About Robert W. (Bob) Taylor

About Mr. Taylor

Bob Taylor

Robert W. (Bob) Taylor is a senior corporate executive specializing in finance, accounting and operations. Bob’s 19-year executive career includes serving as corporate CFO, COO, controller and consultant for both public and private companies since 1991. While today a specialist in small to middle-market growth companies, Bob can add value to companies of all sizes and complexity. more about companies served

Bob began his career with the Halliburton Company and served in Internal Audit positions in Houston (Brown & Root), Dallas (Otis Engineering) and London during his 3 year tenure with the company. While based in London, his responsibities led to assignments in Europe, Africa and the Middle East. He moved from London to Southern California in 1984 and spent 7 years in the audit and business advisory practice of Arthur Andersen & Co. in Orange County, California before beginning his corporate excecutive work. more about companies served

Bob has an established reputation as a hard working C-level executive with integrity, loyalty, creativity and a businessman’s / entrepreneurial mindset.

Bob’s leadership philosophy is to help companies develop their enterprise mission statement, goals and values. Then drive those goals and values throughout the organization establishing best practices to achieve results. His hands-on management style keeps him in “roll up your sleeves” mode to help/do whatever is needed.

During his 29-year professional career, Bob has served companies ranging from start-up to over $8 billion in revenues and has worked in at least 10 countries. He has a proven track record of championing difficult assignments and projects. Bob has provided successful leadership in many areas including operations restructuring, debt and equity financing, mergers and acquisitions (M&A), reverse mergers, multi-location operations, financial restatments, GAAP and SEC research and application, strategic planning, budgeting, forecasting, financial modeling and financial analysis. He has also championed several difficult SEC filings including SEC Forms 10-K, 10-KSB, 10-Q and 8-K/A. He has also helped multiple privately owned companies successly move to a public company status. more about professional capabilities

Bob is known for taking a big picture focus then quickly drilling down into the details.

Bob has served numerous industries including:

• Technology		• Plant/equipment reliability &
• Manufacturing		management
• Distribution (b2b & b2c)		• Restaurant & food services
• IT hardware/software sales		• Sporting goods
& sytems integration		• Private equity investment
• IT enabled services		• Retail
• Medical devices		• Oilfield services & heavy
• Biotech & lifesciences		construction
• Software development &		• Commercial real estate &
distribution		property management

Bob is a Certified Public Accountant ("CPA") and is a member of the Institute Of Certified Public Accountants. He currently holds an active CPA license by the State of California where he has been licensed since 1987.

Bob is involved in several professional organizations including Arthur Andersen - Orange County (Founder & Sponsor), Association for Corporate Growth, Southern California Venture Network and ProVisors. Bob is also a member of the 2009-2010 Mentor Business Associates Program at Chapman University.

Bob is a graduate of the University of Mississippi (Ole Miss) where he earned a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from the School of Accountancy. He was awarded an academic scholarship by Ole Miss to attend the school and obtained several scholastic honors while there. Bob was also a member of Kappa Alpha Order.

Bob is a native of Caruthersville, Missouri and was born in Kennett, Missouri. He grew up in a family of entrepreneurial business owners and business executives.