J. Ford Sunderland

Current

COO & Consultant at Evaluation & Recovery Advisors, Inc, and Gold Party Chicago

Past

Owner and Executive at James & Sons

Education

Gemological Institute of America
Arizona State University
MPA

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Industry

Retail

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J. Ford Sunderland’s Summary

Chief Operating Officer… Crisis Manager… Delivering aggressive improvement in cash flow, sales and profitability

WHAT I DO
With expertise in turnarounds, financial modeling, liquidations, retail operations, due diligence and asset valuation, the companies who typically seek my expertise:
• Are having cash flow problems.
• Lack growth in sales or profitability.
• Are unclear about their strategy or competitive positioning in the marketplace.
• Face strong competition causing market erosion and client retention issues.
• Lack the expertise to get out of difficult business situations.

HOW I ADD VALUE
Using my leadership, analytical, organizational and marketing skills, I can:
• Get cash flow under control by implementing a rolling 13-week cash flow and prioritizing payables.
• Help management assess their situation and develop and execute best action plan going forward.
• Hold people accountable for success by establishing and communicating clear team and individual performance goals.
• Bring discipline and structure to solve complex business problems.
• Implement new business processes to deliver more consistent, repeatable business results.

J. Ford Sunderland’s Specialties:

Strategic Planning, Marketing, Customer Retention Strategies, Purchasing, Inventory Management, Appraisals, Cash flow, Customer Service, Turnarounds, start ups, financial modeling

J. Ford Sunderland’s Experience

COO & Consultant

Evaluation & Recovery Advisors, Inc, and Gold Party Chicago

(Management Consulting industry)

September 2007 — Present (1 year 11 months)

Contract expert providing expert operations consulting, financial modeling and cash management, as well as asset valuation for acquisitions and liquidations.
Expert appraisor and buyer of precious metals and gems.
Owner and Executive

James & Sons

(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Luxury Goods & Jewelry industry)

January 1984 — October 2007 (23 years 10 months)

$15 million four-store luxury jewelry chain