Corporate
Management Team
Scot Ross – Partner & Chief Financial Officer
Entrepreneur and independent CPA from July 2007 to present, Mr. Ross works primarily with the founders of early stage technology and manufacturing companies to build business infrastructure and financing to support sustainable growth and profitability. In August 2004 Mr. Ross successfully completed the sale of M-Audio to AVID (NASDQ AVID) for an industry record valuation of $223 million. Mr. Ross was retained by AVID as Vice President of Finance and Business Development for the Audio Division of AVID until he resigned in July 2007. From 2002 to 2004 Ross served as executive vice president, chief financial officer and director of M-Audio/Midiman, Inc., and was primarily responsible for the worldwide finance, administration, legal and strategic planning of this $100 million international manufacturer and distributor of computer centric digital audio solutions for musicians and consumer hobbyists.
After earning his BS degree in Business/Accounting from the University of Southern California, Ross began his career in public accounting as a CPA and later worked for one of his clients, the Severin Group (the worldwide manufacturer and distributor of Gucci Timepieces) as a corporate controller. In 1992 he joined a venture capital financed technology company, CDB Infotek as Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and director before engineering the sale of the business to a division of Equifax Corporation in 1996. From 1997 to 2000 Ross worked as the Vice President and CFO with Fresh Start Bakeries, Inc., (an international contract bakery supplier to McDonald’s Corporation) and co-engineered a $160 million LBO from Campbells Soup Company in 1998. Prior to joining M-Audio, Ross served as President and CEO of E-Commerce Exchange from 2000 to 2002 and later sold this business to iPMT Technologies.
Steven Reyes – Partner
Mr. Reyes is a seasoned executive and consultant with a successful track record in business startups, turnarounds and tech firms. He started his career in the custom clothing industry, beginning in sales and rising to General Manager and VP of Operations for two of Southern California’s most prestigious men’s custom clothing businesses.
In 1995, Mr. Reyes and a financial partner acquired California Window Corp., a technologically outdated and bankrupt manufacturing company. As its president, Mr. Reyes developed and executed a turnaround plan which brought the company to profitability in 18 months and later sold the company for a profit. In 1998, Epicor Software Corporation hired Mr. Reyes to lead business development in Mexico and the Caribbean. After three quota-exceeding years, he was promoted to Regional Director, overseeing sales and consulting services for all Latin America.
In 2002, Mr. Reyes established BridgeTech LLC, his management consulting company. Through BridgeTech, he has offered services to technology companies requiring expertise in strategic planning, software development, implementation, marketing and operations. Included among his clients are Hard Hat Industry Solutions, Independent Testing Laboratories, SafeTzone Technologies, Santex-net, Nexa Technologies and StopDialing.com.
Mr. Reyes has a Bachelors degree in Business Management from California State University, Fullerton.