BIOGRAPHY

Andy Reckles is a multifaceted senior executive with business development, corporate finance, operation and sales expertise across the biotechnology, energy, manufacturing, retail, defense and finance industries, with 25+ years of global experience in C-level sales, leadership roles, Government contracting and as an entrepreneur. Andy is a “deal maker” with a keen ability to impact the sales or business development efforts of any organization. For over 25+ years, he has sold directly into Government and the C-suite, spending time directly marketing and selling to CEO’s, CFO’s, CTO’s, and COO’s across over a dozen different industry groups.  

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Throughout his career, he has successfully led transformational projects, identified cost-saving and revenue generating initiatives and determined solid plans related to strategic implementations, business acquisitions, key transactions and process improvement. 

• Strategic Consultant & Founder of several companies including, Northpoint Advisors, a consulting organization, PEF Advisors a private equity fund, and HPC Capital a boutique financial company.

• Driven Sales & Transaction Leader capable of exceeding new business development goals launching unique and effective strategies that engage and win over customers/clients, delivering bottom-line results quickly to organizations.

• Executive and Operational Experience, having acted in CEO, CRO and Chairman roles in several companies, specifically in Transportation, Energy (Oil and Gas), and Digital Media

• Government Procurement/Contracting for several companies, acting in a “lobbying” capacity into the D.O.D and D.O.E. Strong understanding of the legislative process, with strong relationships amongst Senate and House staffs of multiple Congressional members

• Business Development Management & Delivery Focused, consistently exceeding the expectations of customers and suppliers while remaining focused on the financial and operational goals of the business.

EXPERTISE

★PHILANTHROPIC EXPERIENCE

Director of Finance, Government Affairs and Philanthropic Partnerships
Coalition of Hope (501c3, Foundation focused on Humanitarian Aid and Disaster Relief)

(Currently Serving)

• Responsible for all outreach and fund raising with Foundations, Family Offices, and Nation States

• Currently developing an action plan including legislation to be inserted into the FY 2018 NDAA with the Senate Armed Services Committee, with the US DOD, the Office of the POTUS, and the US DOS for the acquisition and restoration of 2 Naval LHA vessels to be refitted as HADR vessels operated and overseen by COH with the partnership of a Coalition of Nation States.

• “Lobby” SASC (Senate Armed Service Committee), HASC (House Armed Service Committee) and the Department of Transportation for conveyance of the USS Nassau and USS Peleliu.

• Develop a multi-nation financing strategy (either direct or with EXIM Bank backing) for the refurbishment and ongoing operational budgets for Project Excelsior (USS Nassau) in an attempt to create a World Changing platform in Humanitarian Aid and Disaster Relief.

★ SALES & BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT ROLES/ACHIEVEMENTS

Managing Partner,  Northpoint Companies
Atlanta, GA 2011-2017.

• Offered private equity sponsorship, private investment in public equities, reserve-based loans, bridge financing, joint venture funding, non-op working interest partnerships asset backed lending, restructuring and bankruptcy advisory.

• Structured acquisitions of oil and gas assets in North America with an emphasis on capital formation.

• Acted as Sales Agent on over 30 different transactions totaling $500mm in the aggregate

Senior Vice President, Specialty Finance Group JW Genesis SecuritieS
Atlanta, GA

• Achieved ranking of #1 Producer, with top sales and commissions, each consecutive year with the company (1994-2000)

• Awarded President’s club out of 1300 employees every year of employment

• Managed a team of over 40 Investment Banking Professionals in 3 states

Institutional Sales Broker Prudential Securities
Atlanta, GA

• Named “National Rookie of the Year” out of thousands of employees.

• Designated as “Top Gun” of the 1993 new class.

★ EXECUTIVE EXPERIENCE

CEO/Chairman, Legend Oil & Gas Ltd. Dba Maxxon Energy
Atlanta, GA   (June 2014 – Nov. 2016) 

• Formulated a plan to implement a new business model and identified avenues to generate new revenue in first 90 days.

• Led the acquisition of Black Diamond Energy Holdings, based in North Dakota and owner of MaxxonEnergy.

• Reduced SG&A while increasing headcount to a full employee base of 65 staff members

• Increased transported volume by 600%, operating income and total fleet by 300%, while growing the number of barrels hauled from 3000 bbls/per day to 12,000 bbls/per day, leveraging new and existing customers during oil industry depression.

Founding & General Partner, PEF Advisors
Atlanta, GA   (2001-2008)

• Directed operations for a Private Equity Fund specializing in small companies and start-up opportunities. Managed over $200mm in private and Institutional capital.

• Named the #1 performing fund in the HedgeWorld Universe in 2003 out of over 3000 tracked funds.

• Negotiated, structured and closed over $500mm in Private investments into private and public entities

BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPOINTMENTS

• Oxford Media Group, Instrumental in the company being acquired out of bankruptcy

• Liberator BDC, Military Defense Consulting Firm, Incubator

• Coalition of Hope, 501c3 Charitable Foundation focused on International Disaster Relief

• Legend Oil and Gas, Oil and Gas E&P and Crude Oil transportation company

EDUCATION, TRAINING & CERTIFICATIONS

Arizona State University, Bachelor of Arts – Major: English Literature: Minor: Political Science

Emory University, Six Sigma Green Belt

University of Notre Dame, Mendoza College of Business, Executive Leadership & Negotiation Certificates

Thunderbird School of Global Management, Certified Oil & Gas Management Professional

Chartered Hedge Fund Professional  Held FINRA Series 3,7,24 and 65 licenses

KEY TRANSACTIONS

• Sold Atlanta Electrical Distributors to WESCO (NYSE:WCC). Price cannot be disclosed due to NDA but was approximately $65mm.

• Structured an $150mm JV Agreement with Cholla Pawnee Partners and Major Private Equity firm

• Funded initial development round ($24mm) for Force Protection MRAP vehicles, helped develop assembly line and manufacturing processes and negotiated US TACOM/US Marine Command contracts for the acquisition of vehicles inexcess of $1bln.

• Secured funding ($25mm) for Viragen, a US based biotechnology and genomics company for initial trials with “Dolly the Sheep” in Scotland for advanced genomics.

• Funded and secured the largest (at the time) bio pharma licensing deal in Australian history with PsiVida (client) and Pfizer (partner) of over $165mm, included securing a $15mm investment from Pfizer as part of the agreements.

• Aided online travel company, OneTravel, to emerge from bankruptcy and with a post-bankruptcy restructuring, including all D.I.P funding and post emergence capital totaling over$35mm

• Sold SimplifyMd, a leading electronic medical records/software (EMR) Company, to Private Equity, for $14mm.

• Sold JC Nationwide (Jackson & Coker), a premier US Temporary Physician Staffing Company to a Publicly Traded Medical Staffing firm, for $22mm, and led the investment round for the acquisition.

• Structured and sold over $14mm of total investment into the US largest veterinary (pet) insurance company.

• Currently lobbying, and aiding in the drafting of legislative “language” with 8 Senatorial offices, the Senior staff of the SASC (Senate Armed Services Committee), the Department of Transportation, and various Congressional staffs for the conveyance of the USS Nassau, a decommissioned $3bln LHA vessel, for the Coalition of Hope, to be used for Humanitarian Aid and Disaster Relief.