- Responsible for execution of corporate strategic plans, special projects and daily business operations. - CFO/Controller managing cash flow, finance, month end/ year end financial statements and profitability analysis, budgeting, expense analysis, A/R, A/P, credit, cash collections, payroll, 401(k).- Operational management and daily communications for scheduling, production, quality and shipment scheduling with overseas and domestic manufacturing. Daily scheduling of orders, tee printing, bagging, receiving and shipping at primary remote warehouse location. - Successfully oversaw move of warehouse to current location at end of 2009. - Established and implemented all company operational policies/procedures pursuant to customer service, order fulfillment, warehouse and inventory management. - Developed and maintained domestic and international vendor relationships, all purchasing and logistics - monthly order review and procurement.- Responsible for all aspects of negotiation, placement and scheduling of domestic and international shipments. - Managed certain key account sales and customer service for both domestic and international accounts including container and LCL shipments. Facilitated orders from key accounts, order placement with vendors, shipments scheduling and internal follow-up until delivery and customer satisfaction.- Management responsibilities including human capital, business insurances, health insurances, computer and business systems.

- Initially as Operations Manager successfully evaluated and instituted necessary management oversight, policies and procedures to insure the continued success of a rapidly growing wood products company. - Successfully facilitated move of company from original location into a renovated 32,000 sqft facility. Initiated and oversaw plant layout, office layout, all renovation work, payouts. - Managed production of wood dowels, pre-glued dowels, order fulfillment, shipping and receiving, accounting, cash management financial statements, budgeting, A/R, A/P. Converted ACCPAC business system from DOS to Windows. Managed staff/workforce of 35+.- Responsibilities expanded to include all management aspects of west coast distribution facility; Worked closely with Owner in late 2001 on purchase of Dirigo Dowels, a major competitor; . Strategically implemented manufacturing consolidation into Dirigo and was primary manager of all aspects of facility. Managed Staff and workforce of 25+- Responsibilities further expanded at start of 2002 to include accounting and financial for new venture Excel Golf Products.- June 2003 promoted to Vice President/General Manager of Excel Dowel, Dirigo Dowel, and Excel Golf Products. - Charged with management and continued growth of each company. Spearheaded successful consolidation of Dirigo Dowels into Excel Dowel.- January 2007 promoted to COO for Excel Dowel and Excel Golf Products while maintaining VP/GM role. Provided owner with independent evaluation of ESOP option for Excel Dowel (2007) and assisted owner with eventual sale of that company (late 2008).

-Hired as Operations Manager for initial U.S. start-up operation for well established European steel tubular company. Installed and customized business software system. - Executed warehouse setup at initial facility and move in1995 to 120,000 sqft greenfield facility. - Promoted to GM in less than four years charged with P&L responsibility for $30 million specialty steel tubular service center by 1994. Staff of three managers and 38 employees. - Sales increased 106% during tenure as GM Spearheaded strategic plan to sell target products to distributors from 1996-1999 resulting in revenue growth in the targeted sector by 215%. 2000 was on pace for an additional increase of 35%.- Implemented personally four major system upgrades between 1992 and Y2K.- Personally responsible for all purchasing, inventory management and vendor negotiations. Procured $19 million in steel tubular products annually. Achieved 15% purchase cost reduction in targeted products over last twelve months of tenure.

.-Buyer of tubular products, national procurement of $25 million inventory for 26 locations.-Worked closely with Merchandising Manager on strategic marketing and procurement plans.-Promoted in 1987 by executive committee to corporate inventory project charged with improving return on inventory investment via redeployment, regional depots and technology.-Key member of team identifying $80-$100 million in cost savings appointed central consultant to purchasing group for redesign of order logic software revision and primary trainer of mainframe forecasting program.