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Woodie Neiss MBA1242 Alton Rd. #206Miami Beach, FL 33139(202) 247-7182wn66e204@westpost.net

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS"Entrepreneur of the Year" award winning CFO with over twelve years experience formulating and leading the financial functions of a three-time INC500 healthcarestartup. Unique blend of finance and marketing acumen. Supervised up to 10 direct reports with finance, human resources, information technology, and marketing responsibilities. Led several rounds of financing culminating in a multimillion dollar merger. Oversaw several IT implementations each bringing in a new levelof structure and operational understanding. Lobbied and testified in front of US Congress on issues regarding public health and Sarbanes-Oxley. Excels at empowering and motivating employees through positive reinforcement, driving new improvements and corporate initiatives.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCECo-Founder & CFO, FLAVORx, Inc., Bethesda, MD 1999 - 2007

Financial Management* Directed the financial operations of a three time INC500 start up with 38,000domestic and international customers, annual sales of $11M. Duties included: fi

nancial analysis, cost accounting, budgets, forecasting, strategic planning, cash management, banking and investor relations, investments, computer systems, allaccounting functions (GL, AP, AR, payroll, inventory, fixed assets and financial statements), human resources.* Contributed significantly to company's expansion including contract negotiations with nation's largest retail, grocery and pharmacy chains, opening and overseeing divisional office, re-targeted sales price points that generated increasedsales, improved efficiency in sales staff, results average 25% revenue and 124%EBITDA growth in last four years.* Oversaw yearly audits including managing relationship with a Big Four firm. Dealt with revenue recognition issues and saved the company over $2M annually indeferred revenue. Implemented a rolling due diligence process that kept recordsand reports continually updated for both audit and investor/capital raising pur

poses. Reduced audit time from over four months to six weeks. Ran four roundsof financing including final process using a prominent investment bank to sell the company. Total net proceeds in excess of $27M.

Computer Systems* Ran two full scale financial application implementations including needs analysis, RFP, software selection, conversion and training. Negotiated entire hardware/software purchase saving 15% off software and consulting services. Increasedefficiency in receivables to reduce outstanding AR from 70 to 40 days. New system allowed for increased data for financial analysis, cost accounting and strategic planning. Overall reduced staff time by 30%.* Developed customized reporting system to provide individual stores with performance metric, result increased sales 130% in test locations.

* Researched, selected and installed a complex communication system (phones, faxlines, computer modems) that improved access and efficiency while reducing costs by 40%.

Human Resources* Detailed understand of employment law. Created employee policies and procedures handbook, including "day one" procedures and exit practices. Developed internal vacation tracking program using Excel.* Administered employee stock option plan, employee benefits, compensation, payroll, employee legal conflicts/disputes and terminations.

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Marketing/Public Relations* Wrote compelling letters that landed company on the cover of Inc. Magazine. Media tour culminated in an 8-minute interview with Matt Lauer on the Today Show.Oversaw process to hire nationwide marketing firm including contract negotiations which saved the company over $500,000 in service fees.* Developed Radio Media campaign that got the company interviewed on 7 regionaland national programs with over 10,000,000 hits. Cost to company $0.

OUTREACH* Guest lecturer at universities around the country talking about entrepreneurship.* Developed corporate philanthropy program to benefit charities while building asense of worth among the employees raised over $100,000 collectively.

WORK HISTORYEntrepreneur, Rio Vacation Condos & SherwoodSpeaks, Miami Beach 2007 - PresentFinancial Applications Consultant, PeopleSoft Inc, Pleasanton, CA 1998 - 1999Management Consultant, Ernst & Young, LLP, San Francisco, CA 1997 - 1998Trading Floor Associate, Paine Webber, New York, NY and San Francisco, CA 1995 -1997

EDUCATION

Advanced Certificate, Birthing of Giants, Massachusetts Institute of Technology,Boston, Massachusetts, 2006M.B.A., International Finance, Thunderbird, The American Graduate School of International Management, Phoenix, AZ, 1995B.A., Political Science, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA, 1991International Study, International Christian University, Tokyo, Japan, 1990

AWARDS AND HONORSINC500 Award Recipient, Inc Magazine, 2006, 2005 & 2004Entrepreneur of the Year, Young Entrepreneurs' Organization (YEO)

LANGUAGES & COMPUTER SKILLSWorking knowledge of Japanese, Spanish & Portuguese. Proficient in LAN, mainfram

e, and PC Network environments. Proficient in MicroSoft Windows, Vista, all Office Applications, customized accounting programs (Peachtree, Quickbooks, Navision, PeopleSoft and Oracle), sales database (ACT, salesforce.com) and project management software. Converted manual system to computerized spreadsheets.