Finance leader of the $1.9 billion global propulsion engine business, serving commercial and defense markets. Consistently achieved organizational goals while leading the annual and strategic planning process. Effectively mentored and led staff of finance professionals to accomplish key business objectives. Involved with initiatives targeting program management, timelines, risk management, and specific insights to integrate tax, treasury, purchase price accounting, financial consolidation, and the integration of business planning.• Increased market competitiveness over $50 million within 4 years by reducing product costs.• Lead and managed $100 million of annual engineering investments.• Achieved over 800 basis points of improved gross margin through strategic initiatives.

Finance leader of a $650 million defense business with a focus on streamlining and simplifying core business processes. Created process for aligning engineering programs to organizational goals for $60 million of annual spend.• Secured $1.2 billion of profitable growth by leading deal structure and negotiations. • Improved forecast accuracy from 80% to 99% via revenue process improvements.• Achieved 50% reduction in past due receivables by resolving disputed items on customer accounts.

SENIOR FINANCE MANAGER – Air Transport & Regional, Commercial Aftermarket (2005 – 2010)Directed a $2.8 billion global commercial aftermarket business with focus on strategic planning, annual operating goals, complex business deals and transactions, growth, pricing strategies, and working capital improvements. • Achieved $5 billion of long term profitable growth through deal structure and pricing strategies.• Developed processes for annual operating plans, quarterly outlooks, program reviews, management reporting, and provided business insights with comprehensive revenue and margin analysis.• Led working capital improvements, achieving a 75% reduction in past due accounts receivable within 2 years. • Routinely achieved 98% quarterly revenue forecast accuracy for a dynamic, global aftermarket business.

Finance manager for one of the largest commercial aerospace aftermarket service sites in the world with total revenues of $600 million. Led the development of site operating plans, strategic plans, short range outlooks, and finance functional reviews. Resolved accounting and business control issues. Partnered with integrated supply chain to achieve inventory commitments. Created and presented financial reviews to site and senior leadership team, including preparation and reporting of P&L, balance sheet, and cash flow.