Innovative CFO, VP Finance, Fractional CFO, leading teams and advising privately-owned and PE-owned multi-site businesses to make good decisions for growth. Known for collaborating with management and stakeholders, building systems to deliver value, and implementing cost-effective risk management.LED FINANCE AND IT FOR GROWTH As the VP Finance and Treasurer for Brock White, a distributor of constructional materials with 29 branches in the US and Canada, led Finance and IT functions to support the growth in the business at an average rate of 11% over a 20-year period. Revenues grew from $45M to $275M. The company was sold to PE firm that leveraged my back office team and systems for construction distribution rollup.DROVE FINANCE SYSTEMS INNOVATION, EXPANDED MARGINS AND INCREASED ENTERPRISE VALUEProactively identified a strategic opportunity for improving selling margins for construction materials initiated margin optimization program, collaborated on the implementation of the vendor-supported program which generated more than $2M in recurring incremental EBITDA.EXPERTISE IN M&A Successfully led the due diligence, risk management and financing for 12 acquisitions (7-US, 5-Canada) in construction distribution. FOCUS ON CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENTRecognized for fostering a culture of continuous learning and improvement in Finance and IT to enable support a continually expanding scope of business in wholesale, distribution, construction, building supplies and products, manufacturing, masonry, concrete specialties, insulation, geotextiles, and roofing sold to specialty contractors and dealers. FOUNDATIONS OF FINANCEI began my career as a CPA for a Big 4 accounting firm, where I learned foundations of accounting, financial reporting, finance, risk management, and building blocks of teamwork that I continue to use today.BOARD MEMBERSHIPPassionate about education and continuous learning, I serve on the Board of Directors and as Treasurer of Concordia Academy.