Conduct advisory and interim leadership engagements focused on driving organic and acquisitive EBITDA growth and working capital efficiency (independent contractor DBA VCP Advisory). Serve private equity backed portfolio companies in both advisory and interim executive capacities. Roles range from interim CEO/GM, CFO, or VP in a company leadership capacity or special projects for the CEO or CFO. Primary focus with companies ranging from $50M-$1.5B revenue in manufacturing and distribution."Thank you for making the complexity so easy to digest and understand!" - President and Board Member "Glad we found you, you're incredibly talented!" - PE Advisory Board Member"Cooper is doing a terrific job managing and running the business as interim GM and CFO" - Board Advisor for $200M PE backed manufacturer"Really thankful for all the time you gave us!" - CEO $1.5B PE backed manufacturer"You did an excellent job. Thanks for all of your help during this critical time. We often need help across the portfolio so we’ll keep you in mind for future roles!" - Principal PE firm and Board Member for $100M manufacuturer"Thank you for your leadership" - Board Chairman

Provided thought leadership, analysis, and execution planning for growth and margin expansion initiatives. Helped finance team revamp a cash flow model and optimization process to assess and improve liquidity. Evaluated potential M&A targets and organic growth opportunities.

Led the finance and IT team for a complex catheter design and manufacturing business during a pivotal transition period with a new CEO. Closely monitored cash flow and built a long range forecast and cash flow model. Led an assessment of and created new IT partnerships to assist in a reset of failed ERP standardization efforts and set a course for correcting issues via a system re-implementation. Onboarded full time CFO with two weeks of overlap.

Led Finance, Accounting, and IT for one of the largest produce distributors in the Upper Midwest and Canada. Helped evaluate, close, and integrate an acquisition that expanded geographic footprint to the West Coast and increased product offerings to core customers.

Established finance function and processes for large private label nut snack carve out and turnaround. Hired and developed the pricing, supply chain finance, and FP&A teams. Helped evaluate potential acquisitions.

Conducted due diligence, pre-sale readiness, and acquisition integration work for private equity clients. TriVista is a global consulting and advisory firm with expertise in manufacturing, distribution, and consumer goods. The firm offers a full spectrum of operations and supply chain services, including due diligence, strategy, implementation, interim leadership, and executive search.

Business leader responsible for commercial opportunity development, service execution, and profitability of cookie, cracker, snack bar and snack mix co-manufacturing arrangements for large CPG customers.Hearthside Food Solutions is the food industry’s largest contract manufacturer, and also the largest private bakery in the US.Primary product categories include bars, cookies, crackers, components, refrigerated, frozen, and other various baked foods and snacks. Hearthside is also one of the industry’s largest contract packagers of food products and an OEM of high speed packet, pouching and pod equipment. The company operates more than 30 facilities and is a leader in multiple product categories.

Assisted and advised clients with operations focused buy and sell-side diligence and pre and post transaction financial performance improvement.

Helped build a boutique consulting firm starting in 2013 resulting in a 2014 partnership with Grant Thornton to develop their Transaction Services Operations consulting practice and ultimately to Grant Thornton’s purchase of the business in 2016.Clients were mid-size entities ranging from $50M to $1.5B in sales• Mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures (due diligence and integration)• Financial performance improvement (sales growth, cost reduction, and working capital efficiency)• Strategic planning (short and long-range 3-5 year planning)• Operations analytics (capacity and labor modeling)• Forecasting and analysis (dynamic forecast modeling and supply chain financial analysis)• Interim leadership (Divisional CFO roles)

Finance, planning, and analysis for the “better for you” wellness brand businesses of Pinnacle Foods, including integration of Boulder Brands and Garden Protein acquisitions.

Developed new 3yr global strategic plan for the real estate accounting services function (2,300+ FTEs in 30+ countries) and established global team priorities and key focus areas for 2014.Designed and implemented new financial performance management tools to drive margin improvement with $2M+ of profit improvement realized over 6 months after restructure. Led project in partnership with Deloitte consulting to develop new "Right Sourcing" shared services and outsourcing capability and developed a business case to deliver $3M+ in annual savings. Partnered with IT to implement PeopleSoft time tracking solution for 600+ FTEs in the US.

• Developed 3-year EBITDA value creation strategic plan with executive team• Designed reporting and analysis tools to performance manage $350M packaging and equipment businesses• Developed monthly management reporting rhythm and plant accountability review framework• Hired and developed 3 financial analysts to support supply chain, manufacturing operations, and corporate FP&A• Supported sales and business development activities to drive organic and strategic growth objectives• Prepared presentations and analysis for executive team, board of directors, and shareholders• Activities supported results of 40% increase in organic annual EBITDA over 16 months• Supported pitch book preparation and investor analysis for company valuation and merger with Hearthside Food Solutions in May 2013

• Project management for integration of sales, operations, and business support functions for 4 acquisitions • Designed and implemented a new sales incentive compensation program for combined sales force • Managed design of centralized FP&A processes: financial planning, budgeting and forecasting, and monthly consolidated financial and operational reporting to executives, owners, and board of directors• Led 3 site controllers and support staff through process and reporting changes to align reporting for consolidations and analysis. Transitioned consolidation/controller functions to new Director of Corp Accounting (Jan 2011)

Enterprise Performance Management and Finance Operations Practices• Helped Fortune 500 retail and healthcare clients develop and implement new business processes, shared services models, and business intelligence and reporting technologies. • Gathered and assessed functional business requirements and led projects through strategic design and implementation of organizational, process, and technological change. • Worked with consulting resources globally (US, India, Philippines) and gained experience with the following enabling technologies: SAP, Oracle, Ariba, Business Objects, Hyperion Essbase, and Teradata Value Analyzer.

Financial Leadership Development Program. • Held 4 unique analyst positions supporting corporate FP&A, sales, service delivery, and manufacturing operations. • Designed and created new reports and analysis tools providing decision support to business unit sales and corporate leadership. • Participated in annual financial planning process and prepared monthly and quarterly performance reporting packages.