Richard Neumann
(707) 696-6610
rich@richneumann.com

www.richneumann.com

Senior Financial Executive

Entrepreneurial, hands on, seasoned financial executive with the proven ability to forecast, identify, implement change in companies across a broad spectrum of industries in all phases from start-up to half billion in revenues.

   

Company start ups

Mergers / acquisitions

Turn around situations

Value creation analysis

Marketing expansions

Business/product development 

Real Estate Transactions        

Systems Implementation              

Inventory Management

Risk Management

Business Plans

Short and long term funding

Transition Management

Financial Infrastructures

Exit Strategies             

Strategic Alliances

Debt Financing / Cost Savings

SEC Reporting

Manage Audits and Tax Filings

Department Staffing and  

         Development 

Green

eBusiness

Manufacturing

Wholesale

Retial

Agriculture

International

Bio-tech

Defense

Non-profit

  

Professional Experience – Private Enterprise

         Private Enterprise and Consulting (2004 to Present)

CEO/CFO/COO  
 

CFO

Financial consultant to start-up, transitional and turnaround companies.  Providing expertise in manufacturing, marketing, and business development.  Bringing insight and assistance in the evaluation and implementation of new technologies.  Design and implement policies and procedures.  Developed and launched financial reporting, budgeting  and forecasting.  Identify sources of new capital, financing and aggressively seek out funding.

 

Recent projects involved;

Green - evaluation of the feasibility and economic impact to rural farmers of alternative fuel generation,

M&A - analysis and proposal of two simultaneous hostile takeovers and merger,

Nonprofit - established an organization devoted to the education and prevention of youth drug abuse,

Real estate - negotiated a favorable $14 million real-estate refinancing of a 100 year old historic building,

International - $2.6 million inventory transition from parent company to a third party in Japan,

Manufacturing - streamlined/updated antiquated manual accounting and manufacturing information systems,

Agriculture - evaluation and feasibility proposal for converting largest independent dairy in Sonoma to organic

  
     
  Stone In The Surf Press  (2004 to Present)

CEO

  
 

Founder of independent publishing company.  Dedicated to publishing works by independent authors and assist other authors in becoming independent “indie” publishers.  Raised private funding necessary to launch company in 2005.  Established distribution channels domestically, in Latin America and Japan.  Editor for Over The Wall, a specialty publishing company where I brought 4 titles from manuscript to press in less than 90 days – established brand look and awareness and national distribution and fulfillment channels. 

 
     
  Print-Que  (Jan. 2003 to 2004)

CEO

  
 

Privately funded, concept and development of a revolutionary new flexible packaging company based on a proprietary hardware configurations and management software with a plug in application to PhotoShop and Quark. Responsible for business development, marketing, alliance management and funding of fully integrated digital print service provider.

  
     
  Jonergin Pacific, Inc.  (Sept. 2001 – Jan. 2003)     
  Closed/Merged into Metro Label, Canada                

Napa, CA

  
 

Responsible for all financial, HR and Administrative aspects of Invesprint’s premier label production facility with annual  sales $9 M.  Reduced receivables from 200+ days to current, implemented cycle counting, moved raw material inventories to 99.5+% accuracy.  Reviewed and implemented new accounting system – CRC.  Initiated and completed various strategic business activities such as procurement of a higher capacity press, secured $3 M financing for new equipment and acquisition of the first Hewlett Packard Indigo digital offset press into the high-end wine label market.  Developed strategic marketing and sales plan necessary to capture the market with this new technology.

  
 
  Ravix Financial, Inc./ (Oct. 1999 – Sept. 2001)    
  David Powell, Inc. 

            San Jose, CA

  
  Market declined at the end of the Dot.Com boom    Consultant – Chief Financial Officer  
  Co-founder of Ravix, a consulting CFO company for high-tech companies. whose maturity ranged from conception to pre-IPO, employed  from 2 to 300, across diverse industries and technologies.  Developed new clients, maintained active clients and coordinating the efforts of the consulting staff. Created business plans, funding research and presentations to investors and BOD, implemented new accounting systems and policies, reviewed, recommended, established employee benefits, analysis of risk management, marketing, customer economics analysis, budgets and forecasts and exit strategies.   
 
  Fibex  Systems   (Jan. 1999- Sept. 1999)

Petaluma, CA

  
  Acquired by Cisco Systems

Controller

  
  Direct report to CEO and Founders of a start-up access technology company.  Responsible for all aspects of finance, accounting, HR and IT. Reconciled and realigned 14 months of financials, generated 3 year rolling forecasts, coordinated the implementation of Oracle and implemented payroll reconciliations.  Managed the company through a fast track due diligence and HSR filing in support of a rapid $320 million stock pooling and transition to Cisco Systems.  Coordinated all administrative aspects of one of the most effective assimilations of companies into Cisco.  
     
  California Gold Dairy Products    (Sept. 1996 – Jan. 1999)

Petaluma, CA

  
  Acquired by Dairy Farmers of America

Chief Financial Officer

  
 

Reported to CEO, BOD and Membership 

Responsible for all financial activities for 3rd largest dairy cooperative in California, annual sales of $500 M (processing 2.9 B lbs of milk). Developed professional staff of 10 responsible for general accounting, credit, inventory management, producer payroll and financial analysis.  Accomplishments; formation of the 2 largest cooperative joint ventures in California, secured 12M of combined debt financing, significant increase in risk management coverage at reduced costs, lowered the cost of $21 M of operating lines of credit, secured $5.6M in long term funding for facility construction, first base line budget, real-estate procurement and disposition, fleet vehicle lease negotiations, successful year end audit, change of fiscal year end, the analysis and selection of new manufacturing and accounting software and hardware platforms.  Developed new value added products corporation, Gold Tech and market expansion into Latin America, Asia and Japan.

  
 
 

Additional Employment History

  
 
  Cognis, Inc.  (Nov. 1994 – Aug. 1996)

Santa Rosa, CA

  
  Closed Division of Henkel

Manager of Financial Operations

  
 
  Grace / Sierra  (October 1990 – Nov. 1994)

Milpitas, CA

  
  Acquired by The Scotts Company, Ohio

Manager Financial Planning /Analysis

  
 
  Amdahl Corporation, Systems Software  (Apr. 1987 – Oct. 1990)

Sunnyvale, CA

  
  Closed Division

Sr Financial Analyst / Sr Cost Accountant

  
 
  Spectra Physics- Laser Products Div.   (Jan. ‘86 – Apr. ‘87)

Mtn View, CA

  
  Acquired by Cibia-Geigy

Plant Controller/Senior Financial Analyst

  
 
  Micro Power Systems, Inc.   (Feb. 1984 – Dec. 1985)     

Santa Clara, CA

  
 

Account Manager/Sales - Custom Products Division / Cost Accounting Supervisor

  
 
  FMC Ordnance Division    (Oct. 1979 – Jan. 1984)  

San Jose, CA

  
 

Cost Accounting Supervisor / Project Accountant / Cost Accountant / Planner

  
 
 

Education

  
 

Bachelor of Science - Business Management, San Jose State University

      Additional emphasis in life sciences, mechanical engineering, English literature     

 
 
  Board Positions  
  Advisory Committee - Laney College School of Media, Oakland, CA  
  Member of the Advisory Board – The CORE, Santa Cruz, CA - ACTIVE  
  OTW Foundation – former - Chief Financial Officer/Board Member, Los Angeles, CA  
 

Board of Trustees - The Saratoga Horticultural Research Foundation.  1995 to 1997

  
  Board Member Polyinium – Web based college start-up  
 

Financial Advisor – Lakeside School District, Los Gatos, CA