Gene Gorny: Controller in Yorba Linda, CA

During this past year I have been working as an independent contractor for various Private Equity firms such as Warburg Pincuss, LLC, MidOcean Partners, LLC, MatlinPatterson Partners LLC and Black Diamond Capital Management LLC to help them prepare their manufacturing operations in Southern California for sale or purchase. These operation’s revenue ranges between $30M to $50M. Duties include working with the private equity’s audit firm to establish solid financials including month-end / year-end accounting close, establishing an auditable physical inventory process, performing numerous profitability analysis on various customer accounts and reviewing many of the suppliers prices. Duties also included updating standard costs as well as performing ROI analysis on proposed new capital investments. Review of the current Business Plan and updating the plan based on findings to develop a revised more realistic plan for the current calendar year. • Prepared monthly financial packages • Implemented Company Policy and Procedures • Worked with each plant’s Senior Management teams to understand and explain monthly P&L variances. • Managed inventory process management such as monthly physical inventory, cycle counts and the sell off slow moving products. • Supported all external (KPMG, BDO and McGladry) and internal audit requirements. • Cleaned up existing ledger coding errors and ensured proper bookings of future entries. • Worked closely with Sales to support the very competitive pricing foam market and ensure optimal margins are met. • Resolved customer disputes for receiving the wrong or damaged materials. • Worked closely with the plant management to find opportunities for cost reductions. • Responsibilities also included updating and maintaining standard costs.

Worked as the Interim CFO of a Division of Zodiac Aerospace until this business unit could be merged with another business unit of Zodiac (in Buffalo, NY). In this position I was responsible for all of the financial reporting needs of the business unit. This includes reporting the business unit’s consolidated financial statements to Zodiac Corporate in France. At this business unit I also have IT as well as Human Resource responsibilities. Duties included working with the foreign owned company to establish IFRS compliant financials including month-end / year-end accounting close. Duties also include establishing an auditable physical inventory process. Review of the current Business Plan and updating the plan based on findings to develop a revised more realistic plan for the current calendar year. • Prepared monthly close package in 15 days (converting from local ERP to Corporate ERP) • Setting up new chart of accounts • Implemented Company Policy and Procedures • Supported all

Responsibilities included all cost accounting activities at this recently acquired company, including $30 million inventory tracking and reduction. Managed all cost related activities including logistics, assembly costs, estimates, standard cost and other manufacturing expenses. This included managing the estimating group for all new opportunities to quote new work and managed the largest customers’ contracts. Worked closely with all operating groups to identify cost reduction opportunities. Also, responsible for managing the accounts payable process. • Developed processes for semi-annual and annual physical inventory counts. Successfully completed three physical inventory counts. • Supported the Procurement Operations Group with various items including purchase orders, and invoice payment resolution. Also, goods receipts and supplier issues. • Reviewed, tracked and maintained all expense report items and post to general ledger. • Reviewed account reconciliations, journals entr

Responsibilities included all manufacturing cost accounting activities at this startup company, including $230 million inventory tracking and reduction. Managed all cost related activities including logistics, assembly fees and other manufacturing expenses. Worked closely with Valmet Assembly Plant (contract manufacturer) located in Finland. Worked closely with the SAP implementation team to develop and implement SAP modules. • Developed processes for quarter-end physical inventory counts including mapping the line and part locations. Also, developed a WIP calculation model and finished vehicle count procedure. • Successfully completed three physical inventory counts with audit approval by PwC and meeting all SOX requirements. • Supported the Procurement Operations Group with various items including purchase orders, and invoice payment resolution. Also, goods receipts and supplier issues. • Established first ever inventory and cost reports • Setup and tracked inventory movement

Responsible for all accounting and finance functions for a privately held INC 500 Company. This includes accounts payable, accounts receivable, general ledger, payroll, fixed assets, inventory, forecast, budget and equity distribution. Hired Grant Thornton to perform Audit, Tax, and Consulting. Total revenue of $25 million in 2009CY and forecasting $32 million in 2010CY. • MAS200/PAYCHEX/CONCUR • Establish and put into place accounting control procedures to ensure audit compliance • Reconcile and managed all monthly, quarter, and annual financial account balances, inventory, and client billings • Established the first ever budget and forecast for the Company • Revamped the chart of accounts to reflect departments, which allowed for control of departmental spending • Prepared PBC (Provided by Client) list for the external auditors of items were required prior to commencement of the audit.

Responsibilities included reporting for the Western Region Parts Division (MOPAR) for Chrysler LLC (with $854 million annual sales). These duties included establishing the optimal staffing levels for both union and management employees, accounting (month end closing, returns, damaged material write-off, transfers between dealers, carrier claims, A/P and A/R), planning, budgeting and analyzing the performance at each of the warehouses in the Western Region which included Mexico. • Established a monthly scorecard using SAP /DVIEW that helped the Operations Director understand their position versus the target and provided variance explanations. • Developed a forecasting model to assist the development of the business plan and the budget allocation. • Improved communication amongst the warehouses within the Western Region. • Inventory Management such as physical inventory, cycle counts and sell off slow moving products. • Supported all internal audit requirements. • Put into place a u

Responsibilities included all Financial Control Activities for the Global Sales and Marketing Finance Organization South America Region (with $750 million annual revenue). Includes Budgeting, Forecasting, Analysis, Accounting (SAP), Auditing, and Reporting. In this position, I have improved this process by coordinating the pricing, cost and the operations group’s communications and understanding each group’s needs and issues. By taking the lead in this coordination effort, the Target Achievement was exceeded by 39%. • Prepared financial reports. Including month over month, quarter over quarter, year over year with variance explanations. • Worked closely with Corporate Accounting to report accurate monthly financials and variance explanations for the region. • Approved the monthly forecast accuracy by utilizing SAP, Essbase/Cognos and Excel Spreadsheets that fully utilized vehicle cost, pricing, options and standard equipment. • Interfaced between the South America Regional offices,

Consolidated the monthly forecast, annual budget, and three-year operative plan as well as the five-year strategic plan for the Global Procurement & Supply Organization – Mexico (with an annual buy of $2.8 billion). • Supervised a staff of 10, three managers and seven analysts. • Prepared the monthly, quarterly, and annual performance scorecard for the Executive Vice President in Mexico and tracked VCR (Variable Cost Reduction) savings of over $150 million annually. Reduction was obtained through negotiations with the suppliers. • Acted as principal interface between DaimlerChrysler Mexico and DaimlerChrysler Auburn Hills, MI on monthly forecast reporting issues and developed a process by which Operations Planning Mexico Income Statement could be easily consolidated into the U.S. Essbase cube. This methodology significantly reduced the complexity and time needed to complete this process from days to hours. It also resulted in improved forecast accuracy. • Greatly improved the com

Held numerous positions in the Manufacturing Accounting Department. Here my primary purpose was to support plant activities. This included capital equipment, finished and raw material. • Implemented the database for Manufacturing Facilities – Activity Based Cost - Prepared variance explanations. • Worked various controller functions in numerous manufacturing facilities such as: billing, ledger, cost (raw & finished Material), and Asset identification. Participated in annual physical inventory and reconciled to ledger.