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Manchester, New Hampshire

Responsible for the financial integrity for $93MM food service company comprised of three divisions. Provide strategic leadership, data, and analysis to the CEO to manage over 150 individual locations operating in 9 states with over 1,100 employees. Manage banking, risk management, tax, and audit requirements. Drive on-going process improvements and automation projects to allow the company to be able to assume rapid 15-20% annual growth. Prepare annual budget and Five Year Plan for strategic decision making.

Lawrence, Massachusetts

Responsible for maintaining internal control processes, working capital management, issuance of GAAP financial statements, management of all audits, financial analysis, operational and cost reduction improvements to support management and BOD objectives and initiatives for a venture-backed privately-held worldwide company with $200MM in annual revenues. Led operational initiatives focused on key drivers of the business resulting in reduced lead times, reduced inventory, improved working capital, and increased profitability. Managed due diligence projects related to merger and acquisition transactions including appraisals, Common Information Modeling (CIM) and quality of earnings (QE).

Responsible for build out of a world-class financial team, implementing internal control processes, and building the financial infrastructure to support operations for a world-wide venture-backed medical device start-up. Provided financial and budgeting support to the entire organization to ensure operational objectives were achieved while managing cash flow during a multi-year start-up phase. Achieved break-even and annual revenue of $80MM.

Provided worldwide corporate level financial oversight and support to the business units of an electronics manufacturer with $1B in annual revenues. Ensured compliance with all corporate and parent company policies and procedures and ensured all financial reporting and auditing requirements were met. Key leader on initial Sarbanes-Oxley implementation team. Worked with IT to improve system utilization and make improvements to SAP ERP system. Individual contributions resulted in receiving the highest audit score rating awarded from parent company's internal auditors.

Responsible for consolidation of financial results and operating metrics to corporate via Hyperion. Responsible for all cost accounting data for a $100M facility. Financial lead to build-out of new manufacturing facility in Maryland including management of $10M capital budget.

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Business Administration, Management And Operations

Mba, Business Administration

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Business Administration And Management, General