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Riverside, Ca, Us

Manage Finance / Accounting for two related Southern California companies: *Merit Oil, a fuel distributor, retail oil / lube seller and Pacific Pride cardlock station operator*Cool Transports, a large-haul fuel-truck transport company • Brought integrity to neglected accounting structure resulting in upgraded income visibility & cash management • Key role in strategic business acquisition from identification to execution• Lead role in initiation and execution of ESOP

• Within 30 days helped transform an empty office/warehouse into a staffed and fully operational distribution center • Within six months from zero, brought in $310K revenue applying promotional, pricing, SEO & PPC strategies • Built customer service center and integrated services for two related entities, projected to save $215K in 2018

Norco, California, Us

Reported to COO. Key strategic member of executive team over Finance & Accounting, Manufacturing and Supply Chain. Responsible for financial close & reporting, analysis, and budgeting. Trusted advisor to ownership.• Drove E-Z UP cost containment culture & process efficiency structure saving $1.1M in SG&A annually• Directed strategic analysis accelerating new production technology transition resulting in 5.8% cost reduction • Executed $5M HQ + Factory relocation and construction project on an aggressive timeline and under budget

Norco, California, Us

Reported to COO, responsible for Sourcing, Inbound Logistics, Customs Compliance and Purchasing. Traveled extensively to factories in Asia to assure vendor compliance and find new vendors. Implemented S&OP process.• Slashed COGS $5.7M through systematic improvements to supply chain structure and negotiation • Re-bid and restructured inbound logistics shedding $1.2M inbound freight cost without service degradation

Norco, California, Us

Reported to COO, full P&L responsibility for an independent $6M division of E-Z UP. Responsible for all divisional Sales, Customer Service, Operations & Finance. Established a profitable eCommerce strategy. • Applied tactical management to boost revenue 26% and net income by 335% during The Great Recession • Assessed scalability and successfully consolidated redundant operations into Corporate saving $385K annually

Norco, California, Us

Reported to CFO, responsible for financial/close reporting, budgeting, SOX compliance, cash management and financial analysis. Supervised team of five, including Staff Accountant, AP, AR and Purchasing personnel. • Drove collaborative efforts to cut close cycle by three days & implement zero-based & activity-based budgeting• Created Sarbanes Oxley (SOX) compliance, internal controls and reporting structure in support of ESOP • Implemented policies and procedures reducing cash conversion cycle by 19 days

Brunswick, Ga, Us

Accountable to a team of four plant analysts supporting 10 factories. Responsible for corporate cost reporting, inventory control, performance measurement and factory budgeting company-wide. • Saved company $440K through optimized cost structure resulting in the elimination of low/negative margin sales • Coordinated teams and resources helping reduce obsolete inventory level by 93% resulting in $380K savings

Atlanta, Georgia, Us

Reported to Director of Finance & Accounting, responsible for financial reporting, analysis, and fixed asset mgmt • Saved $142K through new report development and analysis identifying previously unknown margin erosion • Slashed $85K in taxes and man hours through fixed asset software recommendation and implementation

Dublin, Oh, Us

Reported to Director of Finance, responsible for timely financial analysis and reporting for $1B division. Conducted finance and accounting training. Promoted from Analyst role within five months of hire. Three direct reports. • Created new customer assessment model that helped save $153K through margin assessment model • Led development of $1.2B S&O budget, plus associated reporting and presentation to executive management• Conducted region-wide financial and accounting training classes to help integrate a recently acquired company

San Francisco, Ca, Us

Reported to District Cash Manager, part of team that provided analysis and reporting to support commercial banks in nine states. Executed operational budget and variance review as well as analysis for key District initiatives. • Recovered $120K through analysis boosting registered mail service fees and driving use of alternative services • Developed and published a cash and coin procedures manual used by over 800 banks that is still in use today

Vista, Ca, Us

Reported to Company President, responsible for all accounting and financial close activity and reporting. • Slashed monthly close to from eight to four days, with improved quality of financial records and reports. • Sped order fulfillment from two days to one and reduced average collection time by 16 days.

Richland, Wa, Us

Awarded Battelle Pacific Northwest Laboratories Contracts Department Fellowship. • Reviewed and analyzed purchase contracts to determine adequacy and completeness and performed market and price/cost analysis • Provided data to support contract negotiations with the objective of obtaining the best type of contract in order to fulfill government requirements.

Bethesda, Md, Us

Directly involved with the government purchasing function for Lockheed Aircraft Services. • Became familiar with the Federal Acquisition Regulations and Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement in support of Department of Defense programs. • Supported indirect and overhead activities through placement of awards. • Performed written audits of various operational processes and procedures.

Masters Of Business Administration, Corporate Finance

Bachelor Of Science, Finance, Real Estate, Law

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