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Sandwich, Massachusetts, United States

Wareham Ma

Responsible for all Finance and Accounting Operations

A $50 million leading supplier of lumber and building materials in Massachusetts that operates 7 locations.; Responsible for Finance, Accounting, Accounts Receivable and IT with a staff 9Directed preparation of financial package, consisting of financials statements with comparisons to budgets and monthly reports to the board of directors.Lead IT project to implement and new Point of Sale system that utilized software to help reduce paper by over 2 million sheets per year.Created a dashboard analysis to identify daily performance of stores as well as customers.Tightened credit procedures that reduced DSO by 12 days and significantly reduced bad debts.Worked with VP of Sales to develop a lead tracking system that measured status of open jobs and potential for closing the sale.

A $130 million leading supplier of healthcare products and biomedical equipment rentals and service to the home healthcare market.; Responsible for Finance and Accounting function with a direct staff of 7.Spearheaded project to reduce monthly close cycle to 5 daysDirected preparation of financial package, consisting of financial statements and budgets. Arranged and supervised yearly audit, also quarterly audits with lending institutionsLead team of 7 people through a ERP system implementation, that had a six month implementation that met the go live datePerformed analysis and made recommendations to Senior Management for new business proposal that increased revenue by 25%.

A $2.5 billion business consulting, systems integration and managed services firm serving Global 2,000 companies, medium-sized businesses, government agencies and other organizations. The Company provides business and technology strategy, systems design, architecture, applications implementation, network, systems integration and managed services.CONSULTANTResponsible for the reconciliation of Revenue, Unbilled and Accounts receivable for year end 2004 Audit.Lead a team of 8 people in the review and reconciliation of over 6,000 Contracts, ensuring proper revenue recognition, unbilled receivable and accounts receivable balances.Assisted in reconciliation of Sub-contractor revenue and costs for 6,000 projectsSpearheaded effort to develop monthly reporting and analysis of Accounts Receivable, developed queries in Peoplesoft to assist with this effort.Assisted in due diligence for obtaining a $400 million line of credit

manufacturer of polyolefin foam products. Entrepreneurial Limited Liability Company that grew to $50 Million over the 8-year period before restructuring.Director of Finance & Operations 1998-2004Responsible for all Operations, Finance and IT areas through direct staff of 10 and total staff of up to 125. Often worked with CEO to set strategy and negotiate major business deals.Spearheaded effort to increase production efficiency, resulting in 25% increase in output and a 30% reduction of direct costs.Planned, managed and oversaw relocation of administrative office (Executive offices, Customer Service, HR, IT and Accounting/Finance) from Hyannis to St. Johnsville, NY. This was accomplished in 12 months and saved $350,000 per year in overhead expenses.Revamped scheduling system, reducing lead times from 6 weeks to 3 and increasing efficiency with longer product runs.Negotiated exit of joint venture with $3 Billion public company, saving $3 Million in rental payments. Also negotiated increase in price of assets sold to partner by $6 millionRestructured risk management programs: obtained broader coverage and lower deductibles with concurrent reduction of $100,000 in annual premiums.Refinanced company, eliminating long-term debt and increasing line of credit by achieving increased advance rates against accounts receivable and inventory.Established customer base to buy off spec and old inventory. This generated more than $100,000 in cash and freed up space, resulting in the elimination of off-site warehouse.Made sales calls with Director of Sales to two largest accounts, negotiated distribution agreement increasing sales by 15% at largest customer and 25% at second largest

Developed detailed production reporting system, resulting in identification of low yielding products. Achieved 10% improvement in production costs. Implemented Inventory Control system for 4 locations and 1,500 active part numbers, utilizing location control, setting min/max stocking levels Increasing inventory turnover from 3 to 5 times per year saving $300,000 in working capital Developed and Implemented MRP system for 4 product lines, including setup of bills of material and routings for 1,500 active part numbersSpearheaded project to reduce monthly close cycle to 5 daysDirected preparation of financial package, consisting of financial statements and budgets. Presented to CEO and lending institution.Arranged and supervised yearly audits, also quarterly audits with lending institutions.Developed standard costs for 4 manufacturing units.Established financial reporting system for 4 product lines, 3 of which existed in one plant. System included separate income statements for each. Extensive work done on creating allocation methodology for indirect expensesNegotiated establishment of 50/50 joint venture with $2 billion public company, creating $50 million company. Able to assist CEO to get partner to put up all the cash ($25 million) while Cellect's contribution was patents and technologyEstablished line of credit with asset based lender as well as leasing arrangement on new equipment. Increasing working capital by $1,000,000. Created sales reports that analyzed sales by product line and densities, detailing volumes and pricing. Reports were used to track pricing trends and low volume items, as well as to adjust marketing plan by territory and targeted markets

Bachelor Of Science, Finance

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