CRAIG R. PERKINS, MBA, CPA, FHFMA

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***** ********* ***. *, ***. A Seattle, WA 98133 206-***-**** OVERVIEW: Dynamic Chief Financial Officer possessing a 25+ year proven track record of superior performance, seeks to leverage expertise in Strategic Planning, Financial Operations, Turnarounds, Operational & Capital Budgeting, Managed Care Contracting,Treasury, Debt Management, Revenue Cycle, Value Analysis, Accounting, and Regulatory Compliance to support key initiatives and mission within a progressive organization. SUMMARY: Resource Alignment Possess a proven ability to anticipate unique requirements or potential road-blocks. Continually develop back-up plans to minimize risk and deliver exceptional results; streamline communication and implementation channels to effectively meet client and organizational needs.

Program Management Highly experienced in assessing true needs and expectations, building lasting professional relationships. Grow and deepen strategic partnerships to achieve mutually beneficial outcome. Skilled at executive communications serving as a liaison with board members, advocacy groups, media, financial institutions, regulatory agencies, community leaders and strategic business partners. Process Streamlining Effectively manage diverse tasks, with varying degrees of complexity, within a wide range of environments; evaluate situations, assess emergent needs, and implement solutions in a prompt and efficient/effective manner. Leadership Have a demonstrated track record of outstanding service; a calm, dependable professional who devotes every effort to achieving the best results. Strong expertise building motivated teams to meet business goals and objectives. EXPERTISE: • Corporate Planning • Budgeting/Analysis • Internal Controls

• Consolidated Reporting • Hospital Operations • Strategic Planning

• Team Leadership • Process Improvement • Group Medical Practices

• Training/Development • Healthcare Law • Decision Support

• Regulatory Compliance • Accounting • Institutional Pharmacy Operations

• Policy Development • Project Management • Talent Management

• Performance Management • Due Diligence • Strategic Business Partnerships PROFESSIONAL PERKINS CONSULTING, INC. 2004 to Present EXPERIENCE: Principal Corporate Strategy Lead Seattle, WA

• Provide interim acute care hospital and medical group staffing, and consulting services for acute care hospitals and medical groups.

Highlights Key engagements include:

- Advent Health Partners, Chicago, IL: Led recovery of denied commercial payer claims for healthcare law firm. Spearheaded claims recovery for large Washington and Oregon hospitals using Federal ERISA laws.

- Columbia St. Mary’s Health System, Milwaukee, WI: Supported CFO as interim Director of Finance, for projects including monthly financial reporting, analysis and strategic decision making. Staffed accounting projects including employee interviews, hiring, development and supervision.

- Norton Sound Health Corporation, Nome, AK: Served as Interim Controller directing financial statement preparation, grant accounting, reporting and compliance for

$64MM organization serving 15 native villages.

ISLAND HOSPITAL 2000 to 2003

Chief Financial Officer Assistant Administrator Anacortes, WA

• Managed financial and administrative operations for $55MM 43-bed public acute care hospital with seven primary care clinics.

• Led ten direct reports and administration for 65 FTEs for this general medical and surgical public hospital district.

• Managed Fiscal and Support Services Division operations, including: IT, patient registration, hospital and physician billing, medical records, engineering, finance, purchasing, case- management, and compliance.

Highlights Launched financial turnaround transforming $3.5MM loss in 2000 to $3.5MMprofit in 2002; consolidated and transitioned clinics, renegotiated contracts with payers, and streamlined operations to ensure profitability.

Established long-range strategic, financial, and master site plans with Hospital’s Board of Commissioners, executive team, physicians, architects, bankers and community leaders.

Increased cash and investments by $7.5MM in two years, and days cash on hand from 55 to 151 days.

Researched and identified prior year contractual underpayments, negotiating retroactive lump-sum settlements with commercial insurance companies; recovered more than $400K in reimbursements.

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PROFESSIONAL WILLAMETTE VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER 1999 to 2000 EXPERIENCE Chief Financial Officer Assistant Administrator McMinnville, OR

(Continued): • Directed operations for $74MM 80-bed for-profit Level III acute care hospital leading 10 direct reports and 75 FTEs.

• Collaborated with leadership team to align operations and provide cost control.

• Developed presentations for strategic board planning meetings to increase communications with executive management and community leaders.

Highlights Spearheaded negotiations for acquisition of diagnostic imaging business from medical group; worked with legal counsel to complete successful acquisition while ensuring legal and regulatory compliance.

Significantly improved hospital’s strategic planning, financial forecasting, budgeting, and productivity reporting processes to enhance accounting control and improve executive decision making.

SAMARITAN HEALTH SERVICES/MID-VALLEY HEALTHCARE 1996 to 1999 Chief Financial Officer VP Corporate Development CIO Corvallis/Lebanon, OR

• Transformed two non-profit acute care hospitals into a $170MM regional integrated healthcare delivery system. Served as CFO of Mid-Valley Healthcare hospital.

• Provided administration for 38 physicians and 75 employees in the IT, Finance/Accounting, EMR, Patient Registration/Financial Services, HR, and Materials Management departments. Highlights Managed rolling merger of MVH and GSH hospitals forming parent company SHS serving as CFO, CIO, and VP of Corporate Development.

Implemented productivity-based physician compensation systems as CFO.

Negotiated $3.5MM IT vendor contract to ensure Y2K compliance.

Developed business plan and prepared Certificate of Need for licensing skilled nursing facility, relocation of licensed beds to the GSH campus, and construction of a new 60-bed SNF/intermediate care facility.

Formed credit group with outside counsel, investment bankers and SHS board to issue

$40MM tax-exempt revenue bond to refinance existing bonds and fund new capital investments; earned “A” rating from Standard & Poor’s successfully reducing SHS’s cost of capital.

PATIENT CARE PHARMACY NETWORK 1994 to 1996

Chief Financial Officer Los Angeles, CA

• Recruited to direct all financial operations for this $100MM subsidiary of Integrated Health Services with 33 institutional pharmacies throughout seven states.

• Managed Accounting, IT, Payroll, and AP departments comprised of 48 FTEs. Highlights Designed and streamlined accounting and reporting functions for three pharmacy acquisitions totaling $38MM in annual revenues, and incorporated into IHS SEC reporting methodology.

Successfully negotiated favorable $5MM cash purchase price adjustment on $21MM acquisition.

HEALTHCARE MICROSYSTEMS 1992 to 1994

Regional Consulting Manager Torrance, CA

• Managed consulting and system implementation activities of company’s West Coast Consulting Practice, implementing decision support applications (cost accounting, contract management and productivity management systems) in acute care hospitals. Highlights Managed consulting projects of up to $1MM for large healthcare systems, including: Legacy Health Systems (Portland, OR), Eisenhower Medical Center (Palm Springs, CA), and Sun Health (Sun City, AZ).

Specialized in consulting areas such as hospital rate setting, cost accounting, managed care contract analysis, patient outcome analysis, productivity standards for benchmarking, and process improvement.

ADDITIONAL: • Valley Medical Center, Controller Renton, WA

• Arthur Andersen & Co., Auditor Seattle, WA

CERTIFICATION: • Certified Public Accountant, State of Washington, Certificate #14062 (Inactive) AFFILIATIONS: • FHFMA Fellow, Healthcare Financial Management Association

• Treasurer, University Lutheran Church

EDUCATION: UNIVERSITY OF OREGON Conferred 1999

Master of Business Administration (MBA) Eugene, OR UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON Seattle, WA

Bachelor of Arts degree in Business Administration TECHNOLOGY: • MS Office • Meditech • McKesson • Healthcare Decision Support Expertise

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