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Springboro, Oh, Us

Centerville, Ohio

Wright Patterson Afb

Support the USAF FIAR project at Wright Patterson AFB in conjunction with PwC.

Miamisburg, Ohio

Negotiated and managed corporate contracts for Maintenance, Repair and Operating (MRO).Responsible for all the strategic sourcing activities across my $55 million portfolio of commodities.Led cross-functional teams of 20 to support strategy plan initiatives, realizing $2.4 million savings.Facilitated value analysis & supplier negotiations resulting in $450,000 savings over price increases.Developed collaborative relationships within organization and suppliers to gain expertise.

Dayton, Ohio

- Internal Audit Manager (2009 - 2012)Managed Process, Operational, SOX and continuous audits for $4B coated paper manufacturing company. Directed audit teams for corporate and mill audits, coordinating effective communication of audit observations, validation of remediation plans and appropriate observation follow-up.Selected to serve as Project Manager for Fresh Start Accounting effort for account requirements for emergence from bankruptcy. Coordinated efforts of multiple internal workstreams and external consultants.- Director, Financial Services (2008 – 2009)Chosen by Senior Leadership to fill emergency transitional role. Directed corporation's centralized financial services organization staff of 25 that included accounts payable, employee travel & entertainment, customer freight audit/payables, credit and collections, billing, cash application and customer rebate administration. - Finance Integration Team (2007 – 2008)Selected to lead portions of the finance integration of the former Stora Enso North America paper operations with NewPage. This integration doubled NewPage’s sales from ~$2B to ~$4B annually. - Internal Audit Manager (May 2007 – November 2007)Led first year SOX audit testing for corporate functions to meet aggressive timelines.

Dayton, Ohio

- Manager, Sales Financial Analysis – Consumer & Office Products (2005 – 2007)Managed and provided oversight of product and customer specific P&L analysis impacting the business. - Manager, Special Projects (2004 – 2005)Developed analysis for actual/forecasted financial statements, evaluated trends, key metrics, and statistics. - Accounts Payable Manager (2000 – 2004)Contracted with imaging vendor to save company $25,000 annually.Responsible for ensuring accurate and timely processing of over 600,000 vendor invoices annually.

Dayton, Ohio Area

Positions of increasing responsibility including audit staff, in-charge and senior.