Brent Burns, CPA

SENIOR-LEVEL OPERATIONS & FINANCIAL EXECUTIVELeverages proven leadership in general operations, corporate accounting, and organic/inorganic growth to produce sustainable multimillion-dollar revenue gains. Excels in M&A activity as well as IPO efforts, defining and pursuing strategies that maximize ROI for shareholders. Provides vendor management and client interface, driving positive working relationships on all counts. Engages in academic and industry research to enhance best practices and technologies.Built a family-owned business from 4 distribution centers and $14M revenue to 13 locations generating $86M+ and directed financial activity for a company with 22+ properties and $300M annual revenue; other key achievements include:Chaired an e-Commerce committee and served on the executive committee for an industry material buying group that introduced on-line purchasing to increase rebates on group purchases exceeding $2B and on-line job bidding and ordering for subcontractors.Completed real estate transactions in the US, Mexico, and Canada.Acquired, sold, and greenfielded businesses as part of the executive management team of several companies.Led engagement teams with Deloitte and served as CFO of equity sponsors for four IPOs on the NYSE.Chaired case studies for the Texas A&M Masters of Industrial Distribution and University of Texas McCombs School of Business MBA students; partnered with numerous research consortiums on industry improvements.Industry expertise includes wholesale distribution, hospitality, real estate and Big 4 public accounting. I have managed the initial public offering process for private companies.Specialties: Senior executive management, contract negotiations, real estate, financial reporting, personal management, certified public accountant, Texas real estate broker, middle market, privately owned, public companies, ERP selection and implemention, data warehousing,, start up, site selection, line of credit, bank financing, operation management, internal controls, infrastructure, vendor relationships, Canadian and Mexico real estate transactions, hospitality, wholesale distribution.