Contract manufacturer of multimedia serving the medical, education, music, entertainment, software, and publishing industries. The ADS Group includes Advanced Duplication Services (theadsgroup.com), Studio 120 (studio120.com), and Copycats Media (copycatsmedia.com).• Successfully obtained multiple rounds of leveraged lending from a combination of subordinated debt and financial institutions.• Identified and completed the acquisition of a local competitor with limited cash outflow through a future earn-out arrangement.• Recognized cost savings from a local utility for misrepresentation on invoices. Filed a complaint with the MN Public Utility Commission and recouped a significant portion as a result of the agreement.• Created a financial statement forecasting model with an emphasis on liquidity and debt compliance.• Work directly with department managers addressing labor trends, KPIs, overhead, margin analysis and daily report dashboard.• Head of Finance & Accounting and Human Resource departments.• Developed and documented processes consistent with internal control and ISO 9001:2015 certification.• Key-Note speaker at the annual sales meeting, addressing initiatives and opportunities.• Launched a new product line, secured additional financing, identified a secondary location, and established new customer and vendor relationships.• Navigated the company through the COVID-19 Pandemic and received a PPP loan, while managing work from home capacities and spearheading HR responsibilities.• Negotiated a one-time payment with a royalty holder of technology with an ROI of 5x within 12 months. • Brought company to market through management presentations and creating a CIM, receiving multiple offers in the sale process.

With over 30 years experience in the plastic card industry, CARDSource has the knowledge and experience to offer those things that can help pull a card program together by utilizing unique materials, flexible production methods, material purchasing power, customized programs and services, and value added services. These qualifications together with state of the art equipment, allow us to be a leader in the industry both from a cost effective and custom product position. The production process is well-defined and we have a continued focus on customer support in order to build new relationships that mirror those of our long-standing customers, which have helped define who we are today.Experience all aspects of being the CFO of a private company with a focus on:• Account reconciliation and review• Budget and forecasting• Cash flow analysis• Cost improvement analysis• Coordinating audits (bank, workers compensation, external review, sales and use tax, etc.)• Assistance with the alignment of personnel and organizational charts• Multi-company consolidation• Obtain financing and bank relationships• Prepared monthly financial package and annual financial statements

Position provided exposure to corporate practice within a large organizational structure focusing on account reconciliation maintenance and review, including:• Directing the month end reconciliation process for the dairy foods accounting service group. The accounting service group is a resource for all of the production plants and the plant controllers to ensure that journal entries are booked consistently amongst each other and properly account for inter-company transactions.• Job function requires an in-depth knowledge of JD Edwards operating function and capabilities.• Reviewed manual journal entries for accuracy and support.• Position had three direct reports and included. evaluating their performance as well as facilitating the job hiring and promotion process.• In charge of interaction with the external auditor requests and delegated responsibilities to direct reports for audit selection items.• Maintained internal control compliance and identifying areas of weakness for new or modified controls.• Responsible for maintaining the patronage calculation for members and communicating results to tax department.• Interacted with the financial planning and analysis group from corporate accounting on key accounting issues including GAAP compliance.• Responsible for monthly balance sheet fluctuations analysis and review.

Professional experience with the same organization achieving promotion throughout the tenure. Responsibilities include:• Project management – Ensuring that jobs stay on budget and addressing issues as become known. Including adjusting processes to obtain greater efficiencies and effectiveness of auditing procedures. Responsible for overseeing projects from start to deliverable. Understanding deadlines and taking necessary measures to make sure those deadlines are met with accuracy.• Client management – Responsible for client relationships, correspondence, and adhering to expectations within scope. This includes creating and analyzing billing detail, obtaining feedback, and maintaining client satisfaction.• Employee management – In charge of assisting staff and senior level accountants in developing professional growth by assignment of expectations. This includes timely feedback on job performance for areas of improvement and related recommendations.Areas of focus:• SEC registrants – Member of the firm SEC focus group and auditor of numerous SEC registrants.• Manufacturing and distribution – Majority of clientele are in the manufacturing and distribution sector. This includes both private and public companies. Range of services includes compilations, reviews, and audits.• International experience – Part of international service team that involves creating a work plan for independent firms to adhere to, assigning roles and responsibilities, and reviewing their work.• Employee benefit plan audits – Managed numerous employee benefit plan audits in compliance with Department of Labor (DOL) regulations.• Consulting and due diligence - Assistance as a third party consultant with public filings and due diligence procedures with mergers and acquisitions.• Internal control – Have assisted in creating and documenting internal control policies and procedures as a consultant role. Audited internal controls on SEC required registrants.