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Manhattan Beach, Ca, Us

Anaheim, California, Us

Anaheim, California, Us

Columbus, Ohio, Us

Torrance, California, Us

Lead team of 42 direct/indirect reports, and various global operations/financial areas including supply chain, facilities, IT, HR, accounting, treasury, and risk management. Delivered strategic leadership as Executive Team Member and Board Member for Ergobaby's Canadian, United Kingdom, and Polish subsidiaries. Achieved high levels of employee satisfaction and retained key talent by fostering a collaborative, fair, and transparent company culture. SELECT ACHIEVEMENTS:►Grew revenues, gross margins, and EBITDA by spearheading and driving a complex initiative to convert two territories from a distributor model to a direct model.►Generated a 25% increase in sales units and underlying production in close partnership with external vendors.►Enhanced tracking and visibility of key performance indicators (KPIs) and metrics by optimizing forecasting, budgeting, demand planning, sales, and operations planning.►Integral in winding down the non-core premium travel system business and selling the underlying intellectual property in partnership with sales and legal departments.►Raised brand awareness and product distribution by devising and executing a targeted global brand and distribution strategy in close collaboration with the Executive Team and Board of Directors.

San Diego, California, Us

Wholly owned subsidiary of Ergobaby

Los Angeles, Ca, Us

Wholly owned subsidiary of Ergobaby

Big Strike was, a private equity owned designer and manufacturer of casual and career junior lifestyle apparel.Sought out to head the finance and accounting organization with direct oversight of eight direct/indirect reports and strategic planning, cash management, budgeting, forecasting, analysis, financial reporting, information technology, and mergers and acquisitions. Successfully transitioned operations and converted ERP systems.SELECT ACHIEVEMENTS:►Improved finance operations and budget management by conceptualizing and instituting the company’s first annual budget and monthly forecasting process.►Cut monthly close time by 10 days and improved financial visibility via new accounting and operating modules.►Integral in executing two strategic acquisitions that were key in increasing profitability and diversifying the company’s customer base and product offerings.

EMAK was a publicly traded global marketing services, promotional products, and consumer products company located in Los Angeles with offices in Chicago, London, Paris, Amsterdam, and Hong Kong.Led finance organization, talented team of 23 direct/indirect reports, and strategic planning, treasury/cash management, budgeting, forecasting, analysis, financial reporting, information technology, and mergers and acquisitions. SELECT ACHIEVEMENTS:►Instrumental in transitioning a declining product-focused business into a service-based organization by consolidating and restructuring the company in collaboration with the Board of Directors.►Negotiated three-year $25M asset-based credit facility following the company’s weakest financial performance in history and successfully renegotiated a streamlined facility during the 2009 credit crisis. ►Eliminated $1.6M of annual recurring costs for EMAK Worldwide shareholders by restructuring corporate entity from a public company previously traded on NASDAQ to a deregistered company.

Promoted to lead the finance organization and team of two. Acted as divisional CFO to steer the overall strategic direction. Optimized forecasting and analysis processes/models, improved sales forecast visibility, enhanced cash flow monitoring, and decreased annual budget timeline.SELECT ACHIEVEMENTS:►Saved $1.75M annually and elevated performance, efficiency, and productivity by transforming the finance and IT organization along with closing a division facility.►Decreased monthly close times from 20 days to 5 days, while elevating transparency and accuracy of financial forecasts by driving enhancements to existing IT infrastructure and ERP system.

Brought on to oversee a team of two and various finance functions including due diligence, budgeting, treasury management, reporting, forecasting, and analyses. SELECT ACHIEVEMENTS:►Integral in executing four acquisitions totaling $35M including three U.S. and one European transaction by directing due diligence teams, negotiating purchase agreement terms, and driving implementation plans.►Generated $1M+ in annual savings by seamlessly integrating financial and accounting functions with operational synergies, facilitating workforce reductions, and standardizing processes after a recent acquisition.

London, Gb

Delivered transaction advisory services including financial/accounting due diligence and mergers & acquisition support to corporate and private equity clients across a wide range of industries.

London, Gb

Planned and executed financial audits for public and private companies, including analysis and preparation of financial statements, analysis and evaluation of client accounting systems, preparation and review of budgets, and supervision of staff.