GARY CLAYTON, CPA
412 Lockwood Avenue, Hamilton, Ohio 45011
Home: (513) 844-6183Email: garyclayton@garyclayton.comOffice: (208) 726-6279

SENIOR FINANCE EXECUTIVE
Start-Up, Established & Emerging Public & Private Businesses

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 client/customer relationship management skills. CPA, CDP, CSP and MCSE (in progress) plus numerous other awards.

  • Finance, Audit, Accounting & Administration
  • Strategic Planning & Business Leadership
  • Mergers, Acquisitions & Divestitures
  • Budgeting, Forecasting & Internal Controls
  • Cost Reduction & Process Improvement
  • JDE, JD Edwards, Lawson, Hyperion, Essbase, ERP
  • ComputerEase, COINS, COINS Ti, Construction Manager
  • MIS/IT Administration & Hardware Conversions
  • Software Development & Package Conversions
  • Financial & Operational Automation Mergers
  • Cash Flow, Asset & Investment Management
  • Board, Investor & Customer Relations
  • QuickBooks, Peachtree, Business Works
  • MAS 90, MAS200, FidelioXpress, LyNX

INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR EXPERIENCE
Provided the following services from 1997 to present for the following major clients at hourly rates from $25 to $65

Chief Financial Officer / Chief Administrative Officer
Director Business Management, Finance and Information Systems

THOMAS UNITED COMPANY LIMITED, Bermuda (www.fourstar.bm) Three-Year Contract
     Privately held hospitality chain and property management firm for residential and commercial properties.
RESOURCES GLOBAL PROFESSIONALS, Cincinnati, Ohio (http://www.resources-usa.com) One-year contract
     International professional services firm that provides experienced professionals to clients on a project basis.
THE RESORT AT GLACIER, St. Mary, MT (www.glcpark.com) One-Year Contract
     The largest resort in Montana is open six months each year before moving to Sun Valley, Idaho for the winter.
MEGEN CONSTRUCTION, INC., Cincinnati, OH (www.megenconstruction.com)One Year Contract
     Privately held construction firm specializing in construction management services for large projects and GC services.
CARUSO, INC., Cincinnati, OH (www.carusofoods.com) Four-Year Contract
     Privately held food processing, packaging & distribution company with transportation & software development divisions.
Dell Computers, Rieck Services, Sara Lee, J.W. Harris Company, Cincinnati Bell Long Distance, Various CPA firms
     Provided accounting and systems analyst services to the above clients and others on assignments less than one year

EMPLOYEE EXPERIENCE

RIVERBIRCH CONSTRUCTION, Memphis, TN ($50,000 - $75,000)1989 to 1997
(Privately held high-growth regional corporation with 10+ businesses in construction, leasing service and retail segments)
Chief Financial Officer / Chief Administrative Officer
SCB, INC. , Memphis, TN (www.scb.com) ($37,500-$50,000)1983 to 1989
(National management consulting firm specializing in IT for Fortune 500 corporations, government agencies and utilities)
IT Consultant / IT Project Leader / IT Recruiter / Systems Analyst
HOLIDAY INNS, INC., Memphis, TN www.basshotels.com) ($10,400-$30,000) 1970 to 1983
(International hospitality conglomerate with major chains of hotels/resorts & restaurants plus related supply/support firms)
MIS Consulting Group Manager / MIS Consultant / Systems Analyst / EDP Audit Supervisor
Chief Fraud Investigator / Corporate Auditor / Corporate Audit Supervisor / Resort Controller


EDUCATION & CREDENTIALS

BS - Accounting & Data Processing, WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY - 1970
Certified Public Accountant - 1979, Certified Data Processor - 1987, Certified Systems Professional - 1987