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Cary, Nc, Us

Providing unparalleled service from before takeoff until long after the wheels touch down. First-class comfort guaranteed.- Lead and manage all functions/employees within the Accounting, Finance, and HR Departments.- Serve as an advisor to ownership on all financial-based decisions.- Provided due diligence support on our acquisition of Baker Aviation LLC and Baker Aviation Maintenance LLC in June 2022.- Led review and audit of our newly acquired companies financial and accounting processes/functions while working with the existing accounting department.- Handled all aspects of legal formation of LLC and built out all financial processes when we formed the company in 2021.- Manage discussions, reporting, and relationships with our banking and loan providers during acquisition processes of new aircraft.- Handle all functions including Tax Preparation, 1099 Preparation, Payroll and Benefits management for 6 employees, Insurance Review, AR & AP, and Month Close Processes.

Fort Worth, Tx, Us

Baker Aviation LLC & Baker Aviation Mainenance LLC are subsidiaries of Air Nine Two LLC that were acquired in June 2022 and are a full-service private aircraft charter, management, and Maintenance Company licensed to provide professional aviation services in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean. ARGUS Platinum Rated, we are headquartered at Fort Worth Meacham International Airport. We operate out of the award-winning fixed base operator, Texas Jet, which offers our clients a complete range of executive terminal services. You can count on our commitment to provide the greatest safety, service, convenience, and privacy. We make flying easy.- Oversaw and led the rebuild of both companies Accounting, Finance, and Human Resources departments following our acquisition in June '22.- Manage our Month Close, Multi-State Tax Filings, AP, AR, Tax Preparation, Audit Preparation, 1099 Preparation, Insurance, Benefits, 401k Management, and Payroll Processes for 90 employees located across the country.- Manage relationships with fuel providers, maintenance facilities, aircraft brokers, and banking and loan providers.- Migrated to Quickbooks Online and built out new accounting trackers to cloud based systems.- Implemented significant cost saving measures via new streamlined processes and complete overhauland company-wide roll out of new Businesses and Benefits Insurances.- Lead and Manage 2 direct reports across the two companies.

Chicago, Illinois, Us

Retained as a consultant following LKQ's acquisition of Green Bean Battery (May 2021) to facilitate the transition of Green Bean Battery's Finance, Accounting, and Operations processes to the corporate entity.

Raleigh, Nc, Us

(Acquired by LKQ in May 2021)Born out of the need for a better hybrid battery, Green Bean Battery was built around the core of creating a reliable reconditioned hybrid battery and extending the hybrid battery life. Since our humble beginnings, we have grown to create a proprietary hybrid battery reconditioning process that puts our reconditioned hybrid batteries in a league of their own.- Managed all functions and 2 employees within the Accounting, Finance, and HR Departments.- Served as an advisor to ownership and drove all financial based decisions involving parent company and various aviation and real estate holding companies where I managed financials, loan discussions, and property sourcing.- Managed all daily Finance and Accounting, Loan Processes, Revenue Recognition, A/R, A/P, Payroll Processes, Monthly Close, Tax Preparation, 1099 Preparation, and Corporate Matters.- Green Bean Battery was acquired in May 2021 by LKQ and I remained on as a consultant during that time period to assist with transition of accounting and financial processes to the corporate entity. I then transitioned to our Aviation holdings company (Air Nine Two).

We provide finance and operations consulting to early-stage companies so owners can focus on what they do best, growing their business!

Denver, Colorado, Us

Bespoke curates experiences that bring our clients' stories to life with purpose and intentional attendee engagement. Our expertly tailored process provides value and certainty of success from initial consultation through our timely execution. Our work is built upon a foundation of positivity with polished communications and gracious service.- Oversaw the day-to-day corporate financial and program financial operations. - Advisor to management on all financial and operational based decisions.- Responsible for managing all accounting and banking functions for Bespoke including bank reconciliation, cash flow analysis, monthly close processes, A/R, A/P, payroll processes, and tax preparation. - Worked closely with Bespoke employees and program managers to generate and track budgets, income, and expenses for company programs.- Led contract generation and reviews for all company programs. - Built, managed, and reconciled staff hourly work load forecasting.- Built and managed operating budgets including projections for all company programs.- Managed and scheduled work loads for our Travel Director team.- Managed all HR Functions.

Denver, Colorado, Us

- Led full reconciliation, audit, and closeout of past 4 years of business financials.- Advisor to management on all financial-based decisions.- Managed all company financials and advising on financial events.- Led contract generation and review.- Implemented new sales tracking, petty cash tracking, financial forecasting, month close processes, and A/R processes.

Durham, North Carolina, Us

(Acquired by Earth Class Mail in August 2018)Shoeboxed is the industry leader in online receipt and business document management. Serving over 1,000,000 customers to make document management a breeze. - Managed all daily bookkeeping, A/R, A/P, customer invoicing, tax preparation, state sales tax analysis, annual audit, revenue recognition processes, monthly financial statement generation, and monthly close processes.- Led monthly close meetings involving CFO and Corporate Controller and handled all bank compliance reporting. - Managed all aspects of payroll runs for 45 employees including shift time management, IRA contributions, health, dental, life, disability insurance, PTO, payroll taxes, bonuses, and all payroll reporting.- Managed company-wide implementation of HR Solution (Zenefits) including the rollout of Health, Dental, Life, and Disability insurance.- Managed 36 employees within our Operations and Customer Support Departments and addressed any issues within these departments through weekly one-on-one meetings, performance evaluations, and daily operations metrics analysis.- Oversaw all hiring within our Operations and Customer Support Departments and handled onboarding for all Shoeboxed employees.- Resolved chargebacks and oversaw all billing disputes.- Managed all employee reimbursements via Shoeboxed's new product (Fetchmoney.com).

Durham, North Carolina, Us

- Led Shoeboxed's Customer Support Department to provide an excellent experience for our customers. - Analyzed support metrics to determine key areas in need of improvement and implemented those improvements.- Led and oversaw all user communication related to product changes, beta tests, and product experiments. Collaborated with multiple VPs on roadmaps, test integrations, and communications. Integrated and served as the communication point with our Australia office.- Managed all employees within the Customer Support Department and conducted weekly meetings to verify goals and expectations were being met.

Raleigh, Nc, Us

The North Carolina General Assembly is the state legislature of the state of North Carolina.- Communicated with constituents daily and addressed questions and concerns via Phone and Email.- Conducted daily research projects on various bills and financial spending.- Senate Rules Committee Chairman Tom Apodaca

Carmel, Indiana, Us

Schwarz Partners, LP is an Indianapolis-based holding company with interests in several industries, notably packaging, sheet feeders, and transportation.- Worked at the corporate level with the Chief Financial Officer and Controller to conquer a variety of financial projects relating to; asset depreciation, lease analysis, developing forecasts, budget analysis, auditing, appraisals, financial software, inventory management, assisted employees with top gun inventory, and took physical inventory of multiple plants in the Indiana area.- Shadowed the Controller at Flutes LLC and worked with plant financials, inventory management, and daily operations.- Utilized Excel daily to analyze and project financials for various plants / holdings.

Cary, North Carolina, Us

etailinsights is the only lead generation platform dedicated to the eCommerce industry.- Assisted in the daily operation of the company in various capacities working directly with the CEO.- Obtained e-commerce companies' financial information while relating it to current and future market trends. - Sourced and input data into an online database of e-commerce companies using industry analysis.- Worked with CRM software including Salesforce and Jigsaw.- Sourced and followed up with potential customers via Linkedin and Email. - Updated and maintained lists of customers and potential customers.- Managed all forms of company social media and directed social media marketing campaign.- Created and managed the company's blog.

San Jose, Ca, Us

CR's Store was an online business that I created in June 2007 to sell a multitude of items that included everything from high priced electronics to trading cards and sports memorabilia.- I negotiated deals on wholesale lots of electronics and sporting goods.- At the peak I was experiencing sales of upwards of 80 products a day. - Customer Service - Handling Cash and Other Forms of Payment - Accounting - Shipping Products Efficiently - Product Packaging - Running a Thriving Business - Drop Shipping - Purchasing Wholesale Lots

Bachelor Of Science: Business Administration, Finance And Entrepreneurship

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