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Eric Lofgren
Chief Financial Officer

Eric Lofgren joined AUSGAR in 2013 as Chief Financial Officer and is responsible for all aspects of the company’s financial operations, including accounting, treasury, financial planning and analysis, facility management, security, and contracts.

Following implementation of a new accounting system, Eric focused on driving company efficiency and business process improvement. His efforts have streamlined business operations, which has also made a positive impact on customer service and support.

Eric has 30 years of experience in accounting and finance, with most of his career spent in the aerospace and defense industry.

He worked for 19 years at Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC), starting out as a finance analyst and later serving as vice president of finance in various roles, including business unit controller and corporate planning manager.

More recently, Eric held the position of accounting and finance manager at General Atomics Electronic Systems, Inc., a $60 million, government and commercial manufacturing affiliate of General Atomics with 250 employees. His accomplishments include establishing a four-person department responsible for financial planning and analysis, revenue recognition, government accounting compliance, program finance, billing and proposal support.

Other positions include vice president of finance at Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute and audit senior at PricewaterhouseCoopers (PWC).

Eric has a Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting from the University of San Diego and is a CPA (inactive). He is also a member of the Member California Society of CPAs, American Institute for Certified Public Accountants (AICPA), Association of Government Accountants (AGA), and National Contract Management Association (NCMA).

He is married and has three children. He served many years as a volunteer board member for Little League, and now does the same for a youth soccer league.

Eric Lofgren
"Leadership is doing what is right when no one is watching." - George Van Valkenburg
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