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Charlotte, North Carolina Area

Manage and direct the financial activities of the company including all Financial Reporting activities for multiple Services Business Units; Preparation of monthly rolling Forecasts; Development and oversight of the annual Budget process; and Analysis of resource utilization.

Jacksonville, Florida Area

• Managed and directed all financial and operational activities of the company including development of Financial Reporting for both internal and external requirements; Managed Audits for Financial, Pension Plan, IRS.
• Re-engineered and integrated customer service, dispatch, and supply order functions into a single operating unit to better service the customer. This action eliminated 6 positions and saved over $165,000 annually.
• Reorganized the equipment Order Entry and Delivery departments reducing 4 positions saving over $125,000 annually.
• Focused efforts to reduce the aged accounts receivable resulting in collections of over $750,000.
• Analyzed and evaluated various banking proposals, which resulted in moving the Company’s banking relationships and significantly reducing the interest rate on borrowed funds by 3 basis points.
• Evaluated several financial audit firms and selected one that was better suited to the needs of the Company while saving over $30,000 annually.

Jacksonville, Florida Area

• Given full autonomy to establish policies, procedures and business processes, defined financial benchmarks, developed business plans and forecasts, created a financial reporting system and built the entire finance.
• Successfully completed merger with an Internet Services Company and the subsequent sale of the new Company.
• Instrumental in divestiture of Systems/Technology business for $15,000,000.
• Facilitated the successful completion of a $6.5 million private equity placement.
• Implemented the Great Plains financial management software while converting from QuickBooks.
• Upgraded the company’s business insurance coverage while reducing costs by $25,000 annually.

Jacksonville, Florida Area

• Established, directed and controlled all corporate financial planning functions for a holding company with six Strategic Business Units. Provided executive management and the Board of Directors with a consolidated.
• Designed a monthly Corporate Reporting Package that presented consolidated and Strategic Business Unit results with graphic presentation of key indicators, trends and other performance statistics.
• Developed leasing policy and procedures for the purchase of all computer related equipment.
• Financed a $7.2 million Challenger Jet.

Masters (2 Courses Remaining), Business Administration, Management And Operations

Enjoyed analyzing business case studies and learning about running a business.

Bachelor'S Degree, Accounting

My goal was to gain the accounting knowledge to pass the CPA exam - and I did!!!

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Communications And Business