Jazz venue booking, concert promotion, and musician services. Specializing in the promotion and preservation of traditional, straight ahead jazz. Since 1999, LAG Productions, LLC has produced jazz events in Greater Cincinnati, inclusive of small venues, performing arts centers, outdoor festivals, concert series, and educational outreach events.

Trade compliance for all processes with NAFTA, and US and MX government entities. Completed CF28/CF29 inquiry and five year prior disclosure with US CBP for manufacturing facility on Mexico.Enrolled Batesville Casket Company in US CBP reconciliation program, and completed three annual cost reconciliation submissions. • Executed customs broker change at US/MX border for El Paso, TX and Laredo, TX.• Created audit procedure for customs brokers ensuring adherence to annual service agreement.• Created customs commercial invoices (MX/CAD) eliminating border crossing issues for Logistics fleet.• Developed standard work for suppliers in regard to customs clearance of shipments at US/MX border mitigating any delays of shipments.• Implemented integration of AduanaSoft software for customs compliance for SAT (MX government). Successfully mitigated customs clearance approval for BCC Subsidiary with Mexican Consulate/SAT. • Mitigated all border crossing issues with shipments at MX/CAD borders. • Built and maintained HTS database in JD Edwards for all purchased and manufactured items.• Managed annual solicitation of NAFTA certificates from all required vendors.

Provided analytical support and completed reporting for annual business plan and quarterly forecasts for PVE Group. Facilitated month end close process, completed monthly deployment reporting, and provided analytical support for PVE Policy Deployment. Performed inflation analysis as part of the annual business plan and monthly reporting. Maintained and updated ACCESS Database for PVE reporting on purchase price variance, strategic sourcing, cost savings projects, scrap sales, and cash discounts. Completed weekly and monthly lumber scorecards for wood suppliers. Managed annual solicitation of NAFTA certificates from all required vendors. Provided ad hoc financial analysis to buyers and engineers. Managed three non-exempt product data management specialists and two non-exempt procurement assistants.

Developed and completed data setup in integrated system (JD Edwards) for item master,branch plants/business units, bills of materials, work centers, labor rates and labor routings,user defined codes and standard costs. Compiled quarterly charts on DataIntegrity’s progress on proposal for change releases. Completed weekly review and monthlyanalysis on bill of material variances.• Collaborated with associates across all functional areas to ensure timely release of changes for new model introductions and model discontinuations, process and product changes, specifications changes, bills of materials corrections, and supplier changes. • Facilitated and monitored custom order shop processes with the Batesville, IN Assembly Operations. • Provided support for company initiatives including acquisitions and new product development. • Provided support/training for all Batesville manufacturing facilities.

Prepared monthly inventory journal entries, inventory account reconciliation, and inventoryfinancial reporting schedule. Prepared monthly LIFO, CAA, and Fixed Overhead calculationsfor review by Controller and CFO. Prepared monthly aged inventory, inventory usage andquarterly cycle count analysis for review by Controller and CFO. Planned and executed annualproduct standard costing development and revaluation.