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Moses Lisbonne
134 2nd. Street
Los Altos, CA 94022
650-559-1577
moses@lisbonne.com
http://www.moseslisbonne.com

Business Experience:

Experience with both fast growing start-ups as well as mature public corporations
Extensive experience as a financial officer in manufacturing and distribution companies with strong analytical skills and a creative approach to problem solving
Substantial international business experience with Asia and Europe, particularly in product procurement, shipping and managing exchange rate volatility
Significant experience with computers including implementing large management information systems and designing sophisticated financial models
Successful in securing required financing for operations from private and commercial sources
Experienced in strategic planning, risk management, S.E.C. and tax reporting

Employment History:

General Manager
Pride-Maytag - North Hollywood, California From 1990 to 1999

Responsible for the marketing, sales, service controllership and administrative functions.
Revamped marketing strategy resulting in a 37% increase in replacement and 62% in apartment sales
Introduced incentive and training programs for the service department increasing customer satisfaction and productivity by 20%
Replaced an IBM System 36 with a LAN reducing processing, support and maintenance costs by 70%

Vice President and CFO
Leadworks, Inc. - Solon, Ohio From 1981 to 1990

Responsible for all financial and administrative functions. Managed company's rapid 3 year growth in revenues, inventories and expenses.
Introduced strategic planning and financial modeling helping control growth and manage cash flows
Secured financing from commercial banks and private sources to support growth
Specified and implemented state of the art computer systems enhancing customer service by 15% and reducing bad debts by 44%

Vice President Finance
Rodac Corporation - Carson, California From 1977 to 1981

Responsible for all accounting, credit, purchasing, data processing and treasury functions for this $80 million public company
Turned a $4 million loss into a $12 million profit by improving manufacturing, lowering procurement costs, reducing overhead and increasing prices.
Introduced divisional P&L's enabling more effective management of the company's businesses

Vice President Operations
Unitrex of America, Inc. - New-York New York and Compton California From 1972 to 1977

Transferred company operations from New York to California. Hired and trained over 100 employees without disruption of operations
Negotiated price reductions, payment terms, warranties and service support from suppliers in the USA and Asia for the company and it's Canadian and Australian subsidiaries
Reduced service and repairs turn around from 30 days to 96 hours