John P. MacNaughton
935 Herr Drive, New Lenox, IL 60451   Home:   [Send email to request phone number] 62-5025   Cell:
 [Send email to request phone number] 00-1952

Executive Summary 

Construction / Remodeling / Real Estate Industry-
	
Owner and operator of a general contracting / remodeling business since 1984,
having hands on experience in all aspects of design and construction as well as
data management, finance and accounting.  Hands on includes installing GFA units
with A/C, boilers with all controls, baseboard heating systems both hot water and
electric, replacing long sections of load bearing walls with laminate as well as
self designed beams, installed thermal replacement windows in both square and out
of square openings, installed oversized low E thermal sliding patio doors in self
made rough openings on both brick and frame buildings, replaced double front
entry doors with new unit with leaded glass lights, designed and built two 50
foot dormers on a building in Wrigley Field area, adding over 1200 square feet to
the residence as well as two back to back bathrooms and a counter flow furnace
with central A/C, rough and finish carpentry for over 25 years, all residential
electrical and plumbing experience for single family up to four unit buildings,
designed and remodeled kitchens and bathrooms for over 25 years.  Dedicated to
client satisfaction: never lost a client.

Financial Industry-
	
Over 20 years experience with many aspects of financial review, investigative
research and documentation.   Activities have included debt structure and debt
service analysis, acquisition and strategic relationship research, direct contact
with CEOs, CFOs,  Division Managers, Venture Capital groups and Angel investors,
creating financial reports for networking to acquire seed and expansion capital
for new and expanding companies and creating business plans and reviewing,
auditing and editing existing plans in conjunction with senior level management. 
Investigated all aspects of business plans and reviewed financial statements for
validity and accuracy.  Completed production cost analysis based on all aspects
of the manufacturing process.  Can quickly develop trust and become a team
player.  

Key Career Accomplishments
 
•	Organized numerous real estate partnerships creating significant financial
gains in every case. Purchased, rehabbed and sold residential properties as well,
making substantial gains on each transaction.   Owner operator remodeling
business for over 20 years.
•	Organized a partnership (himself included) and created a business plan that
was personally presented to the President and Senior Vice President of the
Commercial Lending Division for the Bank of New York, ultimately obtaining
funding for the purchase of a 200,000 sq. ft. Illinois manufacturing facility. 
Applied for, personally guaranteed and was granted a $200,000 corporate operating
line of credit from a local bank.
•	Proved financial need for, solicited public officials and obtained county and
local tax abatements for an Illinois manufacturing firm.
•	Audited bank statements through subpoenas, uncovering fraudulent use of
corporate funds, misrepresentation of assets for the purpose of obtaining a loan,
interstate mail fraud, insurance fraud, misuse of a corporate bank credit line,
and fraudulent conveyance of corporate asset. 
•	Organized and initiated legal action relative to audit findings, participating
in all aspects of the process. 
•	Uncovered questionable asset valuation by a national defense contractor,
Talley Industries. Then by independently auditing their financial statements, 10K
and 10Q, created documentation as to senior management’s intent to transfer
corporate assets into a “Senior Management Retirement Account”, robbing the
shareholders of significant asset value.  Discovered false asset valuation that,
when corrected, made the company insolvent, placing the defense contractor in
violation of contractual covenants set forth by the United States Federal
Government and the Department of Defense.  Findings were presented in a report at
a board meeting and orally at a stockholders meeting.  The stockholders
immediately dismissed the CEO.  The company was reorganized and the stockholders
interests were protected from further fiduciary breeches. 

Professional Experience

•	Since 1983, real estate partnerships, general contracting and remodeling while
involved in other activities below.  Current personal credit score, 770+
•	Executive Vice President , Green Earth Technologies, Inc. a Nevada Corporation
 (a start up co.)   
•	10 years experience on M&A research working with my father, whose M&A
experience dates back to 1950.
•	The MacNaughton Group, Inc. 1980’s to late 1990’s, actively involved in new
product development, writing and editing business plans, executive summaries and
accompanying financial projections to obtain start-up and first stage funding for
new and young companies, and has cultivated financial business relationships to
locate various opportunities in real estate, manufacturing and
telecommunications.
•	Madison Bank and Trust Co.  Retail banking executive.
•	Coordinator of Cooperative Education, City Colleges of Chicago

Education, Certification, Memberships

Central Michigan University, Mt. Pleasant, Michigan    Major: Finance  Minor
Economics   GPA  in fields of concentration: 3.4 / 4.0.     Special college
activities: I organized and directed a team that completed a financial, marketing
and image analysis of an area store as well as financial analysis of a local
printing company that had applied for an SBA loan.  Loan approval relied heavily
on the analysis of the company’s financial ratios, asset valuation, cash flow and
business outlook. I taught finance as an Academic Financial Mentor for two years.
 Nearly all the undergraduate and some graduate level finance courses offered by
the university were taken.  My entire tuition self financed through student loans
and summer work, self employed in the painting and remodeling business. 

An early member of two organizations and a certified advocate for both; PACE
(Parents' Alliance for Compliance in Special Education, http://paceparents.org/)
and VOICE, both created to insure a fair and appropriate education for children
with special needs through advocacy, and participation with the Illinois
Department of Education and the U.S. Department of Education.  Completed 6 years
as an active Deacon at The Presbyterian Church in Orland Park, Illinois.  An
accomplished performance guitarist, completely comfortable addressing groups on
any topic when thoroughly briefed.