- Premier specialty petroleum products public company (NASDAQ: CLMT) with $3 billion in assets and $5 billion in sales, 13 operating locations and 2,000 employees operating across multiple business segments and product lines.- Responsible for setting strategic objectives, budgeting, measuring financial and operating performance and reporting results to Board and investment community.- Managed accounting, finance, treasury, tax, IT, investor relations and risk management functions.- Drove financial oversight of M&A activities on multiple acquisitions and joint ventures on up to $500 million companies and determined appropriate funding alternatives.- Spearheaded capital raising efforts; implementing revolving credit facilities up to $1.0 billion, working with major ratings agencies (Moody’s and S&P), and completing public equity offerings totaling $1.5 billion, private placements of unsecured notes equaling $2.5 billion and senior secured notes of $400 million.- Led working capital reduction initiatives exceeding $50 million that improved liquidity and operations excellence initiatives that reduced selling, general and administrative expenses by $50 million annually.- Negotiated commercial contracts and outsourced vendor agreements.- Established and maintained company-wide risk management programs; including all business insurance, hedging approach and internal and external compliance policies and practices.- Ensured compliance with all SEC reporting requirements, including disclosures in all public company filings; 10-K, 10-Q and 8-K.- Worked closely with Board; serving as management liaison to Audit and Compensation Committees, implemented electronic Board communication portal and advised Board Chair.- Developed and delivered investor presentations.- Project managed full implementation of integrated SAP ERP system in collaboration with Accenture; led team of 100 and managed a budget exceeding $25 million.

- Managed the preparation and execution of Calumet’s IPO in 2006.- Represented Calumet on a successful wax products marketing joint venture and on a global specialty petroleum products joint venture.- Led efforts that resulted in standalone financing from predecessor parent company through successful completion of syndicated term loan and revolving credit facility prior to IPO.- Negotiated commercial agreements with global petroleum companies, including multiyear product processing and product marketing agreements.- Negotiated $300 million acquisition of Penreco, a manufacturer and marketer of highly refined specialty petroleum products.- Created Human Resources Department; built incentive compensation programs tied to key financial metrics, oversaw health and welfare benefits, drove employee engagement, developed talent acquisition and retention initiatives and ensured regulatory compliance.

- Joined Calumet, an Arthur Andersen client, when it was a $90 million asset company with sales of $150 million and 3 operating locations. - Recruited, trained, developed and managed 20 accounting department staff members. - Responsible for all financial statement preparation and internal reporting to the Board.

- Led audit and business risk assessment engagements across a variety of industries, including manufacturing, energy, utilities and real estate.