Rick Davis

About Rick Davis

Versatile Senior Financial Executive with over 20 years’ experience improving organizational effectiveness and business results in a variety of industries. Strong strategic planning and execution skills. High energy team builder with demonstrated ability to solve complex business problems and deliver improvements. Broad CFO experience in Public and Private Companies, MBA, and Big-4 CPA. Develop and lead Finance, Marketing, IT and other support organizations at diverse, mid-sized businesses with sales ranging from $50M to over $1B. Typically join businesses to support growth and/or contribute to improvements in areas such as functional support, overall enterprise effectiveness and/or financial performance; then championing continuous improvement and maintaining competitiveness. Contributions include: • Supporting 800% growth over 18 months at a wireless technology company to successfully develop and deliver its largest system. • Establishing support teams, systems, management processes and governance acceptable to large public company investors. • Helped revitalize a public company following several years of progressively declining earnings, generating a 50% improvement in earnings from operations during first full year. • Supporting acquisitions, integrations and divestitures, including the sales of two NYSE companies. • Organized the identification and support of performance improvements at a $1B+ manufacturer which resulted in over doubling historical returns. • Resolving financial reporting concerns at several public companies within 2-3 months of arrival. • Championing improved decision processes and organizational alignment at a $200M international transportation business to reverse losses and generate consistent superior returns. Enjoy being part of a leadership team where I can help develop and grow organizations. I’m currently identifying and evaluating businesses to join where I can contribute to achieving their potential.

Experience

1. Founding Chair

   Seattle Colleges Foundation

   Jan 2018 — Present · Seattle, WA, US

Education

• Harvard Business School

  MBA

• University of Washington

  BA

Skills

• Sarbanes-Oxley Act
• Leadership
• Finance
• Private Equity
• Internal Audit
• Business Process Improvement
• Corporate Finance
• Project Management
• Budgets
• Financial Analysis
• Mergers
• Sec Filings
• Analysis
• Acquisition Integration
• Business Strategy
• Operations Management
• Gaap
• Corporate Development
• Revenue Recognition
• Internal Controls
• Start-Ups
• Strategy
• Investor Relations
• Risk Management
• Process Improvement
• Due Diligence
• Auditing
• Executive Management
• Cash Management
• Program Management
• Restructuring
• Operational Excellence
• Financial Modeling
• Strategic Planning
• Management
• Ipo
• Divestitures
• Marketing Strategy
• Business Development
• Mergers & Acquisitions