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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.
• 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.

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.
• 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.

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.
• 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.
• 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.

US

• $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.
• 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.

• $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.
• 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.

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.
• 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.