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Experienced executive with background in financial & operational management, sales management, brand management, project management, new product development and business development.

o	Overseeing business development, finance, legal, administrative and operations for an AgTech company delivering SaaS and IoT solutions to cultivators.
o	Built corporate structure, product management, finance and operations standard operating procedures.
o	Leading strategic partnership development efforts with over 10 strategic partners.


President & CFO

o	CFO for $30M Public international Athleisure apparel company.
o	Oversee all accounting, finance and information technology functions / departments.
o	Led external audit fiscal year and bank audit.
o	Developed PPM for Reg D offering.


o	Managed the operations and double digit growth of a Direct to Consumer (DTC) subscription box and eCommerce beach inspired brand.
o	Led a team of 5 direct reports covering Merchandising, Marketing, Logistics, Customer Support and Finance & Administration.
o	Developed business expansion plans to expand into ancillary brand categories including Style, Beauty, Men’s Active and Baby.


General Manager

o	Management consultant with expertise in sales, finance, marketing, product, operations and financial management.
o	Delivered strategic planning, operational improvements and go-to-market projects for multiple clients in the action sports industry including; Kekoa Collective, SUPERBrand, Channel Islands, Robert August Surfboards, ISLE Surf & SUP, SURFER Magazine, World Surf League, Pure Cycles and Takayama Surfboards.


Management Conuslting

o	Successfully completed 2 year contract as CEO to restructure company.
o	Relocated headquarters from Santa Cruz, CA to Carlsbad, CA and rebuilt management team.
o	Restructured the sales team both domestically and internationally.
o	Financial highlights include; Increase in Sales of 15% with a reduction of OPEX as a % of Sales from 34% to 28%.



CEO / General Manager

o	Successfully executed a full company turn around, doubling revenue ($5m to $10m) in 2 years while turning a profit ($500k net loss to $800k net income). 
o	Grew revenue 99% and net income by 137% over 2 year period.
o	Led SEO/SEM efforts which drove a substantial web sales & led to over 500,000 Facebook followers.
o	Expanded internationally to Australia, United Kingdom, and Canada.
o	Raised ~$3m in debt and equity financing.


o	Closed strategic business development relationship with Google.
o	Closed $700k debt / equity financing.
o	Closed $1m acquisition of Planz, online social planning software.
o	Grew revenue 144% while improving gross and operating margins by 10% and 18% respectively.
o	Developed Search Engine Marketing (SEM) and Search Engine Optimization (SEO) programs for all online brands.


COO & CFO

o	Led a single-year, $50M operating profit turnaround, turning ~$500M revenue company from -$31M to $19M EBITDA.
o	Led strategic investment of $50m of equity and debt from Earthlink to upgrade 758 central offices with next generation DSLAM technology provided by Samsung. 
o	Led multiple acquisitions, including NextWeb, a fixed pre-WiMax Internet service provider for $24.7m of debt, equity and cash; and GoBeam, a VoIP service provider for $48m of equity.
o	Led $50m senior secured bank financing with Silicon Valley Bank.
o	Restructured ~$50m of current and long-term liabilities including a ~$35m liability with AT&T.
o	Led Joint Ventures and Strategic Alliances with AOL, AT&T, Cisco, Earthlink, MCI, Verizon, Vonage and United Online.


o	Implement four new business units: VidiTel.com, Service Provider Solutions, Hosted Service Program and Global Enterprise Solutions 
o	Expanded operational presence to UK (London) and Asia (Tokyo, Japan and Seoul, South Korea)
o	Led 2 joint venture spin-offs; Camera Café, Inc. and EyeGames, Inc.
o	Closed $10m of venture capital financing for company from DFJ and Geneva Ventures.


VP of Finance & Operations

o	Senior team member in corporate venture capital, strategic planning & corporate development group for PG&E Corporation
o	Investment area expertise: energy e-commerce, wireless applications & infrastructure, network processing, embedded systems, real-time enterprise and web services
o	Due diligence and deal sourcing for DFJ, EnerTech Capital, Kinetic Ventures, Nth Power and TPG Ventures.


Principal

o	Directed venture technology/incubation projects including RedChip.com, ShopNBC, CityBlock.Net and Priceline.com
o	Performed finance, business development, product management, sales, operations and software engineering functional roles for incubation projects
o	Sourced incubation projects for following venture financings


Managing Associate

o	Led technical group which delivered internet-based supply chain system solutions displacing old EDI systems for GE customers including 3M, Honeywell, Cargill, Pillsbury, General Mills and Medtronic
o	Participate in multiple GE Capital mergers & acquisition deal teams as technical and business resource.
o	Participated and graduated 2 year Financial Management Program (FMP).


Manager of Business Development

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Chris Dunn: CFO in Carlsbad, CA

Chris Dunn

Elmhurst College