District Operations Controller for the Jacksonville and Gainesville districts of the only national vending service in the U.S.* Managed the monthly and annual close activities for two $10m+ districts to ensure accurate and timely submission of financial results.* Directed payroll, IT, accounts receivable, and accounts payable activities; supervised staff of seven associates.

Director of Finance and Accounting for the largest provider of commercial and consumer outdoor power equipment service in the U.S. * Managed monthly and annual close activities to ensure accurate and timely submission of financial results.* Directed payroll, accounts payable, and accounts receivable activities.* Prepared annual audit and tax schedules.* Served as primary contact for annual audit and coordinated the required follow-up.

Director of Capital Management and Fixed Assets for North America’s largest transportation company with annual revenues of $4.5 billion.* Selected for expanded shared services role supporting First Student, First Transit, and Greyhound; gained responsibility for fixed assets and used bus sales. * Managed $300 million annual capital budget and the associated reporting, analysis, and forecasting.* Directed six person fixed assets team in the monthly accounting and close activities for all fixed assets, including 200 owned properties, 400 leasehold improvements, and a fleet of over 55,000 buses with over $2 billion in asset value. * Conducted the company’s first asset useful life review and analysis; identified over $500k in recurring annual savings. * Met all internal and external audit requirements related to fixed assets.* Administered the company’s automated workflow system for capital expenditure requests; coordinated two system upgrades.* Directed five person North American used bus sales team and sales process in marketing and selling 4,000 – 6,000 used buses per year; increased average proceeds per bus each year.* Managed national network of vehicle holding lots; reduced year over year operating costs by $1.5 million.

Director of Capital and Fleet Administration for North America’s largest student transportation company with annual revenues of $3 billion.* Promoted into position created to manage and improve the capital expenditure process and fleet administration for North America’s largest student transportation company.* Managed $200 million annual capital budget; responsible for administration of a fleet of over 50,000 school buses with over $1 billion in asset value.* Reviewed and validated all First Student capital expenditure requests against budget, bid model, and required rate of return; identified and produced at least 20% in capital savings each year.* Developed and standardized monthly fleet reporting; implemented recurring operating fleet analysis used to optimize fleet count and return on capital employed at each location.* Transformed the vehicle transfer process into a paperless process; completed over 10,000 automated transfers per year and generated savings of over 5,000 man hours per year.* Automated the capital expenditure request process and streamlined work methods, resulting in faster and more efficient processing of capital requests.

Returned from active duty deployment while First Group's multi-billion dollar acquisition of Laidlaw International was in process. Responsible for transition and integration projects related to the merger. * Led the creation of the combined company's first master contract database.* Chaired the cross-functional team that evaluated and selected the company's automated fleet management system; completed project ahead of schedule. * Utilized best practices to review, revise and standardize finance and accounting policies; identified policy gaps and developed new policies; published a comprehensive set of policies for use entity-wide.

* Transitioned from active duty to active Reserve as a Captain in 1993; maintained a dual career path in the active Reserve and in corporate finance and operations.* Promoted to Major, Lieutenant Colonel, and Colonel; selected for logistics and training positions of progressively increasing responsibility.* Concluded career as Senior Logistics Officer in the 84th Training Command, responsible for contracts, logistics, and maintenance support for training exercises for up to 8,000 Soldiers annually.* Basic Combat Training Battalion Commander of an organization geographically dispersed in south Florida and Puerto Rico.

Called up for active duty deployment with the Army Reserve. Selected to be Coalition Forces Commander at the Iraqi Army's National Depot. * Coordinated the receipt, storage, inventory, and distribution of supplies and equipment to equip the Iraqi Army; directed fuel, engineering, and maintenance operations.* Managed and accounted for inventory of equipment in excess of $3 billion stored in 60 warehouses; coordinated and supervised ground and air distribution of stocks throughout Iraq.* Trained and mentored Iraqi counterparts to develop an integrated Iraqi logistics system ahead of schedule.* Safely and successfully directed the workflow activity of 35 coalition and over 500 Iraqi soldiers, civilian contractors, and interpreters in daily supply chain management and supply depot operations.* Directed multi-million dollar construction projects related to infrastructure improvement, including provisions for a power grid, fuel point, drainage system, and new housing and dining area.

Finance Director for Southeast Region with ten contracts and 1,500 buses worth $60 million annually.* Controller for the region. Responsible for revenue recognition, billing, receivables, payables, month end close, cost control, budgeting, forecasting, account reconciliations, and analysis of financial performance.* Coordinated all accounting close activities with the corporate office.* Coordinated financial modeling for entrance into new markets through acquisition; coordinated new location start-ups.* Conducted location audits and training as needed; set and monitored financial standards within the region.* Promoted in 2003 with added duties as Senior Director of Financial Standards; shared best practices and developed national standards for First Student Region Finance Directors.* Developed standard financial processes and key performance indicators for over 220 locations with over 14,000 buses and $600 million in annual revenue.* Selected as interim Region Vice President for six month transition period; maintained continuity of both operations and finance in region with 10 branch managers and over 1,700 employees.

Regional Director of Development and Franchise Sales in a six-state territory. * Responsible for developing the Suburban Lodge extended stay hotel brand in the Southeast US.* Conducted market analyses; managed the sales process from cold call and lead follow-up through execution of franchise agreements.* Increased brand presence in the region by 50%.

District Manager of a six-hotel district with 609 total rooms. * Supervised District Sales Manager, six General Managers, and over 100 hourly staff members.* Responsible for daily operations at six hotels, full accountability for sales and marketing, customer relations, capital expenditures, purchasing, profit and loss, management staffing, and training. * Trained and developed three General Managers who were subsequently promoted to District Manager. * Improved each hotel’s gross operating profit (EBITDA) to at least 58% of revenue.

Director of Operations for a 19 store area with annual sales exceeding $8 million. * Developed and implemented business and marketing plans for franchisees, resulting in 20% increase in annual sales. * Performed field audits, site inspections, and operations support visits.

Controller for a 75 store region with a leading automotive service franchise; annual region sales of over $30 million.* Responsible for financial reporting and generation of monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements.* Responsible for all accounting close activities.* Project leader for simultaneous opening of three stores in a new market; developed new market outside the region and coordinated the start-up of three new stores in less than one year.

Transportation and Maintenance Manager supporting a 2,500 person organization.* Directed the activities of 20 mechanics in maintaining a 100% equipment readiness rate.* Supervised team of 35 drivers while setting on-time records for pickup and delivery of personnel and equipment.Retail Services Manager for an Army post.* Directed ordering, receiving, issuing, and budgeting for clothing and equipment warehouse with $3m inventory; reduced inventory discrepancies from 10% to less than 0.1%; developed and implemented re-warehousing plan that enhanced operations efficiency and safety; developed key metrics for productivity.* Directed ordering, receiving, issuing, and budgeting for 100,000 square foot refrigerated subsistence warehouse; implemented automated inventory control system.Basic Combat Training environment.* Company Commander of 300 person training unit.* Assistant Operations Officer of 10,000 person training unit (brigade).* Executive Officer of 1,200 person training unit (battalion).