Qualifications:
25+ Years in various Manufacturing, Distribution, and Services Industries Business Advisor and Management Consultant Employed by 2 International CPA Firms as part of Management Owner of Business, BS in Economics and Accounting MBA in Finance Taught Business Courses at the College Level.

Core Experience:
Financial and Management Accounting Accounting Systems Computer and Information Systems Feasibility Studies, Evaluation and Selection of Computer Systems Software Application and Implementation, Including Integrated Manufacturing and Accounting Systems Worked with Many Integrated Software Solutions MRP and Other Manufacturing Planning Inventory Management and Control Cost Accounting and Budgeting , Covering Standard costing, Process Costing, and Job Costing Business and Debt Restructuring Business Planning, Including Creative Writing of Business Plans for Financial Restructuring and Internal Management.

Industry:
Various Manufacturing Industries, Including Make to Stock, Engineer to Order, and Make to Order Distribution Accounting and Financial Consulting Services Computer Systems and Information Technology Services.

Comments:

• Executive of Publicly and Privately Held Companies

• Executive Positions in Finance and Information Technology, Including VP, CFO and CIO

• Management Positions for 2 International CPA Firms

• Various Public Speaking Engagements

• Author of Various Published Accounting and Cost Articles

Stephen J. Lorenz, Principal

Qualifications:
30+ years in the business world, primarily in manufacturing environment, with involvement in all areas of the business, concentrated primarily in all areas of Finance and Accounting, Operations, Manufacturing Planning and Inventory Control, Business Planning, Budgeting, Cash Management, Banking Negotiations, Credit and Collections, System Development and Implementation.

Core Experience:
Turnaround Management, Finance and Accounting, Financial Planning, Financial Reporting, Managerial Reporting, Cost Accounting, Capital Expenditure Development and Management, Cost Containment, Earnings Enhancements, Budget Development and Controls, Productivity Improvements, Policy Development, Procedure Development, System Development and Implementation, Software Selection and Implementation, Manufacturing MRP Guidelines Development, Union Negotiations, Quotation Pricing Development, Development and administration of  Credit and Collection Polices, Established Sales Budgets, along with Mark-up (Margin) guidelines, Customer and Vendor relationship building and maintenance.

Industry:
Heaviest concentration has been primarily in Manufacturing, in metal shaping, forming and machining businesses.  This includes made-to-stock (Stock Shop) and made-to-order (Job Shop) environments.

Comments:

Senior Executive with extensive experience in leadership roles and holding degrees in both Accounting-Finance and Accounting.  Accustomed to both Privately Held and Publicly Held Companies, having held positions of Turnaround Professional, VP of Finance, Controller, Corporate Cost Manager, and Cost Accounting Manager among others.

Lawrence M. Savino, Principal

Qualifications:
36 + years in banking, with extensive background in all aspects of business and consumer lending, sales management and senior level decision-making with specific experience in team building, needs assessment, strategic planning , sales management and process re-engineering efforts. Education includes a BS in Management, minor in Economics, Certified Lender in Business Banking, and a Graduate degree in Bank Management.

Core Experience:

• Leader of many initiatives to review, recommend and implement new data, loan and electronic systems with specific policies and procedures.

• Held numerous Corporate Titles to include, Vice President, Senior Vice President and Executive Vice President with various banks and bank holding company.

• Initiated new sales direction that increased the bank's asset size by $50 million over five years.

• Orchestrated the centralization of operational units within a five bank holding company.

• Administrator of 175 office locations covering three Mid- Atlantic States.

• Directed the expansion of the bank’s electronic payment processing network.

• Created a solution that resulted in the installation of point of sale terminals with a multi-state convenience store group.

• Piloted and directed the operations and activities of a major business process review re-engineering effort that generated cost savings of over $8 million.

• Initiated many new processes and products that were all successful.

Industry:

Business Lending has allowed an internal look at how a company should operate to generate the most profitability. Matching the customer needs to the best available bank products and services has lead to success for customers. Dealing with a variety of business sizes over the years has broadened my awareness of what it takes to be successful in the business world today.

Comments:

• Senior Executive with extensive experience in leadership roles.

• Extensive experience and business to business solutions

• Accustomed to providing solutions to problems that have been quoted as thinking out of the box solutions.

• Numerous public speaking engagements