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Helena, Montana

Carson, Ca

Oversees Financial reporting (IFRS) ERP, IT, and Cost Accounting.

Southern California

Provided Management Advisory Services for food processors and flavor companies.

The Board collectively oversees association activities, including food safety science, promoting improvements in food safety legislation, protection of intellectual property, and matters of common interest to the association's membership.Served one year on the Executive Committee as Treasurer. Developed procedures and methodologies for improved transparency in reporting financial aspects of the association to its membership and its management.

Cerritos, California

• Grew domestic sales for 10 years, averaging 20% per annum.• Designed and executed turn-around plan to reduce overseas reliance and build a strong domestic business.• Maintained P&L responsibility for the US entity, including strategic planning and budgeting.• Reduced inventory obsolescence charges 50%, by designing real-time review protocol. • Acted as global relationship manager of key multi-national customers, directing new product activity and annual contract coordination.• Proposed and executed major plant expansion to increase capacity. • Participated in legislative and regulatory process with California State Assembly and Cal-OSHA.

Cerritos, California

• Leveraged strong systems to improve factory output, aligning resources with needs.• Hired the complete domestic management team to replace expatriate managers.• Wrote and executed the Three Year Strategic Plan and the corresponding budget.• Established national presence with two satellite application labs to support customers.

• Designed and implemented cost accounting system immediately upon joining the company.• Identified and successfully implemented the world-wide company’s first ERP system.

Plan and execute audits of Japanese producers of electronics, auto parts, aerospace, software, heavy equipment, textiles, steel tubing, agricultural commodities, as well as service industries including commercial banking. Merger & Acquisition due diligence comprised approximately one-third of all engagements, which included commercial real estate acquisition and development, IT consulting, restaurants, and medical diagnostic services.

Los Angeles, Ca

Servicing US based Japanese subsidiaries, with audit, merger and acquisition services, and consulting, with emphasis in manufacturing. Client industry experience included auto parts manufacturing, aerospace, electronic components manufacturing, food ingredient processing, non-durable goods manufacturing, heavy equipment fabrication, agricultural enterprises (citrus & pistachios), as well as distribution.