The world is complex and so are the financial challenges business owners face everyday. That’s where I come in. For the past 25 years, I’ve combined my international and cross-functional experience with my strong Financial Planning & Analysis expertise to increase profitability and cash flow for business owners just like you. As the President of Kratzer Consulting, I’m committed to giving direction during the critical decision making process and lead our clients towards sustainable improvements with optimized financial results. In just a little over two decades I’ve been able to …➡️ Turn around a global business fro $34M loss in 2009 to increased profitability in 2010 during a partnership with Division-VP. ➡️ Transfer a B2B business into a direct sales organization - helping them grow exponentially from $40M to $70M and EBIT from $12M to $25M➡️ Manage the cost-effective, on time transfer and integration of a $7M business from California to Arizona with a 15% increase in capacity utilization. ➡️ Co-manage the growth of a start-up from $4M to $6M in sales with acquisition by and post merger integration into a publicly traded company. ➡️ Recoup $2.5 M in cost with effective handling of a major insurance claim ➡️ Manage cost reductions of $500K annually in and services for increased profitability, while maintaining a high standard of operational performance. ➡️ Restricted Finance team and processes for increased efficiency resulting in cost savings of $250K per year➡️ Implement a SAP Key user concept for optimized IT support resulting in cost savings of $120K annually➡️ Help multiple clients save over $100K through optimization of their R&D tax credits