Accomplished accounting professional with high ethical standards and more than 15 years of success in all areas of accounting and financial management. Possess diverse industry background including the Internet, telecom, commercial real estate, mining/petroleum, transportation, and wholesale distribution industries. |
Accomplished accounting professional with high ethical standards and more than 15 years of success in all areas of accounting and financial management. Possess a diverse industry background including the Internet, telecom, commercial real estate, mining/petroleum, transportation, and wholesale distribution industries. An effective communicator who identifies problems and instantaneously institutes workable solutions. A proven leader with an entrepreneurial spirit who excels individually or as a contributing member of a team environment.
PROFESSIONAL HISTORY
Controller/Special Projects Coordinator 2004-present
Commercial Real Estate Management
• Coordinate and manage all aspects of external financial statement audits
• Effectively review and evaluate financial and tenant statements prepared by staff
• Responsible for corporate consolidations of all real estate related entities
• Established practices to generate tenant statements on a timely basis
• Reduced reporting time for external financial statement audit by three months
• Continually monitor and assign workload of accounting staff
• Currently grooming assistant controller for advancement to controller
• Oversee special projects related to entities as well as all accounting and GAAP issues
Partner & CFO 1998-2005
Internet Service Provider
• Successful start-up deployment of ISP franchise in Northeast Texas area
• Grew company from ground floor to number 6 ranking out of 103 U.S. franchises (based on revenues)
• Created value-added services to customers by providing training, technical expertise and maintaining strong relationships
• Developed and implemented effective business plan to successfully build, grow and eventually sell premier ISP franchise
• Developed better process for account collections
• Formed strategic alliances with business partners for significant cost savings
• Developed and maintained new and existing accounts while establishing lasting corporate relations
• Responsible for all management functions including financing, marketing, administration, human resources and advanced technical issues
Controller/Treasurer 1996-1998
Terminal Operator and Stevedore Company
• Held responsible for managing all accounting, administrative and MIS functions, including budgeting, financial statement preparation, internal reporting, financial analysis and tax reconciliation
• Analyzed and made recommendations to company president and board of directors regarding purchase versus leasing options on stevedoring equipment (cranes and heavy load forklifts)
• Negotiated contracts for goods and services, including telecommunications, supplies, and 401(k) administration
• Led executive team to research, evaluate, obtain and implement new corporate-wide management information system
• Significantly reduced communication costs between remote locations by initiating the use of frame relay technology
• Developed a user-friendly training program for a previously computer illiterate staff utilizing interactive CD-ROM technology
Controller 1992-1996
Coca-Cola of Alaska
• Formulated a solution to save between $1.1 million and $1.8 million by identifying operational inefficiencies in the distribution of company goods
• Increased efficiency, decreased errors, and reduced financial reporting times by initiating changes in office operations
• Eliminated lost discounts and reduced payment errors to near zero through the successful implementation of new procedures within the area of accounts payable
• Restructured office operations, resulting in more than $100,000 savings annually
• Prepared financial statements and management reports while managing staff workload and professional training
• Analyzed the cost/benefit of maintaining a large capital intensive segment of wholesale distribution company
• Managed corporate real estate investments for a company with annual revenues in excess of $100 million
Audit Manager 1988-1992
Coopers & Lybrand
• Took the fast track to supervisory and client management role with Big 4 accounting firm
• Acted in the manager role on multiple client engagements simultaneously while mentoring and aiding in productive staff advancement
• Diverse industry audit and tax experience including:
Oil and gas production (SEC and privately held), Mining, Oilfield support, Colleges and universities, School districts, education associations and boroughs, Alaska native corporations, Transportation, Not-for-profit entities, Real estate development, Commercial fishing vessels
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Financial Management
▪ Financial Reporting & Analysis ▪ Start-ups ▪ Joint Ventures ▪ Customer Satisfaction
▪ Internal Control/Compliance Auditing ▪ Controllership ▪ External Audits ▪ Contract Negotiations
▪ Performance Incentive Programs ▪ Forecasting ▪ Due Diligence ▪ Staff Training
▪ New Market/Channel Development ▪ Budgets ▪ Risk Assessment ▪ Client Development
Information Technology
▪ Systems Design & Implementation ▪ Internet ▪ Networking ▪ E-commerce
▪ Telecommunications ▪ VoIP ▪ Site Hosting ▪ B2B Technologies
Operating Systems: MS DOS ▪ Windows 95, 98, 2000, XP, NT ▪ Mac OS ▪ UNIX
Applications: SAP R/3 ▪ Cheetah (proprietary) ▪ Oracle ▪ My SQL ▪ Great Plains ▪ SouthWare ▪ Timberline Intuit ▪ CCH ▪ Word ▪ Excel ▪ PowerPoint ▪ Access ▪ Lotus Notes ▪ Internet Explorer ▪ Netscape ▪ Front Page Mozilla ▪ Outlook/Outlook Express ▪ Others
EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Licensed Certified Public Accountant (Licensable in all 50 states)
MBA, emphasis in Accounting, first semester completed
BBA in Accounting, AACSB accredited school of business
Regularly attend industry conventions and conferences
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