Chief Financial Real Estate
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TONY K. CHOW
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CAREER SUMMARY
Diversified professional services experiences including financial management consulting, financial operations including SEC reporting, financial/IT/J SOX compliance, business development, client relationship management, and software product development/implementations. Industries include Staffing, Financial Services, Telecommunications, Medical Devices, Equipment Manufacturing, Hardware/Software Industries, Aerospace, Real Estate, and Oil and Gas. Has been successful in managing startup, turnaround, fund raising, and rapid corporate growth operations using a strong team-building and personal leadership style. Comprehensive knowledge of U.S. GAAP accounting and finance principles, concepts and practices, as they apply to broad cross functional applications.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
NMETALWORKS SANTA ANA, CA
Chief Financial Officer 7/24 – 10/24
Managed accounting, finance, payroll and cash management of a privately own company. Working with
manufacturing operations team to establish a CRM system with its accounting system on a monthly consulting contract.
SAVAGE ENTERPRISES IRVINE, CA
Controller 9/22 – 2/24
Managed accounting and finance transactions for corporate and division entity in payroll, accounts payable, accounts
receivable, bank accounts transactions, monthly closings and reporting on a monthly contract consulting basis.
STAFFING AND RECRUITING FIRMS LAKE FOREST, CA
Finance/Accounting Consultant 2/19 – Present
Managed accounting and finance for short term assignments performing month-end financial closings, accounts
reconciliation, and ERP implementations. Additional responsibilities include quarterly and annual SEC reporting,
SOX compliance, and inventory costing. Consulting experience included the following tasks:
Financial operations and reporting with SEC preparation and filings
Draft US GAAP Financial Statements with Footnotes from IFRS Financial Statementsublic
SOX and JSOX financial and IT compliance audits
Internal/external financial and vendor audits
Tax audits of oil and gas companies
Consulted as CFO for manufacturing, electronics/food distributions and real estate/construction industries
Classification of loans from takeover of failed banks and writing off bad loans
Software (ERP and accounting) implementation
Comprehensive knowledge of U.S. GAAP accounting and finance principles, concepts and practices,
as they apply to broad cross functional applications including the conversions of IFRS to GAAP in financial statements
Financial regulatory banking reports including Cease & Desist compliance work
Financial systems planning, conversion and implementation
Forecasting, budgeting and planning
Cash flow analysis using direct and indirect methods, including foreign subsidiaries and corporate consolidation
Litigation support activities in IRS audits, SEC and USAO investigations
Business process analysis and redesign
Asset Valuation study
HR and Payroll management and reporting
Merger and system integration
Business strategy, operations and IT analysismanagement and cost development
Business and Product development and management
Business Plans and PowerPoint presentation
IGLASS TECHNOLOGY INC. IRVINE, CA
Chief Financial Officer 9/18 - 219
Managed accounting and finance of a start-up company on a part time on a one year contract basis. The company
was in early stage fund raising stage including the completion of the first financial audit for the company.
ULTI-MATE CONNECTOR INC. ORANGE, CA
Chief Financial Officer 9/17 – 8//18
Managed accounting and finance of an electronic manufacturing company on a part time on a one year contract
basis. Installed Dynamics 365 from Global Shope Software and generated monthly financial reports including
inventory, product costs, and departmental expenses.
BIOJECT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES INC. PORTLAND, OR/LAKE FOREST, CA
President and CEO/CFO 4/14 – 6/16
Managed a public company which was based in Portland, Oregon, was a developer and engaged with a domestic
contract manufacturing company in the production of needle-free injection therapy systems (NFITS). NFITS works
by forcing medication at high speed through a tiny orifice held against the skin. Managed sales, clinical studies,
operations, reimbursement, financial reporting and forecasting, SEC reporting using Dynamics 365,
domestic/international distributors and contract manufacturing organizations. Bioject had funded early stage
proof of concept clinical trials in areas assessed to have strong revenue for drug/needle-free device combinations.
Company sold to Inovio Pharmaceuticals Inc.in 2016.
FRIEDMAN AND SCHUBERT LLC EQUATORIAL GUINEA, AFRICA
Consultant/Country Manager 6/13 – 3/14
Managed tax audits for the government on companies related to the oil and gas industry located in the country
of Equatorial Guinea, Africa.
AMERICAN LASER HEALTHCARE CORPORATION IRVINE, CA
Chief Financial Officer 1/11 – 5/13
Managed accounting, finance, payroll, and HR of a developing stage start-up with S-1 public reporting medical
device company at developing staged company. Company was non-operating due to low reimbursement revenue
streams based on forecasts leading to lack of funding and to obtain additional capital.
UHY ADVISORS LLC (CPA FIRM) ALBANY, NY/HOUSTON, TX
Consultant/Audit Manager 6/07 – 12/10
Managed financial and IT SOX, internal/external and vendor audits in the manufacturing, electronic, software,
staffing, and oil & gas industries for public companies located in US, Canada, Australia and Africa.
UNITED PANAM FINANCIAL CORPORATION NEWPORT BEACH, CA
Vice President and Corporate Controller 4/04 – 6/07
Managed month-end financial closings, accounts reconciliation dealing with mortgage and consumer auto loans.
Managed quarterly and annual SEC reporting, along with SOX compliance with internal/external auditors.
Also managed IT and Human Resources departments.
STAFFING FIRMS ORANGE COUNTY, CA
Finance/Accounting Consultant 4/99 -3/04
Financial and operational management for domestic and international companies. Consultant in the areas of SEC
reporting, financial/IT/J-SOX compliance reporting, and internal/external audits on a project or interim basis.
Diversified professional services experiences including financial management consulting, financial operations
including SEC reporting, financial/IT/J SOX compliance, business development, client relationship management,
and software product development/implementations.
Industries include Staffing, Financial Services, Telecommunications, Medical Devices, Equipment Manufacturing,
Hardware/Software Industries, Aerospace, Real Estate, and Oil and Gas. Has been successful in managing startup,
turnaround and rapid corporate growth operations using a strong team-building and personal leadership style.
Comprehensive knowledge of U.S. GAAP accounting and finance principles, concepts and practices, as they
apply to broad cross functional applications.
DIGITAL VIDEO SYSTEMS, INC. MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA
Director, Asia Sales & Marketing 11/97 – 3/99
Managed sales offices in Hong Kong, Canton, China, and Taipei, Taiwan.
Managed sales teams in China and Taiwan for VCD, DVD player loader and DVD ROM products.
Managed contract manufacturing facilities in China and South Korea.
Coordinated sales/marketing of DVS’ products with various distributors and reps throughout Asia and Australia.
Managed financial reporting of Asia division in Hong Kong office.
Reduction in force due to restructuring of Asia division resulted in starting my consulting company in
SEC reporting, auditing and SOX.
CRAIG CONSUMER ELECTRONICS, INC. CERRITOS, CA
Chief Financial Officer 1/96 – 10/97
Managed finance, accounting, MIS, human resources, sales support and domestic/international operations and
distribution of consumer electronic products of a publicly traded company. Company was sold in 1997 to
White Westinghouse.
Managed distributors and retailed stores in i electronic products.
Managed both company owned and contract manufacturing plants in China.
Crisis management for large public company under bankruptcy and liquidating a substantial portion of its operations.
Generated SEC filings and NASDAQ reports.
Reduced overhead expenses by 50%.
Assisted in establishing distribution arrangements with overseas vendors.
Negotiated bank lines of credit and other long-term debt financing.
Managed China/Hong Kong and US operations (including plant and warehouse management).
EDUCATION
MBA - Finance, Accounting and Operations Research
University of California at Riverside
BA - Economics
University of the Pacific, Stockton
BA - Physiology
University of California at Berkeley
Passed uniform CPA. not certified
California Community Colleges Instructor Credential – Accounting, Banking and Finance
Speak Cantonese and Mandarin
COMPUTER SKILLS
Hardware: IBM System 36/38, IBM AS400, Apple/MAC, HP, Alpha Micro, PC, LAN, Dell
Software: Microsoft Office, Lotus 123, Platinum, MAS 90/200/500, Great Plains, NetSuite, MS Dynamics
NAV, Solomon IV, Macola, ACCPAC Plus, SBT, Peachtree, Lawson, Fourth Shift, Lone Wolf, QuickBooks,
Megasys, MSA G/L, M&D G/L, Expandable Software, Smart Software, WordPerfect, Harvard Graphics,
Novell, MS-DOS, BPCS, QAD(MFG/PRO), Oracle, Hyperion, SAP, BAAN, PeopleSoft, Global Shop Software,
Navision Dynamics, NetSuite, Prologue, Blackline, AvidXchange, and Workiva/Wdesk – SEC Reporting and
SOX Compliance, ZoHo/Books.
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