My firm, Finance Works LLC, provides a range of financial professional services to manufacturing and distribution clients specially tailored in support of their unique needs.- Manufacturing operations finance expertise- Financial reporting design and automation- Currency and base metals hedging strategies- M&A integrations / Carveout separations / Due diligence / QofE's / Financial modeling- Financial planning & analysis- Internal controls- Project Management

- Led corporate FP&A department with ownership of enterprise wide financial planning, forecasting, and systems- Led EMEA financial shared services (supporting ~$600M in sales ~$75M EBITDA)

- Project manager for two carve out business unit divestitures: - $2B cash transaction of the Rayovac battery and lights business unit - $900M cash and stock transaction of the Armor All and STP autocare business unit

- Led, Integrated and consolidated Canadian financial back office ~$200M sales $35M EBITDA- Supported profitable growth of more than 2x category growth rates

- Led operations finance for $1B battery business unit with 8 manufacturing facilities on 3 continents

Following LBO of the Canadian lawn and garden business unit, ($125 million in revenues) continued on as CFO until a Canadian national was hired and transitioned in.

Supported turnaround and exit of Canadian Lawn and Garden business through a divestiture (LBO) to private equity.