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I am an experienced finance leader often called upon to lead organizations through growth and transformation. Please contact me through LinkedIn.

Provide CFO consulting services for businesses in need of such services for both short-term and long-term assignments. While most recent engagements were in not-for-profit, I have experience in manufacturing, distribution, consumer products, sports, specialty chemicals and SEC reporting.

Canton, Ohio, Us

Lead a five member finance department at the Pro Football Hall of Fame and Museum where we serve our important mission to "Honor the Heroes of the Game, Preserve its History, Promote its Values & Celebrate Excellence EVERYWHERE!"

Warrenville, Illinois, Us

Directed a centralized corporate finance team, including the key financial functions of financial planning and analysis, budgeting, SEC financial reporting, controllership, treasury and tax planning and compliance, and the corporate information technology team. Reported to the Chief Executive Officer, managed a staff of 18 corporate finance professionals and 6 IT professionals, including 4 direct reports, and partnered with 5 channel sales leaders.• Assisted in creating a liquidity event for owners by selling the business to Patterson Medical and Madison Dearborn Partners, realizing a significant return for the owners.• Positioned the Company for an IPO with a completed S-1 on file with the SEC.• Presented to analysts in preparation for an IPO and potential investors during a “testing the waters” exercise.• Led and solidified a team of finance professionals through training, development, and coaching. • Served on steering committee for the implementation of a new system, Microsoft Dynamics AX.• Served as primary liaison to the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors and presented to the Board.

Cleveland, Oh, Us

ParkOhio is a $1.4B global diversified manufacturing and logistics supply chain service provider with 6,000 employees operating in 3 business segments: Supply Technologies, Assembly Components and Engineered Products.Responsible for leading a centralized corporate finance team in the key financial functions including treasury, financial planning and analysis, budgeting, SEC financial reporting, tax planning and compliance, internal audit, and Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) internal controls and compliance. Reported to the President and Chief Operating Officer, managed a staff of 16 corporate finance professionals, including 4 direct reports, and partnered with 6 business unit CFO’s.• Participated in growing shareholder value 196% from 2012 ($21.31/share) to 2014 ($63.03/share).• Presented to ratings agencies using ratings agency criteria to secure ratings upgrades at both Moody’s and S&P.• Developed forecasting system for increased accountability of business units and increased reliability of investors.• Developed banking and financing relationships to ensure available credit and liquidity for the corporation.• Prepared and delivered investor presentations and provided investor relations support by communicating strategies during a period of tremendous growth. • Served as primary contact to the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors and presented to the Board.• Recruited and developed finance leadership team at Corporate and the business units.

Wickliffe, Ohio, Us

Responsible for leading a centralized corporate accounting team in the key financial functions including SEC financial reporting, Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) internal controls and compliance, internal management reporting, consolidations (Hyperion), general ledger accounting, property accounting, accounts payable and financial business processes and systems in an SAP environment. Reported to the CFO, managed a staff of 36 finance professionals, including 7 direct reports, and partnered with 2 segment controllers (North America) as well as 3 regional finance directors (Europe, Asia-Pacific and Latin America).• Completed timely and accurate SEC reporting as a large accelerated filer, including all required XBRL financial statement tagging, and responded timely to routine SEC comment letters.• Implemented SOX compliance in 2004, simultaneously with the integration of the Noveon acquisition. • Managed through the restatement of 2006 financial statements after discovering 20 year-old defined benefit pension plan. The company experienced no material weaknesses in internal controls in any subsequent year. • Led the 2011 purchase accounting responsibilities for the Berkshire Hathaway merger; analysis of purchase accounting associated with the Noveon acquisition in 2004; and divestiture accounting associated with the food ingredients and industrial specialties (FIIS) business spin-off in 2006.• Provided accounting and reporting assistance to secure the January 2009 $500M, 8.875% senior note offering; and completed the Company’s Form S-3 filing in 2004 to facilitate financing the acquisition of Noveon.• Served as primary contact to the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors; chaired the Disclosure Committee which reported to the CEO and CFO.• Served as financial liaison to investor relations for press releases and analyst presentations.

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$1.2B specialty chemical company with 2,800 employees that included 4 global business units producing specialty polymers and chemicals for personal care, coatings, and thermoplastic applications. Acquired by The Lubrizol Corporation in June 2004.Director of Finance - TempRite® Products (2003 to 2004):Reporting to the Business Unit General Manager and Corporate Controller, served as finance leader for the commercial team of this engineered polymers business unit. Key duties included forecasting, budgeting, financial contract review, rebate analysis and contract compliance, financial analysis, acquisition review, and appropriation request review. Director, Accounting & External Financial Reporting (2001 to 2003): Responsible for leading a centralized corporate accounting team in the key financial functions including SEC external financial reporting, maintaining internal controls, internal management reporting, consolidations (Hyperion) and general ledger accounting (JD Edwards). Reported to the Corporate Controller, managed a staff of 8 finance professionals, including 2 direct reports, and partnered with 2 international finance directors (Europe and Asia-Pacific).• Completed the Company’s initial Form S-1 filing in 2002 associated with its strategy to complete an initial public offering (the Company later withdrew its offering due to depressed market conditions).• Completed the Company’s Form S-4 and Form S-4 Post-Effective Amendment filings associated with the senior subordinated public debt placement.• Prepared financial information and coordinated reporting to three private equity investors: AEA, DLJ Merchant Banking, and MidOcean Capital Partners.• Led data gathering and developed the Company’s position regarding multi-million dollar working capital dispute.• Assisted on the integration team for an acquisition of a distributor in Mexico.• Reduced the Company’s monthly closing process timetable by 44%.

$300M distributor and provider of vendor managed inventory (VMI) services for the fastener market that included 18 branch distributorships across North America.Responsible for leading the accounting and finance functions including financial reporting, budgeting and forecasting, accounts receivable and collections, and accounts payable. Reported to the General Manager and led a staff of 26 individuals including 4 direct reports.• Completed strategic plan and led the Streetsboro finance department transfer and transition to Rockford, Illinois.• Returned the Company to profitable operating performance by developing a restructuring plan that streamlined the Company’s warehouse distribution network and reduced costs.• Prepared due diligence data room for the sale of Flexalloy to Textron and completed financial forecast models.• Developed long-term and short-term financial forecasting models.• Evaluated new business opportunities and analyzed the financial impacts of customer plant shutdowns.• Created a three-month cash flow forecasting model where no cash flow planning had existed previously.• Developed new budgeting methodology that provided greater efficiency for branch manager budget updates.• Participated and served as financial liaison on QAD team in systems conversion to MFG/PRO.• Chaired an inventory control team, IMPACT (Inventory Management Policies and Control Team).

Huntersville, Nc, Us

In 1997, a $2.4B leader in consumer products with 12,600 employees, currently named Newell Rubbermaid.Responsible for corporate consolidation and both internal and external financial reporting. Reported to the Corporate Controller and managed 3 direct reports.

Barmet Aluminum was a $0.5B aluminum recycling company that converted raw aluminum into sheet products for the industrial, housing and automotive markets. Barmet was acquired by Commonwealth Aluminum in Louisville, Kentucky in 1997.Responsible for leading the corporate accounting function and coordinating financial reporting matters with 4 U.S. plant locations. Reported to the Corporate Controller and managed 4 finance professionals.• Assisted with the Initial Public Offering of CasTech Aluminum Group Inc.• Analyzed conversion cost accounting at each plant and computed LIFO valuation of inventory.• Coordinated cash management activities to maximize interest cost savings.

London, Gb

EY is a big 4 public accounting firm providing audit, tax and consulting services for companies worldwide.