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Indianapolis, In, Us

Muncie, In, Us

Selected to lead the company through transition management, in partnership with outside business acceleration consulting firm for an Indiana based food processing plant. Created and executed a financial plan to bring company to the point of profitable operations and relocate company to a new facility.

Indianapolis, Indiana, Us

Recruited to lead all financial and human resource responsibilities while serving on the leadership team for an organization that helps parents and schools preserve children's artwork and support art education through custom-printed keepsakes.•As Director, responsible for financial management and human resources. Was member of leadership team tasked with improving company’s growth and profitability;•Responsible for replacing and training key staff;•Completed installation of ERP system, Dynamics GP, installed unsuccessfully the prior year;•Selected Contributions:­Reduced outbound freight expense by twenty percent, accomplished by offering additional shipment options and negotiating lower rates with carriers. Lower carrier costs also lead to additional shipping revenue.­Reduced company’s taxable income by over 70% by planning the time of expenditures, making certain tax elections for prepayments and accruals.­Improved the revenue cycle by changing invoice timing, reconciling amounts due between systems, improving customer information on invoices and program summaries; Changes resulted faster refund processing, reducing days to pay;

Indianapolis, In, Us

Responsibilities as CFO include financial management, IT, logistics and planning.• Joined company to prepare company for growth with focus on Strategy and Planning, Human Resources, Information Systems, Tax and Financial planning and operational efficiency;• Most goals were achieved in initial six months, including these selective accomplishments:­ IT infrastructure outsourced with improved network protection and offset back-up of data;­ New carrier agreements for FedEx and UPS, and improvements to rating system;­ Upgraded merchants services, resulting in unbundled fee structure;­ Numerous systems enhancements resulting in reduced labor requirements such as automating receiving, fewer steps to drop shipments, Amazon Fulfillment orders were created within system;­ Annual strategy developed for growing company in near term;­ Financial budget and forecast tools:­ Added weekly operations meetings and reporting;­ Streamlined purchasing with improved stocking levels;

Indianapolis, In, Us

As CFO for Central Restaurant Products my wide range of responsibilities included strategic planning, financial forecasting and modeling, managing Directors in charge of Customer Finance, Accounting, IT and Logistics. As a publicly traded corporation, I am responsible for meeting demanding reporting deadlines with accurate results.

Indianapolis, Indiana, Us

While CFO for Meyer Plastics, my responsibilities including continually improving company's profitability, designing compensation systems that drove top and bottom line results, designing systems that continually leveraged the staff to take on additional value added responsibilities.

As the company emerged from bankruptcy, my primary duties were to restore terms with suppliers and obtain new financing. I was successful in developing and meeting financial forecasts that ultimately lead the company to favorable financing to put the company secure footing.

While working for Somerset, my main focus was working with entrepreneurs of small and medium sized companies. As a consultant, I provided Controller and CFO functions, that allowed the ownership and management to make decisions to help their business succeed financially.

Master Of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Finance, General

Bs, Accounting