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Lynnwood, Washington

The staff at FASTSIGNS of Lynnwood can help you build your brand no matter how small or how large you are. From start-up businesses to established companies we can help to project your image from business cards, to exterior building signs, to vehicle graphics and digital media. Our highly trained staff combines technology, innovation, experience and good judgment to help build your future through graphics. You can take comfort that we will help inform your customers, sell your products, and guide your visitors.

Albuquerque, New Mexico

Oversaw budgeting and financial reporting for information technology capital investments and operating expenses of this $10 billion company. Managed financial performance of two large system implementations – SAP’s Customer Reporting and Billing system, and a new outage management system.

Directed General Accounting, Property Accounting and Payroll functions. • Established a focus group to determine best practices for enhancing satisfaction. The program was considered a model for a well-organized and persistent approach to improving employee engagement.• Recognized for developing employees through mentoring, career development and training programs.• Built highly effective cross functional work teams.

Akron, Ohio

Recruited to build and manage a research team to interpret and implement new and existing accounting pronouncements and standards. As Assistant Controller, directed the preparation of all SEC and FERC reporting, accounting research and disclosure controls, analysis to support investor relations. As Assistant Controller, directed a staff of over 70 employees in areas of General Accounting, Property Accounting, Accounts Payable, Financial Reporting and Accounting Research. • Led coordination with external and internal auditors of audits, quarterly reviews, statutory, internal audits, and other accounting matters.• Implemented numerous initiatives for continuous improvement of processes in the areas of financial reporting, property accounting and reporting of revenues.• Created a cross-functional team that met monthly to review state regulatory accounting issues impacting subsidiaries in Ohio, Pennsylvania and New Jersey.• Established a Rewards & Recognition Committee for the department, which contributed to a significant improvement in employee engagement survey results.• Restructured functions and reduced headcount and expenses by 10%.

Primary responsibilities included corporate finance, management of banking relationships, budgeting, cash flow forecasting, financial modeling and SEC reporting. Reported to CEO and Chairman of Board.• Worked closely with legal counsel and independent auditors in the preparation, review and filing of all SEC reports and coordinated communication between audit committee and independent auditor.• Performed investor and public relations duties, including preparation and coordination of press releases. Monitored compliance with AMEX listing.• Oversaw treasury functions involving maintenance of banking and investment banking relationships. Managed major domestic and international financing transactions, which included equity and debt financings from $10 million to $25 million.• Effectively managed the annual budget process and the development of monthly, quarterly and three-year financial forecasts. Developed reports and models enabling management team to more clearly evaluate financial performance, especially cash flow, gross profit projections and operating expense trends.• Held risk management responsibilities, including cash flow hedging and insurance.

Colorado And Texas

Served energy and banking clients in tax compliance and implementation of new accounting standard for accounting for income taxes (SFAS 109) for NCNB Corporation following 1988 purchase of First Republic Bank of Texas.

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Ab, Government