since we last spoke and I am reaching out with two short updates.
I am now considering a short term CEO role with an online media company. I am most interested in a full time C-Suite role and wish to stay on your radar. Below the signature block is my short updated profile. My goal is to have an ongoing leadership role for a media company in the content, licensing, or technology sectors. I would be delighted to learn about your current activity and where my network might be useful to you.
Please let me know what the news is in your world. What is a good time for a short catch-up call?
Warm regards,
Arthur
941- 339-0878
http://www.linkedin.com/Arthur
Company Goals Where I Can Lead
Scaling a company onto a growth trajectory
Raising investment capital
Business development and strategic relationships
Roles Desired
CEO, Executive, or Board role at media, licensing, content, or technology company
Executive role at a consumer or B2B media services company
Core Skills
Creative deal maker for all levels corporate growth and expansion Leadership at operating and governance levels, public and private Capital sourcing from extensive network of private equity and VC investors Growing revenue and business development Turnaround success at Century Comics and Dorrance Greeting Cards Executive roles in finance, sales, and operations at emerging growth
Leadership and Experience
Chairman, Malito - software game producer and distributor Operating Partner, Magnum Capital - VC fund investing in media and software President and CEO, AG Media Ventures - VC growth and investment advisor President, DC Comics - raised capital for growth President and CEO, Millenium Resources - B2B services software provider EVP and CFO, Hallendorf Enterprises - $51MM cash flow improvement VP and MD, Tolland Entertainment - worldwide deal maker and business development VP and GM, Discovery Cable - broadband cable franchising and business scaling
Education
MBA, Beta Gamma Sigma Honors in Finance, Harvard University Masters, International Fellow, Columbia University Bachelor of Arts, Phi Beta Kappa, Russian Language & Literature, Stanford University
Below are the confidential Indiana Jones Bio (IJ), resume, and cover letter exhibits of Ed Garvin, CFO, hired as SITG CFO of MA based Service Industry Machinery Designer and Manufacturer.
N.B. All names of candidates, companies and locations have been changed for confidentiality purposes. Any similarity of fictional names used to actual names of persons, employers and locales is purely coincidental.
Early Background
Ed was born and raised in Waterford, CT. His father (Ernie Garvin) was a nuclear submariner in the Navy until he retired as a Chief Electrician when Ed was in the ninth grade. His father went to work for the Electric Boat Division of General Dynamics after his retirement from the Navy. He commuted to western Pennsylvania and returned home every other weekend throughout Ed’s high school years. Ed’s mother stayed at home and raised her four children.
Ed was the oldest of the four. His brother, Maurice, earned his BA degree from Harvard University and his JD from UCONN, and is an attorney for the State of Rhode Island. His sister Millie graduated from The University of Bridgeport with a degree in Computer Science. She is the mother of four children and handles the accounting for her husband’s IT consulting company, Cloud Systems LLC, based in New Haven, CT. Ed’s youngest sister, Carrie, graduated from Yale University with a Bachelor’s degree in Communications and received her Master’s degree in Education from Bucknell University. She is the head women’s basketball coach at Lehigh University.
Ed has always enjoyed sports and competition and earned a Varsity letter three times each in football and baseball during high school. He was elected captain and was All Conference for each sport during his senior year. His other activities during high school included Yearbook Editor, Boy’s State Delegate, National Honor Society, Senior Class Officer, and Altar Server.
He purchased a paper route in the fifth grade and has held some position of employment every year since. Ed graduated in the top 10% of his high school class of 450 students and was awarded the Citizenship Award, among other awards. Ed grew his paper route from fifty papers to 250 papers by the time he sold it in the eighth grade. His high school jobs included self-employment (painting, landscaping, snow removal, and delivery for a florist). He also had a maintenance job for an apartment complex, he umpired, and he interned at IBM in Endicott, NY during his college summers.
Ed went back to Waterford after his college graduation in May 1983 until his General Electric Corporation (GE) position began in December 1983. During that time, he worked for the highway department, taught as a substitute teacher for the junior high and senior high school, and coached football at Waterford High School. At an early age, Ed assumed a lot of responsibility at home with his dad being out to sea and then later commuting to Pennsylvania. As a result, Ed matured quite early and was well prepared for life after high school.
Secondary Education and Other Training
Ed was recruited to play football and baseball by several schools including the Naval Academy, Coast Guard Academy, Union College, Trinity College, and Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI). He chose Harvard University, recognizing the advantages it had to offer. His research indicated that the combination of an undergraduate engineering degree with an MBA to follow might be most desirable and a practical use of his quantitative aptitude.
Ed graduated with honors and a B.S. in Business Management and Marketing. His GPA was 3.6 for the four years. Ed financed 90–95% of his education through scholarships, on-campus work-study, and summer employment. In addition to maintaining work-study positions all eight semesters, he participated in the Big Brother program, played baseball freshman year, and football the two years thereafter. He would have played football during his senior year but he had sudden surgery for a hernia during August and elected to not play football and concentrate on his job search.
Ed earned his MBA in 1996 from Columbia University. Other company training he has received includes: GE Financial Management Program (FMP), Effective Presentation, Developing Managerial Effectiveness, New Manager Development Course, Advanced Financial Management Course, Volvo Trucks Total Quality Transformation, Looking Glass Experience, American Flooring Industries, Six Sigma Greenbelt, and Six Sigma Champions Training.
Professional Work History
Ed was recruited by GE for the Financial Management
