Vice President, Treasurer; 2007 -March 2009Chief Financial Officer, Secretary and Treasurer; 1997 - 2007 Acting Vice President of Operations; 1998-1999Vice President - Finance and Administration; 1993-1997Corporate Controller; 1988-1993•Implemented Section 404, internal controls, of Sarbanes-Oxley. The project was completed on time. This was the culmination of almost two years of planning, documenting and testing.•Responsible for all external reporting including 10Q,… Show more Vice President, Treasurer; 2007 -March 2009Chief Financial Officer, Secretary and Treasurer; 1997 - 2007 Acting Vice President of Operations; 1998-1999Vice President - Finance and Administration; 1993-1997Corporate Controller; 1988-1993•Implemented Section 404, internal controls, of Sarbanes-Oxley. The project was completed on time. This was the culmination of almost two years of planning, documenting and testing.•Responsible for all external reporting including 10Q, 10K, 8K and Proxy.•Responsible for all aspects of investor relations including annual shareholders’ meeting and quarterly analyst conference calls.•Coordinated quarterly Board of Directors, Audit Committee and Compensation Committee meetings along with quarterly financial presentations and forecasts.•Directed all aspects of the Treasury Department including stock options, cash management, investments, banking relationships and insurance programs. Saved the Company $10 million by buying Errors and Omissions insurance which the Company did not have.•Reviewed monthly and quarterly results with senior management and recommended cost saving programs.•Worked closely with the VP of Finance, outside accountants and legal counsel in 1990, to provide all documentation necessary to take the company public. The Company initially registered its stock through a Form 10 filing followed a year later by an IPO raising $32 million.•Worked with the SVP of International Operations to set up six international Technical Support Centers and a logistics operation in the Netherlands. •Worked with the SVP of Marketing to set up six subsidiaries, strategically located across the country to provide custom total power solutions.•Responsible at various times for Human Resources and led the Operations group for one year. •Participated on the Steering Committee responsible for selection, installation and testing of an ERP system (PeopleSoft) and other various management systems. Show less

Chief Financial Officer; 1986-1988Corporate Controller; 1983-1986•Responsible for all Finance, Manufacturing, EDP and Human Resource activity.•Financial functions included monthly reporting, banking relationships, planning and quarterly forecasting, new product margin analysis and capital equipment financing.•Coordinated the day to day manufacturing schedules with the appropriate managers and challenged them to continually seek productivity improvements and material cost… Show more Chief Financial Officer; 1986-1988Corporate Controller; 1983-1986•Responsible for all Finance, Manufacturing, EDP and Human Resource activity.•Financial functions included monthly reporting, banking relationships, planning and quarterly forecasting, new product margin analysis and capital equipment financing.•Coordinated the day to day manufacturing schedules with the appropriate managers and challenged them to continually seek productivity improvements and material cost reductions.•Negotiated various agreements, along with our CEO, with our banks and our joint venture partner (Gillette) in regards to our German subsidiary. Show less

Customer Services Controller; 1981-1983Manufacturing Controller & Cost Accounting Manager; 1977-1981 •As the Customer Service Controller was responsible for all revenue and expense planning and reporting, collection of accounts receivable, auditing of all worldwide locations and establishing and tracking productivity measurements.•As the Manufacturing Controller was responsible for coordination of the annual plan, monthly P&L reporting and analysis, estimating the cost… Show more Customer Services Controller; 1981-1983Manufacturing Controller & Cost Accounting Manager; 1977-1981 •As the Customer Service Controller was responsible for all revenue and expense planning and reporting, collection of accounts receivable, auditing of all worldwide locations and establishing and tracking productivity measurements.•As the Manufacturing Controller was responsible for coordination of the annual plan, monthly P&L reporting and analysis, estimating the cost of all new products, setting and measuring labor and overhead standards and analyzing all variances. •Part of team that implemented an automated manufacturing resource planning and control system (MacPac). Show less