Phil Lorch Email & Phone Number

Ocala, Fl, Us

As an on-site consultant, provide creative and efficient solutions to business needs and processes, both financial and manufacturing related.As project manager for the Florida territory (Visual South of Florida, Inc.), provided implementation support for over 30 installations of Visual Manufacturing software, an integrated financial accounting and manufacturing ERP system.General Ledger setup, implementation, and maintenance.Payroll setup, implementation, and training.Implemented a multi-site and multiple database financial statement consolidation involving foreign currency exchange.Taught hands-on interactive training classes in the following core areas: Financials, Payroll, Manufacturing, MRP, and Capacity Management.Implemented software applications for Sales Quoting and Order Entry, Invoicing, Shipping/RMA, Purchase Requisitions/Orders, Bills of Material and Routings, Work Order management, Inventory Control, Lot/Serialization, MRP and Production Scheduling; provided user training and prepared detailed operating procedures.

Managed buyers/resellers of refurbished pagers for a volume of 15,000 units per month. Improved gross profit percent by 5 percentage points.Established a business plan defining volumes and gross profit by product area; quantified refurbishment costs by type and set all pricing guidelines.

Consultative selling of IBM products for the AS/400 & RS/6000 platforms in the Gainesville territory, including hardware, software, and services.

CFO for this international food manufacturer (currently known as Signature Brands) with revenues of $25MM.Produced record levels of sales and profits from 1991-1993.Performed all treasury functions (including $130MM parent).Responsible for Accounting, HR/Payroll, MIS, Credit & Risk Management.Acquisition analysis, negotiation, and implementation.

As an integral member of corporate management for this $18MM multi-site company, produced consistent profitability in a high-risk turnaround.Responsible for financing restructure resulting in $100,000 profit annually.Introduced the company’s initial budgeting and forecasting system, utilizing microcomputers as a key planning and organizational tool.Implemented accounting procedures that produced monthly financials in (5) working days and final audited year-end statements in (45) days.Coordinated the implementation and integration of MAPICS II General Ledger, Order Entry & Invoicing, Accounts Receivable/Payable, & Payroll; Implemented a manufacturing module that performed product blending specifications, product costing, and inventory control.