Tom Rathjen

Current

• Partner at Rent-a-Controller LLC

Past

• Vice President, Business Development at Cornell Companies Inc.
• Financial Officer at Firebird Transport

Education

• Texas Tech University

Recommended

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Connections

48 connections

Industry

Accounting

Websites

• Business Website
• Personal Website

Tom Rathjen’s Summary

I am a CPA with 20 years experience and I specialize in serving as a part time CFO or controller for growing companies. I become a company's CFO or controller "as needed" – whether it be several hours a week or just one day a month – eliminating the commitment associated with a fulltime employee. I'm particularly interested in early-stage startups.

Current clients include EnerSea Transport LLC (www.enersea.com), a developer of marine transport for compressed natural gas; RidgeWind Ltd. (www.ridgewind.com), a developer of wind energy projects in the United Kingdom; and Stages Repertory Theatre (www.stagestheatre.com), a not-for-profit, professional theatre in Houston.

Tom Rathjen’s Specialties:

Contract CFO/controller for startup companies

Tom Rathjen’s Experience

• Partner

  Rent-a-Controller LLC

  (Partnership; 1-10 employees; Accounting industry)

  January 2001 — Present (7 years 5 months)

  Rent-a-Controller is a staffing company based in Houston that provides accounting and administrative professionals on a part-time or temporary/interim basis.

• Vice President, Business Development

  Cornell Companies Inc.

  (Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; CRN; Security and Investigations industry)

  January 1997 — January 2001 (4 years 1 month)

  I was Vice President of Business Development for Cornell Companies, based in Houston. Cornell is a private corrections company with annual revenues of over $300 million and is listed on the New York Stock Exchange. I joined Cornell immediately after its IPO and played a key management role as the company grew by five-fold in just three years.

• Financial Officer

  Firebird Transport

  (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Transportation/Trucking/Railroad industry)

  July 1995 — December 1996 (1 year 6 months)

  Firebird Transport was a US-owned trucking and logisitics company based in Moscow, Russia, with additional offices located in the former Soviet Union.

Tom Rathjen’s Education

• Texas Tech University

  BBA, Accounting, 1982 — 1986

  Activities and Societies:

  Chi Psi Fraternity

Additional Information

Tom Rathjen’s Websites:

• Business Website
• Personal Website

Tom Rathjen’s Groups:

Stages Repertory Theatre, Housing Corporation of Greater Houston, Sugar Grove Church of Christ, Houston CPA Society

Tom Rathjen’s Contact Settings

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• new ventures
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• getting back in touch