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Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex

Laguna Tools is a leading manufacturer of woodworking and metalworking machinery, with over 40 years of experience in the industry. We offer a wide range of products, including CNC milling machines, CNC routers, plasma cutters, lathe machines, and grinders.We are best known for our quality and precision in manufacturing machinery. Laguna Tools has a global presence, and we sell our products worldwide. Learn more about the company at lagunatools.com

Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex

Leadership of the organization’s strategic planning process to ensure that all departments are aligned with Unified Power’s goals. Support the company’s structural realignment in developing a regionalization model. Support Unified Power’s add-on acquisition, systems integration, processes and workflows improvement.

Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex

Provided operations and financial services to the following PE-owned companies:• SQUAN Solutions – Carlstadt, New Jersey – Private Equity Owned (RFE Investment Partners)• Full Spectrum – Laguna Hills, California – Private Equity Owned (Pfingsten Partners)• Environmental Lights – San Diego, California – Private Equity Owned (Pfingsten Partners)• New England Electrical Contracting (NEEC) – Boston, Massachusetts – Private Equity Owned (Pfingsten Partners)Services were primarily focused on Financial diligence and add-on integration, Financial planning and analysis, Process and workflow optimization, Operational systems migration, Productivity metrics and business analytics implementation, ERP processes and workflow development, Contract pricing development, Customer and contracts master database cleansing.

Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex

Unified Power is the premier national service provider to more than 2,000 customers in the U.S. with global operations. In business since 1993, Unified Power provides uninterruptible power supply (UPS) equipment and a full range of preventive service maintenance. We offer sensible power solutions that are customized to fit the needs of every business in all industry segments.Leadership role in strategic partnership to Unified Power and Private Equity Team in matters pertaining to business strategy, operations profitability.Lead the Finance and Supply Chain Management organization of 14 headcounts to excellence in all related controllership, accounting, financial analysis and planning processes.Acquisition and integration of 13 add-ons and successful sale of the platform to Pittsburgh-based Incline Equity Partners at a 3x ROIC

Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex

Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex

* Provide financial support to the Customer Service segment, act as a business partner to segment sales and operations teams; coordinate, administer and control financial operations including full responsibility for projects profit & loss performance of total business volume of $148 million* Support 30% top line growth of service business volume by implementing market competitive cost structure, executing cost saving measures and to improve profitability from $0.3 million to $2.5 million year over year* Profit & loss responsibility of project accounts, control business financials with internal and external partners, work with claims, collections, change orders, contracts review and negotiations. Ensure financial compliance with fiscal, legal and commercial regulations.* Responsible for the profitability, budgeting, forecasting and controlling of the Spare Parts segment. Increase the profitability margin by implementing a standardized pricing catalog and drive costs savings measures to reduce costs.* Coordinate and prepare annual budget plan including five year business modeling. Manage monthly forecasts and variance analysis to ensure achievement of financial targets.* Develop and manage close liaison with project plants across the U.S. and global headquarters in GermanyControlling function for the business segments Airport Logistics & Customer Service.Managed a Finance and Accounting staff of 3.

Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex

Knoxville, Tennessee Area

* Provided financial support to the Customer Service segment in pricing, budgeting, and cost management of projects, performing deviation analyses to ensure budget compliance and margin achievements of projects for multiple plants across the U.S. In coordination with the Service team, performed change orders, claim, customer and vendor management.* Responsibility in Cyclotron equipments profitability, prepared yearly budget, monthly profit & loss actuals reconciliation and forecasting in compliance with international regulations. Performed commercial project management and controlling of projects, in coordination with sales and operations teams, worked on contract review and negotiation, change orders, payments collection, claims, vendor and customer management. Completed monthly review of balance sheet items and ensured compliance with business, legal and commercial regulations. PLM support in budgeting and cost management of WBS projects multiple Siemens plants.* Creation of financial models for products hardware and software with focus on worldwide lifecycle profitability, Return on Investment (ROI), Net Present Value (NPV) and Return On Capital Employed (ROCE) of all clinical projects.* Coordinate the company's wide program to improve productivity through identification, implementation and realization of sustainable cost reduction and sales increase initiatives across the Business Unit plants worldwide

Forchheim, Bavaria, Germany

Siemens Graduate Program: Two-year executive management program for top-level graduates world-wide assignments.* First Assignment - Finance, GermanyDeveloped a minimal transfer price tool for health scanners equipments with the focus to improve visibility of system costs/ profitability and communication between departments of sales, logistic and finance* Second Assignment - Finance, USAImplementation of a sales and production order controlling for health scanners systemsn in order to improve profitability. Preparation of financial reports including Profit and loss, orders & sales and inventory reports. Development of cost workbooks to improve system cost/ profitability. Implementation of a pricing calculation project for spare parts sales.* Third Assignment - Marketing, GermanySupport in marketing program to upgrade MRI scanners installed base systems with new software and hardware. Implement controlling and reporting tools to increase transparency in CRM process and expansion in refurbishing of worldwide installed base systems.