-Direct team responsible for forecasting, planning, analysis, and long-range planning of BNSF's largest operating segment.-Oversee budgeting for a $4B annual plan, across 10 regions, from overall system to superintendent level.-Plan expenses, including national bargaining agreements for 17,000+ employees-Manage an expense plan to achieve $150M+ in operating savings annually.

- Manage BNSF's external reporting and filings, including standalone 10-Qs and 10-Ks, working directly with CFO, Controller, and other executives- Coordinate with Berkshire Hathaway's reporting team to provide all information needed for their consolidate filings- Lead point of contact with Big 4 external audit team and other audit firms, managing client submissions, timelines, and successful audits for timely filings.- Manage accounting for BNSF's benefit and retirement plans.

Lead team responsible for Planning, Forecasting, Reporting, and Controls for BNSF's annual $3 Billion + Capital Program and Long Range Capital Plan.Partner with Engineering, Mechanical, Capacity Planning, Real Estate, Business Unit Operations, Intermodal/Automotive Facilities, and Technology Services departments to coordinate annual plan and individual project approval.Manage monthly close and forecast processes with all Finance budget teams for respective departments.Coordinate monthly Investing Activities meeting materials through which all project approvals/changes flow, reporting directly to CFO and Controller. Report results to CEO, COO, CFO and other members of BNSF Executive team.Focus on reporting, tool building, dashboards, and automation around actuals and forecasting.

Accounting Director leading team responsible for forecast, close, oversight, and monitoring of: - SOX Control Environment- Significant Reserves (Environmental, Casualty, Personal Injury)- Inventory- Accounts Payable- Payroll- Insurance- Headcount Reporting & Analysis- Payroll Related Additive Costs

Directed team of experienced managers handling all financial planning and analysis functions for BNSF’s Mechanical Department.Primarily responsible for forecasting, planning, modeling, and variance analysis for an annual operating budget exceeding $1.5B annually and a capital budget exceeding $500M annually.Core focus on cost reduction, accuracy improvement, long-range planning, and initiative tracking.Implemented Tableau reporting to create multiple dashboards for expense management tools for use by field management.

Managed both a Systems team and a Reporting team responsible for managing and reporting BNSFs property block of accounts exceeding $60B in total.Lead reviewer of accounting treatment for all projects in annual capital plan exceeding $4B. Worked cross-functionally with internal Finance budget teams and Operations project leaders to rationalize, describe, and process approval for projects and application of appropriate accounting treatment.Responsible for internal and external reporting on all property accounting, footnote preparation and review for SEC filings, preparation and review of schedules used for Berkshire Hathaway filings, and other ad hoc reporting.Chair of Association of American Railroads Property Task Force Committee comprised of accounting personnel from all Class 1 railroads for 2 years.Managed SAP settlement and close process for Fixed Asset module.

Lead integration of rapidly expanding Line Expansion program while managing and expanding existing PTC budget team to manage increased responsibilities for both programs. Program ballooned from ~$250M to over $1B of high visibility projects/spend in less than a year.Managed team with responsibility of forecasting, planning and analysis of total programs exceeding $1.5B.Built new models and forecast tools from scratch to improve accuracy and visibility to significantly increased spend.Partnered with Capacity Planning, Strategic Studies, and Engineering Services teams to build long range plan exceeding $5B.Managed reporting and forecasting for high-visibility implementation of Positive Train Control (PTC).Worked directly with field directors, project managers, engineers, and construction managers to build and manage budgets for projects from $1M sidings to $250M double track expansions.

Budget Manager for multiple territories in BNSFs engineering department.Responsible for forecasting, planning, and analysis of operating and capital budgets.Lead field training, conducted site visits, managed all finance issues for field division leadership and support teams.Provided on the ground finance support and casualty estimating for significant casualty event.

Controller for management company operating multiple infusion centers across TX. Managed all accounting, reporting, treasury, and payroll functions for each individual entity as well as management company and national non-profit association.

Fort Worth, TX