from farmers in 12 countries and roasted locally. Symphony Sound and Wire, Inc. (Dallas, Texas)

Consumer electronic brokerage firm.

Consumer service and installation for several large box retail (Best Buy, Target, Dell, Sirius & XM Satellite, Circuit City, Radio Shack, & hundreds of smaller regional retailers) in 18 states, and employing 500+ HQ2 (Dallas, Texas)

Structure Wire (low voltage and security).

New residential and commercial property wiring and post construction completion finish-out with new owners. CSHB, Inc. (Dallas, Texas)

Consumer electronic (security installation, security monitoring, Crestron home / business automation, custom home theater, and satellite system) sales & installation.

Residential and Commercial DirecTV & Dish Network satellite in 18 states. JCORP (Dallas, Texas)

International material import.

Manufacturing of low and high volt copper wiring for used with my other companies, and sales of copper wiring to electrical supply houses.

Consumer Make Ready of DFW, Inc. (Dallas, Texas)

Property Management turn-key make ready service company. Contracts with property management & apartments for all make ready services (maintenance, painting, cleaning, carpet, and property turn around services).

Grew business to become 2nd largest consumer make ready business in Texas. CHRISTOPHER R. JONES PAGE 2 OF 2

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