RICHARD J. ARTHUR CPA 9261 W. Sunrise Blvd., Ft.

Lauderdale, FL 33322
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raaa468e@westpost.net * Cellular (954) 695-6185 * Home (954) 474-3474
Summary
Financial management professional with multiple years' experience and expertise
in corporate operations and management.
Trained in financial modeling and valuation methodologies as practiced in invest
ment banking environments.
Skills encompass budgeting, financial planning and analysis, accounting and cont
rol, financial reporting, financial modeling and valuation analysis and IT/ERP s
ystems.
Exposure to strategic planning, risk management, technology transfer, manufactur
ing and non-manufacturing environments.
Experience has been in both Fortune 500, as well as, small companies; including
entrepreneurial start-ups.
Academic and functional exposure to the European languages.
Extensive exposure to international operating environments; having lived for ext
ensive periods abroad.
CPA, State of Florida
Areas of Expertise
* Transitioned from financial and operating management activities to that of ent
repreneur and founder, along with other principals, of various "start-up" entiti
es;
* Developed, as Chief Financial Officer, the business plan and related financial
forecasting models for a manufacturer of a proprietary medical diagnostic testi
ng device. A "start-up," this company was ultimately acquired by Johnson & John
son;
* Was instrumental in the processing and closing of Industrial
Development Bond issues involving two biomedical manufacturing companies; these
issues being an integral part of their initial capitalization and facilities exp
ansion;
* Functioned as General Manager of the Australian subsidiary of a Fortune 500 ma
nufacturer of construction equipment; resulting in its restructuring;
* Designed and implemented capital appropriation and approval procedures for the
International Division of a Fortune 500 manufacturer of electrical control syst
ems; resulting in improved returns on capital investments, as well as, improved
post-audit reviews of actual vs. projected performance;
* Implemented financial reporting and budgeting control systems into the Europea
n subsidiaries of a Fortune 500 national U.S. brewing company; this project span
ning four years.
Experience Summary
Richard J. Arthur CPA , Ft. Lauderdale, Florida 1998 to Present
Consultant & Principal
Accounting and advisory services involving business and financial planning for s
tart-up and development stage companies in various sectors; including participat
ion as a Founder and Principal.
* Recent projects involved a manufacturer of ammunition and related production e
quipment, a food packaging company venture and a related global commodities trad
ing firm.
* Prior projects involved companies in the fields of commercial real estate deve
lopment, a patented bar-code encryption technology which, when integrated with i
nvisible ultra-violet inks, results in the elimination of fraud relative to both
paper and plastic financial instruments, as well as, other documents such as ID
Cards, passports, currencies, etc., a financial instrument tracking system desi
gned to private label money orders, as well as, other projects involving other p
roduct/market sectors.
Micro Typing Systems, Inc., Ft. Lauderdale, Florida 1991 to 1997
Vice President-Finance & Controller
Chief Financial and Accounting Officer of a medical diagnostic manufacturing com
pany, from its conception through its development and operational stages.
* Developed and utilized financial simulation models involved in the preparation
of short and long range financial plans used as the basis for raising $12M of e
quity and debt financing;
* Positioned the company for its eventual acquisition by its sole North American
distributor, e.g., Johnson & Johnson;
* Responsible for the development and implementation of fully integrated financi
al and manufacturing operating systems;
* Coordinated initial and subsequent external audits conducted by a Big 4 auditi
ng firm.
Richard J. Arthur CPA, Fort Lauderdale, Florida 1988 to 1990
Sole Practitioner
Provided accounting, financial consulting and tax services to small businesses,
with an emphasis upon financial forecasts and business planning.
Shearson Lehman Brothers, Inc., Boca Raton, Florida 1987 to 1988
Financial Consultant
Responsible for retail sales of financial products and services offered by a ful
l service brokerage firm.
Continental Services Group, Inc., Miami, Florida 1984 to 1987
Controller
Responsible for the general accounting and controllership duties for a manufactu
rer and distributor/exporter of biological pharmaceuticals and medical supplies.
* Converted accounting systems from manual/service bureau applications to intern
al computer-based systems;
* Implemented annual profit planning and departmental budgeting procedures, stan
dard variable cost accounting and cash management systems;
* Developed long range growth plans as they related to the recapitalization of t
he company for the acquisition of new facilities and additional lines of credit;
the foregoing including a $1M Industrial Development Bond Issue;
* Coordinated initial external audit of the Company;
* Eliminated, through the financial reporting systems implemented, unprofitable
business segments and product lines; thus increasing the free-cash flows generat
ed by the operating activities of the Company.
Integrated Technologies Corporation, Pompano Beach, Florida 1983 to 1984
Vice President-Finance
Chief Financial Officer of a bio-technology start-up involved with proprietary b
lood-clotting factor technology development. Its investment bankers terminated
their going forward with a Private Placement Memorandum of $500K and subsequent
public offering of $10M due to a change in capital market conditions.
Seralc Corporation, Miami, Florida 1981 to 1983
Controller
Chief Accounting Officer of a manufacturer of blood protein related biological p
harmaceuticals and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Biotest-Serum-Institute GmbH ("B
iotest"), a private German company. The company was a start-up financially and l
egally; it having acquired its FDA approved manufacturing facility from another
European firm. Biotest was unable to continue its U.S. investment program and te
rminated its operations.
* Established and maintained computer-based accounting systems and financial con
trols; including manufacturing cost and inventory systems;
* Defined and implemented financial reporting and short and long-range planning
formats; with presentations made to the firms' German parent;
* Participated in the capitalization of the company via the placement of $3.2M o
f Industrial Development Bonds;
* Coordinated the firms' initial and following annual external audits conducted
by a Big 4 firm.
Fortune 500 and Related Experience
Dresser Industries, Inc., Construction Equipment Group, Columbus, Ohio 1975 to 1
981
Senior Financial Analyst-International
Cutler-Hammer, Inc., Milwaukee, Wisconsin 1974 to 1975
Senior Financial Analyst-International
Touche Ross & Company, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 1973 to 1974
Management Consultant
Jos. Schlitz Brewing Company, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 1966 to 1971
Senior Financial Analyst/Management Auditor
Kraft, Inc., Sealtest Foods Division, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 1964 to 1966
Staff Accountant/Credit Manager
Education
Florida International University, Miami, Florida 2004
MS, Finance
Florida International University, Miami, Florida 1991
MS, Taxation
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 1973
MBA, General Management
University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 1963
BBA, Accounting/Finance
Affiliations
American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
Florida Institute of Certified Public Accountants
Licenses
Certified Public Accountant, State of Florida, License No. 10804
Professional Training
Financial Modeling and Valuation Training, The Investment Banking Institute, Atl
anta, Georgia, 2009.
Completed a three week intensive course on financial analysis, valuation methodo
logies and advanced financial modeling
Performed company valuations utilizing (i) comparable public company analysis, (
ii) precedent transactions analysis and (iii) discounted cash flow (DCF) analysi
s
Built fully-integrated financial statement projection model, LBO model, accretio
n/dilution merger models, including ability to run operational and capital struc
ture sensitivities within models