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Formerly a division of HD Supply (NYSE HDS), Crown Bolt is an industry leader in the packaging and distribution of consumer hardware with over 1,100 employees throughout the US and related territories and several overseas distribution centers. Revenues of $275M - $300M Director – Accounting / Controller • Facilitated purchase by Home Depot. Handled Due Diligence interaction and Purchase Accounting aspects.• Integrated Crown Bolt payroll, expense reimbursement, purchasing/procurement, treasury, and other areas into The Home Depot systems so that all systems were operational on day 1 of the acquisition.• Implemented new Cycle Count reporting which eliminated ‘paperwork-centric’ process to focus operations on variance research, resulting in more timely and accurate cycle count process and lower inventory shrink.• Implemented Transportation Management System to automate audit of ~2000 freight bills on a weekly basis, improving controls, increasing productivity and lowering cost of payment.• Developed system for tracking and accruing import duties by origin country, increasing controls over improper duty charges, and providing feedback for better sourcing decisions.• Developed system to monitor and analyze sales performance of 20,000+ stock items to identify Excess and Obsolete inventory, which helped to identify opportunities to repackage or divest at higher salvage values. • Received Controller’s Award for Excellence from HD Supply for designing and implementing a new system for reimbursement of expense items for retail reset labor and display costs.

Director – Accounting / Controller • Implemented new Cycle Count reporting which eliminated manual ‘paperwork-centric’ process to focus operations on variance research, resulting in more timely and accurate cycle count process and lower inventory shrink.• Streamlined SOX reporting and implemented 'self-testing' system to ensure compliance with stated controls before External Audit testing• Received Controller’s Award for Excellence from HD Supply for designing and implementing a new system for reimbursement of expense items for retail resets.

One of the nation’s largest vertically integrated tire companies, TBC Corp represents Retail, Wholesale, Franchise, and Private Label segments of the industry. Tire Kingdom, acquired by TBC in 2000, grew during my tenure from a regional retail tire chain with only 119 stores to the largest independent retailer of tires in North America. Tire Kingdom/TBC Retail revenues grew from $176M to $1.5B from 1993 to 2010. TBC Corporation total revenue grew from $900M to $2.8B from 2000 to 2010.Individual Positions held at TBC Corporation and related subsidiaries are listed below:

Division Annual Revenues of $1.5 Billion, TBC Annual Revenues $2.8 Billion • Added responsibilities for $280 Million Franchise Organization (Big O Tires) in 2009.• Leader in the implementation of TBC Shared Services, which brought the Accounting functions of all 5 TBC Subsidiaries (19 Legal Entities) together. • Team Leader for the implementation of SAP Finance, Controlling, and Fixed Asset modules.• Systems specialist for JDE and SAP, including interfaces between these systems and Lawson, Epicor, Platinum, and ASW.• Responsible for interaction with Internal and External Auditors for both Financial Audit and Controls Audit.• Achieved External Auditor verification of effective control environment (Both SOX and JSOX).

Annual Revenues of $509 Million, growing to $1.15 Billion• Assimilation of 9 separate acquisitions (Ranging from 1 to 226 stores each) from Due Diligence to full integration into Tire Kingdom systems and processes.• Worked with the CFO, Corporate Controller, and new Parent Company (Sumitomo Corporation) on the valuation and proper accounting for their purchase of TBC Corporation.• Consolidated banking relationships to lower fees, improve timing of cash availability and lower interest on debt.• Implemented Reconnet software to automate reconciliation of bank accounts, resulting in overall cost savings for the Treasury Department.• Automated and outsourced preparation of Sales and Use Tax returns, resulting in lower cost and lower audit exposure.• Standardized Account Reconciliation and Journal Entry processes for all TBC Entities to improve accuracy.

Annual Revenues of $280 Million, growing to $336 Million• Team Lead responsibility for implementation of Sarbanes Oxley (SOX) compliance in Tire Kingdom, as the subsidiary of publicly traded TBC Corporation.• Led “Knights of Growth” team to engineer specific plans to grow Tire Kingdom’s retail presence by 400% within 5 years.

Annual Revenues of $225 Million to $250 Million• Responsible for all Accounting and Financial Reporting to parent company (Goldman Sachs).• Responsible for reporting on and compliance with multiple Debt Covenants.• Partnered with CFO to achieve the sale of Tire Kingdom to TBC Corporation in 2000, including all aspects of Purchase Accounting and valuation related to the sale.• Finance Lead on the implementation of a new JDE-Based POS system in our retail stores.• Finance Lead for several upgrades to our JDE base software, including all testing and data integrity.• Reviewed and overhauled many accounting processes, which resulted in 23% reduction in average annual departmental expense.• Became subject matter expert on JDE systems and integration with other systems.