WILFRED J. MARTIENS

Lake Forest, CA ***** Mobile:

949-***-****

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www.Linkedin.com/in/wmartiens

ACCOUNTING/FINANCE/OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT

Accounting/finance/operations multilingual executive with extensive

international/domestic experience and proven ability to analyze

complex business issues, formulate best growth and expansion

solutions, get results and make an organizational difference. Areas

of expertise include:

. General, financial and accounting management

. Business turnaround and Six Sigma-driven cost reduction projects

. Multi-location/currency accounting consolidation and financial

reporting and analysis

. Budgeting and strategic planning

. Operational and internal controls, Sarbanes-Oxley Act and GAAP

compliance

. System conversions and post-acquisition facility integrations

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

2008 to

Present Retired and doing volunteer work.

2006-2007 President, CEO & CFO Robert Mfg. Co Rancho

Cucamonga, CA

Plumbing fixtures & fittings

Sales $25M - Employees 118

. Turned around company with losses in the millions since 2001. Re-

engineered operation, closed down operations in Mexico, reduced

payroll from 322 to 118, revamped manufacturing practices to comply

with modified Six Sigma methodologies, reorganized the sales and

marketing departments, and positioned company for global expansion

jointly with US Department of Commerce. At 11/30/07 company pretax

earnings aggregated $3.8M (highest annual profitability in the 70-

year history of the company).

. Reduced 2007 operating expenses by $7.8M (freight, sale incentives,

legal fees, product liability claims, payroll, et al) ultimately

resulting in a gross profit margin of 55% vis- -vis an average 84%

margin in past 25 years of operation.

. Initiated selection and installation of new Navision's MRP and

fully integrated accounting system.

2005-2006 Consultant Tatum International LLC,

Irvine, CA

Finance and accounting

consulting

. Participated in pre-acquisition evaluation of budget and

operating projections, due diligence,

accounts payable system/operation evaluation and work

simplification and internal controls

functional review.

1998-2004 VP & General Manager Primedia, Inc., Anaheim, CA

Automotive Enthusiast & Action

Sports Group

Magazine publishing & event

management

Sales $475M - Employees 650

. Streamlined monthly closing, G/L and budget variance analyses,

account reconciliations, A/R and A/P aging reporting and

evaluation, credit and collection customer base reviews, financial

statements integrity testing, and corporate liaison with finance,

taxation and internal and external auditors.

. Reduced chart of accounts structure to simplify preparation of

financial statements, account reconciliations and budgetary

variances.

WILFRED J. MARTIENS

. Headed Six Sigma Work Simplification Task Force which resulted in 3-

year projects that yielded over $12M in annual savings and over

$4.5M in one-time savings.

. Monitored and tested Company Ethics Policy and SOX compliance in

liaison with corporate headquarters, resulting in deterrence of

several fraud exposures.

1995-1997 EVP, COO & CFO Ranch Foods, Inc., Newport

Beach, CA

Gourmet food markets

Sales $85M - Employees 112

. Established vendor rotation program and negotiated sale terms that

produced $650K annual increase in cash flow.

. Negotiated cost of lines of credit and vendor advertising

allowances which resulted in increased annual inflows of more than

$750K.

. Streamlined inventory management system and point of sale controls

that permitted eliminating 3 clerical positions costing over $50K.

. Automated accounting and financial manual reporting system reducing

monthly closing time from 25 to 5 days.

OTHER BUSINESS EXPERIENCE

Financial Advisor Santa Margarita Water District,

Mission Viejo, CA

President & CEO Haute Couture, Inc. Santa Ana, CA

Executive VP & COO Viratek, Inc., West Covina, CA

VP Business Planning & Control G. D. Searle & Co., Skokie, Ill

Director of subsidiary company boards in U.S., Japan, South Korea,

India, Argentina, Brazil,

France, Spain, Germany and Switzerland

EDUCATION

. B.S. Business Administration, University of Havana, Cuba

. M.S. Business Science, University of Havana, Cuba

. Advanced studies in Marketing at IMEDE, Lausanne, Switzerland

OTHER

. Fluent in French, Spanish, Italian and Portuguese

. Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and Words; Oracle, Hyperion and

MAS90

. Honorably discharged from U.S. Army (USAREUR "C" Detachment)

. Listed in Who's Who in the World, Who's Who in Finance and Industry

and

Personalities of the West and Midwest

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