I’m a finance specialist (over 35 years experience including 15 years as CFO) looking for opportunities to 2. Work with going concerns in manufacturing and marketing / services companies for improving profitability and set up systems to achieve goals. I am interested in projects where I can consult on finance and management challenges that relate to operations, improving revenues, reducing cost, I have held management positions in prominent Indian firms which had international presence that I have directly been involved with. Last four years I am helping small and mid-cap companies to improve processes for profitability and organize their approaches for business success. Some of my past achievements include: 1. Through hedging policies, volatility in markets 4% to 6% in currency and gold, prevented losses on exposure of US $ 25 M. 4. Wrote business plan for housing finance start-up with Valuations. Brought on board CEO and Mentor and pitched to investors for raising US$ 10 M for the early stage company. 5. Reduced US$ 300 K in yearly cost for diamond cutting business through process optimisation 6. Worked as company representative in the project team of Accenture for merger of three companies (with top line to the tune of US$ 500 M and 3000 employees) to bring in focus on right business model and structure and reduce working capital for overall cost saving of USD 2 M 7. Set up standard costs for three factories to cater to 27 branches and monitored variances and daily production and inventory for overall cost reduction of 2% in US $25M