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Tactical finance & operations leader with tested & proven corporate leadership experience across multiple industries including international consumer packaged goods, national home building and local non-profit. Strengths include;

* Strategy, Planning & Forecasting, Operational Excellence, Cost Savings, ROI Analysis, Business Case Modeling, Product Cost
* Executive Management Reporting, Financial Modeling, Dashboards, Target Setting, Key Performance Indicators, Measures.
* Financial Due Diligence, Full Cycle Accounting; Purchasing, Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable, Inventories, Working Capital, Accruals, Journal Entries, Balance Sheet, Period End Close, Costing, Fixed Assets, Depreciation, Payroll, Tax
* Compliance & Internal Audit Champion; Business Continuity, Risk Management, Certified Internal Audit Team Lead
* Continuous Improvement Champion; Total Performance Management, Focused Improvement Pillar Lead. Certified DMAIC & Problem Solving Coach. Six Sigma lead for 7 years with Nestle. 3 team rollouts. Acting Industrial Performance Manager.
* Team Builder, Coach & Trainer; Certified Trainer for Nestle University; Coach the Coach. Six Sigma Operational Review & Problem Solving Coach. Corporate trainer for Finance, Cost & SAP. 18+ years leading building & leading teams.

Financial Performance Co-Pilot for largest Nescafe Coffee plant in North America & Nestle 1B Global Brand. Collaborate with Production, Engineering, Industrial Performance, Supply Chain & Marketing on growth strategies, operational excellence, forecasting, cash savings initiatives to achieve strategic & financial objectives. Present Risk & Opportunities to SVP/VPs.
* Led the identification, prioritization & execution of high impact cost savings projects achieving savings of 10% of total delivered cost; ~20M over 3 years, impacting 300+ headcount & divestiture of iconic Nestle Brand.
* Strategic management of reduction of Coffee Inventories by 55% to achieve Working Capital Targets with minimal impact to Factory Cash Flow, Cost of Production & Division Conversion Cost targets.
* Direct & present analysis & business Case Modeling to Executive Committee, Senior Leadership, & VP's as it relates Capital Investment, long range plan, cash forecast, new product innovation, Operational Excellence & key impacts to strategy.
* Lead Compliance Pillar & Internal Audit team. Coach team of 20 cross functional compliance champions which has enabled our factory to pass successful internal & external audits for the last 4+ years. Recognized as strength for the Market.
* Manage two Engineers and facilitate monthly loss/risk intelligence & root cause analysis for cost, asset intensity & quality.

* Manage full end-to-end manufacturing cost accounting processes, reporting & alignment with stakeholders.
* Achieved 98% forecast accuracy & 5M in cost savings through close collaboration with leadership team.
* Coached & developed team of six, as individuals and as a team, including career and succession planning.
* Continuous Improvement Pillar Lead; trained factory leadership team & associates on lean six sigma tools such as GSTD & DMAIC's to identify and execute over $5M in projects across all functions.
* Certified Lead Internal Auditor on Compliance Pillar. Pillar recognized as best in class team within Nestle.

Finance Manager

* Key player on team that managed strategy & planning of Overhead Costs (1.5B) for Nestle USA.
* Management of Standard Cost budget, forecast, activity based costing tool, drivers & methodology, financial modeling, reporting & analysis for Corporate SG&A supporting Nestle USA Divisions & Corporate Functions.
* Continuous Improvement Pillar lead for CCC & Corporate Trainer for Nestle University, Finance & Control
* Costing Lead for Restructuring, Acquisitions(Dreyer's & Kraft Pizza), Divestitures (Power Bar & Juicy Juice)

Financial Analyst

Supported cross-functional teams (FP&A, Corporate Functions & Divisions) to ensure performance within budget, forecasting, corporate allocations, & achieve alignment on strategic plans.

Financial Analyst, Contractor

Directed strategic planning & financial control of private, family owned construction & land Development Company, operating in Southern California specializing in custom-built homes, multi-phase residential & commercial projects & land development.
* Worked closely with executive team to define and accomplish strategic targets. Provided analysis & acted as a sounding board for the Executive Management team on critical proposals.
* Led strategy meetings in regards to operating plans, forecasts, capital planning & investments.
* Managed full cycle finance & accounting team; AR, AP, Purchasing, Month End Close, Accruals, Reconciliations, Reporting, Tax, Compliance & Audit. Worked closely with Public CPA on monthly & quarterly Financial Review.
* Full control & reporting of project P&L's including cost estimate, budget, contract review, approval & administration, purchase & change orders, variance analysis, bank draws & inspections, lien releases.
* Certified CAL OSHA Safety Manager. Regularly Led jobsite audits. Held weekly & monthly training, etc.

Accounts Receivable for nation's largest provider of temporary power systems, generator service & maintenance. Based in Southern California with 14 national locations serving the country's largest home building firms.
•	Led highly successful team (10) in aggressive industry using internal performance metrics & coaching
•	Surpassed company goal of 5% ineligible with an average annual of 3% over $120 million in annual revenue.
•	Partnered with Sales to developed and nurture  relationships with executives from multi-billion dollar clientele in the regional and national homebuilding industry, while maintaining aggressive DSO targets.

Reported to Executive Director in Non-Profit organization serving children & families with overall responsibility for management and success of 13 residential group homes for At Risk Youth ages 6-18 in Southern California
* Directed all aspects of non-profit 501 ( c) (3) administration including budget management, fund accounting, asset accounting, facility & fleet administration, government reporting & compliance.
* Fund Raising, event-planning, public speaking, training & presentations on behalf of the company (board, executive team, external organizations, groups, etc.).  Acted as Corporate Liaison to community.
* Worked with At Risk youth and helped them transition through some extremely tough personal times. Served as a coach, counselor, mentor & tutor.

Group Home Manager

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BIOLA UNIVERSITY

BIOLA UNIVERSITY