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Mike brings many years of financial, operational, and strategic experience to ClearGauge. As Senior Vice President, Finance & Operations, Mike leads the financial and operations functions of ClearGauge. He has led the organization in developing a sound and efficient financial and operational infrastructure that supports the business goals and the people of ClearGauge. Mike is an advocate of leveraging technology to improve operational effectiveness and efficiency, and provides strategic direction to ClearGauge through his insight of the online marketplace, the professional services industry, and his understanding of technology development and implementation. He also lends his financial and analytical expertise to the financial and ROI reporting made to ClearGauge clients. Background Relevant to Current Role Mike has a keen insight into business, with particular knowledge of professional services, technology, and the Internet. Prior to ClearGauge, he held many diverse senior financial and operational roles at Arthur Andersen; including, managing director of global eLearning and CFO of Andersen’s Virtual Learning Network and Knowledge Enterprises two strategic start-up company investments in Andersen’s new economy portfolio. He also led in the structuring and execution of a number of strategic equity investments in technology companies. Mike received his B.S. in Business Administration in Accounting and MBA in Finance and Entrepreneurship from the University of Iowa’s Tippie School and Management. He is also a CPA. "The Internet is a medium where more and more business is conducted and information is disseminated and shared. As companies and consumers continue to move to the web to accomplish many different goals, it is critical for them to understand the complexities, positioning, and all of the issues that need to be addressed. The web is the killer app. of the 21 st century. It will continue to drive change in every business in the world for the foreseeable future. Helping people understand that change is very fulfilling to me. | 