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Rexburg, ID, US

Rexburg, Idaho, United States

Teach business and finance skills and principles to the rising generation of business leaders.

Williston, SC

Global Controller for Crane Merchandising Systems, a $200M subsidiary of Crane Co. a diversified manufacturer of engineered industrial products. (NYSE:CR).Direct accounting team CMS business unit with 13 direct and indirect reports. Responsible for SOX compliance for all business processes at multiple facilitates in US and UK.  Mentor and develop team.

Williston, SC

CFO / VP Finance for Crane Merchandising Systems, a $200M subsidiary of Crane Co. a diversified manufacturer of engineered industrial products. (NYSE:CR).Directed Finance and IT teams of CMS business unit with 40 direct and indirect reports. Responsibilities centered on SOX compliancy, annual operating plan and quarterly forecast for the business unit as.

Williston, SC

Controller for Crane Merchandising Systems, a $200M subsidiary of Crane Co. a diversified manufacturer of engineered industrial products. (NYSE:CR).Directed accounting team CMS business unit with 12 direct and indirect reports. Responsible for SOX compliance for all business processes. Worked with internal and external auditors during audit process..

Richburg, SC

Supported and managed accounting and IT teams of nine glass fabrication plants and one trucking company. Division revenue approximately $200M with 900 employees. Primary responsibilities include setting and coordinating fabrication group strategy with fabrication group manager, assure timely and quality financial statements, business reports, segment.

Richburg, SC

Managed three plant controllers of five Eastern U.S plants and one trucking company with total revenue of $250M and 1,100 employees. Primary responsibilities included personnel development, improving profitability, ensuring timely and quality financial statements, capital project review, and support lean manufacturing initiatives. Specific projects and.

Galax, VA

Managed 9 direct reports in finance and IT for two manufacturing facilities and one trucking company with revenue of $60M and 600 employees. Primary responsibilities included providing financial support for strategic initiatives, market, and product development decisions as well as ensuring proper financial controls and monthly financial reporting package.

Luxembourg

Managed cash position of over 140 bank accounts in various countries with annual turnover over $500M. Executed and analyzed FX transactions, swaps, deposits, and loans and was system administrator for rolling six month cash forecast for Guardian’s European operations. Streamlined central bank reporting to Bank of Spain, reducing time and cost to complete.

Ft. Lauderdale, FL And Richburg, SC

Primarily project based role with the following accomplishments: Led Activity Based Costing (ABC) implementation teams in two plants. Results helped drive reengineering of Guardian’s systems, costing methodologies, and KPI measurements used for 15 years.  Created complex quoting and costing model for a multi-layered process glass fabrication facility in.

Mba, Business, International Relations

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