General Counsel, Senior Finance Executive

CHARLES P. BARNES

**** ********* *****, ********** *****, Mi 48304

Office/Cell Phone 248-***-**** ~ Fax 248-***-****

SUMMARY Business-minded legal executive with a broad range of legal experience in the manufacturing, real estate, distribution, & technology fields. Strategic advisor to Corporate Officers with a focus on the practical aspect of contract and transactions issues. Successful in managing middle-market operations, including all aspects of operations, finance, human resource, legal and sales. 23 years experience in the following industries

 OEM Precision Machining for Energy and Automotive Suppliers

 Energy and Telcom Expense Management.

 Commercial Real Estate and Investment Properties

 Attorney, Corporate Transactional and Business Counsel

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WORK HISTORY

AMI Strategies. Present

(Privately held Energy and Telcom Expense Management company specializing in providing a software-for-service product that manages enterprise expenses)

General Counsel, Director

• Oversee all legal aspects of the company, including draft and negotiations of contracts, Master Service Agreements, Scope of Services, lease agreements and real estate

• Oversee all financial operations of the company

• Prepared Business Plan for funding and obtained financial support for development of ASP based software.

• Provided advice and leadership on develop of strategic growth plan and counsel for outside funding to achieve it, including drafting, negotiating and review of all funding documentation

• Successful litigation in the defense of harassment claim.

Paramount Precision Products 2001-2007

(Tier One/Tier Two and OEM supplier of precision machined components to energy and automotive powertrain, engine and chassis plants)

Director of Finance and Administration, General Counsel

• Oversaw all transaction legal issues, including contracts and all real estate transactions

• Oversaw all finance, HR and purchasing departments

• Provided advice and leadership on all capital investment contracts and financing

• Participated and provided leadership and advice on all product pricing

• Responsible for the review and presentation of month end, quarterly and yearly financial statements

• Review and present final audited financial statements and coordination of information with outside CPA firm

• All banking issues including negotiation of all term loans, leases, lines of credit and mortgages including development of competitive proposals and use of several institutions.

• Drafted complete employee handbook and corporate policies and procedures

• Responsible for all corporate governance and general commercial advice on automotive supply operations.

• Successfully handled cancellation claim with Ford Motor/Visteon on volume reduction

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Symtec Manufacturing Technologies, Inc. 1998-2001

(OEM supplier, contract machining-predecessor to Paramount)

Chief Financial Officer/General Counsel

• Successful negotiation in M&A acquisition of precision machining supplier

• Oversaw all finance and legal issues, including accounting department and all general counsel duties

• Lead executive on the purchase, negotiation and financing of new equipment

• Successful negotiation of lines of credit, term loans and leases for purchase and growth

• Successful negotiation in Teamster organizing campaign and management of outside labor counsel for company vote to disallow union

• Successful negotiation with insurance carrier in policy limit Business Interuption claim associated with cause of loss at Tier One provider

Colliers International 1997-2000

(International Commercial Real Estate firm )

Associate Broker

• Licensed professional for the sale and buyer representation of commercial real estate and the acquisition of closely-held businesses

• Drafted all purchase and closing documents on real estate sales and review and negotiation of funding documentation and terms.

• Lead broker on sale of client investment property, including retail, industrial and commercial pieces

Buesser, Black, Lynch, Fryhoff & Graham 1994-1997

Associate Attorney

(Law firm specializing in corporate, insurance and general business, transactional and litigation for middle market companies, large insurance companies and closely-held Michigan based corporations)

• Successful litigation counsel involving the subrogation of insurance claims on product negligence claims

• Successful argument of Michigan Court of Appeals case on contractor negligence

• Provide advice to over 50 corporate clients on corporate formation, governance and transactional contract work and commercial real estate

Hydra-Flex, Inc. 1985-1994

Vice-President

• Entrepreneurial start-up of wholesale distribution company, supplying hydraulic and pneumatic components to the Big Three, OEM and machine tool industry.

• Oversaw all transactional legal requirements, assisted in litigation preparation and successful defense of patent challenge

• Oversaw all leasing and property related issues

• Developed close professional relationships with all machine tool purchasing agents and buyers, including but not limited to PICO, Lamb Technicon, Comau, Rite-On Industries, etc.

Buesser, Buesser, Synder & Blank 1980 to 1985

Law Clerk-concentration in asset appraisal, development of financial model to

assist attorneys in settlement negotiation

Standard Federal Bank 1977 -1980

Management of bank-owned property to prepare for sale. Continued employment post sale

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Education __________

Walsh College, Troy Michigan

Master of Science Program-Finance 1990-

(core classes in Corporate Management and Finance)

Michigan State University College of Law

Doctorate in Jurisprudence 1985-1989

(concentration in commercial and corporate transactions)

Walsh College, Troy Michigan 1981-1984

Bachelor of Science Degree-Finance

(concentration in management and accounting)

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