Chief Financial Officer in San Francisco Bay CA Kevin Berry

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KEVIN J.

BERRY
408-832-0864 kberry49@yahoo.com

Chief Financial Officer


Successful hands-on CFO for global start up and public technology companies Built cohesive and respected finance and administrative teams Raised $50M in equity and debt financing from domestic and international venture investors and strategic partners including a very successful IPO Created planning, measurement, reporting, and budgeting models and metrics Established company-wide policies that eliminated 100% of material weaknesses and deficiencies in SOX compliance and all adjustments in audits and reviews Successfully merged and acquired companies

Professional Experience
Ensim Corporation 2010 to Present Consulting CFO and Board member for private, enterprise software company with emphasis on M&A, business strategy, funding.

California Micro Devices Corp. 2006 to 2010 Chief Financial Officer for NASDAQ listed company that developed, manufactured, marketed application specific protection integrated circuits for high volume applications in the mobile handset, high brightness LED, digital consumer electronics, PC markets. Led merger with ON Semiconductor resulting in over 50% premium for shareholders. As primary contact with shareholders, directed investor relations including representing company at investor conferences and road shows. Improved revenue and gross margin by successfully implementing ship and debit program with international distributors. Reduced product cost by optimizing sub-contractor supply chain. Successfully sold underperforming product line. Created policies that eliminated 100% of material weaknesses and deficiencies in SOX testing. Improved accounting and IT processes that resulted in zero adjustments in annual audit and quarterly reviews. Constantly met or beat quarterly cash flow forecasts (90 %+). Improved cash flow by reducing DSO to fewer than 40 and increasing inventory turns to over 8.

KEVIN J. BERRY

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Consulting CFO 2005 to 2006 Consulted for several private companies with the emphasis on M&A, equity and debt funding, and business strategy including creating the financial and business model resulting in the successful acquisition of two of the companies by international public companies and expanded venture investment for the third.

SteelEye Technology, Inc. 2000 to 2005 Chief Financial Officer for venture backed start up that developed and marketed business continuity software including highly available clustering and disaster recovery. Built finance, accounting, human resources, and order administration teams. Raised $25M in equity financial with venture capital and strategic partners including SAP, HP, Intel, and Hitachi. Raised $6M in convertible debt financing from new and existing venture investors. Negotiated agreements with key resellers and vendors.

ConnectInc.com, Co. 1999 to 2000 Chief Financial Officer for NASDAQ listed company that developed and marketed electronic commerce enabling software and services. Led successful merger with Calico Commerce Inc. resulting in a 60% premium after negotiating critical OEM agreement. Accelerated company turnaround by recruited key members of management including the executive staff.

Award Software International, Inc 1995 to 1999 Chief Financial Officer for a NASDAQ listed company that developed and marketed system management software. Directed financial operations for U.S., Asian, and European companies. Led Initial Public Offering that was top ten rated by the Wall St. Journal. Managed successful merger with Phoenix Technologies that resulted in over 50% premium. Acquired two companies that were accretive in less than a year. Build and led investor relations program including being the primary interface with research analysts and presenting at investor conferences and road shows. Raised private equity funding from U.S. and overseas venture investors and strategic partners.

Education
Masters Business Administration; Major in Finance, New York University Bachelor of Science; Major in Finance, New York University

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