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Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer

Based in Scottsdale, Arizona, Billfire, Inc. specializes in creating Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) tools that simplify receivables management for A/R and credit departments in companies large and small. Billfire's online toolset streamlines processes, improves access to critical data, and strengthens relationships. As a result, Billfire clients are better able to reduce their DSO and mitigate risks. John Lockhart, the founder and CEO of Billfire, instinctively knew there had to be a better and simpler way to manage account receivables and thus Billfire was launched. As the technology creator and business champion for this receivables management provider for 12 years, Lockhart has overseen every aspect of the development and implementation of Billfire's interoperable receivables management toolset. He leads a seasoned team that prides itself on its 20-plus years of IT and system integration experience and its focus on customer satisfaction. The company's business was born out of statement solutions that were adopted early on by one of the industry's largest food service distributors. Having established a sound customer base in the multi-billion dollar food services industry, one of the fastest growing market segments in the United States, the company's leadership team is currently mapping Billfire's expansion into other markets.

Business & Technology Executive Accomplished team leader with over 15 years’ domestic and international experience solving business needs through technology. • Building predictive models and deriving insights from data in R and Python • Creating and presenting data-driven visualizations and reports • Engineering, marketing, operations and supply chain management • Traditional, web and mobile marketing • Global go-to-market planning and execution • Data-driven decision making using market research and analytics • International leadership, technical management • Innovation (6 patents, 14 pending)