➤ Overseeing daily business and administrative operations and improving operating procedures for optimal efficiency.➤ Managing Human Resources, Accounting, Finance, Risk Management, Facilities, and Legal to drive performance.➤ Orchestrating and ensuring compliance with federal, state, and local financial regulations, rules, and legislation.➤ Establishing strong financial controls as well as achieving clean audit reports compiled by external auditors.➤ Leading business development, contract negotiations, and contract execution in commercial and defense verticals.➤ Strategizing and collaborating with the management team on strategic business planning and the operations model.➤ Effectively translating complex issues and long-term strategies into detailed business action plans to support growth.➤ Overseeing and directing treasury, budgeting, compliance, tax, purchasing, vendors, and fixed asset management.➤ Identifying and addressing financial risks or opportunities for the organization and supervising financial reporting.➤ Discovering, winning, and growing new business opportunities to consistently meet and surpass financial goals.➤ Providing and directing procedures and systems for proper accounting controls and records while mitigating risk.➤ Directing finance, accounting, and reporting functions while setting up risk control practices, policies, and compliance.

➤ Developed annual budgets and prepared monthly/quarterly forecasts for each commercial division and business unit.➤ Conducted research and analysis of potential merger & acquisition targets and reported to executive management team.➤ Assisted in coordinating, developing, and preparing the annual operating plan for assigned functions and business units.➤ Analyzed data and managed the creation of financial modeling to advise senior management and aid in decision making.➤ Compared anticipated and actual results, researched variances, and identified operational areas for improvements.➤ Wrote data-supported financial reports to assist executive management in making strategic business decisions.➤ Provided accurate financial reports and analysis for assigned functions and provided monthly accounting accruals.➤ Directly interfaced with all levels of management and developed reports to report and analyze financial results.➤ Provided financial approval of department budgetary spend including capital, headcount, and purchase order approvals.➤ Recommended cost saving opportunities when budgetary funds were not available and developed impact analysis.

➤ Prepared monthly and quarterly financial statements and reporting packages as part of the closing process.➤ Developed or updated accounting policies and procedures and ensured they were implemented appropriately by staff.➤ Reviewed and analyzed royalties and rebate agreements and recorded related transactions in each monthly close.➤ Managed accounting treatment of investment portfolio and prepared disclosures in accordance with ASC820/ASC320.➤ Designed, modified, and implemented accounting systems to ensure accurate recognition and disclosure of transactions.➤ Identified opportunities for accounting process improvements as well as designed and implemented new systems.➤ Oversaw weekly invoicing and check cutting and completed weekly bank reconciliations for all company projects.

➤ Financial Analyst II – Carl Zeiss Vision (Ophthalmic device manufacture), San Diego, CA – 06/2009 to 01/2013➤ Senior Audit Associate – KPMG (International public accounting firm), Los Angeles and San Diego, CA – 09/2006 to 06/2009➤ Staff Internal Auditor – Cubic Corporation, (US Defense Contractor), San Diego, CA – 06/2005 to 09/2006