• • ORA WAS FOUNDED IN 1991 AND IS AN ACRONYM FOR OPERATIONS RESEARCH ASSOCIATES .THE PRACTICE FOCUS AREAS ARE EXECUTIVE MENTORING, IN-HOUSE TRAINING AND EXIT STRATEGY FORMULATION WITH CASH OPTIMIZATION THE DRIVING OBJECTIVE. • OVER 30 YEARS OF C.E.O. LEVEL DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE WITH TOP 100 FORTUNE 500 COMPANIES AS WELL AS PRIVATELY HELD UNITS. • HOLD A B.S.M.E FROM RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE-TROY AND A M.S.-MANAGEMENT, CYBERNETICS • TRAINING INCLUDES THE GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY MANUFACTURING AND THE HARVARD GRADUATE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS-PROGRAM FOR MANAGEMENT DEVELOPMENT. • RINALDI HAS MANAGED OVER TEN (10) DIVISIONS WITH REVENUES FROM $70,000,000 TO OVER $350,000,000 INVOLVING 1200 EMPLOYEES IN UNION AND NON-UNION ENVIRONMENTS. • HAS IMPLEMENTED COMPREHENSIVE BUSINESS PLANNING SYSTEMS AND FINANCIAL CONTROLS: INNOVATIVE SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS AND THE FIRST TO INTRODUCE ISO 9000 STANDARDS AND A WORLD CLASS QUALITY SYSTEM TO HIS COMPANY'S MARKET. • HAS LED A PRE-PACKAGED BANKRUPTCY WITH THE RELATED DEBT RESTRUCTURING AND FINANCING ISSUES IMPLEMENTED LEADING EDGE SALES AND MARKETING PROGRAMS REALIZING RECORD SALES, PROFITS AND EQUITY GROWTH. • WORK EXTENSIVELY IN THE MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS AREA WITH DEALS RANGING FROM $5,000,000 TO $50,000,000. SERVED ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL COMPANIES SUCCESSFULLY SOLD HIS BUSINESS IN 2005 AFTER YEARS OF DEVELOPING A VALUE OPTIMIZATION EXIT STRATEGY