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My background in various industries (large automotive OEM, midsize educational service, small non-profit, plus several consulting services) helps inform my strategic mindset. I tend to focus on financial metrics including budgets, situational analyses, periodic reporting and strategic plans to reveal trends and develop strategies for financial improvement and growth

IMSE is committed to providing teachers with the knowledge and tools to promote individual reading excellence. The country is seeing the need for Science of Reading, and with 30 years of experience, IMSE is prepared to help teachers deliver the most effective reading instruction for all students.So proud to have helped create a team that implemented new systems and processes at IMSE resulting in a 625% increase in sales over a six-year period, meaning a similar growth in the number of teachers trained in the Science of Reading. The management team:• Established criteria for developing and staffing a robust training schedule • Put in place processes for motivating and compensating independent contractors while meeting their professional and personal needs• Oversaw the implementation of a robust HR function including adding health insurance, a 401k, annual performance appraisals, a bonus structure, and staff development criteria to attract, develop and retain the highest quality staff.• Worked closely with ownership to meet their objectives while also moving the company forward

The Harvest Earnings process helps companies surface, develop and implement ideas that improve customer service and efficiency while adding tens of millions of dollars to net income.

• Placed as interim CFO (nine months) for a growing automotive supplier client, responsible for establishing corporate consolidated reporting for several acquired businesses and successfully attaining $80 million in permanent financing by negotiating and collaborating with outside lenders• Performed financial due diligence on potential acquisitions for a number of clients• Teamed with Ducker managing partners to expand product offerings into executive placement and strategic planning services

• Served as main client interface with two Tier 1 automotive suppliers• Conducted comprehensive communications assessments and subsequently implemented communications plan for a new Tier 1 supplier, which ultimately supported a successful IPO

• Overhauled entire financial system resulting in implementation of a streamlined budgeting and forecasting procedure and a new accounting system• Led organization-wide strategic planning effort resulting in reallocation of overhead, re-pricing of services, and reprioritization of nonprofit vs. for profit enterprises• Served as financial liaison with Board of Trustees • Managed three staffs (Accounting, Business Services, Placement)

• Successfully performed all functions of asset manager (leasing of office and retail space, managing administrative and maintenance staffs, managing large scale capital project) resulting in renewal of management contract with new owners• Developed computerized budget for annual and monthly corporate reporting for 300,000 square foot office complex

• Senior Financial Analyst on the corporate financial staff - Consolidated corporate monthly forecasts and annual budget data presented to senior corporate executives• As one of the first Financial Managers for Cadillac Vehicle Teams, defined the role and coordinated all information flow between divisional financial staff and the vehicle teams, as well as presented status reports to Cadillac and Buick-Oldsmobile-Cadillac management. Prepared business cases, ROI analyses and pricing scenarios to aid in product decisions.• Financial Analyst at Cadillac - Prepared monthly forecast and annual budget schedules. Developed a proforma income model for strategic planning purposes used by senior Cadillac management.• Salaried Employee in Training (SEIT) stints as a production supervisor (in a stamping plant, an engine plant and an assembly plant) as a systems analyst in Industrial Engineering, and as a financial analyst at Adam Opel AG (Russelsheim, Germany).