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Pleasanton, California, United States

Pleasanton, California, United States

Joined this small rapidly growing medical device company to provide operational finance, cost accounting, FP&A and systems support. Implemented NetSuite together with interfaces to MineralTree banking and SalesForce. Work with a solid team of credit and collections, payables, financial, payroll and all everything in between.

Menlo Park, California

Hired into the small privately held Topera as the company transitioned from pure R&D to the U.S. commercial roll out of a disruptive medical diagnostic technology. Joined a team of seasoned professionals who had already implemented solid business systems and processes. My role is to continue the rocket trajectory while providing accounting and finance guidance during an acquisition. • Operational Accounting (GL, AR, AP, payroll), manufacturing accounting, dual-country consolidations, reporting, audits, taxes. Transacted the new Sunshine Act reporting and Med Device taxes.• Planning & forecasting during rapid expansion and merger.

Menlo Park, California

Controller & Finance Director at this rapidly growing medical device start-up company operating in multiple countries with multiple entities.• Operational accounting (GL, AP, AR, payroll), cost accounting, consolidations, financial reporting, taxes and statutory audits both in US and Europe.• Forecast updates, annual plans, long range plans. Translate strategic initiatives into revenue, gross margins, departmental spend, operating income, balance sheet and cash flow.• QAD ERP - Finalized an incomplete implementation, reconfigured transactions and changed system mapping tables. Deployed a new domain for non-US distribution entity.

Fremont, California

Convert the capital equipment service organization from an expense center to a profit center while expanding the business focus from US to global. • Develop pro-forma global P&L’s and pricing models• Implement revenue GAAP testing for rapidly growing franchise• Leading global inventory tracking system for service inventory• Activity analysis of service activities.

Sunnyvale, California

Hired to solidify the cost accounting and identify, design and implement new business systems and processes. This evolution helped the medical device manufacturer transform from a mid-sized company into a large multinational. The role is a combination of cost accounting manager, consultant, system’s analyst, project manager & operation’s controller.• Revamp and simplify cost accounting systems and processes. • Standard Cost Setting + Month end close activities.• Linked GAAP based cost accounting with business processes• Acquisition by Medtronic – Business integration & SAP deployment.• Project Manager for global deployment of QAD (ERP)• M&A – Due diligence & integration of acquired St. Francis Medical• Synchronized financial planning with supply chain & Operations.• Lead major process improvement throughout Operations

Stabilize the cost accounting processes and manufacturing systems during this telecommunication company’s consolidation phase. • Simplify cost accounting while improving the accuracy.• Standard setting and supply chain process work flow improvement.• ERP systems validation for cost accounting and manufacturing.• Warranty accounting, organizational analysis and financial review.• Elevated Cost Accounting monthly close to mirror audit requirements.• Developed JIT distribution models for Terayon’s customers.• Architect of a Sales Reporting System.

This high level cost analyst position within manufacturing, provided guidance and understanding to an increasingly more complex business model. Performed a company wide activity analysis (ABC) that was used to optimize the number of SKU's offered.• Financial planning and analysis.• Company wide activity analysis (ABC) for SKU support.• Vendor termination settlement.• Negotiate damage recovery for defective raw material.• Competitive product tear-down and product costing.

Configured the Cost Accounting systems, Sales Order System and AR system to support first customer shipments. Played a critical role with this start up company's growth from pure R&D to full cycle design, manufacturing and sales. • Implemented Netro’s ERP system & established procedures. • Cost Accounting & Operational Accounting• Financial planning and analysis.• Taxes, banking and annual audits.• Demand & supply forecasting.• Customer administration & revenue recognition.• Export administration & letters of credit

Served during revenue growth from $77M to $400M. Developed revenue and backlog reporting tools to manage product mix and gross margins.• Implemented Cost Accounting for ASK business system.• Gross margin management.• Activity Based Costing (ABC) for manufacturing.• Revenue accounting for channel distribution.• Inventory oversight and standards maintenance.• Implemented a client server reporting system to provide daily P&L's.• Financial Planning & analysis