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SUMMARY OF FINANCE & ACCOUNTING QUALIFICATIONS

Finance & Accounting Management: Top level, progressive, financial & accounting manager with over 27 years of multicultural experience international organizations. Experienced in scaling financial management, reporting, and accounting operations in startup stage manufacturing companies in Russia to high functioning, revenue-generating businesses with strategic growth potential through developing stringent financial control over operations. Extensive knowledge of U.S. GAAP and IFRS reporting.

Training & Education: Leading case study developer and instructor of CMA, CPA (economics & financial reporting), CIA, CFA (level 1), and ACCA Exam preparation courses in Russia. My students consistently scored higher than international pass rates.

Tech Writing: Author of several popular articles on blockchain technology, integrated reporting, and innovative thinking. Articles were published on the BANKEX, Marchmont Tech Solutions, and HOCK Training websites. TALENT STACK

Veteran in accounting and financial control.

Expert in converting local accounts to international standards (i.e., IFRS and U.S. GAAP).

Skillset in preparing and monitoring cash positions, making recommendations to ensure proper liquidity.

Extensive experience providing live-taught and online Exam preparation courses (i.e., CMA, CPA, CIA, CFA, and ACCA).

Developer of specialized finance and accounting case study learning programs. PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATIONS

Associate Chartered Certified Accountant (ACCA), 2013 (British)

Certified Internal Auditor (CIA), Certificate 61409, 2006 (American)

Certified Management Accountant (CMA), Certificate 26475, 2004 (American) EDUCATION

THUNDERBIRD SCHOOL OF GLOBAL MANAGEMENT, GLENDALE, AZ 06/1988 – 12/1989 MBA in International Management

TA in Intermediate Finance (Fall 1989)

TA in Agribusiness (winter session 1990)

COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY, FORT COLLINS, CO 09/1981 – 08/1983 BS in Agricultural Business Management

FORT LEWIS COLLEGE, DURANGO, CO 09/1976 – 12/1978

Carl R. Burch

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RELEVANT WORK EXPERIENCE

SARRAS GROUP Noginsk, Russia 12/2014 – 02/2018; 09/2019 – present The SARRAS Group produces and distributes a variety of textile products (i.e., men’s and women’s underwear, women’s socks and hosiery). Goods are sold under the ORODORO brand name and various private labels. Independent Contractor for Management Accounting (WFH) 09/2019 – present Supervisor: Azamat Mussayev

Telephone : +7-925-***-****

Responsible for preparing financial and management reports for 3rd party valuation, including calculating throughput contribution margins, gross profit, operating profit, and net income, creating consolidated reports with suggested strategies for valuation, partnerships and divestiture.

Create unique throughput contribution margin report detailing throughput margins per individualized products

(+100 different products).

Produce monthly Sources and Uses report detailing product sales per customer and product, cash flows based on production, administrative and labor costs as subsets of total operating costs.

Prepare quarterly financial reports highlighting revenue sources, gross margins, P&L statement, balance sheet, and statement of cash flows. Report highlights transparency of operations and profitability and guides financial decision making.

Analyze input price movement and conduct breakeven analysis. Finance Director 12/2014 – 02/2018

Supervisor: Azamat Mussayev

Telephone : +7-925-***-****

Responsible for managing all financial activities of the Group, preparing quarterly IFRS balance sheet and P&L reports, strategically defining financial objectives, designing and implementing reporting systems, policies and procedures to facilitate internal financial control.

Led ad hoc team consisting of production, IT, and accounting staff to automate primary financial reports, leading to more timely and accurate financial information.

Designed and built Group management reporting system, including weekly and monthly cash variance reports

(actual vs. budget), monthly summary reports including production, sales, cash flows, personnel, sources and uses of capital, and accounts receivable and balances.

Developed strong cash position reporting system showing current cash balance, advanced monthly cash payment forecasts, and current accounts receivable and payable balances.

Managed Group cash payments, including monthly cash payments between $350,000 and $400,000.

Prepared detailed annual operational and financial budgets that are used for variance analysis.

Developed and managed Group financial and operating KPIs, identifying trends in KPIs essential to risk management.

Led projects for analysis and optimization of individual hosiery product throughput contributions, providing clear, detailed and accurate cost analysis leading to leverage in renegotiating supply contracts and preserving margins with price adjustments.

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HOCK INTERNATIONAL Columbus, Ohio (based in Moscow, Russia) 07/2005 – 04/2019 HOCK International is a market leader in providing comprehensive Certification Exam material worldwide for CPA, CMA, and CIA, with study material distributed in 40+ countries and used by thousands of exam candidates worldwide. Director of CIA Program

Supervisor: Brian Hock

Telephone : +1-614-***-****

Responsible for updating CIA exam preparation material and develop other course material for Moscow based training activities.

Co-authored complete Certified Internal Auditing (CIA) exam preparation course material, including study material (three parts), multiple-choice question (MCQ) database, and Mock exams. The material is distributed worldwide via www.hockinternational.com

Continuously updated and improved the CIA study material, MCQ database, and Mock exams. HOCK TRAINING Moscow, Russia 07/2005 –08/2022

Franchise of HOCK International.

Professional Exam Preparation Instructor

Supervisor: Roman Vdovin

Telephone : +7-903-***-****

CMA course instructor in Moscow; student pass rate exceeds worldwide CMA exam pass rate by up to 15-20%.

CIA course instructor in Moscow, as well as, CPA (economics & financial reporting), and CFA (level1).

Developed new course material for CMA and CIA courses, including case study learning programs.

Instructed CMA and CIA courses in Ukraine (Kyiv) and Kazakhstan (Astana and Almaty) from 2006 to 2014.

Taught other live-taught courses, including CFA, CPA, and ACCA courses. Privately tutored ACCA students preparing for their Exams.

Authored articles for the HOCK Training website. Articles include:

- Beyond Marginal Thinking (English and Russian)

- Challenges of Growing your Business: Making it through the Growing Pains (English and Russian)

- Towards Integrated Reporting (English and Russian)

- Integrated Reporting: From Theory to Practice (English and Russian)

- What’s new with CMA? Blockchain is what’s new! (English) BANKEX Singapore (based in Moscow) 06/2018 – 12/2018 BANKEX is a blockchain company creating fintech infrastructure for decentralizing the global capital markets. Researcher, Copywriter, and Editor

Responsible for researching the utility of decentralized technologies for financial processes, writing articles on financial development of blockchain with international banking and finance, contributing insight to discussions on cryptocurrency compatibility and parallel functions with fiat systems.

Reported to the Director of Marketing

Authored articles on blockchain, including:

- Blockchain: Passionate for Sushi? Blockchain can tell you whether it’s real (English)

- Blockchain: Where Does Your Country Stand? (English)

- Cryptocurrencies: The Good, the Bad, and the Volatile (English) 4

RUSSIAN FARM COMMUNITY PROJECT (RFCP) Minneapolis, MN (based in Moscow) 06/1995 – 07/2005 RFCP was an American NGO investing more than $15MM from USDA “Food for Progress” program for the revitalization of Russian agribusiness.

Country Representative, Business Development Manager, and Corporate Controller Supervisor: Ron Hofstad

Telephone : +1-612-***-****

Responsible for oversight of dispersal of $15MM from USDA from 1996 – 2003 and providing allocation reports to RFCP headquarters and the USDA. Led development of business/strategic plans and oversaw the design and local implementation of rigorous financial control system for distributed funds.

Led startup establishment of RFCP activities in Moscow Oblast, hired and managed staff of 5, including marketing, economist and office staff, initiated negotiations with local government leaders and state-owned collective farm directors.

Developed, implemented and managed an innovative, comprehensive credit-lending program with $1MM in initial funding to 30 private Russian farmers 1996 - 1997. Mentored local Russian Rural Credit Cooperation Development Fund and Union of Credit Cooperatives with best practices of credit lending to private farmers.

Led business and financial analysis of International Fund “Russian Farms" subsidiary entities, including an agricultural production farm, food distribution center, and dairy farm.

Mentored individual subsidiary managers on financial management.

Led development of the first Russian trademark for agribusiness distribution center, “Treasure of the Sun"

Implemented American accounting system for newly constructed dairy farm with ca. 500 head dairy cattle which provided manager with detailed operational and financial information, including balance sheet, P&L statement, statement of cash flows.

PEACE CORPS VOLUNTEER Based in Mikhailovka, Russia 11/1992 – 02/1995 First group of Peace Corps volunteers to go to Russia in November 1992. Small business development consultant

Established the Russian/American business center in Mikhailovka to assist local entrepreneurs and firms develop and expand their private businesses.

Taught business planning courses.

Established a marketing department for a former Soviet state farm implement company. Assisted with developing marketing plans to increase company exposure outside of region.

Promoted and assisted with numerous business conferences to encourage business expansion into Russia, including the Volga Region Business conference held in Tolyatti, Russia, and the Women’s business conference held in Samara.

“PILLAR OF SUCCESS” LEARNING PROGRAM SERIES

(1) Internal Control over Financial Reporting for SMEs (copyrighted 8/18/2022)

Volume 1: Be your Company’s “Air-Traffic” Controller (English)

Volume 2: ‘6X20’ Control Framework for Testing, Reporting, and Optimizing Controls over Financial Reporting for SMEs (English)

Exercise Kit: Internal Control over Financial Reporting for SMEs (English) 5

(2) Case Study Learning Programs:

P1: Business Analysis (English)

- Exercise Kit: Business Analysis (English)

P2: Internal Control & Ethics (English)

- Exercise Kit: Internal Control & Ethics (English) Note: I plan to have P3 (Performance Management) and P4 (Financial Management) completed by spring 2023

(3) Thought Innovation: Embedding an Innovative Consciousness (copyrighted 12/6/2022)

(4) Grow your Controls as you Grow your Business

This Paper describes the ‘triggers’ that cause a company’s controls to change as it goes from Start-up to going Public (IPO).

ADDITIONAL ONLINE ARTICLES

Marchmont Tech Solutions (http://marchmont.ru/)

When Blockchain Theory meets Accounting Reality (English and Russian) Linkedin articles (personal account)

Innovative Thinking: When to Think Inside/Outside the Box (English)

Blockchain, Venture Capital, and SAFE Financing (English)

Blockchain: Coming to the Movie Industry? (English)

Is it Time to turn the Bugs loose? (English)

Get the Most Out of Your ICO Bounty Program (English)

Cybersecurity: How Paranoid Should You Be? (English)

Blockchain: Different Types for Different Needs (English)

Does Blockchain Mean What You Think It Means? (English)

Blockchain: Is it Right for Your Supply Chain? (English)

Management Accountants: Is it Time for You to Get on Board with Blockchain? (English) ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCES & QUALIFICATIONS

Board member of the Institute of Management Accountants (IMA), Moscow Chapter (2011 – 2014).

- Promoted and participated as a speaker in an IMA Conference held in Moscow (2014). Title of my lecture was

“Risk Appetite: Don’t Bite off more than you can Chew.”

Languages: English, native speaker; Russian, business fluency; Japanese (tested at proficiency level at Thunderbird); Sesotho (tested at high proficiency level in 1986)

Software: Jira, 1C Accounting Software (Russia), QuickBooks (US), PowerPoint, Financial modeling in EXCEL.

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