- Responsible for the efficient financial management of the overall finance activities including budget management and control of operational costs- Preparation of budgets, the delivery of accurate monthly financial reports, and the delivery of consistent and reliable rolling forecasts and strategic business plans- Profit/Loss analysis, revenue analysis, ad-hoc reporting, cash flow analysis- Managed and improved the monthly close process by 50%- Identify, analyze and track trends that impact financial performance (new/changed product offerings, utilization and operations) Works with key constituents’ team to identify actionable solutions - Member of the Executive Management team- Direct contact with Board of Directors and other Venture Capital investors - Oversee all internal and external financial reporting for the company - Maintenance and Update Capitalization Table for company investors- Treasury function responsibilities, as well as primary contact person for all banking relations- Preparation of the yearly company insurance renewals including broker relations - Direct internal and external audits of production and financial accounting processes- Financial project leader in the implementation and upgrade of new integrated ERP system- Assisted Board of Directors with bankruptcy filings

- Oversee the general accounting and general ledger functions including month end close process for the Legal Entity - Present the monthly, quarterly, and annual results to Switzerland Group Controlling- Preparation of annual plan/budgets, rolling forecasts, and multi-year plans considering changes in tactical and strategic plans, operations, and trends - Responsible for accounting department with seven direct reports- Treasury function responsibilities including wire transfers, foreign currency purchases, and administration of parent company loans- Company insurance renewals and broker relations on a yearly basis- Review defined benefit and non-defined benefit plans and main contact with actuary- Responsible for reviewing ROI and IRR for reasonableness on potential capital projects- Direct and coordinate the yearly external and internal audits concerning production and financial accounting processes for five North America facilities and present corrective actions- Responsible for creation and updating of all financial policies and procedures

- Responsible for accounting department which includes managing/administering accounts payable, accounts receivable, cash applications, cost accounting, general accounting, sales tax applications, and owned/leased assets- Present the monthly and quarterly results and schedules to the President and Chief Executive Officer and Executive Management personnel, and review the actual versus plan variances- Prepare reporting spreadsheets for four Optical Service Centers and consolidate into one external monthly report for senior management and key contact person for questions and inquiries- Prepare key performance indicators and metrics for four Optical Service Centers and present weekly to the President and Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer and Executive Management personnel- Direct and coordinate the yearly external audit and the key contact person with the external auditors

Senior Corporate Controller 04/2008 – 10/2014Corporate Controller 02/2006 – 03/2008- Responsible for modeling (developing forecasts, budgets and multi-year plans), analyzing and reporting financial and operational results, developing business cases, and capital planning activities- Works collaboratively with Strategic Planning and other corporate functions to ensure the annual operating plans for their assigned entity are aligned- Prepare reporting spreadsheets for four divisions and consolidate into one external monthly report for Japanese parent company and key contact person with parent company for questions and inquiries- Prepare Japanese parent company quarterly schedules and quarter to quarter analysis and main contact to answer questions and inquiries- Responsible for accounting and IT department with six direct reports which include managing/administering accounts payable, accounts receivable, cash applications, cost accounting, general accounting, and owned/leased assets.- Executive Team Member- Developing and coordinating the finance and non-finance KPI metrics required for defining the business performance- Treasury function responsibilities including wire transfers and foreign currency purchases, administration of parent company loans- Pension Committee member to review defined benefit and non-defined benefit plans- Responsible for all company insurance renewals and broker relations - Direct internal audits of production and financial accounting processes- Reviewing the investment returns for reasonableness when applicable of capital appropriation requests to the parent company

- One of three responsible for Accounting Department with thirty-four direct reports- Dual responsibility for appropriate revenue and cost recognition of all sales and expenditures that approximates $1 billion in revenue annually in North America- Prepare monthly Re-Cap Report and variance analysis reporting for the CFO - Responsible for two affiliated companies including preparation of all journal entries and financial reports- Reduced the month end close process by three days with the creation of new managerial reports and procedures

- Responsible for appropriate revenue and cost recognition of all sales and expenditures that approximates $70 million in revenue annually in North America- Interim and mid-year statements for inter-company reconciliation and consolidation reporting for German parent company- Reduced the month end close process by two days with the creation of new managerial reports- Treasury report preparation and cash flow analysis for senior management- Consolidated accounting dept and moved corporate from California to Georgia

Assistant Accounting Manager 06/1995 – 03/1998Plant Accountant 12/1991 – 06/1995Staff Accountant 04/1991 – 12/1991- Supported $130 million German/Japanese Joint Venture manufacturing company with total headcount ranging from 350-400- Product costing for the twenty plus tier one products manufactured- Foreign currency translation purchases and hedging via forward contracts- Reduced bad debt from 1.5 million to 1.35 million or 10% which external auditors would have asked the company to write off in the current year