--Monthly closing of books--Make General Ledger Entries--Apply cash payments--Reconcile Sales Tax Receivables--Reconcile Insurance Payables

--Accomplished dramatic improvement in accounting and financial systems. Utilized both Abila MIP and Microix. Thousands of correcting journal entries entered to correct errors in balance sheets, revenue over expense statements, and SF425 reports.--Cash reconciliations brought completely current for all bank statements, after having been unreconciled for some accounts for over ten months. Accruals calculated for applicable year-end assets and liabilities, including proper accounts payable, PRC, payroll, taxes, and other accruals. Physical inventory of assets conducted and recorded on the books.--Internal controls and other changes made to protect cash, ensure accurate journal entries, provide accurate revenue and expense reports for all federal and state programs, and facilitate timely filing of SF425 reports for grants and Public Law 93-638 contracts.--Supervised four grant administrators with over 100 federal and state grants and 638 contracts, reviewing and approving draw-down requests and SF425 reports. --Developed and strengthened the finance team of about 20 persons to increase skill and unity, provide accurate and timely payroll processing, provide proper internal controls and address findings identified in audits. --Leadership style is to build people, create unity, and achieve important results in a timely and accurate manner.--Oversaw cash reconciliation, general ledger, budget, reporting, accounts payable, four contract specialists, payroll, requisitions, and our outside audits.--Promote on-site economic development plan to develop tribal employment opportunities, revenue streams, and enhanced educational and career opportunities.Omaha Tribe: 2029-2021Cedarville Rancheria: 2023-2024

Developed international growth strategy for US-based LED lighting company including East and West Africa, India, and other areas worldwide. Developed international partnerships for long-term profitable growth of company.

Immediately implemented financial and accounting process changes to enable investment over USD $100 Million, and growth to $1 Billion annual revenue size. Investment completed.• Prepared internal financial functions to enable investment within six months over USD $100 Million.• Balanced 1000s of detailed accounts receivable entries in one system so as to exactly tie with books. Detail was out of balance by approximately 10%. New steps immediately implemented brought detail and books in balance and enabled them to stay in balance going forward.• Revamped revenue recognition procedures to ensure accuracy and integrity with detailed entries. Changes enabled multiple outside investment groups to assess investment return opportunities with confidence. New revenue recognition procedures enabled continued accelerated growth of 1000%, providing platform to enable future firm growth to $1 Billion USD in annual revenue.• Revamped book closing procedure to provide accurate, timely financial statements within five business days, down from previous sixty-day closing cycle.• Increased billing output over 25% to enable continuation of remarkable and rapid growth of firm revenues.• RESULTS: Interfaced with investment banker firm and over 15 US investors, and two international investors / partners to provide maximum valuation and revenue growth for firm owners.• RESULTS: Enabled investment valuation of well over USD $100 Million and financial platform to enable growth to over $1 Billion annual revenue size.

• Developed 12 Creative Solutions to On-site Aborigine Employment Needs: Established 12 international Asian partnerships to facilitate delivery of services from on the reserve, overcoming key barriers.• Creative Problem Solver: Identify solutions to long-standing problems with out-of-the-box solutions satisfying needs of both sides of partnerships.• RESULTS: Major ground-breaking contracts enabling Aborigines to complete infrastructure projects, develop services and employment opportunities on the reserve for over 1,500 persons.• RESULTS: Facilitated Indian MOU providing $ 2 billion infrastructure and business investment over 5 years.

• Strategic Partner Identification: Spearheaded development of multi-million USD of project funding and production opportunities through several international partnership contracts or LOIs. Negotiated in international setting terms of partnership relation and design to work around cultural differences and priorities.• Win-Win Listening Skills: Conducted negotiations with sharp listening skills to detect both big and small matters of significance for partner. Small matters incorporated into discussion with bigger issues then discussed and resolved in fashion leaving both sides with victories. Also detect insensitivities on part of partner having greater significance to IAFG for maximization of IAFG opportunity.• RESULTS: Several international partnership contracts or LOIs achieved enabling multi-million of project funding and production opportunities.

ACCOUNTING OVERSIGHT• Direct daily posting of all transactions. Review and analyze transactions for errors. Ensure all entries are properly reconciled and documented. Ensured proper and confidential IT tools to enable proper recording of transactions. Reviewed and applied complex GAAP rules regarding software sales and related support revenues. Facilitated multi-departmental effort to ensure proper transaction recording and accurate budget versus actual analysis. Reviewed and analysed all cost accounting issues to determine labor-rate, labor-efficiency, material-usage, and material-cost variances and required corrective actions. REVENUE GROWTH• Growth Strategy: Promoted key product transformation from DOS-based, financial software, to Windows-based, financial and clinical software. Negotiated supplier agreement for development of new products from India source and acquisition agreements to obtain core clinical applications technology (lab, clinical documentation, medical records). Firm then developed key, leading-edge technology in lower tier rural hospital market.RESULTS:• Facilitated revenue growth increase of over 400%.• Financed various acquisitions primarily through stock for assets transactions, with royalty earnouts.• Transformed small rural healthcare software company into dynamic enterprise with superlative product offerings substantially ahead of the competition, at a low cost, and in a period of time in which it was very difficult for the competition to react.

ACCOUNTING OVERSIGHT• Accounting Oversight: Direct daily posting of transactions including intercompany activities. Review and analyze transactions for errors. Ensure each general ledger account is properly reconciled and documented. Review all cutoff issues. Worked with IT to resolve any system issues. Reduced past due accounts to under one-fourth of original level and maintained clear control on timely payments. Reviewed credits given for returned merchandise and proper inventory accounting for such returns. Facilitated multi-departmental effort to ensure proper transaction recording and accurate budget versus actual analysis.• Growth Strategy: Promoted multi-line product offerings (generators, air compressors, and pressure washers) to expand basic generator company. Lead detailed due diligence of major acquisition leading to strong market expansion opportunities for the company. Due diligence included analysis of key cost savings and revenue enhancement opportunities resulting in a 10% increase in EBITA pre-acquisition to post-acquisition model for acquired company. Due diligence was packaged and presented both orally and in writing to key internal financing parties in New York. Traveled and negotiated international supplier purchase contract from Italy to provide yet further revenue expansion opportunities for third major product line.

PROFITABILITY• Margin Maximization: Achieved highest divisional profit (EBITA) out of all The Coleman Company (lantern company) divisions. Developed unique product margin analysis tool to identify under-performing models or customers. Model identified product-mix, customer-mix, and unique costing issues leading to adjustments as required.• Foreign Currency Management: Based on foreign supply of product requiring payment in US dollars for product produced with Italian Lira costs, developed synthetic hedging program further reducing product costs by approximately 5%. Because purchase contracts left company in a natural “long” Lira position, selling future Lira positions was always hedged against the contract requirements, but produced additional income offsetting product costs substantially. RESULTS:• Revenue Growth of 500% as product line offering and large customer interest (Home Depot, Sams, Walmart, etc.) grew substantially.• EBITA consistently over 20%, significantly exceeding other corporate divisions.• Small generator division became major corporate profit center.

Helped prepare and document returns.