Mr. Victor has been a member of the professional staff of DSI’s Chicago office since 1988. While with DSI, Mr. Victor has had the opportunity to administer and oversee the operations of a number of manufacturing/processing companies in a variety of situations including Chapter 7 Bankruptcy, Chapter 11 Bankruptcy, workout situations, general consulting engagements, and through a variety of out-of-court liquidation scenarios.
As a result of the instability of the technology sector, Mr. Victor has spent a significant amount of time involved with workout situations and bankruptcies in the telecommunications and dot-com arenas. His engagements have spanned these industries, handling such areas as broadband capacity, co-location facilities, DSL providers, equipment manufacturers, retail services and telecom accounts receivable factoring.
Since joining the firm, Mr. Victor has assumed the operating responsibility and/or CFO functions for a publicly-traded recreational vehicle manufacturer, a publicly-traded specialty petroleum product refinery, and a mortgage-servicing company. During his tenure, Mr. Victor has provided interim management services to one of the largest 7-11 franchisees in the country as well as to the market’s largest manufacturer/distributor of artificial nails and polishes. In addition, Mr. Victor assumed a post-bankruptcy/receivership role as CFO for an international multi-debtor food diverter that had been involved in Southern Florida’s largest “Ponzi” fraud scheme. Mr. Victor has also served in a consulting role for a residential home manufacturer, a bank, a luxury resort, various general contractors, retailers, and printing companies.
Mr. Victor’s strengths include financial analysis, budgeting, business valuations, marketing services, and resource management, and his areas of expertise include franchises, retail, steel manufacturing, and the telephone industry.
Mr. Victor received a Bachelor of Science in investment banking and real estate from the University of Illinois and a Master in Business Administration from the University of Southern California.
