Michael A. Rea, Mba Email & Phone Number

Girard, Ohio, United States

Warren, Oh, Us

- Member of the Executive Leadership Team and the top-level technology executive.- Overseeing accounting & information technology departments by aligning departmental operations with company strategy and monitoring team metrics, increasing department stability and retention.- Manage the company’s month and year-end closings, insurance, risk, audits, compliance, and overall IT project portfolio by working with internal and external stakeholders to ensure work is finished on time and within budget.- Restructured Accounts Receivable workflow by implementing new procedures, policies, and tools that have resulted in an average 4-day decrease in DSO and a 1.5% decrease in past due receivables.- Replaced manual expense management procedures by implementing a new expense management system that enabled accounting to clear a three-month backlog in expense accounting. - Implemented inventory RFID tagging and scanning project by contracting with our scanning technology vendor that enabled Berk to meet customer demand while decreasing shipping errors. - Implemented a new CRM program by contracting with a new vendor to give our outside sales representatives better reporting tools and analytics.- Implemented a new commission program by contracting with a new vendor to overcome differences between company strategy and existing system limitations.

Warren, Oh, Us

Berk Enterprises is an import distributor of foodservice disposables.- Ensured departmental projects were aligned with company strategy through periodic reviews. - Managed departmental project budgets by negotiating vendor contracts and tracking project spending to keep all budgets within the contracted agreements.- Created a disaster preparedness plan in conjunction with multiple vendors and Berk departments giving the company new policies and procedures that are easy to follow if they are needed.- Evaluated current environment and created both short- and long-term roadmaps for the technology environment in alignment with company strategy.- Restructured the company’s technology stack from IBM to Microsoft environment enabling the implementation of Epicor’s Prophet 21 ERP, WMS, EDI, and AP Automation systems. - Implemented several SAAS-based solutions integrated using Prophet 21’s API including CRM, TMS, order entry automation, and AR collections that have re-engineered many workflows and provided significant efficiency gains.- Gained PCI compliance for the first time by implementing enhanced cyber-security tools, policies, procedures, and end-user training.

Solon, Oh, Us

Ohio Travel Bag is a wholesale distributor, light manufacturer, and e-commerce retailer of specialty hardware.- Member of the executive leadership team and the top-level technology executive.- Evaluated current environment and created both short- and long-term roadmaps for the technology environment in alignment with company strategy.- Improved operational efficiency by implementing a new ERP system allowing the company to double revenues with the same headcount.- Launched the company’s first B2B customer e-commerce portal after creating a web-based portal allowing better customer service with self-service ordering, reporting, and account management. - Launched a retail e-commerce site after creating the site that allowed the company to expand its offering to crafters and entrepreneurs.- Streamlined warehouse operations for increased efficiency and reduced order errors by re-organizing SKU stocking locations and re-labeling bins, this allowed the warehouse to increase daily order shipments by approximately 20%.- Played a key role in the negotiations, due diligence reporting, and subsequent sale of the company to a private equity firm and stayed with the new company through the transition.

Provided MS-SQL Database, ERP, Report Writing and SSIS Data integration support for multiple companies throughout the US and Canada. All work was done remotely.

Burton, Ohio, Us

BFG Supply Company is a full-line wholesale distributor for the containerized nursery and greenhouse industries. - Implemented Dimasys (Infor) Enspire ERP system by working with a third-party implementer, managing data migration and end-user training. Implementation was finished on time and within budget. - Assisted in the company sale to private equity through compiling requested data for the transaction due diligence for multiple suitors. - Managed data and systems for new private equity acquisitions by helping with systems evaluations, due diligence data analysis, migrating the acquired data, implementing, and training our systems at new locations within 30 days of the acquisition date.

Oxford Automotive was an international manufacturer of stamped automotive parts and assemblies until its bankruptcy and liquidation in 2004. The Masury, Ohio plant was the company's largest facility in North America.- Managed technology for Oxford’s largest U.S. location.- Responsible for reporting plant operations to the corporate office.- Helped to ensure equipment and tooling were properly maintained by implementing tool crib and preventative maintenance software that helped to decrease line downtime by approximately 18%.

Masters Business Administration, Leadership

Bachelor’S Engineering, Industrial Engineering