Summary
Kevin O'Brien is a results-driven retired CFO and turnaround consultant with 25+ years leading financial recoveries for middle-market manufacturing, distribution, and service companies. He has a proven track record reversing multi-hundred-thousand-dollar monthly losses, negotiating distressed debt and vendor discounts, and adding recurring profitability through operational restructuring and ERP/system implementations. As a former CPA and audit manager, he combines rigorous financial controls and cost accounting with hands-on leadership of finance, HR, IT and treasury teams—having supervised staffs of 30+ and reduced accounting costs through automation. He now advises community banks on commercial workouts and helps distressed small businesses stabilize accounting, hire key staff, and implement long-term operating strategies. Based in Cockeysville, MD, Kevin is notable for approaching turnarounds from both the corporate and secured-lender perspectives, giving him a rare 360-degree view of distressed situations.
11 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
BA, Accounting, BA, Accounting at Loyola College
BS, Accounting, BS, Accounting at John Carroll High School