About Me

I didn’t begin my career in finance. I started as a youth pastor, where I learned how to listen, communicate clearly, and guide people through uncertainty. Those early years established how I work today: steady, patient, and committed to serving with integrity.

From there, I moved through sales, marketing, project management, and operations. Sales taught me to understand real needs and build trust. Marketing and operations revealed how organizations function, where they quietly break down, and how quickly execution slips when fundamentals aren’t in place.

The turning point came while serving as COO of a tech startup. I saw firsthand how a lack of financial visibility can blind leaders, stall decision-making, and put an entire company at risk. That experience redirected my entire career toward financial operations, cleanup, and business diagnostics — the foundational work that stabilizes companies and restores clarity.

During that period, I kept returning to a figure from my seminary days: Ezra.

Ezra appears in the Old Testament during a period of national disorder. The physical walls of Jerusalem were broken, but so were the internal systems that held the community together. Ezra’s work wasn’t flashy. He didn’t conquer lands or build monuments. Instead, he restored structure. He rebuilt what mattered. He reintroduced accountability, clarity, and discipline — not for recognition, but because the people needed stability in a moment of chaos.

He was a restorer. A reconstructor. A steward of what lasts.

That’s the spirit behind Ezra Strategy.

My work is not about hype or noise. It’s about strengthening the financial and operational foundation of a business so leaders can see reality clearly and move forward with confidence. Clean numbers. Reliable systems. Disciplined execution. Decisions grounded in truth.

I’ve deliberately deepened that craft through ongoing accounting education, formal training in financial analysis and due diligence, and hands-on experience supporting businesses under pressure.

Today, I serve as fractional controller to businesses in distress or transition: financial statement cleanup and reconciliation, preparing detailed financial reports for bankruptcy proceedings and creditor negotiations, building weekly cash flow forecasts for leadership teams and turnaround consultants, and establishing GAAP-compliant financial infrastructure that restores operational clarity.

I work with founders, operators, and leadership teams who want structure, clarity, and durable results — especially when the situation is complex.

My approach is simple: work quietly, think clearly, and strengthen what endures.