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Omaha, Ne, Us

CFO Systems provides flexible, on-demand, finance, procurement and human resources expertise nationwide. Our team of over 120 professionals is comprised of CFOs, Controllers, Audit Directors, Finance Managers, Senior Accountants, Procurement Professionals, and Human Resource experts. Combined, we have over 3,500 years of practical experience from assisting organizations of all sizes. We’ve led clients through mergers and acquisitions, turnarounds, restructuring, spend management, steep growth, capital raises, organizational changes and more. Our clients rely on us to be objective partners and strategic leaders who are as interested in seeing their organizations succeed as they are.

Saint Paul, Mn, Us

Responsible for overhauling end to end business operations to drive profitability and growth. Helped lead expansion of product portfolio while building brand awareness through development of wholesale agreements and end customer marketing.

Responsible for developing business strategies for several clients in numerous industries. Projects have included strategy, mergers & acquisitions, marketing, production process remodeling and financing.

Minneapolis, Mn, Us

Created a new business unit within Braun Intertec overseeing all elements of procurement and Asset Management functions. Developed and implemented transformational policies that impacted the ways of working for all 1000+ employees.

Basel, Basel, Ch

Responsible for the developing the contracting strategy for the Syngenta’s North American Soy and Cereal commercial seed production - $142M. This includes direct negotiations and developing negotiation and vendor management strategies for all outsource production.Developed tiered contracting strategies for key vendors and growersDeveloped and implemented a Quality Seed initiative that increased profitability for both Syngenta and our vendors while increasing supply reliability

Basel, Basel, Ch

Responsible for the operational coordination of the Sales & Operations Planning processes for the Production and Supply for Syngenta’s seeds and crop protection/seed care product lines as well as identifying and implementing process improvement initiatives for the production and supply inputs for the S&OP process. Key responsibilities include:Designed and implemented process enhancements that have greatly enhanced the transparency and usability of the inputs from the Production and Supply group into the S&OP processFacilitation of Production and Supply and S&OP meetings across all product lines and levels of the corporationAssist in peer-development and long term planning of S&OP team and future process design

Toronto, On, Ca

Responsible for developing customer base for the Sourcing & Procurement group. Includes project identification as well as managing sourcing process from RFP to implementation. Examples of key projects include:Negotiated rate card for key consulting providers for Thomson Reuters' Professional Services group resulting in projected annual savings of $1.5MImplemented new contract review process in Thomson Reuters' Facilities group to identify 7 national initiatives resulting in rationalized vendor list and projected annual savings of $150k

Responsible for managing global contracting for Northwest Airlines' cargo division. Negotiate with vendors to contract cargo support services throughout Northwest Airline's domestic and international networks. Examples of key projects include:Responsible for managing the integration process of Northwest Airlines and Delta Air Lines' global integration of cargo handling operations resulting in a projected annual synergy savings of $5,100,000 per yearProject Manager for outsourcing of Cargo ground handling services in 21 domestic Northwest stations involving 11 separate vendors - resulted in savings of $470,000.Led renegotiation of Korean Airlines handling agreement in Anchorage that resulted in increased profitability by an additional $850,000 per yearNegotiated and implemented cargo handling agreements in Thailand and Hong Kong resulting in annual projected savings of over $1,600,000Other responsibilities include:Chairman - Skyteam Cargo Operations and Purchasing Working Group Marketing Northwest Airlines Cargo as a vendor for Cargo Support services to Domestic and International partners - Resulted in new contracts valued at over $1.4 million in revenuesManaging cargo contract management staff

Corporate Purchasing Supported the Technical Operations and Ground Operations divisions of Northwest Airlines. Negotiated with vendors to contract customer support services throughout Northwest Airline's domestic network. Examples of key projects include:Developed and implemented contingency plans for Plant Maintenance services in 18 Northwest stations involving 9 separate vendors and over 300 workers to negate the effect of a work stoppage by Northwest's Mechanic's UnionAudited and implemented staffing changes and process improvements at the Detroit McNamara Terminal resulting in $740,000 in annual savingsImplemented and monitored cost controls over outsourced labor budget of over $20 Million

Year-long project through the University of Minnesota Institute of Technology and Carlson School of Management that launched a revolutionary product for a medical device start-up. Key results:Performed feasibility testing and concept verification of new treatment for ischemic strokes with biomedical engineering students.Created the business plan to identify concept, production schedule and pro forma financials.Obtained $500,000 in Series A financing for company founders.

Provided accurate and timely financial information, data, and illustrations to other team members for use in marketing, design, implementation and/or administration of Physician and Executive Benefit Plans. Examples of key projects included:Redesigned and implemented the executive benefit plan for Clark Consulting Healthcare Group's top personnel. This confidential and highly sensitive project was assigned directly by the Vice President of Business Support.Lead a task force responsible for designing and implementing an Acquisition Deferral plan for Scripps Health. This plan was an essential tool in the retention of a group of over 300 doctors whose practices had been purchased by Scripps Health.Other responsibilities included:Provided benefit projections and related fundingPrepared retirement accumulation projectionsCalculation of participant terminations from client benefit plansPreparation of P&L reportsCalculation of retirement projections and replacement ratios

Bachelor Of Arts, History And Philosophy

Mba, Operations & Strategic Management