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Greater Kalamazoo Area

• Led financial turnaround, driving the organization from years of operational losses to consistent profitability.• Introduced new financial frameworks, including contribution margin analysis, unit breakeven, and forecasting tools, providing clarity to account owners and executives.• Secured $1.7 million in ARPA funding by expanding procurement and optimizing purchasing processes.• Hired and directed a Data Architect to integrate real-time metrics and dashboard reporting, transforming data visibility across the organization.• Reported financials monthly to the finance committee, participated in risk committee meetings, and attended board meetings to provide financial updates.• Developed CMS solvency and liquidity tests, ensuring compliance and financial health through rigorous monitoring.• Spearheaded improvements in IT infrastructure, with a focus on enhanced cybersecurity, protecting sensitive organizational data.• Implemented a standardized performance review process, aligning G&O's with the fiscal year and driving accountability.

Wayland, Michigan

I. Budgeting, Forecasting, & Modeling· Simulated profit scenarios for various COVID environments· Developed driver-based budgets for 3 new restaurants· Built and managed annual budget & quarterly financial review presentations for the Board· Led the competitive analysis, economic market study, and Board presentation of a proposed hotel expansion. Reviewed demographics, market growth, amenities, worth, distance, & competition to determine incremental revenue; resulting in approval of the project· Partnered with department leaders to create profit walks with volume price mix analysis, which provided insights into drivers & variable costs to achieve profit targets· Managed ROIs and profitability analyses of all revenue generating departments; which included drivers, promotions, revenue per square foot, hours of operation, internal charges· Developed business proposals and analysis for expanded Marketing rewards and business intelligenceII. Labor· Leveraged BI to monitor labor and provide visibility of over/understaffing· Collaborated with several departments to build and adjust labor schedules· Hosted monthly department labor meetings and whiteboard sessions to identify labor drivers and create labor standardsIII. Compensation:· Redesigned the bonus plan for all levels in the organization & led the implementation, budgeting, & ongoing calculation of the quarterly bonus · Conducted a competitive wage study in collaboration with executive leadership, HR, and actuaries, including analysis of internal equity and wage compression· Led the design and roll out of new pay ranges reflecting a $14 minimum wage. Developed methods to reduce cost impact by over $1MM and compression. Initiative was featured in regional news outlets and increased talent attraction and retention· Developed tenure calculations to bring employees up to appropriate pay range position· Provided COVID related salary and payroll analysis based on multiple workforce planning scenarios

Battle Creek, Michigan

· Managed financials, forecasts, and budgets for two plants with three direct reports· Presented the financials monthly to the plants’ senior leadership teams and North American executives· Picked by senior leadership to be in Denso’s RAPID program for quick development, and promotion of, top talent· Oversaw and improved inter-company (transfer) pricing/costing for all of Denso’s thermal North America plants· Managed & motivated assistant controllers in a way that optimized their contribution to the department

Battle Creek, Michigan

· Facilitated meetings that led to the discovery of a few million dollars of reoccurring annual budget errors· Initiated and led the roll out of SharePoint “Workflows” (electronic signatures/tracking), project sites, and calendars· Worked with Purchasing to create environmental and tariff impact calculations/forecasts for raw material (Nylon, Aluminum, Copper, Resin) and customer slide reimbursement for North American thermal plants· Automated calculations/JE’s/signoffs and added appropriate documentation, controls, and analysis · Started Denso lunchtime sports (ultimate frisbee, basketball, kickball)

Greater Grand Rapids, Michigan Area

-Mastered Excel, Sharepoint, and SAP to lead the automation of Budget to Actual analysis (including product and portfolio mix), Forecasting, Budgeting, JE's, and Account Reconciliations; which provided the capacity of one Senior Analyst to do the work of what was done by 3 analysts -Reviewed and analyzed draft Royalty/Profit Split agreements to ensure consistency, ability to calculate, and profitability-Collaborated with Business Development, Transfer Pricing, AP, Financial Reporting, and Cost Accounting to review and implement Royalty & Profit Split agreements

Greater Grand Rapids, Michigan Area

• Analyzed ROI's for Meijer’s largest capital outlays (Large Initiatives) • Performed cash management functions which entailed analyzing cash flows and transferring hundreds of millions of dollars daily using national & international ACH & wires• Oversaw all of Meijer’s capital accounts to ensure that items were properly capitalized or expensed in a timely manner• Initiated and managed the mapping and re-engineering of Meijer’s treasury desk; which significantly improved Meijer’s understanding of its cash flow and allowed Meijer to reduce its cash balances by $8MM+ • Identified ways to significantly improve the Meijer's capitalization and depreciation of assets• Worked with department leads throughout the organization to coordinate, create, revise, and distribute Meijer’s capital budget. • Re-engineered the capital budget layout for improved understanding of the company's capital outlays.• Initiated and managed the improvement of the vendor funding process which resulted in significant time savings for the parties involved (Merchants, Visual/Fixtures Teams, Vendor Analysts, & Property Acc.) and reduced the underfunded balance by $1MM+• Streamlined and automated several reconciliation processes and reports using Excel Power BI.

Greater Grand Rapids, Michigan Area

• Collaborated with various teams throughout the organization on a period basis to build the Key Performance Indicator report, which included vital financial and non-financial metrics. This report was sent directly to senior leadership which was used to gauge period and YTD performance of the company• Performed bank, pension, and reverse logistics (RL) inventory reconciliations• Drastically improved accounting’s understanding of reverse logistics and developed analyses’ that allowed the company to reconcile both in-transit and received RL inventory more accurately and in 1/10th the amount of time.• Oversaw and coordinated Meijer’s financial statement and benefit plan (pension, 401k, health benefit) audits to ensure that they were completed efficiently and on time• Gathered and filed the required information for a PBGC filing and government economic census surveys

Kalamazoo, Michigan Area

Clients included America's largest producer of peppermint, two regional casinos, and a human capital management company.

• Received a Letter of Acceptance to join the Army’s distinguished Signal Corps as an officer• Attended officer candidate school (OCS) with Michigan’s Army National Guard which entailed learning and demonstrating troop-leading procedures while performing infantry tactics• Performed treasury functions for the OCS class & created the class’ tactical operating procedures (TAC.SOP)• Received a General's recommendation to attend OCS

Greater Detroit Area

"The best pace to launch a career” “recruit the best and brightest”– BusinessWeekAudited MGM Grand, Henry Ford Health Systems, and GMCreated efficiencies by modifying workpapers and improving relations with the client

-In the minority to graduate basic training in time allotted-Picked by superiors to be in honor guard’s precision drill team. -Expert shot in 40 cal., sharpshooter in 9mm, marksman in M-16, assualt rifle-Trained for one semester at the USCG Engineering Petty Officer School (Damage Control)-Performed search & rescue, first aid, law enforcement, and engineering support functions while on temporary active duty-Accepted into the officer candidate school with the commanding officer's endorsement-Obtained a Secret Security Clearance-Awarded Good Conduct Medal

Waco, Texas Area

-Provided computer hardware, software, and peripheral technical assistance to students-Configured computers for Internet as well as removed viruses and spyware

Willow Run, Mi

-Tracked prototype transmission parts through interaction with suppliers, engineers, receiving department, and computer systems-Compiled reports and schedules for engineers to estimate build dates-Evaluated GM suppliers based on various performance measures-Made recommendations that significantly altered GM’s homepage

Ann Arbor, Michigan

-Updated government website / data entry-Handled confidential civilian and military documents

Willow Run, Mi

-Received, counted, inspected, and delivered incoming prototype transmission components

Bachelor’S Degree, Finance, International Business/Economics

Activities and Societies: -Phi Kappa Chi, changed over 20 years of hazing traditions -Lacrosse -Accounting Tutor -Traveled to 27th country.

Accounting

Activities and Societies: Beta Alpha Psi

Spanish

Semester Study Abroad