LaCrosse and KuL Brewing are Wisconsin brewers brewing exceptional beer and bringing affordable beer back to Wisconsin

o Perform financial accounting functions including month end close, individual and consolidated financial statements, cash flow projections, cost accounting, fixed asset accounting, annual audit, profitability analysis and other management reportingo Responsible for treasury, insurance and risk management, tax compliance, and human resources functionso Streamlined administrative function from five locations to one centralized locationo Researched and implemented a remote computing solution supporting field sales representatives with real time data feedo Negotiated all aspects of business insurance including property casualty, worker’s compensation and fleet insurance for 100 employees and 140 vehicle fleeto Managed company health insurance plan. Reduced premiums while increasing employee benefits utilizing an innovative high-deductible, partially self-funded insurance plano Transitioned LAN from Novell Netware and GroupWise email servers to Microsoft SMB and Exchange environment, reducing licensing fees and system management expense o Automated fixed asset accounting from a manual process and improved asset tracking with implementation of asset tagging programo Managed staff accountants, human resource assistant, accounts receivable manager, and inventory analysto Responsible for data migration of sales and inventory data during implementation of Route Account Management Systemo Prepare monthly sales reports and other financial management reporting

o Added 401(k) plan to the existing profit-sharing plan, added investment options and online portal for employees to monitor their investments. Plan rollout achieved 87% employee participation during the first year. Plan implementation supported employee recruitment and led to higher employee retentiono Developed progressive discipline policy that reduced unemployment o Improved company on-boarding process by refining employee training program which improved employee performance during probationary employment periodo Revised safety program by initiating loss-specific and OSHA required training, which reduced on-the-job injuries by 66%, driving accidents by 28% and reduced work comp mod-factor from 1.72 in 1994 to .54 in 1999 and vehicle insurance premiums by 80% in 5 yearso Researched and designed company’s first corporate compensation system including an employee review program and a performance-based reward system that stabilized wage growth, boosted performance and supported recruiting and employee retention

o Automated route management planning providing consistent daily and weekly delivery routes that improved customer satisfaction and employee delivery efficiencyo Implemented logistics initiative that organized delivery routes by individual stop, increased driver productivity, and reduced product damage