Aaron Thomas

About Aaron Thomas

25+ year career record of building, growing, and improving the profitability, performance, and value of companies including CEO and CFO of private equity portfolio interests. International work experience in France and Canada. Passion for problem solving and growing businesses with extensive energy industry network.Specialties:* Identifying/capturing strategic business opportunities* Increasing profitability* Improving operational effectiveness * M&A, Divestments * Financial Planning, Budgeting/Forecasting & Analysis (FP & A)* Operations Management * Strategic Planning/Synergies * Safety, Quality & Efficiency Improvements

Experience

1. Managing Partner Founder

   Mec Financial Partners

   Jun 2014 — Present

   MEC Financial Partners, is a multi-discipline financial services company providing Fractional CFO services and sourcing investment capital to primarily small and medium size businesses.• Contributed valuation, due diligence and integration support of Oceaneering International’s $230 million acquisition of C&C Technologies, a world-wide survey and data mapping company. Interaction with all levels of Oceaneering and C&C to develop and execute both strategy and cost rationalization/synergy plans with weekly progress reporting to Oceaneering Executive Mgmt.• CFO for independent E&P Oil and Gas Company (PEG owned) with functions including budgeting, forecasting, financial management, acquisition analysis, hedging, financial reporting, audit and banking relationships• Fractional CFO for Benefits Consulting Company (Houston, TX) assisting with deal structure and post-integration accounting, forecasting and reporting following acquisition of local competitor

Education

• University of Calgary

  MBA Program, Operations Management, Human Resource Management

• Tulane University - A.B. Freeman School of Business

  MBA, General Management, Finance

• University of Louisiana at Lafayette

  BS, Finance

• Louisiana State University

  Post graduate finance and accounting (M&A/Consolidations/Audit)

Skills

• Energy Industry
• Energy
• Oilfield
• Process Improvement
• Business Planning
• Operations Management
• Divestitures
• International Business
• Management
• Team Building
• Supply Chain Management
• Corporate Finance
• Financial Reporting
• Pipelines
• Strategy
• Offshore Drilling
• Inspection
• Mergers
• Start-Ups
• Contract Management
• Managerial Finance
• Oilfield Services
• Financial Management
• Strategic Planning
• Oil
• Project Management
• Upstream
• Change Management
• Onshore
• Construction Management
• Cost
• Business Strategy
• Business Development
• Gas
• Valuation
• Cost Accounting
• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Strategy Development
• P&L Management
• Analysis