Messenger offers the widest selection of stationery products in the industry, including memorial register books, service folders, acknowledgement cards, prayer cards and laminated bookmarks. The company has established a strong reputation and is a leader in the industry and was started in 1913.

Wolf Corporation is a privately held manufacturer of mattresses and fiber products for the mattress industry. The company has established a strong reputation in the industry and was started in 1873. Responsible for the finance group and the retail division of the company. Lead the launch of the retail division in 2012, helping drive profitability. Heavily involved in overall operations of the company and involved in boosting profits. Maintain relationships with banks, outside auditors, and taxing authorities.

Ambassador Enterprises is a private equity company started by the founder and former owner of Ambassador Steel Corporation (ASC). The primary purpose is to reinvest the $185 million proceeds from divestiture of ASC into operating companies. Responsible for operating and managing over 500,000 square feet of office and manufacturing space. Oversight of multi-million dollar investments in equities, bonds, and other fixed income instruments. Evaluated and modeled perspective companies and performed due diligence on those target companies. Heavily involved in developing the process to identify and filter various targets. Prior to sale of ASC, worked to obtain and maintain borrowing capabilities in difficult market with escalating steel prices.

Ambassador Steel Corporation is a $650 million fabricator and distributor of steel rebar and related products and was privately owned. Responsible for the fabricating plants in Minneapolis, MN and Menominee, WI. The two plants combined employed over 40 employees and generated over $50 million in sales and $4 million in operating income. Responsible for operational and financial reporting used by fellow managers to improve and effectively maintain operations for entire company. Responsible for the overall control of inventory and proper inventory levels for the company.

Invisible Technologies was a $60 million manufacturer, distributor, and retailer of electronic pet containment and training products owned by private equity investment group in New York. Acted as Company liaison to outside Big 4 firm for audit and tax related matters. Responsible for year-end and month-end close activity and all company multi-state tax matters. Responsible for treasury management including weekly flow modeling and approval of all cash disbursements. Proficient in the fully integrated ERP system (Visual). Assisted CFO heavily with budget process. Involved with loan negotiations and communication with investment group and banks. The company was highly leveraged and required great amount of effort to fulfill needs of banks involved.

Worked in a variety of industries including manufacturing, health care, financial institutions, real estate, universities, and retail. Concentrated heavily in manufacturing over final five years. Several clients provided experience with SEC reporting, international companies, and privately-held companies. Many clients required assistance with purchase accounting. Managed individual audit teams of multiple team members each while multiple audits were occurring. Significant effort in development of team members to reach maximum performance. Also performed several pension audits.