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Eagle, CO, US

Scottsdale, Arizona, US

Portsmouth, New Hampshire, US

Responsible for finance, accounting, treasury, tax, information technology and legal departments for this manufacturer of broadcast television/radio transmitters, servers, routers, encoders and media software.Lead and direct finance and information technology carve out activities from predecessor entity in establishing a private-equity owned NEWCO with 27.

Isola Group, Senior Director, Finance & IT Projects*Finance lead for SAP foreign currency conversion project for two legal entities. Develop internal controls policies and procedures for worldwide derivative valuation, pensions, accounts receivable and foreign currency.*Member of S-1 review team with specific focus on the financial statements.*Develop and.

US

• CFO for business unit, overseeing the day-to-day finance and accounting functions of this aerospace composite manufacturer with 12 factories in 4 countries. Manage 7 direct and 40 indirect support staff. Direct.
• Key member of senior management team that played a pivotal role in growing sales and increasing pre-tax earnings 45% in a two-year span.
• Led creation of multi-year strategic financial plans. Crafted business case for carbon fiber plant make/buy decision making. Managed business modeling initiative supporting Asian manufacturing expansion.
• Collaborated with Business Unit President and functional leaders to slash spending by 11% in order to maximize earnings during the economic downturn.
• Authored due diligence and financial modeling to support the offer price for an acquisition candidate.
• Drove month-end close timing from 5 to 3 days through championing process improvements, re-aligning responsibilities and instituting accountabilities. Automated quarterly forecasting and reporting process.

Chandler, Arizona, US

• Hired by former colleague to partner in turnaround. Managed North American tax and accounting operations and worldwide consolidation/reporting and treasury functions of this private-equity backed electronics.
• Crafted purchase accounting under a complex carve-out (14 legal entities within 10 countries) and guided world-wide finance staff, tax advisors and valuation consultants in completing opening balance sheet and year end.
• Created a corporate cash repatriation strategy involving intracompany billings of corporate expenses, loan repayments and dividend payments. Repatriated over $20M to fund North American operations.
• Optimized cash flow through devising entity purchase price allocation for the acquisition of Isola’s largest competitor. Collaborated with tax advisors to devise the legal structure/note determination and future cash.
• Modeled multiple exit strategy scenarios and advised executive management of likely financial results.
• Key member of management team that shrunk North American working capital by over 75%, exceeding expectations and commitments made to the Board of Directors.

US

Senior Finance Director, Ops Controller *Direct accountability for global cost of sales and inventory analysis, inventory reserves, warranty accounting/analysis, SAP cost module maintenance, standard cost rolls, product gross margin analysis, cost finance, financial management of retail operations, the logistics and customer service organizations and.

San Jose, California, US

Managed staff responsible for the monthly close, financial accounting, stock administration, financial analysis, management and SEC reporting, the annual audit and quarterly reviews.

US

Managed staff responsible for all accounting functions and SEC reporting for this enterprise software developer.

GB

Managed and supervised audits for both publicly traded and privately held companies ranging in size from start-ups to Fortune 500 in the high technology industries including semiconductor, software, manufacturing and venture capital.