Bill Holleman Email and Phone Number

Advanced VITA Tax Preparer Certified

Volunteer Tax preparer for low income and senior tax filers.

Manage forecasting sales and profitability for product lines totaling $0.8B of $1.1B annual sales• Collaborative approach and process improvement allowed sales FP&A staff reduction by half. • Utilized spreadsheet and macro skills to increase delivery frequency by four times of distributor rebate reports to support 15 percent sales increase.

Responsible for plant conversion forecasting, budgeting, and project savings• Partner with operations team utilizing Danaher Business System lean manufacturing program to push operating cost benefits totaling $8MM annually• Key cost acting partner for Microsoft AX ERP migration

Financial lead for integrating forecasting, budgeting, and merger synergy savings. Key Accomplishments:• Support business cases and tracking mechanism necessary to obtain target $40MM annual savings• Integrate forecasting, budgeting and financial reporting• Maximize financial impact of synergy opportunities• Establish rapport and creditability with all merger parties.• Key contributor to synergy suggestions, proposals, push back and ideas.

Responsible for Policy Deployment process and key operational metrics for manufacturing, logistics, new product development, value engineering and sourcing to enable decision making and improve manufacturing efficiencies. • Finance lead for annual cost initiatives to obtain $20-$30 million cost savings in manufacturing operations.• Drove deep dive analysis and best practice reporting of manufacturing fixed expense which resulted in $2 million in reduced fixed expenses annually.• Implemented new labor best practice and analysis tools to identify areas of opportunity and support obtaining $5MM annual labor efficiency goals. • Support operations budget processes for $600-$700 million in annual spending.• Worked with operations team in using Toyota production techniques such as lean manufacturing and Kaizen events to gain year-to year productivity improvements of five to ten percent.

Accountable for plant level financial performance including preparation of annual budgets, monthly financial reports, variance analysis, balance sheet reconciliations, and managing capital project spend. • Implemented cross training program combined with shared service efficiencies resulting in staff reduction of 40%.• Lead for Kaizen events including inventory management, resulting in 20% reduction in purchased finished goods inventory. • Implemented SOXA controls and exceeded internal control goal of 95% compliance for finished goods, inventory, accounts payable, billing and payroll.

Sought out deficiencies within the business model, developed financial disciplines and new best practices, ensured greater firm-wide profitability for position supporting capital projects, SOXA audits, and budget cost containment. • Attained approval for a $16M new manufacturing facility as the capital project leader and financial champion.• Participated in production Lean Kaizen events and formal training in Lean Manufacturing.

Responsible for aircraft Component Maintenance and Material Management, annual capital budget and operating budget.• Prepared cost estimates or services to aid management in bidding on or determining price of product or service.• Developed new and automated aircraft component repair costing and management reporting tools.• Led development of product catalog and costing tool to enable significant growth in technical sales ($50MM) and obtain 35% margins.

Automated budget process to minimize time spent on input, increased time for financial analysis resulting in more credible and cost contained budgets. Created and administered Intranet reporting web site with scheduled financial reports and analytical tools. • Significantly improved information available to operating managers and provided leadership and training to finance team.• Developed and managed budget system for data input, consolidation and reporting of $1.9B operating division with over 140 separate plans.• Increased financial understanding while reducing time required in obtaining financial information.

Controller responsibilities to manage day-to-day responsibilities for disbursements and internal controls of payments and cash collection. Responsible annual capital budget and operating budgets for six airport operations including Los Angeles hub.• Built numerous productivity reports to identify areas of opportunity and took leadership role with management team that drove several cost containment projects saving $3.2M annually.• Prepared a $100M capital and operating budget.

Develop budget, variance and forecast reports.