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James V. McTevia, Managing Member

Curriculum Vitae:

EDUCATION

Ph.D Honorary Degree - Doctor of Science in Business Administration, 1998 - Cleary University, Ann Arbor, Michigan

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

More than forty years' experience in commercial and industrial credit and finance, banking, business reorganizations and acquisitions, project development, real estate development and syndication, management restructuring, ownership and operation of businesses, chairman of international holding company, advisor to lenders with customers in transition, lecturer to professional associations, Federal Bankruptcy Trustee and State Court Receiver.

Companies/Firms and Positions

McTevia & Associates - Florida and Michigan Managing Member
Creative Capital LLC - North Palm Beach Florida Managing Member
Michigan Mutual, Inc. Board of Directors
McTevia & Associates, Inc. - Eastpointe, MI Chairman
SIR Corp., Burlington, Ontario Board of Directors
International Investment Company Chairman of the Board
Paragon Resources President
Paragon Steel Corporation Assistant Secretary/Treasurer and Director of Credit
Automatic Sprinkler Corporation of America Assistant Director of Credit
Peninsular Steel Corporation Assistant Credit Manager
Michigan National Bank Lending Officer
E.M. Doty Discount Commercial Finance Corporation Director of Southern Regional Operations

The financial and management consulting services provided have included the following:

Testimony

Experience as an expert witness includes testimony in federal and state courts.

Deposition and expert witness testimony related to banking policy and practices, loan analysis and lender support and other business matters.


Consulting and advisory services, analysis, monitoring, and management of companies in the following industries:

Financial Services:

Banks, savings and loan associations, pension funds, commercial finance companies, leasing companies, Bidcos, real estate investment trusts, small business investment corporations.

Manufacturing:

Automotive manufacturing, automotive parts and suppliers, plastics, metals, lumber, rubber, medical products, foundries, casting, tool and die, and industrial equipment.

Distribution:

Industrial supply, drafting supplies, automobile, lumber, drug and sundry, rubber, plastics, power automation, medical supply, books, firearms and related collector items.

Retail:

Jewelry, national franchises, furniture, drug stores, grocery, restaurants, marinas, art galleries, novelty, catalogue showrooms, lumber.

Service:

Printing, trucking, health maintenance organizations, hospitals, convalescent homes, retirement centers, legal practices, real estate development, construction, computer service, architectural and engineering, ice arenas, environmental, hotels, graphics, video rental.

Real Estate:

Commercial and residential properties in transition on behalf of lenders creditors, shareholders or principals either with or without court supervision.

Other:

State and local government and Federal grant programs, State Attorney General's office, State Treasury office and State Insurance Commissioner's office.


PUBLICATIONS


Conferences, Panels, Seminars & Lectures

Learn from Our Experience

"Preventing or Structuring a Reorganization Without Court Supervision" (Lecture)
CPE Mega Conference - May 6, 2008

"Professions in Transition" (Lecture)
Automation Alley - October 26, 2007

"Business and Professions in Transition"
Blue Water Business Conference
St. Clair County Community College - June 7, 2007

“Managing Your Cash Flow”
Detroit Regional Chamber Small Business Conference
Dearborn, Michigan – November 9, 2006

“Unlocking Your Business Potential”
Automation Alley’s Professions In Transition Symposium
Flint, Michigan – October 26, 2006

Delphi Roundtable Discussion
Regional Chamber
Youngstown, Ohio - December 8, 2005

“Guiding the Customer in Preventing or Structuring a Reorganization Without Court Supervision” Unisource Worldwide, Inc. – Bankruptcy Code and State Law, Debtor/Creditor Rights Conference, Atlanta, Georgia – November 16, 2005

“The Reality of a Global Market and How it is Affecting U.S. Business” (Presenter)
Rotary Club St. Clair, Michigan Chapter, November 14, 2005.

"Guiding the Customer in Preventing or Structuring a Reorganization Without Court Supervision"
Georgia Pacific - Bankruptcy Code and State Law, Debtor/Creditor Rights Conference
Atlanta, Georgia - June 22, 2005

"Background and Pre-Filing Considerations, Including Informal Workout"
TMA Detroit Chapter - The Ins and Outs of Auto Supply Turnaround
Detroit, Michigan - April 6, 2005

"Preventing or Structuring a Reorganization without Court Supervision"
BluLinx Bankruptcy and Credit Seminar
Denver, Colorado - February 11, 2005

"Preventing or Structuring a Reorganization without Court Supervision"
CPE Mega Conference for Industry, Michigan Association of Certified Public Accountants
Novi, Michigan - January 26, 2005

"Turning it Around: What Business Managers Need to Focus on NOW" (Panelist)
A Power Breakfast Conversation Sponsored by Crain's Detroit Business/Deloitte
Detroit, Michigan - September 18, 2003

The Changing Culture in Crisis Management and the Dangers of Contentment
2002 National Trust Closely-Held Business Association Annual Workshop
Crystal Mountain - Thompsonville, Michigan - September 24 - 27, 2002

"Business Survival in the 21st Century and Panel Member - "What Hospitals,
Manufacturers and Distributors Must Do to Stay in Business During the Next 10 Years"
IMDA's 21st Annual Management Conference
Charleston, South Carolina - January 26 - 30, 2000

"The Future Unfolds" - Cleary College Commencement Address
Ann Arbor, Michigan - December 12, 1998

The Quest: Lending in the 21st Century to "A Society Living in the Future"
Robert Morris Associates - Michigan Chapter - Spring Study Conference
Lansing, Michigan - March 31, 1998

"The Quest: Lending in the 21st Century to "A Society Living in the Future"
Robert Morris Associates - Southwest Michigan Group - Winter Meeting
Kalamazoo, Michigan - January 26, 1998

"The Role of the CFO in Financially Troubled Companies"
Institute of Management Accountants - Macomb County Chapter
Mt. Clemens, Michigan - April 19, 1995

"How to Get Out of Financial Difficulty"
Business and Ministry Fellowship Meeting
Mt. Clemens, Michigan - April 1, 1995

"Distressed Debtors: The Danger Signs of Failing Businesses"
Annual February Education Seminar/NACM-Great Lakes and CFDD-Detroit
Detroit, Michigan - February 7, 1995

"Dealing with the Illiquid or Insolvent Customer"
National Association of Flat Rolled Steel Credit Group
Cleveland, Ohio - August 15, 1994

"Preventive Medicine for Business"
Anchor Bay Chamber of Commerce
New Baltimore, Michigan - April 12, 1994

"How to Survive the Turbulent 90s"
The Commercial and Savings Bank of St. Clair County
St. Clair, Michigan - October 28, 1993

"Dealing with the Commercial Loan Workout"
Robert Morris Associates - Mid-Michigan Group
Saginaw, Michigan - October 26, 1993

"Prescription for Survival"
Eastpointe Chamber of Commerce
Eastpointe, Michigan - September 22, 1993

"Accepting Change in a Company Through Cost Reduction"
Greater Detroit Chamber of Commerce - CEO Roundtable
Troy, Michigan - August 11, 1993

"How to Succeed Financially in the Turbulent 1990s"
Greater Detroit Chamber of Commerce
Southfield, Michigan - June 16, 1993

"Out of Court Settlements and Bankruptcy"
Detroit College of Business
Dearborn, Michigan - June 10, 1993

"How to Avoid Financial Disaster"
Small Business Breakfast - WWJ News Radio 95
Troy, Michigan - November 6, 1992

"Dealing With Troubled, Non-Liquid or Insolvent Companies"
Fetzer Business Center, Western Michigan University
Kalamazoo, Michigan - May 22, 1991

"Alternatives for Businesses Facing Serious Financial Difficulties"
95th Annual NACM Credit Conference - Automotive Industry Group
Atlanta, Georgia - May 14, 1991

"Symposium on Community and Business"
FCE/University of Chicago, Graduate School of Business
James V. McTevia & Associates, Inc.
Chicago, Illinois - May 9 through 11, 1991

"Preventive Medicine for Michigan Business"
Economic Development Forum of the Greater Detroit Chamber of Commerce
Southfield, Michigan - February 26, 1991

"Working with the Troubled Client"
National Association of Management Consultants
Southern Regional Conference
New Orleans, Louisiana - November 1987

"Your Client, Bankruptcy and the Alternatives"
Yeo & Yeo P.C. - Annual Meeting
Gaylord, Michigan - October 1986

"You Can Do It: A Credit Manager's Guide to Out of Court Restructures" (Presenter)
National Association of Credit Metals and Mills Credit Group Luncheon
Detroit, Michigan - February 1985

"The Loan Officer and the Workout" (Presenter)
Michigan Bankers Association - Spring Conference
Grand Rapids, Michigan - April 1983

"The Out of Court Workout" (Panelist)
National Association of Credit Managers - Miami Chapter
Miami, Florida - February 1982

"Builders and Fraud" (Presenter)
Automatic Sprinkler Corporation of America Credit Conference
Boston, Massachusetts - June 1980

"Keep it Out of Court" (Presenter)
Georgia Pacific Credit and Treasury Group Meeting
Atlanta, Georgia - May 1980

"My Life as a Bankruptcy Receiver" (Presenter)
National Association of Credit Building Trades Conference
St. Petersburg, Florida - February 1979

"Dealing with the Troubled Seminary"
Pontifical Institute of Foreign Missions - The Keys of the Kingdom and Finance
PIME Fathers Conference - (Sponsor and Presenter)
Detroit, Michigan - October 1979

"The Role of the Bankruptcy Receiver" (Presenter)
Robert Morris Associates Conference
Indianapolis, Indiana - May 1976

"The Loan Officer, the Credit Manager and the Need" (Presenter)
Sun Banks of Miami
Ft. Lauderdale, Florida - November 1974

"The Need for Time (Presenter)
Miami Association CPAs Conference
Miami, Florida - October 1974

"Why The Trustee" (Presenter)
National Association of Credit - Miami Chapter
Miami, Florida - October 1974

"Why the Trustee" (Presenter)
National Association of Credit - Detroit Chapter
Detroit, Michigan - May 1974

"An Alternative to Chapter 11" (Presenter)
American Law League Conference
Flint, Michigan - January 1973

"Out of Court Workouts and the Credit Manager" (Presenter)
Creditel of Canada Toronto Chapter
Toronto, Ontario - August 1972

"The Bankruptcy Act and Your Client" (Presenter)
Michigan Association of CPAs - Monthly Conference
Bay City, Michigan - October 1971

"Banking and Industrial Credit" (Presenter)
Robert Morris Associates Midwest Annual Meeting
Traverse City, Michigan - May 1971

"Creditors' Committee Duties" ( Panelist)
Steel Trades and Metals and Mills National Group
Cleveland, Ohio - February 1971

"Problem Solving and Time" (Presenter)
Building Trades Credit Group - Annual Conference
Atlanta, Georgia - October 1970

"The Need for the NACM Adjustment Bureau" (Presenter)
Cleveland Credit Association Spring Conference
Cleveland, Ohio - February 1968

"Structuring the Creditors' Plan" (Presenter)
Metals and Mills Credit Association
Detroit, Michigan - October 1966

"Out of Court Workouts" (Presenter)
National Association of Credit Managers - Midwest Conference
Chicago, Illinois - May 1966

"Small Business Problem Solving and the CPA" (Presenter)
Michigan Association of CPAs - Regional Conference
Kalamazoo, Michigan - February 1960

"Floor Plans and Fraud" (Presenter)
A.B.A. Midwest Conference
Flint, Michigan - October 1959

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS

American Association of Professional Consultants

National Association of Corporate Directors


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