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Indianapolis, Indiana

CFO, CPA, and Global Finance Operations Executive with specialties ininnovation, IoT, global manufacturing, strategic planning, operations, and end-to-end financial leadership.

Peoria, Illinois Area

Led a team tasked with accelerating growth, championing innovation, and propelling digital transformation for a new, start-up division.SELECTED ACHIEVEMENTS:- Delivered strategic leadership to a division focusing on Internet of Things (IoT), e-Commerce, analytics, brand management, digital platforms, rental/used equipment services, venture capital, and retail channel development.- Decreased expenses by collaborating and executing focused cost savings initiatives during a period of weak demand.

Peoria, Illinois Area

Worked closely with the Vice President (Division CEO) to lead one of the company’s largest, multi-national divisions with employees and facilities worldwide. SELECTED ACHIEVEMENTS:- Directed a global finance team and provided oversight of all financial functions for a global manufacturing, remanufacturing and reverse logistics network.- Instrumental in growing the business by leading the cost-effective design, procurement, and manufacturing of key components.- Generated cost savings by driving a major initiative to restructure and reduce the number of manufacturing facilities.

Oversaw all enterprise product costing methodologies, policies, and procedures through a high-performing team.SELECTED ACHIEVEMENTS:- Maximized profits by driving the creation and governance of pan-enterprise investment policies and procedures including an enterprise resource allocation process to prioritize strategic investments. - Directed in-depth evaluation of numerous product sourcing alternatives and presented actionable insights and recommendations to key stakeholders and leaders.

Brussels Area, Belgium

Provided financial oversight to a European and South American manufacturing business with employees across facilities in Belgium, France, Poland, Hungary, Russia, and Brazil.SELECTED ACHIEVEMENTS:- Motivated, developed, and led a team that executed various financial functions including financial planning and analysis, forecasting, reporting, and internal controls to ensure compliance and mitigate risks.- Generated costs savings by conducting analysis to evaluate the most cost-effective, multi-national sourcing of several key products, resulting in the restructuring of manufacturing facilities.

Peoria, Illinois Area

Helped lead one of the company’s largest vehicle divisions to provide strategic financial and business oversight to a global product development and manufacturing organization with employees and facilities worldwide.SELECTED ACHIEVEMENTS:- Developed, coached, and led a global finance team responsible for performance reporting, financial planning, compliance, risk management, and various analyses including investment, financial, and ad-hoc analysis.- Provided financial leadership of Caterpillar’s key construction product lines including the design, procurement, manufacturing, fabrication, assembly and distribution of machinery.- Drove initiatives to achieve short and long-term goals in quality, manufacturing efficiency, product delivery, safety, cost, and profit by creating and executing a process to track, measure, and govern the performance of global product strategies.

Peoria, Illinois Area

Directed a team that delivered accurate monthly consolidated results, financial position, cash flow, and financial planning and analysis. SELECTED ACHIEVEMENTS:- Led monthly financial reporting and analysis process including quarterly and annual SEC management discussion and analysis in accordance with required policies and regulations.- Oversaw short and long-term enterprise financial forecasting, planning, and analysis process to identify future revenue and trends.- Instrumental in driving critical business decisions by preparing, delivering, and presenting actual and forecasted financials and analysis to executive leadership team, key stakeholders, and Board of Directors.

Peoria, Illinois Area

Led the enterprise internal financial, operational and information technology auditing and reporting function through a talented team. SELECTED ACHIEVEMENTS:- Ensured compliance with required regulations; drove the development and launch of a Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) compliance program across the entire company.- Mitigated risks while maximizing coverage by providing efficient, effective location scoping along with devising and instituting robust internal controls and testing procedures.- Created and executed enterprise financial, operational, and information technology audit plan; compiled and presented ongoing status updates and reports to officers and Board of directors.

Peoria, Illinois Area

Integral in leading a large remanufacturing business with global employees, operations, and facilities by providing ongoing financial leadership to General Manager (Division CEO).SELECTED ACHIEVEMENTS:- Managed a global finance team that executed a wide range of financial functions including performance reporting, investment analysis, strategic financial planning and analysis, compliance, and risk management.