Responsible for the accounting/finance, inventory management, business systems, and human resource functions of a thriving company undergoing significant change. Serve as a member of the management team in establishing systems and implementing process.-- Established accrual-based accounting and reporting systems to ensure GAAP compliance, which provided visibility into theretofore unknown product and operating margins and which resulted in a successful first-time external audit.-- Implemented inventory naming, tracking, and costing procedures which were fundamental in determining inventory valuation, improving gross margin by 10%, and increasing working capital by 30%.-- Created weekly cash flow forecasts, which formed the basis for critical planning and working capital management through a 40% increase in production from the previous year. -- Led the implementation of the company's first ERP system, determining key parameters and workflows, which allowed for critical reduction in labor costs of 20% and decreased month-end closing time by 60%.

Responsible for the accounting/finance, human resource, legal, and management information system functions of a rapidly growing company. Serve as a member of the management team in handling strategic planning and key operational issues.-- Facilitated an 8-point (100%) increase in profit margins while revenue increased 50%, by providing timely reports with detailed analysis and division/channel allocations, assessing performance against key indicators, pinpointing areas for cost improvement, and implementing systems to support growth.-- Provided financial planning and cash forecasting which allowed for the 50% increase in revenue to be accomplished without outside funding, including significant capital investments.-- Created a production planning tool to support a 250% increase in production while maintaining inventory holding costs and achieving no back orders, despite having raw materials that can be sourced no more than once per year. -- Led a critical data migration and integration project which not only established a functional data warehouse and reporting environment, but which also reduced order-to-cash process time by 75%.

Responsible for the accounting/finance, business administration, human resource, and legal functions of an entrepreneurial financial software company, and liaised with subsidiaries of international parent-company in these areas. Served as a member of the management team in determining strategy and driving growth as we achieved a doubling of revenues and profits over a five-year period.--Prepared annual budget and managed performance against budget, resulting in 90% payout of quarterly bonuses.--Reduced preparation time for annual budget by 50% by creating templates for contributing managers and streamlining process.--Reduced monthly close time by 60% through establishing simplified procedures for gathering inputs.--Developed specs for in-house order entry system to properly recognize recurring revenue in accordance with GAAP, which facilitated 40% growth in corresponding revenue streams.

Taught courses in business management and accounting.

Created a new department for an entrepreneurial adult education company, establishing all processes, procedures, and operations.

Worked for a municipal board of education, implementing a native-speaker English teaching program in 13 public schools in Japan.