Managing Partner, Webster Pacific LLC
San Francisco Bay Area
- Current
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- Managing Partner at Webster Pacific LLC
- Founder & Managing Partner at Data360
- Board Member at Mendocino Forest Products
- Board Member at Lewis Bolt & Nut Company
- Past
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- President at Premier Roasters
- Associate Consultant at Bain & Company
- Merchandiser at Continental Grain Company
- Education
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- Stanford Graduate School of Business
- Williams College
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Tom Paper’s Summary
I am an analyst and an entrepreneur. I have turned around two businesses, implemented two ERP systems and architected systems at numerous businesses. I am motivated to help people make smart, data-driven decisions that lead them on their critical path to success.
Webster Pacific is the consulting firm I founded in 2004 and we have two practice areas: a) Strategy consulting, where we help our clients rigorously assess opportunities, as well as design and implement results-driven information systems. b) Virtual CFO consulting, where we provide a top-flight CFO or controller on a part-time basis. Webster Pacific has grown because we have assembled a smart, hard-working, experienced and fun group of financial and strategic advisors.
Data360 is a non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to providing continuous clarity on issues of social and economic importance. Data360 was born of my frustration with traditional news and my experience in creating disciplined reporting systems for businesses.
I am currently on the board of:
• Lewis Bolt & Nut Company, a manufacturer of bolts and forgings for the North American railroads. In 1992, while I was President of the company, we relocated our factory from Minnesota to La Junta, Colorado.
• Mendocino Forest Products, a supplier of redwood and treated lumber products to The Home Depot. As CFO from 1998 to 2000, we successfully implemented a new computer system for in 6 months and under $1 million in total cost. Our sister company, MRC, owns 220,000 acres and is FSC-certified.
In a non-profit capacity, I am on the board of:
• The Finance Committee of the St. Francis Memorial Hospital in San Francisco.
• The Audit Committee of Gateway High School in San Francisco.
My wife and I have two children, ages 5 and 7. We love the beach and the woods….and Disneyland and Legoland.
Tom Paper’s Specialties:
Business strategy backed rigorous analytics, customer surveying tools, supply chain studies, a network of virtual CFO's and controllers.
Tom Paper’s Experience
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Managing Partner
Webster Pacific LLC
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Financial Services industry)
2004 — Present (5 years)
Webster Pacific is a strategic and financial consulting firm for entrpreneurs.
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Founder & Managing Partner
Data360
(Non-Profit; 1-10 employees; Information Services industry)
2004 — Present (5 years)
The mission of Data360 is to help people clarify issues that are importance to them. We aim to accomplish this mission by bringing the rigor of business reporting to the world of social and cultural issues.
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Board Member
Mendocino Forest Products
(Privately Held; 201-500 employees; Paper & Forest Products industry)
1998 — Present (11 years)
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Board Member
Lewis Bolt & Nut Company
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Railroad Manufacture industry)
1991 — Present (18 years)
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President
Premier Roasters
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Food Production industry)
August 2000 — February 2004 (3 years 7 months)
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Associate Consultant
Bain & Company
(Management Consulting industry)
1986 — 1988 (2 years)
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Merchandiser
Continental Grain Company
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Renewables & Environment industry)
1984 — 1986 (2 years)
Tom Paper’s Education
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Stanford Graduate School of Business
MBA , General Management , September 1988 — June 1990
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Williams College
1984 , BA Economics , September 1980 — June 1984
- Activities and Societies:
- President Student Government
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Tom Paper’s Groups:
Finance Committee, St. Francis Memorial Hospital
Finance Committee, Gateway High School
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Turnaround Management, Restructuring & Distressed Debt (OPEN TO ALL) -
Data Mining, Statistics, and Data Visualization
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