● Harvest creates a more sustainable future by helping communities better manage and beneficially re-use their organic waste through the production of renewable energy, soils, mulches and natural fertilizers. Harvest’s vision is to find the highest and best use for the 500 million tons of organic material discarded in North America each year. Harvest has been named to the Global Cleantech 100 six years in a row, received Bloomberg’s 2013 New Energy Pioneer Award and was named one of Fast Company’s 50 Most Innovative Companies in the World in January 2014. ● Responsible for all areas of finance leadership including corporate and division finance, treasury and lending relationships, risk management, and shared services. ● Repositioned the portfolio to exit non-strategic business units with low margins. Providing financial leadership role in active sale processes. ● Manage Shared Services function. Overall responsibility for implementing controls, process and measures to reduce company risk.

● Successfully led the organization through investor sale involving balance sheet, valuation accounting, and all other financial and accounting aspects required.● Served as a member of the leadership team and participate in development of the organizations vision, policies, and short/long term objectives.● Led and managed the relationship with the organizations lending partners. This includes not only term debt but also seasonal revolver. ● Streamlined Accounting close process from a fifteen day close to a seven day close.

● Provided financial leadership for P&L, balance sheet, and cash flow for Consumer Products division, the largest business in the portfolio.●Established business unit understanding of financial performance range as well as gap closure/overdrive plans● Interacted with venture capital partners and board of directors on financial performance with respect to profits, trends, costs and compliance with budgets and five year growth plan● Led Consumer Products division on to new accounting platform, established standard costs and audit process● Led Finance team on acquisition targets for growth of the company. Involved targets based on fit with the current Harvest portfolio. Performed financial due diligence, coordination with investment bankers, and investor growth models

● Responsible for US Rubbermaid Consumer business totaling $750M and Food/Dollar/Mass sales channel of $245M● Business partner to Segment Executive Leadership Team and Food/Dollar/Mass Leadership team providing business insight and related financial impacts of strategic alternatives● Actively engaged with Customer Development and Trade Marketing to understand customer plans, promotional strategies, retail trends, and competitors.● Planned and oversaw annual revenue budget and related trade fund spend plan; tracked and adjusted plan to ensure delivery of collective Newell financial commitments.

● Provided strategic direction and financial support in developing business models, process, and controls for APAC, EMEA, and LATAM. Worked with EMEA to set up Rubbermaid Consumer Entity in that region. ● On boarded Brazil market into the South American portfolio. Included creating pricing structure in complicated tax environment, working with supply chain to create most economical way to bring goods into the country and marketing to create a road to market for new items.● Developed financial forecasting models by product category and country within each region to build a more robust knowledge of future opportunities and risks. Ensured alignment of the financial forecast with the Demand, Supply, and Inventory plans.

● Established a uniform standard cost procedure for the organization to improve product profitability and accuracy● Perform make vs. buy decisions, develop and implement forward buy strategies, facility start up, and restructuring projects.● Defined Productivity projects across manufacturing and sourcing that have contributed to profit improvements. ● Business Process Champion at RC Division for launch to SAP. Performed testing for standard costs to ensure data being loaded from ASI to SAP was accurate.

● Assisted Controller to Execute plans to support gross margin improvements by changing division focus away from low margin commodity businesses to higher margin product lines. ● Managed forecasts submissions for Finance. Developed a forecasting tool to better incorporate SKU level changes into the forecast.● Worked to deliver 4 price increases to major retailers within a 12 month period of significant commodity inflation. Used this opportunity to move to common net pricing across customers where significant variability existed previously.

● Created the New Product Business Proposition model to be used by entire division. The tool tracks key financial measures from product development to final sales data allowing each team to measure a new products impact.● Worked with R&D and Product Marketing directors to develop strategy, run financials, provide financial guidance, and help get capital requests approved in the Milestone process.

● Managed financial aspects of Research and Development projects, including costing, analyzing new product opportunities, and capital requests to assure appropriate business decisions were made.● Coordinated the entire Excess & Obsolete tracking process for the Home Products Division. Enhanced analysis tools to allow more accurate data reporting and decision making.

● An $800M leading global advertising and marketing communications services company with more than 5,000 clients in more than 100 countries. Portfolio includes companies such as Fleishman Hillard, Porter Novelli, BBDO Worldwide, and Arnell.● Reported to the Chief Financial officer. Primary responsibilities included revenue recognition, monthly/quarterly financial statement reporting, adherence to Margin targets, Cash Management, DSO, Accounts Receivable, Efficiencies, and analysis of data to mitigate financial risks to company.● Managed the Sarbanes-Oxley quarterly testing of Financial Reporting, Accounts Payable & Receivable, Payroll, and the General Control Environment processes. Duties included identifying control weaknesses and implementing solution strategies.

● Managed and consolidated all aspects of financial reporting for a professional organization from a separate business unit to corporate headquarters.● Directed budget process and all office financial and accounting functions.

● Reported to the Chief Financial Officer. Major responsibilities included managing day-to-day operations, budgeting, monthly reporting, and revenue tracking for four hospitals, Cash Management, Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable, Billing, and Payroll for a $10.5 million (sales) healthcare company.● Initiated and managed $2 million Fixed Asset Inventory Control program.

● Reported to the Branch Manager. Primary responsibilities included cash management, selling personal banking investments, and loan sales (preparation and closing).● Doubled sales dollars and volume during second year by concentrating on product mix and strong customer relations.