Name : Safavi
Industry Type : Related Professions
City & State : Dallas, TX
Job Title COO
Relocation Preferences : Yes
Objective : Experienced senior executive with measurable record of successfully turning around companies and expanding sales to regain and increase profitability. Effectively completing and integrating acquisitions. Focusing and executing strategies to build quality corporate cultures and vision-oriented initiatives with consistent success. I ALWAYS leave a better company than the one I Join.
Resume :  

VALUE OFFER

A self-motivated and analytical TOP BUSINESS EXECUTIVE AND CORPORATE OFFICER with a proven track record of accomplishment as a seasoned leader adept at turning around and expanding organizations to regain and retain profitability. Focuses on strategy, enacting plans to build quality corporate cultures and vision-oriented initiatives with consistent success. An enterprising pioneer, who ensures teams execute respective responsibilities fully and enables companies to meet goals by optimizing systems and driving profitable growth.


Financial Management
Business Development
Strategic Planning
Mergers/Acquisitions
Organizational Development
Market Strategy
Due Diligence
Pricing
Sales & Marketing
Investor Relations Management
Risk Management
Operations Analysis
Product Launch/Management
Cash Management Treasury
Key Accounts
SEC, GAAP, DCAA, DAR & FAR
Corporate Governance
Engineering


EXPERIENCE

EF JOHNSON TECHNOLOGIES, INC. Irving, Texas
Chief Operating Officer2007-2010

EF Johnson Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ: EFJI) is a $120 million a year technology and services company. It designs, manufactures and markets secure digital land mobile radio products and infrastructure systems to Federal, State and local markets. Francisco Partners acquired EFJT in 2010.

Revamped company position to expand as preferred alternative provider of hand-held radios into public safety market. Entered radio infrastructure market successfully, differentiating from other hand-held radio providers and creating recurring revenue opportunities. Initiated feature-rich, reliable and cost-efficient products, restructuring operations to gain profitability. Refocused on state- and region-wide systems, presenting competitive market advantage for company. Repositioned products to maximize product differentiation, yielding key contract wins and increasing average selling price for two consecutive years.

Integrated three companies into one by closing two manufacturing facilities and shutting down Taiwanese operation, resulting in up to $5,000,000 in annual cost reduction.
Designed and executed successful strategy to pursue public safety infrastructure market with significant wins, such as states of Wisconsin and Hawaii. Introduced customer-funded R&D into infrastructure business segment to reduce R&D expenditures.
Accelerated introduction of next generation products providing market differentiating features at lower cost. Reenergized outsourcing program, leading to product cost reduction and better inventory management.
Lowered warranty and rework cost significantly, while enhancing customer response time and average gross margin over two consecutive years.
Improved organizational structure and minimized operational expenses by millions of dollars, resulting in one-third reduction in sales breakeven point. Positioned company to take advantage of public safety market turnaround in 2010 and beyond.

3E TECHNOLOGIES INTERNATIONAL, INC. Rockville, Maryland
President and Chief Operating Officer2006-2007

3e Technologies International Inc. is a $30 million a year secured data communication products and infrastructure, and sensing devices marketed to DOD and industrial process control markets. EF Johns Technologies acquired 3eTI in 2006.

Reevaluated commercial market opportunity and repositioned to exit commercial wireless market. Narrowed focus to provide secure wireless data solutions to DOD and industrial process control markets. Positioned programs to take advantage of Anti-Terrorism (AT) and Force Protection (FP) initiatives, as well as Advance Metering Infrastructure (AMI) for smart grid energy management systems in 2010 and beyond.

Doubled revenue in 2009 with above-industry profitability.
Grew companys three Navy programs of record with multi-year revenue opportunities.

EF JOHNSON TECHNOLOGIES, INC. Washington, D.C.
Chief Financial Officer 1999-2005

Revitalized product development, sales and marketing, and alliances with OEM manufactures, resulting in sustained worldwide leadership in wireless encryption market by more than doubling sales in two years while increasing margins to over 80%. Eliminated unprofitable and marginal product lines, resolved major legacy infrastructure issues and streamlined workforce, putting company successfully back on path to profitability in homeland security market. Member of the Board of Directors.

Introduced effective cash management to implement turnaround strategy. Created effective investor relations strategy to optimize shareholders interests by re-listing on NASDAQ.
Increased institutional investor base from less than 5% to 40%, adding analyst coverage and leading active road shows and shareholder outreach programs.


ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE

Xerox Engineering Systems Inc. Stamford, Connecticut, Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, 1999, a wholly owned subsidiary of Xerox Corporation, was a $500 million a year global technology, and services company. It provides products and solutions for wide format printing, scanning and document management market. In anticipation of a planned spin-off was responsible for creation of independent financial and customer administration infrastructures and process reengineering effort to reduce G&A expenses by 40%.

MICRODYNE CORPORATION, Alexandria, Virginia, Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, 1997-1999. Microdyne Corporation (NASDAQ: MCDY) was $90 million a year diversified manufacturing, technology and services company selling into satellite communication market. L3 Communication acquired Microdyne in 1999. Developed and implemented strategic vision to reposition company as turnkey solution provider in satellite communication market. Augmented resulting 20% internal growth rate by entering homeland security market through purchase of companies with signal acquisition technology.

UNC INCORPORATED/PACIFIC AIRMOTIVE CORPORATION/UNC AVIATION SERVICES, Annapolis, Maryland, Assistant Treasurer, 1996-1997, Director of Internal Audit, 1988-1990 and 1993-1995, Vice President of Finance, 1990-1993. UNC Inc. (NYSE: UNC) was a $1.1 billion a year company providing aircraft engine overhaul, part manufacture and remanufacture, and government contract services. GE acquired UNC in 1997. Played role as key participant in restructuring company from conglomerate to leading provider of products and services to business aviation industry. Conducted significant due diligence work for purchases and sales of company subsidiaries, managing financial and operational start-up of acquired companies, as well as performing studies resulting in plant closures and work consolidations. Improved profitability by over $2,000,000 and cash flow by over $3,500,000. Secret Security Clearance.

BUREAU OF ENGRAVING AND PRINTING, Washington, D.C., Cost Accountant, 1986-1988. Managed implementation of an inventory tracking system as part of a totally integrated management information system at the Bureau. Interfaced with PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLC, the outside consultant for the project.

PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS, LLC, Washington, D.C., Manager, Government Consulting, 1983-1986. Managed financial and operational systems implementation at various governmental agencies such as the Department of Defense, State Department and the Department of the Treasury. Conducted feasibility studies, requirements specification, conceptual and detailed design, testing, procedures and user documentation, user training, implementation and system acceptance work. Developed proposals. Secret Security Clearance

DEERE & COMPANY, Moline, Illinois, Audit Supervisor, 1976-1983. Directed operational and financial audits of Deere & Company subsidiaries in Europe, Asia, Africa, and Middle East and North American factories. Developed the audit department for European operations headquartered in Mannheim, Germany. Managed forecasting, budgeting and preparation of financial statements at John Deere Horicon Works.


EDUCATION

UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO, BOOTH SCHOOL OF BUSINESS, Chicago, Illinois
M.B.A., Corporate Finance, Economics, (Honors) 1976

UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA, WHARTON SCHOOL OF BUSINESS, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
B.S. in Economics, Accounting and Management Information Systems, (Cum Laude) 1974

Certified Public Accountant (CPA Inactive)
Certified Management Accountant (CMA Inactive)





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