Solid financial management career working with diverse product and service corporations to create top-flight organizations. Demonstrated record of success in partnering finance with core operations to drive bottom-line financial, profit and revenue performance. Outstanding information systems background with innate ability to optimize tech-nology to streamline processes and improve organizational efficiency. Excellent team building, leadership, communications and customer relationship management skills. CPA, CDP, CSP and MCSE (in progress) plus numerous other awards.

• Strategic Planning & Emerging Business Management. Devised an emerging business scenario outlining strategies to eliminate unnecessary costs, restructure the corporation, and drive corporate development initiatives. Developed strategic partnerships to restore the confidence of owners and justified the need of capital investment to support expansion efforts via automation equipment and remodeling existing facilities/formalizing plans for building addition.
• Technology Implementation. Selected, purchased, and installed a fully-automated financial management reporting system (Computer Construction Software) and organization-wide voice, data, and networking communications system which dramatically improved the availability, accuracy, and timeliness of key financial, operating, and customer information to and from all divisions.
• Financial Reporting & Internal Controls. Introduced risk management, asset protection programs, and new reporting procedures. Created detailed outline of cost structures and cash flow requirements utilized in complex negotiations and critical relationships with strategic partners, client/customers, auditors, bankers and investment/insurance agents.
• Team Building & Leadership. Introduced a series of employee development, performance management and reward programs to recruit and retain high caliber candidates throughout the organization. Redesigned compensation structures and drove forward quality, production, and productivity improvements.

Recruited by the CEO to provide decisive strategic, operational and financial leadership to this diversified corporation with five divisions and 150+ employees in multiple states. Challenged to create a formalized finance and accounting operation, install new information systems and create a bottom-line driven business operation. Partnered with owners, President and department heads to assess all operations from purchasing to production and from sales to multichannel distribution, to effect a complete organizational restructuring. Managed all external communications, MIS/IT and financial reporting.

• Strategic Planning & Emerging Business Management. Devised an emerging business scenario outlining strategies to eliminate unnecessary costs, restructure the corporation and drive corporate development initiatives. Developed strategic partnerships to expand market penetration, led presentations to restore the confidence of owners and bankers, and justified the need of capital investment to support expansion efforts via new facilities and automation equipment.
• Technology Implementation. Selected, purchased and installed a fully-automated financial management reporting system and organization-wide voice, data and networking communications system which dramatically improved the availability, accuracy and timeliness of key financial, operating and customer information to and from all divisions. Introduced e-commerce and electronic banking applications and ensured compliance with Y2K.
• Financial Reporting & Internal Controls. Introduced risk management, asset protection programs and new reporting procedures. Created detailed outline of cost structures and cash flow requirements utilized in complex negotiations and critical relationships with suppliers, customers, auditors, bankers and investors.
• Business Process Reengineering. Relocated corporate offices, warehouse equipment and personnel to new facilities in 30 days. Upgraded the entire finance and accounting team, designed new policies/procedures, and provided decisive financial leadership.
• Team Building & Leadership. Introduced a series of employee development, performance management and reward programs to recruit and retain high caliber candidates throughout the organization. Redesigned compensation structures and drove forward quality, production and productivity improvements.

Recruited to this entrepreneurial organization during a period of rapid growth, diversification and transition. Given full autonomy for finance, accounting, IS and administration activities encompassing strategic and capital planning, budgeting, P&L analysis, cash management, investments, tax/audit, banking, insurance, contracts and human resources. Ensured the financial stability and available cash flow to support market expansion contributing to solid growth in sales. Played a key role in five start-ups, three divestitures and multiple business expansion activities.

• Finance & Business Leadership. Positioned finance as a proactive business partner, maximizing revenues and profits from 10+ business ventures. Consolidated reporting, enhanced the quality of financial data available and trained owner on how to effectively utilize information in planning, forecasting, sales and corporate development.
• Technology Innovation. Implemented new systems, internal controls and computer automation to effectively manage job costing, change orders and financial reporting. Identified key areas of excess expenditures and new revenue streams.
• Capital & Asset Management. Identified areas to leverage corporate financial management resources and cash flow through tax avoidance, diversified investments, equipment leasing and subcontracting.
• Business Relationship Management. Worked with customers, IRS, state auditors and others to improve transfer of financial information. Improved communications with clients, increasing revenues and reducing collections by 15%+.

Led a group of five programmers designing 250 ADSO dialogs, 250 COBOL programs and 36 interfaces for a multi-million dollar six-year technology system project on behalf of Memphis Light, Gas & Water. Scope of responsibility encompassed the entire project cycle from initial planning, budgeting and resource allocation to customer needs assessment to hardware, software and systems development and final deployment.

• Financial Systems Design. Conducted all phases of the systems development life cycle to modernize and upgrade all general ledger, budgeting and cash management functions. Identified opportunities to provide client with value added systems and services. Completed project on time, within budget and to client's specifications.

Fast-track promotion through numerous increasingly responsible assignments across Holiday Inns' 2,000+ domestic and international operations. Demonstrated expertise in the investigation, identification and resolution of key operating, financial and business management issues negatively impacting performance and profitability. Designed comprehensive accounting, audit and finance manuals, and upgraded information systems. Authored and published "White Collar Crime," a comprehensive manual utilized as a hotel and restaurant industry guideline by major hospitality chains/small businesses.

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