Founded in 1973, FoodState, previously BioSan Laboratories, produces and distributes the premium supplement brands MegaFood and Innate Response for the retail and professional health industry respectively. The company purchases ingredients from a network of U.S based Farm Fresh Partners, selling a wide variety of dietary supplements for various health needs. The company also supports a number of community outreach missions that promote healthy lifestyles and build awareness of organic foods and sustainable living. For more information, visit www.megafood.com or www.innateresponse.com

Warwick Mills is a small family owned company, in business since 1870, engineering and manufacturing textiles and apparel for protective applications in both the commercial and defense sectors.Hands-on CFO leading team of 9 responsible for all finance, accounting, purchasing, order management and customer support functions.• Trained and mentored team for expanded opportunities and growth within the organization• Developed financial projections used to negotiate external financing• Managed cash resources during reduced income period• Implemented process improvements to limit hiring even during production growth period• Developed purchasing terms & conditions to protect the company and consistent with Federal Acquisition Regulations

Responsible for all finance, accounting and administrative functions of the division during a period of rapid growth, ensuring cohesive financial, strategic and operating plans. Reporting directly to division president and indirectly to company CFO providing proactive and actionable analysis of opportunities and risks facing the division.• Developed long-term financial models, annual operating plans and quarterly forecasts including risk and opportunity assessments. Presented results to corporate executives and Board of Directors.• Served as a key member of the division president’s staff involved in setting strategy and goals for division.• Developed high performance team of 20 Finance and Administrative professionals• Led team in completing Cost Accounting Standards Board Disclosure Statement in compliance with Federal Acquisition regulations

• Integrated financials and business processes of Maritime defense company into division after acquisition.• Lead for G&I division development of Sarbanes-Oxley policies and procedures.• Designed and implemented project reporting dashboard to monitor financial performance including resource tracking for externally and internally funded research and development.• Lead for government indirect rate setting, analysis and forecasting including successful audits and interactions with DCMA and DCAA.• Reduced month-end close process time by over 50% while improving analysis and reporting.

• Transitioned to Hyperion Enterprise software, from spreadsheets for annual and quarterly operating plans and financial reporting.• Developed provisional rates and incurred cost submissions for DCMA.• Led team implementing system and processes for Earned Value Management.

Responsibilities include Revenue, Gross Margin, and OPEX budgeting, analysis and reporting as well as cost and inventory controls from developing and implementing policies to forecasting and maintenance. • Assisted in preparation, presentation and analysis of all financial projections as company marketed itself for sale• Developed Inventory Control processes and procedures which helped reduce inventory variances from over 3% per quarter to under 0.2%• Implemented revamped costing system to properly align labor and overhead with corresponding products

Responsible for financials of $6M Resistive Business unit, including strategic planning, forecasting, analysis/reporting, interpretation of accounting policies, and pricing.• Partnered with senior leaders responsible for evaluating and selecting overseas high volume contract manufacturer• Participated on cross-functional product team responsible for growth, customer satisfaction and return on net assets of Business Unit• Implemented re-designed metric reporting for business unit to help facilitate team goals

Member of finance and operations staffs with responsibility for financial planning, reporting and decision support for production lines including make/buy, outsourcing, capital investment and capacity financial analysis. Responsible for financials of 4 US manufacturing plants with cost of sales of $100M and inventories of $13M.• Participated in implementation of demand flow technology resulting in significant cost savings as well as a 30% reduction in WIP inventories• Set accounting processes and procedures for World Wide manufacturing plants• Mentored two Senior financial analysts• Implemented Activity Based Costs for planning and tracking cost of products including deviation analysis