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Stu Lawson

Stu Lawson

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Managing Director at SD Capital

  • Education

    • University of Maryland

      1978 - 1981
      BS Accounting

      Activities and Societies: Beta Alpha Psi - Vice President, featured in National Dean's List (1980), Pi Sigma Alpha, Beta Gamma Sigma

  • Experience

    • Arthur Andersen, LLP

      Jan 1981 - Jan 1992
      Senior Manager

      Public company focus - transaction orientation, audit and advisory services, with concentration in healthcare, financial services, government contracting, and high tech

    • Kramer Junction Company

      Jan 1992 - Jan 1996
      CFO

      CFO to world's largest solar thermal plants, work with DOE on future development, repsonsible for overseeing all accounting and investor relations, assisted with BD activity in India/Mexico/US and negotiation of contracts with PG&E, SCE, etc.

    • LCC International

      Jan 1996 - Jan 1999
      Vice President - Finance/Controller

      Executive officer of the Company. Help prepare for IPO, S1 prep, IPO in 1996, oversaw SEC reporting and accounting function across 3 lines of business.

    • VarsityBooks.com

      Jan 1999 - Jan 2000
      Vice President and Controller

      Executive officer of the Company. Assisted with final private equity round, initial public offering in 2000, SEC reporting, oversee all day to day accounting, HR, admin, etc.

    • Booz Allen Hamilton

      Jan 2000 - Jan 2001
      Principal

      Principal - assisted with split off of Aestix

    • Hozik & Lawson, LLC

      Jan 2001 - Jan 2012
      Founding Partner

      Address broad range of business and technical accounting issues including M&A, post merger integration, technical accounting issue resolution, and PT CFO services.

    • System Planning Corporation

      Jul 2012 - Aug 2015
      Senior VP and CFO

      Senior vice President & CFO for middle market defense contractor. Directly responsible for all back office functions (accounting, HR, Office administration, risk management, IT and security) as well as operations of the company's conference center business unit. SPC encountered financial difficulty in 2012, resulting in a change in senior management with an objective of effectuating a turn around of the business coupled with a recapitalization/sale. SPC was sold in June 2015.

    • Springer Lawson & Associates

      Jul 2016 - May 2023
      Co-Founder and Managing Partner

    • Schneider Downs

      May 2023 - now

      • Managing Director, SD Capital

        Jul 2024 - now

      • Director

        May 2023 - Jun 2024

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Certified Public Accountant

      Maryland

    • Certified Merger and Acquisition Advisor (CM&AA)

      Alliance of M&A Advisors

    • Certified Exit Planning Advisor (CEPA)

      Exit Planning Institute
      Mar 2022