Mason Ward Email & Phone Number

Kirkland, WA, US

Seattle, Washington, US

NASDAQ: BNZIMergers & Acquisitions Committee, ChairmanCompensation Committee, ChairmanAudit Committee, Member

• Executive leader responsible for financial accounting, cost accounting, cash management, and financial analysis of vinyl window and door manufacturing company with annual revenue of $8M; direct report to General.
• Led team of 4 direct reports including bookkeeper, accounting clerk, purchasing agent, and data entry specialist.
• Developed month-end closeout procedure from scratch including over 25 individual tasks amongst accounting team; individually conducted primary tasks of bank reconciliation, special journal entries, and expense booking.
• Managed accounts payable of $700k and 50+ suppliers; accounts receivable of $1M and 75+ customers.
• Oversaw order entry and invoice process of over 700 invoices per month.
• Rebuilt inaccurate balance sheets from 2010 to 2015; created a fixed asset registry, amortization tables for debt.

• Responsible for identifying and assessing potential small/mid-market acquisitions for Seattle private equity search firm. Marketed fund to potential investors, sourced acquisition deal opportunities, conducted.
• Sourced over 40 acquisition deal opportunities; completed 5 company Excel DCF valuation models and provided recommendations for target companies; submitted 2 indications of interest to target companies.
• Autonomously created multi-channel deal flow strategy and external marketing materials; led redesign of firm’s website.

• Performed analysis, strategic planning, and execution of logistical operations in a 4,200 person organization. Directed administrative operations for Financial Liability Investigations of Property Loss.
• Logistically supported a Stryker Brigade deployed to Afghanistan spanning five provinces and over 10,000 square kilometers. Created numerous processes and procedures to increase efficiency of logistical tracking.
• Streamlined complex legal and administrative process of Financial Liability Investigations of Property Loss reducing the average amount of time from 75 days to 65 days; processed over 200 investigations resulting in.

• Supervised the operations, training, development, and welfare of 175 Infantry Soldiers organized into five separate subordinate units deployed to Afghanistan. Established vision, core values, culture, and goals of the.
• Senior leader and Commander of Company during a deployment to Afghanistan; trusted to operate autonomously developing security, positive economic conditions, political stability, and cooperation with the Afghan people.
• Coordinated decentralized operations with cross-functional teams in Afghanistan across 50 kilometers through written and verbal communication; autonomously managed multiple priorities simultaneously in a high stress.
• Created risk management culture at all levels of organization by implementing systems, processes and analysis to mitigate risk continuously; resulted in zero Soldiers injured due to enemy action in highly contested.
• Developed comprehensive Company level targeting process against the insurgent fighters resulting in the discoveries of caches and emplacements totaling 127 improvised explosive devices without any injury to Soldiers.
• Coached, mentored, and trained the Afghan National Army and Police reaching over 400 Soldiers and 200 Police Officers promoting their ability to lead security operations in Afghanistan.

• Supervised the operations, training, development, and welfare of 175 Infantry Soldiers organized into five separate subordinate units. Established vision, core values, culture, and goals of the organization.
• Company rated #1 for operational priority in Battalion area while deployed to the National Training Center in Ft. Irwin, CA for a four-week culmination exercise in preparation for deployment to Afghanistan.
• Synchronized the individual and collective training of 175 Soldiers utilizing training schedules, tracking processes, and internal management systems.
• Instituted a physical fitness program that led the Company to win the Battalion Combat Physical Fitness Competition in OCT11.
• Leader of the Centurion Company Family Readiness Group including over 100 Soldiers’ families.
• Mentored and developed six subordinate officers through formal and informal counseling sessions.

• Individually managed all fiscal and business operations, including financial planning, accounting, internal controls and contracting, for 4,200 person organization; served as the Brigade Controller. Supervised $24M.
• Reduced costs in FY11 by $23M as compared to FY08, by $17M as compared to FY09; developed internal controls and Requirement Based Funding approach to address and transform poor business practices and organization.
• Created analytical accounting system that itemized all financial transactions totaling over 60,000 transactions; system identified 100+ systematic and user-generated accounting errors saving the Brigade over $2M.
• Directed organization’s budgeting process completing a $22.7M request for FY11; managed budget allocations for 45 separate line items in 4 separate funds; lobbied additional requirement requests to upper organization.
• Self-taught necessary skills of financial analysis and planning, managerial accounting, and cost accounting required for accomplishment of duty, despite receiving no training prior to assuming the role.
• Achieved proficiency in SAP database and business intelligence platform (General Fund Enterprise Business System).

• 2nd Officer in Charge of a Light Infantry Company of 125 Soldiers deployed to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom 08-09 and stateside at Ft. Campbell, KY; assumed the role of the Commander in his.
• Orchestrated the logistical support of all classes of supply to four separate subordinate units including subsistence, general supplies, fuel, building materials, ammunition, medical supplies and repair parts.
• Managed the Commander’s property in excess of $40 million with no loss over 12 months.
• Evaluated as the #1 of 5 Executive Officers by my Battalion Commander upon completion of position.
• Competed in the US Army’s Best Ranger Competition, representing the 101st ABN (AASLT) Division, while balancing the duties as the Executive Officer.
• Recognized with Top Candidate Award while attending the US Army’s Special Forces (Green Beret) Selection and Assessment in October of 2009 in Ft. Bragg, NC.

Graduate of the following courses:Basic Officer Leadership Course IIInfantry Basic Officer Leadership CourseNational Guard Pre-Ranger CourseRanger SchoolAirborne SchoolRecon & Surveillance Leader Course (RSLC)

Master Of Business Administration (Mba), Finance

Certificate In Accounting

Bachelor Of Engineering (Be), Civil Engineering

Bachelor Of Engineering (Be), Civil Engineering