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Thomas Rathjen

Tom Rathjen

(713) 854-3038

trathjen@rentacontroller.net

Thomas W. Rathjen

Tom is a CPA with over 15 years experience as a financial executive.  Prior to co-founding Rent-a-Controller, he was Vice President of Business Development for Cornell Companies, Inc.  Cornell is a private corrections company with annual revenues of over $300 million and is listed on the New York Stock Exchange.  Tom played a key management role at Cornell as the company grew by five-fold in just three years.

Prior to Cornell, Tom was the Chief Financial Officer of Firebird Transport, an American-owned trucking and logistics company based in Moscow, Russia.  Firebird Transport was a start-up company and reached $8 million in revenues in less than two years.

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Business Experience

 

Organizations

 

2001 to present

Contract CFO and Controller

Houston, Texas

 

 

1997 to 2001

Cornell Companies, Inc.

Houston, Texas

Vice President, Business Development

 

 

1995 to 1997

Firebird Transport

Moscow, Russia

Chief Financial Officer

 

 

1992 to 1995

American Medical Communications, Inc.

Houston, Texas

Controller and CFO

 

 

1987 to 1992

Moore & Sons, Inc.

Memphis, Tennessee

Controller

The Housing Corporation of Greater Houston
Board of Directors,
Executive Committee, Audit Committee

 

Sugar Grove Church of Christ
Finance Committee

 

Stages Repertory Theatre
Secretary

 

Houston CPA Society

 

American Institute of Certified Public Accountants

 

Communities in Schools
former Volunteer Mentor

 

Brownstone Square Homeowners Association
former Treasurer

 

Memphis Jaycees
former Treasurer

 

 

Professional and Education

 

CPA License

Texas and Mississippi

 

B.B.A., Accounting

Texas Tech University