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Bradley Townsend

Chief Financial Officer
Advanced Interactive Systems, Inc.
Member of the Technology Council

Bradley Townsend is the CFO of Advanced Interactive Systems, a defense simulated training company. Prior to joining AIS, he was Vice President of Finance at SafeNet, a network security software company, where he was lead in taking the company private. As Corporate Controller for VectroSGI from 2003 to 2004, Mr. Townsend was the lead in selling the company. He served as the Controller of McAfee for Network Associates from 2000 to 2003. Mr. Townsend has experience in accounting, reporting policies and procedures for software and hardware manufacturers. In addition, he has knowledge about strategic planning, benchmark measurements, reporting and process improvement. Mr. Townsend has additional experience in external and internal audit, Sarbanes Oxley compliance, SEC reporting, inventory control, information systems implementation and support, and mergers and acquisitions activities. He has a BBA in corporate finance from the University of Georgia and a MBA in Finance from Emory Universit (This is me - Update Profile)


Employment History
2004 - 2007 Vice President, Finance
Safenet, Inc.
2003 - 2004 Corporate Controller
Vectorsgi, Inc
2000 - 2003 Controller - McAfee
Network Associates
Unspecified - present Chief Financial Officer
Advanced Interactive Systems, Inc.

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Don’t Hold your Breath for a Significant Up-tick in IPO Traffic | 02-21-2007
Analysis of: An IPO Resurgence? | www.cfo.com
Author: Bradley Townsend, Chief Financial Officer, Advanced Interactive Systems, Inc.

This is the first article I’ve read in almost a year that actually mentions a positive outlook for US based IPO traffic. Besides using a limited number of references, where does this article fall short defending this idea?

Beware of oversized acquisitions (especially if its the market trend) | 02-14-2007
Analysis of: Market gives thumbs down to M & A's | www.businessstandard.com
Author: Bradley Townsend, Chief Financial Officer, Advanced Interactive Systems, Inc.

Many factors contribute to market adjustments; inflation, FX rates, economic news. But in this case, specific items are pointed out that could be the cause of the correction. Investors are skeptical of acquisitions where the acquirer is smaller than the acquiree. When several such acquisitions take...

The many mistakes startup companies make | 02-14-2007
Analysis of: Giving Startups The Lift They Need | www.investors.com
Author: Bradley Townsend, Chief Financial Officer, Advanced Interactive Systems, Inc.

As this article accurately portrays the life of a small startup, many missteps are pointed out in the text as classic mistakes most companies make during their lifetime.  The problem is that startup companies have little room for error.

Keeping the acquisition pace without proper integration | 01-31-2007
Author: Bradley Townsend, Chief Financial Officer, Advanced Interactive Systems, Inc.

Symantec, like so many fast moving technology companies, is hungry for growth.  To keep the top line moving up while the cash balance is plentiful, more companies are turning to acquiring competitive and/or complementary companies.  With over 80% of all acquisitions failing, its a wonder why...

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