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Hudsonville, MI, US

Fully accountable for all financial/treasury/risk/tax aspects of this S-Corp organization. Secretary to the Board of Directors and the Company Chairman of the ESOP Committeeo One-third employee owned company. ESOP Committee was responsible for all aspects ofthe KSOP (part 401k, part ESOP) plan including investment choices, employee education,and all.

• Independent consulting via network contacts.Financial Consultant – Recovery Park (JANUARY-MAY 2016) DETROIT, MINPO turning blighted land into urban farming using a challenged workforce Created business financial model.
• Fully accountable for all finance activities for a major manufacturing site.
• Completed cost analysis which opened leadership’s eyes on actual product profitability leading to change in business direction.
• Improved maintenance reporting giving clarity to where work was done and the costs involved.

Heerlen, Limburg, NL

• DSM Engineering Plastics is a developer and manufacturer of specialty plastics supplying the Automotive, Electrical/Electronics, Consumer Products, and Food Packaging Industries.
• Fully accountable for all financial aspects of the BU’s operations ($400 million in sales over 4 locations -- 3 in US and 1 in Brazil). Responsible for IT in region.
• Successfully led an optimization of headcount to a shared service center. 3 positions eliminated.
• Consolidated Brazil operations via SAP eliminating manual spreadsheets.
• Finance lead for due diligence on potential M&A candidates as well as impact on changes in corporate direction.
• Mitigated disruptions in raw material supply due to winter storms by negotiating a multi-million claim from insurance broker.

Heerlen, Limburg, NL

Performed and after 6 months lead (protocol is normally 1-1.5 yrs) risked based audits around the world. Audits were cross functional under COSO methodology with the objective of assuring the board that all material risks were properly managed/mitigated. My areas of audit were Finance, HR, IT, and Unit Risk Management.The audits I lead received high marks.

Heerlen, Limburg, NL

• DSM Desotech is the world leader in developing and manufacturer UV curable coatings for the Telecommunication industry. It is also a world leader in UV curable resins used in the steriolithography industry.
• Fully accountable for all financial aspects of the BU’s operations ($150 million sales over 6 sites -- 2 in US, 2 in China, 1 in Netherlands, 1 JV in Japan). Responsible for Global IT.
• Key driver of 2 Business Strategic Dialogs leading to 25% increase in profit.
• Gained invaluable experience in Intellectual Property portfolio management including litigation.
• Renegotiated Joint Venture contracts with Japan parent gaining more control/profitability for DSM.
• Performed financial due diligence on potential investment by DSM Venturing. Gave negative opinion. Investment done anyway and was proven unsuccessful.

• Took over a high turnover position – 4 controllers in 6 years – and solidified the team and its results.
• Controller for 3 US Sites focusing on cost control.
• Led financial analysis supporting consolidating 2 US sites into 1 site.
• Teamed with the BU Controller in global BU activities -- i.e. Management Reporting, Developing a Service Level Agreement with Desotech BV (Netherlands) mitigating a key tax risk.
• Reduced US Accounting headcount from eight to six FTEs.

Heerlen, Limburg, NL

• DSM Pharma Chemicals was a leading manufacturer of bulk generic APIs into the pharmaceutical industry.
• Responsible for all financial aspects of the site
• Coordinated integration of all financial systems as a result of DSM acquisition.
• Financial lead on negotiations with name brand company to produce blockbuster API.
• Shortened the close cycle from five to two and one half days.
• Reduced headcount by one FTE.

• Responsible for all financial accounting and reporting.
• Shortened the monthly close cycle from seven to five days. Shortened the year end close from ten to seven days.
• Improved standard costing system to provide variance reporting that was more useful to production.
• Created a Foreign Sales Corporation that saved $90k in the first year and $50k/yr in ensuing years.

Mba

Business Admin/Accounting, Minors In Computer Science And Economics