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 James
Oliver has
over twenty-five years of diversified business management, finance and
accounting experience. He has been active in a wide range of industries at
various levels of product technology, in both domestic and international
markets. Mr. Oliver has served in senior financial management positions for
operating units of "Fortune 100" companies along with having
experience with privately held companies. He has consulted for a variety of
businesses. Mr. Oliver has been a key contributor in business transformations.
Seven
years of his career were with Emerson Electric Co. as Chief Financial Officer
for two operating units. Emerson has been highlighted in the Harvard Business
Review for its management process and long-term profitability record. During
his tenure at Emerson, he was a major contributor in the development and
execution of strategic plans that transformed a break-even operating unit to a
profitability level near the top of U.S. peer group companies. The Company's
improved return on capital doubled the "S&P 500" average.
Mr.
Oliver served as CFO for a business unit of Smithkline Beckman. He helped turn
around an instrument business of that Company that was incurring substantial
losses to profitability. He was also head of strategic and financial planning
for an operating unit of Dresser Industries.
He
has consulted for a number of diverse companies including the prominent private
equity firm of former U.S. Secretary of the Treasurer, William E. Simon, United
Technologies, Snapple, the Stanley garage door opener business and other
companies. Mr. Oliver's assignments included profitability and cash flow
improvement, business analysis and planning and comprehensive organizational
performance measurements.
Mr.
Oliver created and copyrighted "Value
Creation Insights" which is a profitability improvement and
value creation management tool. It integrates strategy, operations and financial
management. The business analysis, planning and execution management tool
consists of twelve modules. The cornerstone, however, is the business
"picture." It is an 8 1/2" by 11" colored reflection of an
organization's cause and effect components that drive value creation. Another
feature is the ability to determine how a business plan and or alternative
strategies will impact a company's intrinsic value. Two key modules link the
customer value proposition and the business processes that deliver customer
value. An additional major feature is an execution roadmap.
Mr.
Oliver graduated from the University of Southern California with a Bachelor of
Business Administration degree in accounting and finance. He is a Certified
Management Accountant and is a member of the Institute of Management
Accountants. Mr. Oliver is trained and licensed by the Professional Management
Institute to implement a proprietary enterprise management system to help
improve operating and financial performance of companies of various sizes and
complexities. This system has been used by General Electric, IBM, ATT and other
companies.
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