A savvy media executive with extensive experience in film, documentaries, television, publishing, radio, internet (Listed in alphabetical order.)
Carolco Service Inc (W Hollywood, CA) Film Production Company
- Accounts Payable Manager
- Brought 6 months of past due billings current in 3 weeks
- Established and instituted regular payment processes and procedures
- Director of Cash Management
- Managed, reconciled, balanced 100+ unique bank accounts with multiple financial institutions in 5 countries
- Facilitated funding of 4 concurrent film productions
- Analyzed and reported on Hungarian Distribution Division
- Vice President Accounting & Administration
- Responsible for all operations, finance for an international, multifaceted business with twenty-nine global companies whose interests were in real estate, art, gaming and films
- Managed assets in excess of $250 million
- Participated in the negotiating of three lines of credit, totaling over $125 million
- Developed and prepared consolidated monthly financial statements of twenty-nine global entities for executive management and investors
- Liaison with major film studios related to financial issues
- Conducted all tax reporting, interfacing with third party professionals (lawyers, accountants, auditors)
- Managed personnel and payroll for twenty-nine companies, over 400 employees in five states and six countries, including necessary IRS filings.
- Handled all employee hiring, terminations and conflict resolution
- Designed and implemented employee manuals (conforming to California laws regarding safety and health issues), benefits packages (including holidays, insurance, flex-time, etc.)
- Media spokesperson for all corporate issues, ranging from finance prospectus to handling sensitive strategic issues
HERO Magazine (Los Angeles, CA) Specialty Magazine
- Recruited to developed Business Plan to save magazine with no available resources
- Wrote business plan and interfaced with investors to extend magazine life for 6 months
- Managed bankruptcy proceedings and orderly liquidation of assets
IntelliVentures (Los Angeles, CA) The world’s largest manufacturer and distributor of specialty videotapes in the marine and boating industry
- Chief Financial Officer & General Manager
- Developed and implemented strategic innovations, operational and financial initiatives, new technological systems
- Contract negotiation and development of relevant business deals
- Prepared and led company through acquisition transitions
- Launched 3 websites: intelliventures.com; bennettmarine.com; firstlightvideo.com
- Managed day-to-day operations, including Customer Service, Production, and Fulfillment
- Managed all royalty reporting, developing and implementing new systems to track and report
- Orchestrated buy-out of company from principal debtor allowing for a seamless exit strategy for President
New Gaelic Films, Inc. (Los Angeles, CA) Film Production Company
- Executive Vice President / Chief Financial Officer
- Launched a film company that produced a feature length film (“Skin Art”) that successfully premiered at the Cannes Film Festival and obtained world-wide distribution
- Negotiated all contracts and agreements for pre-production through distribution
- Secured start-up capital and film financing for production and effected deals for 8 projects to be put into active development
- Managed all day-to-day finance, administration and operational responsibility
New Light Media (Palm Springs, CA) a 501(c)3 not-for-profit
- Treasurer & General Manager
- Strategic planning in television and film distribution
- Donor and investor relations
- Launch of consumer products and book publishing
- Developed and oversaw internet strategy
- Created, supervised and maintained internal control structures, financial policies and administrative policies and procedures
- Took organization from zero funding to an annual budget high of $500,000 in 18 months