Allen Bomes is the founder and principal of Bayberry Associates. He has a diverse background in cash and treasury management both as a corporate practitioner and as a consultant. He has been involved in the publication of several professional articles. Examples include co-authoring an article on cash forecasting published in The Journal of Cash Flow Forecasting and being extensively quoted in a TreasuryPoint.com article "Cash Flow Makes the World Go Round:A Global Operations Challenge". He has also tought review courses sponsored by The Treasury Management Association of New York for the Certified Cash Manager’s exam and has held various duties in corporate finance and accounting. Allen Bomes' approach to consulting derives from his career in the Treasury Department of ABC (formerly Capital Cities Communications) where he was the only individual handling the day-to-day treasury activities. This was unusual in a company with revenues exceeding $6 billion and short-term cash of over $2 billion at the time of its purchase by The Walt Disney Company. Therefore, he understands the importance of designing and implementing cash and treasury management systems that are extremely practical and efficient and can be easily handled on a day-to-day basis by a very small staff (including part-timers who have responsibilities other than in the treasury area) while maintaining adequate internal controls. It is very common these days to work with companies that have minimal support staffs in their efforts to keep overhead to a minimum. He is also aware that a good cash and treasury management system must be designed to be flexible enough to accommodate a company as it grows (Capital Cities/ABC grew by 1,500% during his stint there handling the treasury activities). Finally, despite its size, Capital Cities/ABC always had an entrepreneurial spirit that has become part of his approach to consulting. He has a Bachelors of Science Degree from The University of Michigan and a Masters of Business Administration Degree in Accounting from Bryant College. He is a Certified Cash Manager administered by the Association for Financial Professionals (formerly the Treasury Management Association).