Buddy Barnes

Executive Management and Financial Executive in Plano, Texas

Buddy Barnes

Executive Management and Financial Executive in Plano, Texas

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Senior Executive with over thirty years experience in business and finance. CFO of RF Monolithics, Inc., a publicly traded company whose stock was listed on NASDAQ under the symbol RFMI. Successfully completed the sale of RFM to Murata Electronics North America, Inc. at 80% premium to market. Strategic and accountable, with extensive experience in buy-side and sell-side Due Diligence to Integration of Strategic M&A.

Currently bringing value and insight to both public and private companies as Managing Partner at Regus Advisors, Inc., an investment banking and equity investment firm, specializing in financial and managerial consulting.

Serving as an Executive Mentor at The Addison Treehouse (www.addisontreehouse.com/), founded by the Town of Addison and the Dallas Entrepreneur Center (aka The DEC) as a resource centered coworking space focused on providing aspiring entrepreneurs with education, programing/events, and mentorship that are vital for the growth and sustainability of businesses.

Advisory Board Member for Martino Ventures, a venture capital firm.

Giving back through membership on the Board of Cleaning for a Reason, a 501.c.3 non-profit foundation, providing free residential cleaning service to women undergoing cancer treatment (www.cleaningforareason.org/).

Formerly, Managing Director of Pillar Solutions Group, a boutique consulting firm providing executive resource solutions for small to middle market companies.

Previously, served as a Mentor at STARTech Early Ventures, Richardson, Texas, an incubator and accelerator of hi-tech and telecom startup companies.

Worked with Alcatel USA, Inc. as VP Area 8, US, Japan and Mexico, responsible for finance, quality and sales administration, managing area sales support, proposals, account management and sales force automation implementation. VP of Sales Finance at DSC Communications when it was acquired by Alcatel, S.A. and successfully managed the merger of the two sales and sales support organizations, resulting in 30% revenue growth. Prior to joining DSC, spent ten years in the banking industry, serving in operations through credit management.

Graduate of the University of Mississippi with a BBA in both Banking and Finance. Trained and Certified in Mid-Management at SMU Cox School of Business.