Entrepreneur - Experienced C-Level Executive
Washington D.C. Metro Area
- Current
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- ceo & founder at booquet
- Self Employed at Management Consulting
- Past
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- president at deliverylabs
- Board Member - Co-Owner at Marvelous Market
- CFO/COO at Marvelous Market
- CFO at Dante Group
- Management Consulting - Early Stage Investor (Self-employed)
- VP Finance & Administration at International Language Engineering
- Investment Associate - US Equities Research & Sales at Brown Brothers Harriman
- Lending Officer / Senior Manager - Business Development at Dai Ichi Kangyo Bank
- Financial Analyst - Business Development at Banque Paribas
- Education
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- University of Virginia - Darden Graduate School of Business Administration
- ISC Paris
- Ecole Active Bilingue
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- Industry
- Wine and Spirits
Pascal Bouvier’s Summary
Executive and entrepreneur with a broad experience with small post revenue companies, startups, turnarounds including enterprise software, software services and retail industries. These companies were either poised for growth or in a transition/turn around phase where my ability to grasp high level strategic issues and tactical operational issues allowed me to effect change, add value as well as build management teams, systems and processes.
Objective:
I am looking for full time positions in small-sized companies in transition or turn around phases, or in startups where I can add value strategically, operationally and financially.
Pascal Bouvier’s Specialties:
Key Competencies
- Leadership, team management, mentoring
- Operations (systems and processes, outsourcing, streamlining, project mgmt)
- Vendor negotiations and mgmt (legal, audit, finance, product/service providers, independent contractors)
- Business Development (business plan, strategic planning, growth mgmt, contract negotiations, M&A negotiations, implementation)
- Financing (investments, financing, cap. structures, mgmt of finance, accounting, IT/IS, admin. functions)
Pascal Bouvier’s Experience
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ceo & founder
booquet
(Wine and Spirits industry)
April 2009 — Present (8 months)
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Self Employed
Management Consulting
(Internet industry)
January 2008 — Present (1 year 11 months)
Consulting on strategic plans, financial models, capital structure, fund raising - angel and a round - sales models, business models.
- Consulting with Deliver.com, http://www.deliver.com (aggregator/marketplace for the local, same day and overnight small package shipping industry) since September 2008, focusing on startegic and operational planinn and implementation.
- Consulting with Medialets, http://www.medialets.com, (creative ad network platform for iphone applications) since June 2008, focusing on financial model, capital table, strategic fund raising, sales
ramping, potential market size.
- Consulting with Deladoire SARL, one of France's premier fish & seafood wholesaler since March 2008, focusing on advising CEO on potential acquisition targets, sourcing suppliers and negotiating long terms contacts in North and South America. -
president
deliverylabs
(Internet industry)
August 2008 — February 2009 (7 months)
building the next internet success story one day at a time.
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Board Member - Co-Owner
Marvelous Market
(Privately Held; 201-500 employees; Retail industry)
1996 — May 2008 (12 years )
Board member and investor in Marvelous Market since 1996.
- governance
- strategy and corporate planning
- fund raising, capital structure, debt/convertible/preferred stock/common stock
- executive compensation, hiring
- company stock option plan
- acquisition/mergers
- various negotiations with counsel, franchisees, key vendors, stockholders -
CFO/COO
Marvelous Market
(Privately Held; 201-500 employees; Retail industry)
2002 — 2007 (5 years )
- Raised +$1.6 m debt, currently negotiating equity financing
- Negotiated with key vendors for value of +$3 m/yr. Managed vendor relations
- Developed MM franchise infrastructure – legal documents, IS/IT, legal structure. Managed franchise partners
- Negotiated and supervised opening of MM first franchised stores
-Negotiated sale of MM stores to first franchisee for aggregate value of +$1.2 m
- Negotiated sale of MM production, distribution and wholesale businesses for a aggregate value of $1 m. Outsourced distribution needs
- Managed operations of MM stores and two franchised stores from 2005 to present. Achieved a 4% increase in same store sales in 2006
- Managed corp. team from 2005 to 2007
- Identified, negotiated, implemented IS infrastructure – POS system, Inventory/Ordering system. Outsourced IT infrastructure
- Responsible for partnerships, legal, audit, banking, and managing internal operations – finance, HR, accounting, administration, IS/IT -
CFO
Dante Group
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Computer Software industry)
2001 — 2002 (1 year )
Achievements include: closing angel round, vc road show for series a financing, building financial and operating plans, helping with strategic plans and assisted with product roadmap and product strategy, participated in customer acqusition and closing of company's first beta trials and company's first software license contracts.
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Management Consulting - Early Stage Investor
Self-employed
(Self-Employed; Management Consulting industry)
1997 — 2001 (4 years )
Strategic, financial and management consulting with various technology startups.
Early stage investments - technology, internet. -
VP Finance & Administration
International Language Engineering
(Public Company; 201-500 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)
1995 — 1997 (2 years )
- Negotiated and closed company's first acquisition, opened company's first satellite office in Silicon Valley
- Responsible for budgeting, forecasting, financial management, accounting, cost accounting in +40% revenue growth
- Created company's first budgeting process, first revenue forecasting model
- Managed auditor, legal, banking relationships
- Managed and completed first independent audit
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Investment Associate - US Equities Research & Sales
Brown Brothers Harriman
(Privately Held; 1001-5000 employees; Financial Services industry)
1992 — 1993 (1 year )
NYC head office.
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Lending Officer / Senior Manager - Business Development
Dai Ichi Kangyo Bank
(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; Banking industry)
1988 — 1990 (2 years )
Paris, France branch of Dai Ichi Kangyo Bank.
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Financial Analyst - Business Development
Banque Paribas
(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; Banking industry)
1986 — 1988 (2 years )
Copenhagen, Denmark branch of Banque Paribas.
Pascal Bouvier’s Education
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University of Virginia - Darden Graduate School of Business Administration
MBA , General Management , 1990 — 1992
- Activities and Societies:
- Vice President International Business Society, Darden Rugby Team.
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ISC Paris
BBA , Finance, Venture Capital , 1983 — 1986
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Ecole Active Bilingue
