Support clients on projects to deliver objectives on an accurate and timely basis. All accounting, financial planning and reporting functions.

Support clients on projects to deliver objectives on an accurate and timely basis. All accounting, financial planning and reporting functions.

Manage the accounting and human resources functions for Mesa, AZ and Slidell, LA manufacturing plants.Reduced payroll costs $10k per year by consolidating to 26 payrolls.Reduced overhead on plan expenses by negotiating better pricing with multiple suppliers.Reduced foreign exchange cost $36k+ per year by changing wire processing institution.

Take over senior accounting role to support business while transitioning accounting to another country.

Process monthly transactions to enable team to close on time while business transitions to Texas.

Established weekly and monthly reporting for scrap creating transparency of issues which enabled operations to focus on highest priorities to minimize scrap expense.

• Responsible for Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Cash Flow analysis and reporting. Fixed asset management and meeting auditor requirements. • Streamlined commission reporting enabling payroll to process checks one week earlier.Budgeting and Forecasting including variance analysis and presentation to leadership

• Responsible for Annual Operating Plan: Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Cash Flow. Monthly analysis and variance reporting of actual and forecast by business area; including revenue, margin and operations variance analysis. • Responsible for process and profitability improvement deployment.• Revenue recognition and profitability analysis for pricing proposals.• Backup for all accounting areas.

Husbands position relocated to ArizonaTo provide financial information and recommendations in support of the Reflexite joint venture with Soitec in San Diego (Reflexite Soitec Optical Technology). Maintain accurate and timely financial records for the business. Work with management to evaluate the financial strength, profitability, and future prospects of the JV. •Implement accounting policies and procedures.•Maintain and fully utilize accounting system •Responsible for month end closing. •Responsible for monthly preparation of financial statements, including all general ledger entries and reconciliations, fixed assets, bank reconciliation’s, etc. •Prepare monthly manufacturing and inventory analysis reports. •Prepare year-end auditors’ package.•Prepare annual budget and reforecast.•Prepare annual sales and use tax and vendor 1099 forms.•Maintain E1 accounting system.•Interact directly with the corporate financial group to ensure all financial reporting is done timely, accurate, and within defined policies and procedures.•Monitor and Manage accounts receivable functions.•Monitor and manage accounts payable functions•Process Semi-Monthly payroll and Monitor Weekly payroll.•Corporate Credit Cards

San Diego, CA•Responsible for budget oversight of $32M in capital projects and $8M in operating costs for application development departments.•Lead monthly forecasting efforts on all capital and operational spend for application development cost centers resulting in an average of 5% actual to forecast variation versus 26%.•Coordinate annual budget process and act as main liaison between Application Development Business Unit and Corporate Finance Team •Conduct deep-dive reviews of individual projects and report findings to Vice-Presidents (VPs) and Project Managers (PMs)•Assist PMs with project resource planning and update changes in the corporate resource plan system •Create weekly dashboard for Senior VP with emphasis on budget vs. actuals and resource planning

TRANE COMMERCIAL SYSTEMS, Pueblo, Colorado 2007 to 2010Compressor Plant Controller• Lead financial planning relevant to forecast, budget and long term planning for Pueblo business area portion of $6 billion commercial air conditioning and heating manufacturer.• Analyze financial plan data to identify potential risks and opportunities within Compressor Center of Excellence business division. Present proposed actions to senior management for review. • Provide qualitative and quantitative economic assessments on key company initiatives and projects; support key stakeholders in the development of risk maps and functional plans.• Evaluate complex financial scenarios and key performance indicators. Provided detailed insight into business drivers and potential value creation opportunities.• Supported business and financial operations through reconciliation, SOX compliance and reporting efforts. Gathered marketing, logistics, manufacturing and system data.• Present monthly forecast balance sheet and income statement; recommend efficiencies to leadership team supporting segment income and cost saving objectives.• Develop annual operating plan along with standardized costs for business division. Managed $10 million capital budget.

HESKA CORPORATIONS, Loveland, Colorado 2005 to 2007Sales & Operations Analyst • Led optimization efforts for $70 million veterinary medical device manufacturer. Implemented process improvements reducing expenses companywide. Reported to CEO.• Provided consultative advice to executive committee and key stakeholders to improve business and sales operations. Evaluated convergence of processes and current trends to increase revenue and sales productivity.• Standardized territory sales reporting and developed an executive management dashboard for status updates.• Integrated Microsoft Great Plains financial system module to streamline order processing including back order timeline and write-off requirements.• Documented and developed all IT project implementation plans along with business use case development.• Collaborated with end user community to define requirements. Ensured change control throughout project lifecycle eliminating scope creep.

STORAGETEK, Louisville, Colorado 2000 to 2005Business Manager• Implemented SOX controls across SAP financial system for high tech manufacturing organization with $2 billion in annual revenue.• Trained and mentored 35 team members across business units ensuring corporate compliance and guidelines.• Established internal metric tracking and reporting function supporting project management and SOX compliance requirements.• Led special projects focused on optimizing operations across technology. Provided monthly forecasting across 61 cost centers based on realized revenue and variance analysis efforts. • Collaborated with cross functional project leaders to track and manage project accounting including budget, forecast and capitalization. Provided ROI, IRR, cash flow, TCO and cost benefit analysis.• Negotiated hardware and software procurement including punitive service level agreements. Reduced overall operations expenses $4.5 million.

SUNRISE MEDICAL, Longmont, Colorado 1999 to 2000Manager, Sales Support • Led sales support division across 120 sales associates generating $380 million in revenue for mobility products. Managed 8 direct reports.• Implemented commission structure and identified sales goals for all associates. Realigned territory and sales regions to support business objectives.• Prepared weekly audits of sales expense reports along with fleet management. Presented status to leadership team.• Reduced inventory asset investment by $1 million through implementing strategic plan to sell “old” inventory to existing customer base. Provided reporting and updates to sales associates on available inventory.• Provided budget forecast and analysis companywide. Developed annual and five year strategic roadmap to boost sales and productivity.

PFIZER (PHARMACIA & UPJOHN), Columbus, Ohio 1988 to 1996$62M revenue: Manufacturer of cataract medical device and pharmaceutical products.Manager, Sales Support (1995 to 1996)•Led, trained and motivated 3 direct reports providing financial, contract and inventory support to 80 sales and marketing associates.•Responsible for the proposals and contracts administration functions to achieve the company’s revenue goals and objectives. •Successfully managed inventory by increasing turns from 1.6 to 2.6 against a goal of 2.0•Report on project initiatives, analysis and recommendations for change to VP, General Manager.Accounting Supervisor (1991 to 1995), Monrovia, California•Led, trained and motivated 5 accounts receivable and credit & collection direct reports; reducing Days Sales Outstanding from 54.79 to 32.25 and percent past due from 21.85% to 7.37% within 13 months without reducing revenue.•Analyzed discount expense account and formed a cross-functional team to implement policy changes reducing discount expense by $350K annually. Senior Financial Analyst (1990 to 1991), Inventory Control Accountant (1988 to 1990)•Developed annual operation plan with area VP’s. Monthly variance reporting to area VP’s including recommendations for reducing costs.