frank gilliam

Turnaround, Strategy & Financial Services Managed engagements serving private equity clients conducting operational and financial reviews of portfolio companies, developing and implementing turnaround & restructuring plans, interim management assignments and due diligence on investments, acquisition targets & start-ups.

Corporate Restructurings Evaluated, restructured and turned around poor performing business units. Reported to President and led executive steering committee. Strategic Planning Performed routine assessments on existing businesses forecasting short term, intermediate and long-term trajectories. Analyzed critical strategic issues, provided independent evaluations on intra-company conflicts, directed M&A and JV due diligence, investigated emerging markets and bench-marked operations to best-in-class. New Business Development Directed programs evaluating and building new businesses and products driving development from initial concept to full scale production. Assessed technical & market feasibility, determined design & development costs, created sales & marketing strategies and constructed product roadmaps.

Consulting Practice Manager Marketed, sold and implemented IT strategy consulting engagements to Fortune 1000 clients. Installed preconfigured IT systems, Oracle financials (AR, AP, GL, cash management) and conducted IT system due diligence. Managed P&Ls directing teams of functional consultants, software developers and system administrators.

IT Strategy - Financial Applications Oversaw implementation of Oracle Financials, designed new product features, reengineered companies’ back-end business processes, and taught intensive application training courses.

Financial Services Directed teams of consultants providing financial analysis, operational management, business process re-engineering, and change management services. Core team member of “special situations” task force seizing control of the operations and finances of firms (mortgage corporations) facing criminal investigations safeguarding assets on behalf of the U.S. government.

Accounting & Audit Executed all phases of financial audits from verifying assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses to financial statement preparation in compliance with GAAP. Conducted various due-diligence projects.

Frank supports TPCA in sourcing, evaluating and managing investments. He also directs the operational team and leads due diligence for each investment. His focus is to identify high impact areas to improve and restructure for each portfolio company. He works closely with management teams to develop and implement strategies to improve the company’s cash flow, margins and valuation.

MBA with concentrations in Strategy and Finance. Activities and Societies: Earned Finance, Strategy & Entrepreneurship Concentrations Internships: Dever's Group (Early stage tech focused VC firm), Open Channel Software startup