Management for six Armstrong phone companies. Direct responsibility for Cost control, Local Mgt Oversight, Accounting, Financial Planning, Forecasting, Regulatory Reporting and Tax Support.

Manage productivity and financial data for seven US and Canadian locations. Advise senior managers on areas needed to drive profitable growth and change. Provide market, ROI and cash flow analysis for capital investment opportunities. Lead accounting activities for a centralized accounting organization.- Developed and streamlined forecasting process for general managers to increase accuracy in forecasting- Redesign financial statements to provide meaningful understanding to branch managers- Reduce working capital through better understanding of inventory items and turnover- Drive admin efficiency through internal process changes in shipping and invoicing- Manage the successful implementation of the Financial modules of Axapta ERP package

Organized and managed the annual strategic and business plan process for an international $5 billion specialty metals producer with ten independent operating companies. Created monthly and quarterly income and cash flow forecasts for senior management and the board of directors. Advised CFO and CEO on capital spending decisions for a $200-$300 million budget. Supervised and trained company controllers in cost accounting and financial statement forecasting. Monitored capitalized interest and banking covenants.- Developed consistent and streamlined operating company month end reporting analysis resulting in a one day time savings during the monthly closing process.- Managed and supported $600 million of divestiture activity supplying the corporation with cash at a time of critical need. - Managed the closing and asset sale of a fabrication facility creating a monthly $2 million cash gain.

Responsible for the development and maintenance of all financial operations, controls, reporting, information systems, and international transportation in a $300 million titanium joint venture with a foreign partner. Also responsible for cash management, banking relationships, cost accounting, working capital, import bonding and duty drawback. Vendor management included software, hardware, export packaging, freight forwarders, insurance and bond brokers. Collaborative business partner with the company president and foreign partners. Promoted to Vice President in 2007 with added responsibility for major contract review. - Interpreted joint venture contract language and successfully created a systems and operating plan to build a highly profitable international joint venture supplying industrial titanium products to global customers. - Directed successful implementation and actively managed the (Axiom-Consona) ERP system allowing for professional and well organized operation of the newly formed venture.- Designed and created the closing process, all financial statements, product line statements, and business forecasting models to support growth and meet corporate reporting requirements.- Developed weekly shipment forecasts for freight forwarders increasing international on time delivery by 15 days. - Designed and implemented use of quality cost categorization and tracking resulting in a $600K annual savings. - Implemented working capital reduction programs resulting in recovery of $10 million in cash.- Created a temporary import bond & duty drawback program resulting in $15 million of cost savings per year.- Implemented in house redundant database storage network for international locations creating data storage safety and saving over $500 thousand in five years.- Acted in partnership with software company Axiom-Consona as Beta site for development of Frx financial report writer Frx.

Met the challenging financial and administrative needs of a newly acquired multi location production facility. Responsible for development and implementation of all financial controls and human resource policies. Hands on responsibility for financial reporting, cash management, capital analysis and development, cost reduction programs and 401k plan administration. Supervised all accounting functions. Business partner with company president and plant managers. - Created a multiple location information systems network including financial, production and communications software eliminating hundreds of hours of data rekeying and manual paperwork efforts.- Implemented the financial modules of Solomon ERP to streamline processes and eliminate vendor costs. - Lead the Accounting Staff in writing financial controls and policies including payroll, cash and purchasing. - Built product line cost analysis and management reporting programs resulting in changes in business strategy.- Created and developed a strategic planning process leading to sales and product line growth.- Converted profit sharing plan into a participative 401k plan increasing employee satisfaction. - Trained non-financial managers on capital and cost analysis methods supporting cost reduction plans.- Designed and implemented a quarterly incentive plan resulting in enhanced employee production efficiency.

Primary responsibility for collection and rollup of business plan and monthly forecast data for a newly formed $4 billion corporation. Lead responsibility for creation and coordination of board of directors meeting presentations. Support corporate controller and CFO in analysis of merger and divestiture activities.- Appointed Team leader in combining financial reporting and planning systems during the merger of two major corporations- Standardized monthly and quarterly reporting formats for financial statements and statistical reports- Created a new in house universal program for completion and analysis of capital funding requests allowing for a simpler and more timely review process. - Created unique and consistent working capital statistics for operating companies resulting in significant working capital reductions.

Successfully managed positions of increasing responsibilities at multiple locations. Served the finance teams and division management in supervisory, team leadership, analytical and accounting positions. Responsibilities in manufacturing, service and business unit headquarter positions. Active participation at union and non-union facilities. - Performed a leadership role in implementation of new Financial system (SAP) and workshop training- Actively participated in division productivity improvement team- Managed the financial strategy and analysis for creation of international joint ventures- Created and managed budgets for US defense contract work - Coordinated monthly statistical operations measures for the general manger & staff- Represented the controller’s department on nuclear services Total Quality Council- Supervised accounting functions: A/P, payroll, travel expense, cash management.- Developed fully burdened labor rates and cleared labor costs to divisions- Managed temporary labor provided from outside vendors for division activities