Proven business leader in finance, accounting, operations, and marketing, with a successful track record in highly competitive industries – motivator, growth-driver, waste-eliminator, change-agent, and FP&A expert.• Experienced financial consultant, adept at C-suite and Top-to-Top financial presentations and reporting, and leading corporate initiatives that increase margins, improve processes, bolster efficiencies, and reduce expenses.• Proficient with multiple systems and applications, leveraging big data to assess root cause, produce relevant metrics, and develop effective countermeasures.• Endorsed by respected industry leaders for cross-functional team leadership, strategic planning, budgeting, P&L management, forecasting, key account development, and competitive analysis.Career Highlights:• Coca-Cola’s 1st national finance lead over vending, wholesale, and equipment service, directing a North America-based team of managers, specialists, and analysts to consolidate all financial support for the company’s cold drink operations segment ($2.3 billion).• Launched Tredegar Personal Care’s 1st business-intelligence tool (BI), leading business-requirements gathering, database warehouse system design, and associated training.• Led Sauer Brands' transition to Zero-Based Budgeting (ZBB) across all departments.• Quarles’ 1st dual operational and FP&A lead, directing company-wide supply procurement and network transportation logistics, while creating dashboards and balanced scorecards to measure progress against critical process-improvement initiatives.