Senior Financial Business Manager in Fort Myers FL Resume John Eikanger

John R. Eikanger Bonita Springs, Florida 34135 605-376-6105 [email protected] CORE COMPETENCIES I am an accomplished financial manager acknowledged throughout my career for having the capacity to cultivate strategic relationships and build trust, while simultaneously steering positive bottom-line results. My experience includes credit/lending analysis, total budget preparation, controlling expenditures, increasing sales, improving team performance, interpreting regulations, and developing excellent customer rapport. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE ISLAND OASIS ARCADE CLUB Venice, FL February 2012 to June 2013 Owner / President My success is grounded on my extensive experience as a business and financial professional as evidenced by the fact that I planned, tracked and monitored all aspects of this company. I have honed the communication techniques essential for developing positive and profitable relationships. That has been the hallmark of my career, and has consistently yielded outstanding results. As a turnaround specialist I identified the critical problem areas that were preventing success and created opportunities that ensured substantial positive changes. My leadership skills included articulating the vision, presenting the business proposition and developing marketing and sales strategies. I built a strong business that was awarded “Top Business” in its category, based on a fundamentally solid business plan. Creative and innovative problem solving skills New business initiatives Increased Profitability Formulated company policies and practices I established budgets, monitoring performance to budgets and allocated the use of available resources. In addition, I evaluated current business processes and systems, planned and implemented procedures in order to maximize the operating profitability and to meet or exceed customer expectations. In short, I ran the operation of the company from financial planning, payroll, taxes, marketing and all executive decisions. I demonstrated my ability to think strategically and act tactically when, as a result of changes in the law by the State Legislature, we were forced to close our doors. I saw to it that each employee received a severance package, negotiated the early termination of our lease and handled the liquidation of assets. STENCIL CORPORATION Sioux Falls, SD October 2006 to December 2010 CFO / Director of Finance A leader in construction management & development in South Dakota, Stencil concentrates on development opportunities, real estate sales, investments, and finance. Reporting to the CEO, I managed the structuring and negotiating of debt and equity for new real estate ventures and oversaw the creation and implementation of the company's joint venture investment activities, including marketing to debt and equity investors, structuring transactions, and providing projections, quarterly reports and financial insight. In addition, as a result of my ability to build teams, establish and develop consensus around objectives, and lead people to achieve those objectives, I developed profitable relationships with banks and private investors and successfully raised capital and structured private placements.

Analyzed financial reports and developed corporate financing strategy. Established and recommended deal structures based on strategic goals of the company and market conditions. Successfully obtained financing for more than 20 real estate projects totaling over $100 million. Cultivated new sources of debt and equity capital.

FIRST BANK & TRUST Sioux Falls, SD April 1998 September 2006 President I was part of the initial investment group purchasing this locally-owned and operated bank formerly known as National Bank of South Dakota, US Bank and First American Bank & Trust, developing it from one banking location with $30 million in assets to five banking locations with up to 100 employees. Spearheading the acquisition of another bank holding company resulting in three added locations in 1998, I performed the pre-acquisition financial analysis and post-acquisition activities to ensure a successful integration. I led the continuous financial development of the organization by developing and implementing goal-focused strategies, directing all branch banking operations including marketing, sales, human resources, operations and information technology. I coordinated all branch financial and budget activities and contributed to total organization financial strategies and decisions until we sold the bank holding company in 2006 with total assets more than $250 million and loan portfolio of over $200 million. Directly responsible for branch P&L Provided input into holding company P&L as a part of senior management committee. Ensured commercial banking operations were exceeding client’s expectations by planning and developing policies surrounding investment, loan and interest reserve policies. Centralized all company operations to streamline processes at remote locations. Successfully started a “de novo bank” in a downtown location (Sioux Falls, SD).

EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS Augustana College, Sioux Falls, SD Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) Degree, Major in Biology, Minor in Business Licensed: Series 6, Series 63, Life & Health Insurance Licenses (Active 1990-2002), Real Estate Broker’s License (Active 2007 – 2011) South Dakota Bankers Association………………………..Agriculture & Commercial Loan Committee Member Sioux Falls Chamber of Commerce………………………………….Downtown Sioux Falls Committee Member Madison Rotary Club……………………………………………………………………………………President Sioux Falls Rotary Club…………………………………………………………………………………..Member HOA Board member, 2013