About Us:  Our Principals

Principals

James Nakamura

• Founder, The Huntington Group Associates, Business Advisory Consultants. (Members of Association for Corporate Growth and Turnaround Managers Association.)

• Partner Irvine Associates Corporate Finance Group.

• President and COO, Mad Catz Interactive (MCZ), Led turnaround and eventual sale of this electronic entertainment company that grew from from $2 million to over $65 million in four years,

• Executive Vice President, Southwest Marine Inc. (Now BAE Systems Ship Repair: The largest Ship Repair Company in the US), During his tenure, this company grew from $100 million in sales to $300 million in sales in just over five years.

• President of a $5.0 million in sales Leisure and Entertainment company. Executed successful turnaround within 18 months.

• President and COO of a $8.0 million in sales Home Furnishing Manufacturer.

• Owner of a sub $3.0 million in sales Electronics Manufacturer.

• IS Director for Software Publisher, Auditor for  PricewaterhouseCoopers, Cost Accountant, for Xerox Corporation

• Executive Training, University of Michigan 1988

• MBA, Cal State University 1981

• BSBA George Mason University 1978

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Stephen Drgastin

• Founder, Irvine Associates Corporate Finance Group LLC

• Formed in 1984 to provide Corporate Finance Services to private and public middle market manufacturing, distribution and service companies.

• Corporate Treasurer, Western Digital Corporation (NYSE)

• Also managed the M&A activities and subsidiary development for Western Digital

• Security Pacific Capital Corporation

• Managed a portfolio of 20 Venture Capital investments

• First Interstate Bank (now Wells Fargo Bank)
  Corporate banker serving the banking middle market along with under-performing companies

• University of Nebraska, Omaha

• BA in Business Administration

Bob Vesely

• CFO at Advantage Sales & Marketing from 1996 to 2007

• With CEO, led partnership roll-up at a $10.0 million Southern California food broker which became a $1.0 billion company, consisting of over 30 original member companies.

• Partner, Irvine Associates Corporate Finance Group

• Participated in numerous middle market financings, refinancings, mergers and acquisitions.

• CFO, Technology Marketing, Inc.

• CFO of a small public technology company

• First Interstate Bank, Washington

• Started and managed the Corporate Finance business in Seattle, WA

• Security Pacific Bank Vice President of Corporate Finance

• University of Chicago MBS, 1981

• California State University at Fullerton, 1978

Jean Goddard

• Co- Founder, van Adelsberg Goddard & Schomberg, LLP, a Tax and Business Consulting Firm.  A Specialist in Turnaround,  Forensic and Reconstructive Accounting.

• Led several high profile Forensic and Reconstructive Accounting teams in conjunction with the F.B.I. and U.S. Bankruptcy Courts.

• Senior Tax Associate with Price Waterhouse Coopers.

• Controller, Alarmtek Inc. for three years.

• Masters of Science Accounting, emphasis in Taxation.  San Diego State University 1995

• BS Business Administration, San Diego State University 1991

• CPA, State of California

• CIRA Certification (Certified Insolvency and Restructuring Advisor).

• Member California Society of Certified Public Accountants, American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, American Bankruptcy Institute.

Dennis Henderson

• Certified Financial Planner, Wachovia Securities: Broker and Financial Planner for High Net Worth Individuals

• Branch Manager, Montano Securities: Managed and trained 45 Brokers

• Information Systems Director, SWM Inc.  (Navy Defense Contractor with over 1600 employees)

• President, S Cubed Systems, (Job Costing and Acctg Software for Government Contractor)

• Senior Programmer, Systems Science and Software: Supported Defense Nuclear Agency with Critical Nuclear Information Design clearances.

• MBA

• BA Electrical Engineering and Mathmatics

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