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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 successful Strategic Planning, forecasts and budgeting processes.

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 contracts. Improved alignment with customers will save approximately $500K per year.• 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 per year in addition to improving system capabilities.

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 Independent Bottling System.• 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