"I enjoy the process of lifelong learning and giving back through teaching. The challenges of streamlining the complex fuel the fire inside me."

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

As Chief Financial Officer of Insigniam Performance, Ralph brings his specialization in rigorous financial management, including managing established businesses with profit-improvement. As Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operations Officer of several firms, and a consultant in over twenty different industries, he has over thirty years of cross-industry success in public, private, domestic, international, and entrepreneurial corporate environments of all sizes. Ralph's coaching expertise lies in business streamlining, cost-chain analysis, start-up business plans, cash-flow improvement, mergers and acquisitions, board representation, and unlocking hidden equity.

Other professional achievements include:

• Directing the turnaround of an international company from a $2 million loss to a $2 million profit in 18 months
• Reducing audit costs of a firm by 70%
• Improving the closing cycle to 2 days from 15 days
• Refinancing a $40 million leveraged-buyout, saving $6 million
• Negotiating an $80 million reverse merger with 20% ROI
  

EDUCATION

• Bachelor of Arts, Accounting, Loras College, Dubuque, Iowa
• Masters of Business Administration, University of St. Thomas, St. Paul, Minnesota
• Past-holder of NASD licenses 7, 24, 28, & 63
  

AWARDS AND RECOGNITION

• Past Adjunct Professor of the MBA Program at University of St. Thomas and Keller University
  

SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS & PUBLICATIONS

• Author of Success Monitors for Business
• Author of Blueprint for First 30 Days
• Various speaking engagements at the Graduate Schools of Business at the University of Michigan, Penn State University, and St. Thomas University
  

RALPH AFTER WORK

Ralph recently relocated to the Philadelphia area from the Minneapolis area with his wife, Nancy. They have two married daughters, three granddaughters, and a grandson. Ralph has a black belt in Karate, plays tennis competitively, and enjoys traveling.