As the hands-on CFO for Daisy Outdoor Products, Crosman Corporation and our related international companies under the BRS Air Devices Holdings umbrella -Gamo Outdoor (Spain), BSA Guns (UK), and Rececho S.A. de C.V (Mexico)- I lead our global finance teams in the US and around the world. I partner with Board members and the executive team on long & short term strategies and ensure there will be sufficient liquidity for our future roadmap. The Finance team and I remove surprises via a robust budgeting and forecasting process. We help improve the business, making a positive impact on Net Sales via reduction of receivables chargebacks & penalties and improve working capital by inventory control. We help to create a culture of well-controlled spending and expenses and we fulfill the fundamental Finance function of financial reporting / statutory compliance, as proven out by clean annual audits & SAS 114 letters with no re-statements or findings.My background includes:• Large company experience at Motorola / Freescale and at Walmart, culminating in FP&A / budgeting responsibility for the $81 billion WMT US Consumables / Health & Wellness P&L• Small and medium-size company experience at a NWA startup and at Daisy Outdoor Products• International experience with five years working overseas on long term expat assignments in both Europe and China• Experience in both Private Equity owned and large publicly traded companies; PE experience includes acquisition, legal entity restructuring, and debt recapitalization• Business development – JV analysis, Portfolio Management, Five & Ten year strategic plans, P&L analysis• Sales growth & capacity / manufacturing expansion - Financial evaluation of Optical manufacturing capacity ($25m annual savings); feasibility studies of semiconductor factory capital expenditures and expansion projects ($186m capital spend); creation of all financial models for $3 billion Humana / Wal-Mart co-branded Medicare Part D program• Organized vision - resourcefully adapting best practices to changing and challenging environments• A history of team building – creator of high performance, results oriented, motivated, and successful teamsSome of the core competencies that have helped me execute on the above are: Results-oriented leadership, Cross-functional partnering, Clarity of communication, P&L and Balance Sheet management / Receivables & payables optimization, Working capital management, Team development & coaching, and Process development & improvement
Listed skills include Forecasting, Process Improvement, Financial Analysis, Budgets, and 40 others.
