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Roanoke, Va, Us

Roanoke, Virginia, Us

Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, De

$4B global engineering construction and project management organization• Directed accounting, treasury, budgeting, legal, audit, tax, project management, risk management, real estate, insurance, and information services functions for $1.5B Americas region.• Drove revenue, profitability, and operational excellence, focusing on new business acquisitions and integrations, cost reductions, development of KPI management, executive dashboard reporting, mentoring of staff, and development of internal culture• Managed eight direct reports and team of 39. Reported to Group CFO in Germany.• Served on the Board in the Americas Region with nine entities, 40+ locations, five countries. • Led the M&A and integration of six acquisitions, including a 201% ROI and four-month payback, as well as one major divestiture with a 13 multiple.• Consolidated the back office functions of nine US entities into one shared service center, including the implementation of an Oracle ERP system in all units in less than nine months.

Helsinki, Fi

€5B global operation specializing in design, manufacture, sales and service of cargo handling equipment based in Helsinki, Finland.• Responsible for compliance of all statutory financial and tax filings• Oversee treasury policy compliance and control of treasury activities• Project leader for creation US shared service center• Managed the enterprise-wide installation of SAP financial systems and Oracle Hyperion• Ensured acquisitions & divestitures comply with statutory reporting and filing requirements• Responsible for development of cross-business area financial opportunities and synergies• Lead contact for internal and external auditors, tax advisors, treasury, legal, risk/insurance• Served as treasurer of all US entities• Serve as lead financial position in all M&A, divestiture and integration projects

Cibolo, Tx, Us

143M division specializing in sales and service of rough terrain cargo handling equipment• Reporting to the CEO with responsibility for all financial affairs, IT, and HR functions• US Government contracting, DFAR and FAR, interface with DCMA and DCAA• Served as Secretary to the Board of Directors• Negotiated financial terms with customer enabling a $26M improvement in cash flow• Redesigned and implemented new Accounting/MRP/ERP system• Financial reporting in GAAP and IFRS formats and reconciliation of same• Additionally served as RTC Segment Controller for global RT product manufacturing • Principal responsibility for relocating manufacturing from Sweden to Texas• Oversight of design, construction, startup of new manufacturing facility

• Hired as company's first CFO • $35M manufacturer/constructor of aero-acoustical enclosures for the military and commercial markets.

• Originally hired as company's first Chief Financial Officer• $25M commercial general contractor specializing in interior finish out and ground up construction.

Bryan, Texas, Us

• Hired as company’s first CFO• $35M privately held company in the design, manufacture and sales of ergonomic seating.

$565 million, closely held corporation in the manufacture and sale of personal computers and peripherals.

Owned and operated a retail sales and service company specializing in window treatments.

• $750 million division of Penn Central Corporation, diversified in the oil and gas industry.• First controller hired to consolidate operations and reporting of former independent companies• Manager – Financial Consolidations and Reporting (Corporate Office)

Master Of Business Administration (M.B.A.)

Bba, Finance