Kevin McNevins - Principal -
7151 Gaston Ave. #607 - Dallas TX 75214 -
(214) 206-8859
Biography / Resume
Born in New York City I grew up around the United States as Dad managed post-war auto plant construction for General Motors. I attended schools in Atlanta, Georgia; Bedford, Indiana; Fort Worth, Texas; Marion, Indiana; Troy, Ohio; Denver, Colorado; and Dallas, Texas before going to the University of Notre Dame - intending to study Architecture but completing studies with a Bachelor Business Administration. After graduation, I was drafted into the United States Army and served two years at Fort Hood, Texas as a personnel management Sergeant in the 13th Support Brigade.
After the Service I joined Touche Ross and Company, the "Big 8" firm working for a year on national retail, manufacturing, and trucking clients. Toward the end of 1970, a close friend from high school had just started a small company named Showco providing sound equipment for concerts. He needed some help on the Led Zeppelin national tour so I joined the tour in progress. After the tour, I pursued an interest in real estate sal44 and obtained a Texas broker's license. After some interesting experiences in residential sales I returned to the road the next year to drive and set up for the 1971 Led Zeppelin tour. I remained on the road with James Taylor, Cat Stevens, Alice Cooper and then traveled to Germany and Sweden for Jesus Christ Superstar touring productions. I remained with the company as Treasurer and Director through its first seven years of growth. Showco evolved into the public company Vari-lite International. and then merged with PRG, still the leading stage production services company.
I returned to real estate in property management and then joined the national retail chain Rings and Things for a ten year period of acquisition and growth. During this time I became active in community and alumni volunteer activities serving as a committee chairman of The 500 inc arts support group and as President of the Notre Dame Club of Dallas . This was a period of significant personal development including the birth of two children and the death of my brother Robert.
While pursuing a career change toward non-profit oriented activities, I became a temporary financial worker aligned with several agencies and performed financial record-keeping, consulting, management and database development work for companies such as Lone Star Steel, Cash America International , Lincoln Property Company, Stanley Tool Company and the Resolution Trust Corporation. Since 1996 I have primarily operated as a "controller for the day" for small businesses in a wide variety of industries including internet sales, retail services, computer software development, value added computer resellers, retail diamond sales, furniture sales, physical therapy, roofing, photography, real estate development, amusement machine vending, and mortgage brokerage services.
I am most satisfied with my participation in volunteer service for my church, PTA and alumni club where I have been allowed many opportunities for growth and development of beneficial relationships. My objective is to bring a sense of balance and perspective to any professional engagement that will enhance the efficient and profitable management of the enterprise. My traditional business resume follows...
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Financial
Management and Information Systems - 1988 to Present:
Self-Employed providing
financial management and information systems design, implementation and project work on a
contract basis. Specialties include monthly cash flow reporting and
reconciliation. Recent client work includes receivership financial management
reporting,
forensic analysis and records search. Provided turnkey financial and information
systems services including design and implementation as an independent
consultant. Developed low-cost, decentralized network system for two
units of a Fortune 500 steel company, including quality control and cost
tracking systems. Provided implementation plan for $100 million national
retailer's system conversion. Delivered specialized collateral and loan tracking
and reporting system for multi-billion dollar real estate debt and cash flow
portfolio. Developed loan servicing, adjustable rate analysis, and foreclosure
reporting compliance systems for RTC Mortgage Loan Servicing and Portfolio
Managers.
Present
and previous clients include: Health Care Express, Inc.; Global
Supplement Solutions Web Sales:
Texas
Residential / Southwest Funding Mortgage Company;
ROI Technology Solutions; Madison Aerial Photography; Illusions Creative Photography; Sedersi
Imports; D&B
Computer Services LLC; Howard Schulman CPA; Roger D. Button, Attorney/Receiver; Scott
Roofing and Siding Company;
Nails Now Salons 1999-2001; Technology Group, Inc.1999; Tara Group Real Estate
1999-2000; Accounting Contractors Group, Inc./Timothy Boyd
1991-1999; Ritz, Cohen & Co.-1995; MRC Resources 1994-1995; FMIC
Mortgage Associates, Inc., 1994; Jaynes, Reitmeier, Boyd & Therrell, P.C.
1990-1993; Chisholm & McNally, CPA -1991; Lincoln
Property Company 1990,
1994; B.R. Blackmarr & Associates (Now FusionLabs.Net
) 1989-1990; Lone Star Steel 1988-1989
Rings
& Things, Inc. - 1978-1988
Chief Financial Officer, Director, ESOP Trustee - Developed and managed financial records and reporting systems to accommodate 300% growth over a 5-year period including new store construction and acquisition and merger of a major competitor. The company operated 100 stores in seventeen states from New Jersey to California.
Showco,
Inc. 1971-1977
Treasurer,
VP Administration, Director - Developed and managed systems growth from
single service unit startup to international multi-corporate manufacturer now
the public company - Vari-lite
International
NASDAQ: LITE.
Touche
Ross (Deloitte
Touche Tohmatsu)
- 1970 - Staff - Manufacturing, Transportation, and Retail clients.
MILITARY
- U.S. Army, SGT - 1968-1970 - Honorable Discharge, Decorated
EDUCATION
- University Of Notre Dame - B.B.A. 1967
FUNCTIONAL
SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE
Financial
record
keeping,
reporting,
and
analysis:
* Policy, staff set-up and
management of AP, AR, Payroll, and other financial record-keeping functions
* Manufacturing job and
process cost systems
* Retail cost method
inventory systems
* Services and real estate
management systems
* Capital asset purchase,
finance, and depreciation
* Inventory control,
analysis, purchase budgeting and finance
* Consumer credit policy
authorization, processing, and collection
* Cash concentration and
treasury functions
* Multi‑state income
and sales tax reporting
* Multi‑corporate
entities, mergers, acquisitions
* Budget and forecasting
models
* Financial statement
presentation, audit, and analysis
ADMINISTRATION
AND HUMAN RESOURCES:
* Personnel policy
development and communication
* EEO, INS, and Wage &
Hour compliance
* Risk management and
insurance cost containment
* Benefit plan
administration including ESOP and third party administration reporting
* Import/export facilitation
including GSP and ILC
* Real
estate and business equipment lease and purchase negotiation
* Personal & real
property tax appraisal negotiations
* Litigation and patent
representation coordination
INFORMATION
SYSTEMS:
* All PC based systems &
Networks, communications selection and installation
* Excel, Lotus, Access,
Visual FoxPro, Oracle, Word and WordPerfect utilization and training
* Visual Basic, 4GL, CASE,
Relational, and SQL implementations
* Oracle Financials, SBT,
and many other financial record-keeping systems operation and implementations
* On-line INTERNET Website
management, OCR and graphic scanning, desktop publishing
* 25-year history of systems
database administration beginning with NCR JCL
CORPORATE
MANAGEMENT:
* Senior Officer and Director - $10 million company, 400
employees
* Professional and clerical
personnel hiring and training
* Staff scheduling,
supervision, development and evaluation
* Strategic planning and
review
FORENSIC
ANALYSIS AND INVESTIGATION
* Experienced in Internet
database and article searches for people, companies and property
* Knowledge of county and
district records search options
* Extensive network of
business and personal associates for research sources
Recent and Current Volunteer Activities:
Bill Priest Institute - Small Business Development - curriculum advisor - financial systems and Quickbooks
Jesuit Ursuline Business Network Association -active member
Notre Dame Club of Dallas - Past President - website contributor
St. Francis Episcopal Church - Past Senior Warden / Website Manager