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LE MARS, Iowa, US

Protecting and growing the value of the assets of SmithCo, the leader in production of Side Dump Trailers in the US !

Rembrandt, IA, US

Senior Financial Planning & Analysis leadership for the 3rd largest producer of egg products in the U.S.* Led evaluation process and implementation of Host Analytics reporting and planning software.* Introduced analysis conventions aiding identification of causal factors of variances aiding resource allocation decisions for senior leadership* Led.

East Bernard, Texas, US

• Senior financial responsibility for strategic planning & analysis, accounting operations, credit/collections, treasury, risk management, contracts and banking relationships for a ~ $100MM cabinet manufacturer.
• Led Financial Planning supporting a 51% growth in revenue over two years by enhancing rigor involved in cash modeling and instituting improved analytical conventions.
• Championed a multi-functional Kaizen event aimed at ensuring consistent and clear communication to customers during the process from initial sales contact to first deliveries of complex multifamily construction.
• Began the upgrade of financial operational tools by instituting a document management system to improve speed and accuracy of payments to vendors and launching a new payroll system. Combined both projects saved $140K.

Waconia, MN, US

• CFO leading strategic and financial planning & analysis, accounting operations, credit/collections, treasury, risk management and contract administration for a ~$250M cabinet manufacturer.
• Interim Leader of the business for 8 months in 2012 while supporting the auction and due diligence processes to sell the Cabinets business to American Industrial Partners (AIP) in November, 2012.
• Developed Strategic Plans for the business resulting in share gains constituting more than $30M of incremental sales over the period from 2008- 2011.
• Instituted formal credit and collections procedures to improve DSO and reduce bad debt exposure. Improved DSO to the lowest level in 6 years despite continued construction industry malaise.
• Restructuring netted $12M higher operating income on ($14M) lower sales in 2011 vs. 2009.
• Led the implementation of an ERP solution (Friedman Frontier) ensuring timely introduction and minimal disruption to the business. Project generated over $3M of savings within first two years.

Mountain View, California, US

• Divisional CFO with full financial planning and analysis, business unit accounting and infrastructure responsibility for a ~$300M software business with a staff of 15 financial and 38 operational professionals.
• Analyzed and streamlined product delivery and billing processes to enable a 40% reduction in order related calls year over year while reducing order delays by 80%. Increased ProSeries Net Promoter 15 points year to year.
• Improved business unit margin %’s by 3 pts. by diligent resource allocation identification.
• Specified and led initial implementation of Business Unit specific analytical tools within Oracle enabling significant improvement in analytical insight and efficiency.

Plano, TX, US

• Directed financial planning and analysis supporting Sales and Marketing functions of a ~$1.7B concentrate syrup manufacturing business with a staff of 22 analytical professionals.
• Ensured effective, financially stable outlets for the Seven Up brand by leading financial analysis and funding evaluation supporting $30 Million re-franchising of Seven Up from the Pepsi Aligned System to the.
• Introduced statistical frameworks improving sales and expenditure forecast accuracy by 80% over 2 years while increasing Sales and Marketing ownership of projections.

Round Rock, Texas, US

• Divisional CFO for the US Small Business segment (~$4.5B) leading a staff of 70 financial employees.
• Restructured forecasting and analytical frameworks to reach major financial objectives a record 6 quarters consecutively while revenue tripled from under $2 Billion to almost $5 Billion.
• Negotiated and introduced innovative financing vehicle, “Your Dell Account”, with The Associates reducing receivable days (35 to 3) and eliminating transaction fees & enhanced payment options.

Provided key financial leadership and analysis of a computer peripheral business that grew from $141M to $1.7B in three years by identifying metric trends and variations with a local staff of 8. Led worldwide Finance organization with representation in Malaysia and Germany / Switzerland.

Boston, MA, US

• Various progressively larger scope assignments in manufacturing cost accounting and analysis, field operations, financial planning & analysis, international general accounting and divisional CFO roles.
• Spearheaded acquisition support in the UK, France, Mexico and Hungary.
• Lead financial role for North American Automotive Lighting business ($200 Million).
• Crafted financial analysis supporting Manufacturing outsourcing generating $80 Million savings.
• Strong manufacturing cost and accounting experience, including consolidation accounting.

Mba Equivalent, Finance & Leadership

Bachelor'S Degree, Accounting / Applied Economics