Controller to CFO

1. RICK BATTAGLINI
Southern California
Cell Phone: 310-508-7927; Email: rickbattaglini@gmail.com
BRIEF:
An experienced hands-on, award winning executive with proven successes in high growth, turnarounds,
franchising and transformations. Experienced within the $4,000,000 to $300,000,000 revenue range.
Special attention to critical details with forward looking leadership to create positive outcomes in complex or
challenging situations. Consistent emphasis in clear, concise verbal and written communication.
Primary areas of success available for your company: accounting, finance, treasury, tax, audit and legal;
contracts; top and bottom line growth strategies; operational efficiency, customer service; inventory,
distribution, franchising; acquisitions and integrations; real estate, multi-site management, infrastructure
enhancement; accurate, useful and timely reporting; shareholder, executive and outside professional
relations; staffing, evaluations, mentoring, and team alignment; achievement of company goals.
BUSINESS EXPERIENCE:
LAGS MEDICAL CENTERS. 43 locations, $50 million in revenue. 2019 to 2021, 2 years.
Chief Financial Officer and Director of Outpatient Surgical Centers. Recruited by the doctor / owner to
obtain financing, create internal processes, structure and leadership into his growing practice.
 Established new banking and CPA firm relationships, successfully negotiating the first multi-million
dollar Line of Credit in the amount of $2 million and producing first accrual, reviewed financial
statements.
 Evaluated staffing and operations before closing nine underperforming clinic locations creating
$200,000 per month in cash flow gains. Closures non-COVID related.
 Created by location financial reporting and projections for the six Outpatient Surgical Centers, which
contributed 60% of the company’s profits.
 Reduced payroll overhead by 20%, or $480,000 per month in 2020 due to COVID.
 Secured $4.5 million in Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) funding, April 2020 and $2.9 million
Health and Human Services (HHS) funding for medical practices, May 2020.
THE SOURCE. 4 locations, $4 million in revenue. 2016 to 2019, 2.5 years.
Executive Vice President. Hired by a consulting client to run their three companies and mentor the owner
and staff in an entrepreneurial, start-up and start-over environment.
 Led team for website re-design and first ever social media marketing spend / goals.
 Replaced two separately maintained, unlinked software systems with a single system.
 Improved profits from a 2016 net loss of -$2.2 million to a 2018 net income of $200,000.
 Profit improvement due to reduction in full time staff by over 50% - from 45 to 22;
closing 4 underperforming locations - from 8 to 4; aligning expenditures to specific employees.
 In 2018 overall sales increased 37% over 2017. Due to focus on making face to face sales visits,
internal customer service and sales training, reducing warehousing errors, and website sales.
VANGUARD EDUCATION. Self-employed consultant. 2015 and 2016, 1.5 years.
Interim Controller, Operation’s Officer, and Finance Director.
 Client industries: Consumer products; Hair care; Franchising; Global Positioning Systems (GPS);
Medical offices; Warehouse fulfillment.
 Advisement on: Operations, accounting and tax; Audit preparation; Sales and customer service;
Warehousing, Financial statement analysis; Corporate management.

2. RICK BATTAGLINI
Southern California
Cell Phone: 310-508-7927; Email: rickbattaglini@gmail.com
PAUL MITCHELL HAIR CARE. 4 locations, $300 million in revenue. 1987 to 2014, 27 years.
Chief Financial Officer, 2005 to 2014. Controller to Senior Vice President Finance, pre 2005.
Recruited by Entrepreneur and celebrity Billionaire John Paul DeJoria from KPMG to advance his growing
hair care company. The company had 25 employees (I and one other in accounting), manual accounting
records, few internal controls, no email, and annual sales of $20 million. By 2014, there was a global
consumer brand, full computer integration, 400 employees, international distribution and enviable profits.
 Management. Over time new responsibilities emerged and previous ones were delegated as
growth and new hiring necessitated. During career, I was responsible for accounting, audits,
banking, credit, customer service, financial statement analysis, financing, franchising, human
resource, leadership and mentoring, operations, payroll, profit sharing and 401k, reporting and
warehousing.
 New Business. 2005 established a corporate franchise division and ran it thru 2010. Co-authored
two five-year financial models for the Shareholders, Board of Directors and lending banks.
 New Financing. Sourced and spent $55 million from lending banks, including the company’s first
Line of Credit in the amount of $40 million dollars. Funds used for newly formed Corporate
Franchise division acquisitions 2005-2009 ($30 million), manufacturing plant acquisition in 2008
($13 million) and distribution center land purchase and building construction 2003 ($12 million).
 Purchases / Acquisitions. $43 million spend on 34 acquisitions / partnerships. 33 with 51%
ownership, 1 of 100% ownership. Adding over $60 million in revenue. Conducted due diligence,
led negotiations, real estate, legal, integrated operations and strategic planning.
 Sales and Profits. Collaborated, mentored the Vice President of Sales on infra-structure building,
hiring and sales strategies. Selected by the Chief Executive Officer to join the monthly sales
strategy group. Bottom line profitability ranged from 15 - 24% during my career. Shareholder
distributions in the millions were made every year without exception.
 Transitions. In 2011 and 2012, took over management of eight underperforming franchises,
including day to day operations three locations - Memphis, Denver and Vidalia, LA. In the largest,
Memphis, reduced debt from $300,000 to zero; eliminated cash infusion needs; settled outstanding
law suits for under $7,500 – from $75,000; improved 2011 net loss of -$1.1 million to 2013 profit of
$270,000. Recorded a record year for revenue and profits in Denver location by 2014. Spun off and
sold Vidalia, LA franchise location in 2013.
 Career Recognition. “CFO of the Year” award by the Los Angeles Business Journal Magazine.
Nationally recognized as Top Ten Fastest Growing Franchise by Franchise Times Magazine.
SUPERCUTS franchise meeting Keynote Speaker. Educator and speaker at franchise and industry
events in Las Vegas and Orange County California.
LICENSE AND EDUCATION:
Certified Public Accountant – California Board of Accountancy
Awarded October 1987, Expiration September 2002.
KPMG, Audit Supervising Senior Accountant. 4 years.
Universityof Southern California; School of Business. Top five national accounting program.
Bachelor of Science degree awarded.
Leadership Conferences. Zig Ziglar, See you at the Top; Steven Vannoy, Pathways to Leadership;
Anthony Robbins, Unlimited Power; Deepak Chopra, Health and Spirituality.