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About
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Bob Taylor |
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| Robert W. (Bob) Taylor is a corporate
leader who helps companies get
to the next level through his strategic, tactical and operations focus.
A finance and operations specialist by
background, Bob’s
28-year career includes serving as CFO, COO, controller and consultant
for public and private companies since 1991. As a
trusted business advisor, he has served in permanent seated positions and delivered interim,
part-time and project based executive services as a Partner with
Tatum
and his own company.
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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
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Bob has an
established reputation as a hard working C-level executive with
integrity, loyalty, creativity and a businessman’s / entrepreneurial mindset. |
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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. 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
before beginning his corporate leadership work.
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Bob has served companies ranging from $5 million 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 and difficult SEC filings including Forms 10-KSB and 8-K/A.
Through M&A efforts, including due diligence,
SEC financial statement audit management and integration, he has bridged
several private companies into the public arena.
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Bob has served numerous industries including: |
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• Manufacturing |
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• IT enabled services |
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• Distribution (B to B & B to C) |
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• Restaurant & food services |
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• IT hardware/software sales |
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• Sporting goods |
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& sytems integration |
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• Private equity investment |
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• Medical devices |
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• Retail |
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• Biotech & lifesciences |
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• Oilfield services & heavy |
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Plant/equipment reliability & |
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construction |
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management |
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Commercial real estate & |
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• Software development & |
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property management |
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distribution |
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Bob is a CPA and has been licensed by the State of California
since 1987.
He is a member of
the
American
Institute Of Certified Public Accountants.
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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.
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Bob is a graduate of the
University
of Mississippi (Ole Miss)
and he earned a Bachelor of Business Administration - Accountancy 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. He was also a member of
Kappa
Alpha Order. |
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Bob has been an
Orange County resident since 1984.
He 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. |
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