CFO

C. Blake Eaton

**** ******* ***. • Plano, TX • **025 • *******@*******.*** • 972-***-****

QUALIFICATIONS SUMMARY

• Skilled at increasing profits and reducing costs through application of analytical and business development methodologies.

• Proficient in using technology to enhance management information and operating effectiveness.

• Committed to implementing quality improvement techniques that drive business operations to success.

• Well versed in corporate strategy, skilled in project management and team leadership.

KEY AREAS OF EXPERTISE

Finance Cash Flow Analysis, Forecasting, Competitive Analysis, Capital Evaluations, Budgeting, Financial Analysis, Financial Modeling, Balance Sheet Reconciliations, Mergers & Acquisitions, Sarbanes Oxley

IT Crystal Reports, FRX, Great Plains, MAS90, MS Office, MS SQL, Peachtree, Oracle Financials, Solomon, Visio, Quickbooks

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

CFO 2007 - Present

6 DAY DENTAL & ORTHODONTICS. – www.6daydental.com – Coppell, TX.

$25 million privately held dental and orthodontic company with multiple locations in the Dallas/Fort Worth metroplex. Responsible for all non-revenue generating activities of the Company while allocating resources to manage the growth of the business.

• Oversee all accounting aspects as well HR, Insurance, Marketing and Call Center departments. Ensure all departments are communicating effectively, utilized appropriately and focused on the company’s key initiatives.

• Serve on the Board of Directors and contribute in the overall organizational planning, policy development and implementation. Restructured the practices as well as corporate office, reducing total staff by 15% and saving the company over $1.4 million annually.

• Architect of a new strategic plan outlining the sale of over $15 million dollars of the company’s assets. Presented the plan to several potential buyers and expect to have a multiple LOI’s by the end of the year.

• Liaison with financial institutions and converted a $1 million LOC in default to a long term note.

• Implemented a purchasing system to monitor and control cash expenditures, saving the company over $400k annually.

• Designed and implemented an application to expedite the insurance verification process, increasing the accuracy of the data and the ability to reduce the verification department staff by 67%, recognizing an annual savings of $140k.

• Upgraded Great Plains to version 10.0 shortening the month-end close from 5 to 3-days.

• Full P&L and cash management responsibility which results in the timely completion and distribution of the monthly financials and accurate cash forecasts ensuring the company’s obligations are met without access to a LOC.

• Created an intranet application to track daily scorecards and key performance indicators, giving management daily visibility of each producer so timely adjustments and management can take place.

General Manager/CFO 2001 - 2006

SAGE SOFTWARE/FEDERAL LIAISON SERVICES, INC. – www.sagesoftware.com/www.flsinc.com – Dallas, TX.

Sage Software’s primary focus is business management software (ACT, Peachtree, MAS) and services to the small and mid-markets. In November 2004, Sage acquired Federal Liaison Services to provide the back office support for Sage’s new payroll service offering. Managed the $10 million business unit to drive revenues for Sage Software and make the acquisition accretive to earnings.

• Instrumental in selling the company (FLS) for 2 times revenue as well managing the 7 month due diligence process.

• Responsible for the business unit P&L, a $10 million operation budget and a $500k capital budget.

• Reorganized business, reducing operating expenses and increasing profitability from a loss to net profits of 18% in the first year after the acquisition and 20% net profits in the second year.

• Successful implementation of a new strategic initiative to offer tax outsourcing services to the mid and small markets generating sales of over $500 in the first six-months of implementation.

• Managed and directed all departments of the SCS business unit including Client Care, Outsourcing, Product Marketing, R&D and Sales. Delivered product updates on schedule, filed customer tax returns accurately and on time as well as initiating over $5 billion in tax payments with 99.9% accuracy reducing fines and penalties by 81%.

• Integrated FLS into the Sage shared service model in 6 weeks.

• Implemented departmental budgets, forecasts and other various analyses to accurately track operation performance and to keep the business unit under budget.

• Constructed and presented the Annual Operating Plan and quarterly operating results to upper management. Presented product enhancements and new software and outsourcing solutions at Sage’s annual customer and partner conferences.

Controller/CFO 1998 - 2001

4G NETWORK TECHNOLOGIES, INC. /INTEGRATED TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS, INC. – Dallas, TX.

4GNT was a startup organization with the strategic vision to rollout a wireless broadband network in all the major metropolitan areas in North America. Integrated Technology Solutions, Inc. was a boutique IT consulting firm that catered to large telecom companies and was acquired by 4GNT. Responsible for the timely completion of the monthly financial package, safeguarding the company’s fixed assets and preparing the balance sheet reconciliations.

• Negotiated the sale of ITSI to 4G Network Technologies, Inc. in a cash plus stock transaction. The total value of the transaction was over $2 million.

• Reduced DSO and increased cash flow by nearly 34%.

• Implemented departmental operation and capital budgets.

• Developed relationships with financial institutions to establish LOC’s and overnight investment accounts, insurance providers to gain competitive rates and payroll providers to keep accounting staff at a minimum.

• Designed and implemented intranet application for purchasing, receiving, invoice matching and inventory tracking to expedite the processes while ensuring proper internal controls, keeping expenditures under budget and keeping headcount at a minimum

• Prepared all Federal and state corporate tax returns accurately, timely, and without audits.

• Designed and implemented an intranet time tracking applications used by all employees for P/R and A/R purposes.

Senior Accountant/IT Liaison 1996 - 1998

Pronet/Metrocall – Dallas, TX.

Financial Analyst 1996 - 1996

APW/Wyatt, Inc. – Dallas, TX.

Senior Plant Accountant 1994 - 1996

Sullivan Graphics, Inc. – Lufkin, TX.

Staff Accountant 1991 - 1994

Chuck Russell & Associates. – Houston, TX

EDUCATION & TRAINING

• BBA, Accounting – Stephen F. Austin State University, Nacogdoches, TX. December 1993

The Dale Carnegie Course, Franklin Covey Four Roles of Leadership, 401K Communications, Quality Awareness, Job Hazard Training, and Quality Leadership

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