Expert Details
Valuations, SEC, Forensic Accounting, CFO Leadership, Public Companies, and Damage/Loss Profit Calculations
ID: 735251
California, USA
Expert is a Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE) and Certified Valuation Analyst (CVA). He has valued small and midsize closely-held companies, fractional interests, purchase accounting and intangible assets -- for business owners, shareholders, investors, attorneys, CPA's, fiduciaries, courts and others who need reliable and defensible valuations. He performs valuations for estate, gift and other tax filings, succession planning, buy-sell agreements, management buyouts, ESOP's (employee stock partnerships), mergers and acquisitions, financing, reorganizations, shareholder disputes, marital dissolutions, and litigation.
Since 2005, Expert has been involved in the valuation, sale, merger and acquisition of dozens of businesses. Clients appreciate the real-world M&;A transaction experience and practical knowledge of market participant behavior he brings to business valuation engagements. His industry experience encompasses publishing, distribution, technology, financial services, food and beverage, professional practices, many types of B2B and consumer services, telecommunications, internet, solar, eCommerce, SAAS, IOT, software, crowdfunding, retail, entertainment, and more. Expert has authored articles, developed courses and instructed groups of business owners, students and others on valuation, forensics, accounting/finance and M&A.
For over 30 years, Expert has been CFO and/or Controller of various public and private companies in several industries in the U.S., Canada, Europe, and Asia. Expert raised $35 million for several of them, and founded and bought and sold several of the companies. He also worked at KPMG. He has extensive experience with acquisition due diligence, expert witness work and audit preparation.
Education
| Year | Degree | Subject | Institution |
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| Year: 1990 | Degree: Bachelor of Arts | Subject: Business Management | Institution: Bucknell University |
Work History
| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
|---|---|---|---|
| Years: 1993 to Present | Employer: Undisclosed | Title: CFO | Department: Executive |
Responsibilities:Expert is a CPA, JD, CVA, CFE with over 30 years of accounting experience as a Controller and CFO in various types of businesses up to $10 billion in size.Expert has conducted 5 IPO's / DPO’s and reverse mergers. He has been a Director of public companies in various countries. He has raised over $35 million in debt and equity financing. Expert has worked in telecom, media, retail and financial services -- in addition to consulting extensively at startups in the software, technology and life sciences fields. He has run his own businesses, a publishing entity and a public accounting firm. He has also worked at KPMG (global professional audit, tax, and advisory firm network). Expert belonged to pre-IPO companies and was CFO in a growing public company, where he was responsible for SEC filings. He was also on the founding team of a Fintech company and a Retail App startup. Expert has conducted many acquisitions and sales of businesses; performed SOX work; and completed nearly 100 valuations, over a hundred audits/reviews, and stock options accounting and forensic work. For instance, he discovered a $300,000 embezzlement. He has done turnaround work and brokered various legal settlements. |
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Career Accomplishments
| Associations / Societies |
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| • FEWA, Forensic Expert Witness Association • ACG, Association for Corporate Growth • Accountant Lawyer Alliance • Financial Executives International • Provisors • CalCPA, Forensic Services Section • Gerson Lehrman Group-Council Member • Consumer Attorneys of California-Member |
| Licenses / Certifications |
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| • Certified Public Accountant (CPA, VA) • Certified Valuation Analyst (CVA) • Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE) |
| Publications and Patents Summary |
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| Expert has been published in the following: • Fraud Magazine-Preventing Fraud in Troubled Companies (3 articles) • CPA Magazine: Peachtree software review • SBA accounting software review • Quickbooks, Netsuite review • Small Business Accounting software review • Fraud Magazine (2018) |
Additional Experience
| Expert Witness Experience |
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| Expert has worked on over 40 cases, providing evaluations in various industries including: technology, software, real estate, startups, professional services, printing, semiconductors, and food & beverage. Many cases were for PCAOB audits as part of SEC reporting, and for IRS purposes, including forensic, divorce, economic damages, bankruptcy etc. Cases he's worked on have involved employment, embezzlement, private investigations, breaches, misrepresentation/fraud, negligence, adversarial bankruptcy, and tortious interference. |
| Training / Seminars |
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| Expert has developed a video course for accountants (2006), as well as accounting courses in conjunction with the largest public CPA in the U.S. for small cap companies (2012). He's participated in various speaking engagements, including panels on taxes, crowdfunding and Silicon Valley pitches to investors, Toastmasters, a radio show discussing fraud in M&A, and a webinar for startup fundraising. |