Stephen F. Bakos ::
5016 Crane Court
(219) 769-7188
Schererville, IN 46375
sfbakos@bakosandrichards.com
SUMMARY
Offer a unique business and management background in financial analysis, business forecasting/ modeling, strategic planning, and systems design and implementation. In-depth computer programming and systems analysis/software applications experience resulting in improvements in work output, data quality and information retrieval.

ENVIRONMENTS
Languages: C++, C#, C, Assembler, Forth, Fortran, Pascal, Cobol, and Basic.
Networks: Novell, Windows NT, and OS/2.
Software: Microsoft Office, Paradox, and Fox Pro.

SIGNIFICANT ACCOMPLISHMENTS

  • Designed PC business case modeling system for subsidiaries business plan and budget preparation.
  • Utilized a PC database system to forecast margins for operating units.
  • Assisted in developing a mainframe corporate business forecast model.
  • Designed and provided operation reports for engineering management.
  • Assisted Rate Department in preparing rate cases for government regulatory groups.
  • Participated in the preparation of O&M and capital budgets for presentation to senior management and the Board of Directors.
  • Developed comprehensive financial planning system using PC spreadsheets, the output became the blue print for budgeting and corporate expansion.
  • Assisted outside consultants with feasibility study for creating a telecommunications subsidiary.
  • Provided studies used in M&A projects. Prepared financials for the NiSource/Indianapolis Water Company merger. Involved with due diligence and fairness opinion study.
  • Worked on coordination team for two five-year strategic plans.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2001 to Present
BAKOS and RICHARD S CONSULTING, Schererville, Indiana

Partner
Partner in computer networking and software consulting firm

2000 to Present
WHARTON ECONOMETRICS, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Subcontractor
Provide statistical financial analyses of United States power utilities.

1977 to 2000
NiSource, Merrillville, Indiana
Senior Planner, Corporate Finance (1994 to 2000)
Financial Planning and Analysis Manager, Corporate Finance (1989 to 1994)
Senior Modeling Analyst, Corporate Finance (1980 to 1989)
Modeling Analyst, Corporate Finance (1979 to 1980)
Electrical Engineer, Operations (1977 to 1979)

1975 to 1976
UNIVERSITY of ILLINOIS, Urbana, Illinois
Graduate Teaching Assistant
Assisted undergraduate medical and engineering students with physics laboratory assignments.

1970 to 1976
CONSOR, TOWNSEND & ASSOCIATES, Chicago, Illinois
Technical and Systems Programmer (summers)
Maintained and extended coordinate geometry program for civil engineers. Provided systems support for time share system conversion.
EDUCATION
M.S., Physics, University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois
B.S., Physics, Rose Hulman Institute of Technology, Terre Haute, Indiana
B.S., Math; Minor-Economics, Rose Hulman Institute of Technology, Terre Haute, Indiana
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

Member, Association for Computing Machinery
Member, American Association for the Advancement of Science