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A Furniture Today top 10 specialty bedding retailer posting a 29% CAGR since 2009 recently acquired by a large public company. ► Directed the project to compile the offering memo and follow on due diligence for the sale of the company to a strategic buyer for 13 times EBITDA.► Implemented Prophix Business Intelligence reporting software package which reduced the monthly close cycle by 76%.► Implemented Blackline, a cloud based daily cash balancing program which improved treasury operations by 87%.► Implemented Exponent HR, a cloud based HRIS system which improved payroll processing time by over 50%

A $250 million private equity held specialty bedding retailer with 350+ stores operating in 16 states via 10 regional distribution centers.► Responsible for treasury management including credit facility management and cash flow forecasting.► Responsible for all of the accounting, budgeting and financial reporting for four legal entities.► Responsible for managing the annual external audit and the external tax filing for multiple legal entities.

A $275 million privately held Telecommunications consulting firm specializing in wireless infrastructure deployment.► Responsible for all of the accounting and finance operations for seven regional offices across the United States.► Responsible for monthly results reporting including percentage of completion revenue recognition of long term construction projects.► Key team member on the fund raising initiative that led to the 45% minority investment from private equity to fund continued explosive growth in the wireless data sector.

A $250 million private equity held specialty bedding retailer with 350+ stores operating in 16 states via 10 regional distribution centers.► Implemented COGNOS financials automating the close process from 10 days to 5 while reducing head count by one and taking a completely manual complex excel reporting process entirely dependent on two head count into an automated process no longer dependent on specific departmental personnel.► Implemented best in class RECONNET sales audit and bank reconciliation automation software streamlining and improving the overall internal control environment while reducing 5 head count and allowing for substantial continued store growth.► Automated sales tax filing process through an outsource relationship eliminating one head count and stream lining the process so that all rate calculations are validated and the proper tax is remitted while creating an audit report for future sales tax audits.

A $275 million privately held manufacturer and retailer of concrete decorative landscaping products with 20 factories. ► Controller responsible for all of the accounting and finance operations for ten manufacturing plants and two mining operations within the Pavestone family of companies.► Responsible for monthly results reporting and activity based costing for all bagged rock products and all mining activities.► Responsible for integration of new acquisitions into the Pavestone family of companies.

An $18 million professional services consulting firm specializing in wireless telecommunications project management. ► Implemented the entire finance infrastructure including finance systems, the bid process, revenue recognition policies, invoicing and collections, accounts payable, and business forecasting. ► Implemented cash management processes resulting in reduced days sales outstanding (DSO) from 180+ days to less than 45 days during the first 45 days of creating the finance organization.► Implemented best in class web based expense reimbursement system eliminating two head count in annual salary expenses.

CONTROLLER Established Carrier Business Unit (2001)► Drove the external sale of 5 business units and personally managed the $28 million sale of the Lentronics business unit to GE.► Managed the project to assemble 5+ years of financial history of 16 separate business units to be presented to Board of Directors recommending that Nortel segregate out the Access unit from continuing operations and divest itself of the assets.CONTROLLER Integrated Access Device Business Unit (2000-2001)► Provided comprehensive financial leadership to the $550 million acquisition of Sonoma Systems from developing the financial model used in Board reviews and performing financial due diligence to the follow on integration of Sonoma into Nortel.► Finance leader of the Portfolio Management Team responsible for approving all new R&D business cases. FINANCE MANAGER Wireless Mobility Networks (2000)► Managed the $3 billion per year results consolidation and reporting analysis of the wireless businesses (CDMA/TDMA/GSM). ► Managed the corporate quarterly balance sheet review and risk assessment for executive management including tracking all account reconciliations and balance sheet scorecard indicators.CONTROLLER Mobility Business Operations (1998-1999)► Developed business outsourcing model for the installation organization resulting in a 35% decrease in hourly labor rates.Identified and implemented reduced installation cycle times which helped to improved gross margins by 300 basis points.FINANCIAL ANALYST Access Networks (1998)► Developed a technical model using 5 years of data to assess the warranty provision for the Access product line, which was approved by Deloitte & Touche. As a result of my recommendation the provision was reduced by $1M.

International Telecommunications service provider offering a full spectrum of communications services including local and long distance, international communications, a full suite of internet services, and managed services for business communications. Fast-track promotion through increasingly responsible analyst positions leading up to management. Progressive responsibility including monthly P&L preparation, management of general ledger close, and monthly revenue and expense variance analysis.► Manager responsible for supervising the $12 billion per year close process and reporting presentation to senior management.

“Big 4” accounting firm providing audit, tax and consulting services to the Fortune 500 companies around the world.► Audited all areas of balance sheet and income statement using analytical review techniques.► Industry experience: Technology, Health Care, Real Estate, Government, Manufacturing, and 401K plans.