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Amana, Iowa, Us

Established in 1932, The Amana Society, Inc. is a one-of-a-kind legacy corporation located in the Amana Colonies with businesses that produce handcrafted furniture, unique woolens, authentic German foods, livestock, crops, energy production, forest products, and community services.Businesses include Amana Farms, Inc, Amana Service Company, the Amana Woolen Mill, the Amana Meat Shop, the Amana General Store the Amana Furniture and Clock Shop, Amana Insurance, RV Park and Exhibit Center, the Amana Golf Club, Cedar Rapids Millwork, and Hotel Millwright.

Marion, Iowa, Us

Provided financial leadership for rapidly growing privately held importer and light manufacturer of automotive, industrial, and garden products.• Oversaw all financial functions including accounting, budget, credit, insurance, tax, and treasury.• Maintained asset-based lending relationship with bank.• Direct reports included Accounting Manager and Purchasing Manager.• Secured lending for construction of company owned facility and expansion to allow progression towards reshoring of manufacturing activities.

Melbourne, Fl, Us

Provided financial leadership for aerospace and defense manufacturer• Responsible for monthly closing and financial statement generation.• Coordinated preparation of annual operating plan.• Managed relationship with external auditors including year-end audit.• Maintaind banking relationship.• Established formal company policies and practices.

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Us

• Provided operational financial leadership to multiple sites supporting multiple Site Directors.• Responsible for operations financial reporting and forecasting

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Us

• Led financial integration following acquisition from Evans & Sutherland.• As LCVSM financial lead, responsible for financial reporting and forecasting, as well as EACs. Direct reports in both U.S. and U.K.

Toronto, Ontario, Ca

Provided site financial leadership for a top-five electronic manufacturing services (EMS) provider with annual sales over $8.8 billion.• Led financial integration following site acquisition from Motorola.• Participated in negotiations of new manufacturing agreement.• Oversaw financial aspects of product transfer resulting in turnover of entire product/machinery set.• Recommended two separate restructuring activities in order to maintain competitiveness.• Provided financial guidance, as a Site Champion, to Lean Transformation/World Class Manufacturing (WCM) and Six Sigma initiatives.• Responsible for Internal Controls Self-Assessments (Sarbanes-Oxley 404).• Oversaw financial aspects of site closure.

Johnston, Iowa, Us

Provided installation/conversion, training, and support for reseller of MAS90 accounting software.• Utilized manufacturing background and experience to solve client needs.•Coordinated conversions so as to eliminate need for parallel testing period

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Coordinated site financial reporting and forecasting for a leading worldwide manufacturer of process control valves with annual sales over $2.5 billion.• Oversaw monthly P&L generation and re-forecasting of remaining fiscal year.• Coordinated preparation of annual operating plan.• Acted as liaison between marketing and operations on monthly review of yearly order levels.• Gained international exposure through temporary assignment in Argentina

Malvern, Pa, Us

Administered all site financial related activities for a leading manufacturer of vinyl building products.• Coordinated preparation and analysis of monthly plant profit statements.• Oversaw preparation of annual operating budget and cost reduction plan.• Established standard manufacturing costs utilizing Activity Based Costing (ABC).• Evaluated capital projects for financial justification.• Re-engineered financial functions during numerous new system implementations.• Facilitated significant increase in inventory turnover (ITO) through $1.5 million reduction in inventory.• Negotiated elimination of annual physical inventory.

Pella, Iowa, Us

Developed supervisory skills while overseeing all financial reporting functions for a privately held manufacturer of conveyor pulleys and idlers.• Prepared monthly and quarterly consolidated financial statements.• Analyzed production cost variances within standard cost system.• Coordinated year-end audit.

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Master Of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Business

Ba, Accounting