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Privately-owned consulting company offering financial, operations and logistics services for companies with annual revenues ranging from $2M to $75M. Services include: budgeting and forecasting, strategic planning, financial analysis, process and productivity improvements, cost reductions, supply chain optimization, business plans, prospectus preparation and securing debt/equity fundings. Immediate Challenges: - Defended a retail client against a disputed Florida Sales Tax Audit, resulting in a net savings of $150,000.- Identified, negotiated and staffed a 75,000 sqft refrigerated warehouse in southern California for a grower/shipper of fresh produce with annual revenues of $75M. The strategically placed facility optimized transportation spend and enhanced business opportunities.- Prepared business plans, pro forma cash flows and obtained $2M in financing for a privately-owned startup business in the boat manufacturing/repowering business. - Prepared business plans, negotiated with prospective partners and finalized an Operating Agreement for a privately-owned mining company.

Perry, Fl, Us

Privately-owned startup private-label snack food manufacturer servicing retail, club stores, convenience stores and co-manufacturing activities with annual revenues in excess of $30M. Scaled from 65 to over 300 employees.Chief Financial Officer -Responsible for financial presentations, establishing budgets, forecasts and cash flow models as well as dashboards to monitor stakeholder performance. Responsible for staffing and leading Accounting, Human Resource and IT personnel as well as creating job descriptions and Employee Handbook. Responsible for 4 direct reports.Chief Operating Officer -Responsible for facility management, logistics/transportation, food safety, quality assurance and materials procurement. Responsible for 2 direct reports and 300 indirect reports.Immediate Challenges: - Drove annual revenue growth from $2.5M to $30M.- Partnered with CDE’s to secure $35M in New Market Tax Credit funding to support procurement of automated equipment.- Lobbied local government to secure $2.5M abatement of municipal taxes. - Restructured and re-implemented the existing ERP system to become GAAP/IFRS compliant prior to Microsoft Dynamics Navision migration.- Led due diligence teams, accountants and attorneys in the successful sale of the company.

Publicly-traded startup food ingredient company focused on plant-based proteins servicing customers manufacturing protein powder, protein shakes and protein bars. Supported growth from lab to full commercialization on two sustainable aqua farms with approximately 150 employees.Responsible for financial presentations, establishing budgets, forecasts and dashboards to monitor stakeholder performance. Responsible for developing cash flow models to optimize investments and identify funding requirements. Managed construction draws and release of liens. Responsible for 3 direct reports and 4 indirect reports.Immediate Challenges:- Facilitated private placement equity fundings of $80M to support capital projects and working capital requirements.- Rationalized the Bill of Materials to construct an aqua farm, resulting in a $11M (120%) change in funding requirements.- Restructured and reimplemented the existing ERP system to become GAAP/IFRS compliant and to provide segmented reporting functionality.

Manage Accounting and Financial activities for: Oakes Farms - Wholesale, Oakes Farms - Retail, Oaks Farms - Transportation, Oakes Farms Food & Distribution, Food & Thought, Thoughtful Threads, Captain Jerry's Seafood, Fruit Dynamics and Eddy Foods• Reimplemented 9 separate ERP platforms and created consolidation functionality across all companies.• Redesigned charts of accounts to provide departmental margins which helped to identify profit and cost drivers.• Implemented full perpetual inventories with multiple cost and pricing functionality resulting in dramatic reductions in shrink and material increases in margin.

Privately Equity-owned grower/shipper of fresh produce with annual revenues of $100M with farms and facilities in FL, GA, NC, TN, AZ, Mexico and the Dominican Republic with approximately 625 employees.Responsible for facility management, logistics/transportation and materials procurement. Responsible for managing 5 company-owned refrigerated facilities and 2 third party facilities utilizing a static and mobile workforce with 5 direct reports, and approximately 600 indirect reports, supplemented with third party service providers.Immediate Challenges: - Identified, negotiated and staffed a new refrigerated facility in Arizona, providing an additional revenue stream of $20M.- Reduced packing labor costs 30% through packing line enhancements, employee training, employee screening, schedule optimization and harvest coordination.- Reduced cooler labor costs by 20% through optimizing shift coverage and improved coordination with sales/sourcing teams.- Renegotiated packaging and materials contracts resulting in annual savings of $500K.

Glennville, Ga, Us

Privately-owned sweet onion grower/shipper with annual revenues of $100M with farms and facilities in GA, TX, NY, Mexico and Peru with approximately 525 employees. In addition to the packing/repacking onion operations, our facility in Donna, TX was one of five consolidation facilities for Wal-Mart’s fresh produce in the US.Responsible for facility management, product sourcing, grower relations, logistics/transportation (ocean and over-the road), materials procurement, food safety and quality control. Responsible for managing 3 company-owned refrigerated facilities and 2 third party facilitates with 5 direct reports, approximately 500 indirect reports and approximately 500 H2A workers, supplemented with third party service providers. Immediate Challenges: - Achieved a $3M increase in profitability while overcoming a 35% crop loss by developing strong operations management teams, optimizing capacities, implementing standard operating procedures and developing tools to increase productivity and hold stake holders accountable.- Imported 1,500 containers from Peru and renegotiated ocean and land freight rates with a heavy-weight carrier, resulting in a $1M reduction in freight spend.- Developed relationships and managed operations of co-packers of IQF and puree products resulting in $700K of incremental margin, a 150% increase.

Publicly-traded grower/shipper of fresh produce with annual revenues of $150M with facilities in FL, GA, NC, IL, TX, AZ and CA. Responsible for facility management, product sourcing, grower relations, logistics/transportation (ocean, air and over-the road), materials procurement, food safety and quality assurance. Responsible for managing 7 company-owned refrigerated facilities and 1 third party facilities with 12 direct reports, approximately 500 indirect reports, supplemented with third party service providers. Immediate Challenges: - Created new produce sourcing and customer pricing models coupled with comprehensive changes in business practices resulting in a $2M increase in profitability, while mitigating food safety risks.- Redesigned facility financial statements, converting from profit center to cost center presentations, resulting in changes in business practices driving a $1M increase in profitability.- Reduced facility labor costs by 35% through implementing key performance indicators, per unit financial statements and monitoring productivity against goals. - Led training and process improvement efforts in accounting, operations, sales and back office reducing month end close from (6) months to (3) days and reducing DSO from over (60) to (25) days.

Pullach, Munich, De

Publicly-traded then Private Equity-owned provider of RPC’s (“Reusable Plastic Containers”) primarily to the produce industry with annual revenues of $100M and annualized growth in excess of 100%. Directed activities at 5 sanitation facilities with functional responsibility for facility operations, logistics/transportation, sanitation, pool management, procurement, back-office operations and new product development. Responsible for 8 direct reports and approximately 1,500 indirect reports.Immediate Challenges: - Decreased transportation spend 25% ($4M) through process improvements, utilizing intermodal movements and a significantly enhanced pool-planning model.- Reduced service center costs 30% ($2M) through productivity improvements driven by optimizing product flows, implementing bonus plans and by setting and measuring team goals.- Led start-up of three "green field" service center operations, each with 200 - 300 employees and warehouses of approximately 200,000 square feet. Executed the acquisition of two other facilities of similar scale.- Designed new generation of RPC’s (Reusable Plastic Containers) utilizing customer surveys, in-house and outsourced technical engineers and industry research to maximize structural integrity, optimize return ratios (reducing freight costs) and provide for more efficient sanitation.

Pullach, Munich, De

Publicly-traded provider of RPC’s (“Reusable Plastic Containers”) primarily to the produce industry with annual revenues of $50M and annualized growth in excess of 100%. Chief Financial Officer - Responsible for financial presentations, establishing budgets, forecasts and cash flow models. Responsible for leading Accounting and Human Resource teams. Successfully integrated systems, personnel and processes following acquisition. Responsible for 2 direct reports.Director of Operations - Directed activities at 2 sanitation facilities with functional responsibility for facility operations, logistics/transportation, sanitation, pool management, procurement, back-office operations and new product development. Responsible for 3 direct reports and approximately 500 indirect reports.

Publicly-traded manufacturer of new and refurbished wooden pallets with 70 facilities and annual revenues of $500M.Regional Controller - Managed operational, accounting, audit, tax and financial activities for 6 entities in 10 states with annual revenues in excess of $200 million. Responsible for assimilating newly-acquired companies, performing asset and talent assessments. Created and implemented standard operating procedures and developed KPI’s and dashboards to measure stakeholder performance. Established and staffed regional accounting offices. Centralized cash management, receivables distribution and financial reporting.IT Project Manager - Project Manager for 10 successful ERP implementations. Downloaded data from legacy system, remapped the data and uploaded the data to the new ERP system.

Privately-owned manufacturer of new and refurbished wooden pallets with 4 facilities and annual revenues of $75M.Coordinated customs, freight, insurance and financing of South American lumber imports, including: contract preparation and establishing letters of credit. Facilitated a MBO, resolving personnel, valuation, federal and state taxes and reporting issues. Restructured the company after terminating a customer representing 35% of annual sales. Coordinated plant closings, sale of facilities, layoffs, development of new product lines and worked directly with customers and vendors to strengthen relationships and optimize cash flows following financial restructuring.

Second largest citrus grower and juice processor in Florida, with annual sales in excess of $100M.Consolidated 5 entities and was the Project Manager for a successful JD Edwards ERP implementation.

Planned and supervised audit, review and consulting engagements for closely-held companies with annual sales ranging from $35 to $100 million

Bs In Accounting And Bs In Finance, Accounting And Finance

Master'S Equivalent, Accoutning