Steven Alsene has over 25 years of experience in finance, operations, and executive leadership roles. He currently serves as the Executive Vice President of Finance and Operations for Simply Mobility, LLC, a mobility equipment company he co-founded in 2014. Prior to that, he spent over a decade in senior executive roles for Rotech Healthcare Inc., including Chief Financial Officer, Chief Operating Officer, and Chief Executive Officer, where he led numerous strategic initiatives and restructurings. He began his career in public accounting and internal auditing.
1. Steven P. Alsene
13520 Sunset Lakes Circle
Winter Garden, FL 34787
cell: (407) 913-6095
steven.alsene@icloud.com
Professional Experience
SIMPLY MOBILITY, LLC June 2014 - Present
Small business start up formed with a partner to provide mobility and accessibility equipment.
Business was formed in June 2014 and began operations in November 2014.
Year one (2015) revenues of $300K projected to double in 2016 to $600K.
EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT, FINANCE AND OPERATIONS
• Formed the company after legal, financial and regulatory diligence
• Establish and maintain all operating policies and procedures
• Establish and maintain all financial records
• Interface with customers, suppliers and referral sources
• Install and service equipment for customers
• Train employees
• Develop marketing plans with business partner
ROTECH HEALTHCARE INC. 2003 to 2014
Rotech is the third largest provider of home medical equipment in the United States with
approximately 4,000 employees across 400 operating locations serving 49 states and generating annual
revenue of approximately $500 million. Rotech was a public company through September 2013, at
which time the company went private in conjunction with the successful completion of a debt
restructuring under Chapter 11.
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Profile
Senior-level executive with broad leadership,
general management, strategic planning,
operations, and financial management expertise.
Experienced with capital markets, acquisitions,
and restructuring in chief finance officer (CFO)
and chief executive officer (CEO) roles.
Adept at analyzing and learning all facets of the
business and working collaboratively with other
members of senior management to solve
complex problems and drive achievement of
company goals.
Excellent communication and presentation skills
with both internal and external constituencies.
Finance leadership experience including:
• Financial and Strategic Planning
• Accounting and Financial Operations
• Budgeting and Forecasting
• Financial and Operational Controls
• Team Building
• Crisis Management
Executive leadership experience including:
• Finance
• Billing and Collections
• Information Technology
• Human Resources
• Legal and Compliance
• Sales
• Field Operations
2. Steven P. Alsene
13520 Sunset Lakes Circle
Winter Garden, FL 34787
cell: (407) 913-6095
steven.alsene@icloud.com
Professional Experience (continued)
C-LEVEL EXECUTIVE 03/2006 to 01/2014
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER 01/2013 to 01/2014
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER 01/2012 to 12/2013
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER (incl. six months as VP Finance/Interim CFO) 03/2006 to 12/2011
• Overhauled financial reporting processes, eliminating historical reliance on third-party resources for
SEC filings, annual budgeting, and complex analytical tasks—while reducing finance and
accounting staffing by 50%
• Partnered with operations and sales to define information needs and establish reporting processes
to deliver accurate and timely internal financial reporting
• Provided leadership in conjunction with new CIO to develop and successfully implement an
internally developed, web-based order intake system after five years during which the prior COO
and CIO could not make progress
• Led all aspects of acquisition program which included approximately 80 acquisitions completed
from 2009–2012
• Assumed responsibility for all billing and collections functions beginning in 2010
• Developed successful bidding strategy for new Medicare competitive bidding program
• Responsible for numerous cost reduction and containment initiatives in the face of dramatic
reimbursement reductions
• Maintained strong relationships with the board of directors, lenders (banks and private equity),
bankers, and legal advisers
• Established a stable finance and accounting team with minimal turnover through environment of
mutual respect, clear expectations, open communication, and empowerment
• Served in both COO and CFO role for the first half of 2013
• Established key strategic initiatives for the company to simplify field operations and significantly
reduce operational costs and increase collections
• Established strategic direction for the company to shift sales strategies away from physician
practices to hospitals and health systems
• Introduced new sales force training programs and tools which resulted in improved sales growth in
2013 with Rotech’s highest historical increase in gross respiratory patient count
• Fostered environment of empowerment, open communications and collaboration across functional
areas
• Appointed as CEO by predecessor board of directors
• Led company through successful debt restructuring under Chapter 11 in six months (04/13-09/13)
• Pre-negotiated debt restructuring with senior debt holders in conjunction with BOD, legal, and
financial advisors
• Served in both CEO and COO role throughout 2013
• Maintained long-tenured team through executive transitions (as COO and CEO)
• Completed restructuring with no collateral damage to suppliers, referral sources, patients, or
employees
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3. Steven P. Alsene
13520 Sunset Lakes Circle
Winter Garden, FL 34787
cell: (407) 913-6095
steven.alsene@icloud.com
Professional Experience (continued)
VICE PRESIDENT OF INTERNAL AUDIT 06/2003 to 03/2006
• Established new internal audit function reporting to the audit committee of the BOD in response to
Sarbanes-Oxley requirements
• Developed talent within internal audit for management opportunities within the company
• Created a positive internal audit environment within the company, working collaboratively across all
functional areas to define, improve, implement, and document financial and operational processes
and controls
• Dramatically improved the company’s ability to assess and analyze billing data for improved
financial reporting and operational management
• Managed fraud detection and investigation projects
REED ELSEVIER, HARCOURT EDUCATION 1999 to 2003
Reed Elsevier is a publisher and information provider operating in the science, medical, legal, risk, and
business sectors. It is listed on several of the world's major stock exchanges and is a FTSE 100 and FT
Global 500 company. Reed Elsevier acquired Harcourt in 2001. Harcourt was a privately held company
and one of the larger U.S. publishers of elementary and secondary textbooks, as well as scientific and
trade publications.
HEAD OF CORPORATE AUDIT SERVICES, EDUCATION
• Planned and managed all corporate audit education projects
• Evaluated complex business issues to provide management with root cause assessment and
proposed solutions
• Worked collaboratively with management throughout the organization to add value through
internal audit
• Developed talent within internal audit for management opportunities within the company
PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS 1992 to 1999
AUDIT MANAGER (1997–1999)
Audit Senior (1995–1997)
Audit Associate (1992–1995)
• Led and participated in audit, consulting, due diligence, and other advisory engagements within
the healthcare practice
Education and Certification
FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY
Masters in Accounting Systems, 1992
CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT
State of Florida, May 1993 (inactive as of 2015)
References available upon request
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