GENE GORNY

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PROFESSIONAL HISTORY

INDEPENDENT CONSULTING

Controller 2/2014 to Current

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 close package in 5 days

Reviewed monthly account reconciliations

Consolidation of various manufacturing plants (5 plants)

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.

IMPRESA AEROSPACE MANUFACTURING

Operational Cost Controller– Gardena, California 3/2012 to 3/2014

Responsibilities included all cost accounting activities at this recently acquired company by Graycliff Partners LLC, including $30 million inventory tracking and reduction. Annual revenues were $42 million in 2013CY. 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.

Monthly close process running duel ERP systems while implementing new one.

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 entries and other accounting entries to the general ledger.

Reviewed and approved quotes for all new and existing work.

Established numerous reports to help identify profitable and unprofitable parts.

ROI analysis as needed, recently on adding a Chemical Film line to the plant.

Merged four manufacturing facilities into two and implemented a new ERP System (EPICOR).

Worked with the McGladrey regarding the yearly audit.

Worked with a major customer’s internal audit on meeting TINA (Truth in Negotiations Act) on awards for government work.

FISKER AUTOMOTIVE

Manager, Manufacturing Cost Accounting – Anaheim, California 12/2010 to 2/2012

Responsibilities included all manufacturing cost accounting activities at this startup company, including $300 million inventory tracking and reduction. Managed all cost related activities including logistics, assembly fees and other manufacturing expenses. Worked closely with the contract manufacturer located in Finland and 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 met all SOX requirements.

Supported the Procurement Operations Group with various items including purchase orders, and invoice payment resolution. Also, goods receipts and supplier issues.

Participated in the monthly close process.

Established first ever inventory and cost reports

Setup and tracked inventory movements in SAP

Setup and worked closely with the accounts payable to team to ensure that processes were in place to meet PwC audit expectations.

WALZ CERTIFIED MAIL SOLUTIONS

Controller – Temecula, California 10/2009 to 12/2010

Responsibilities included all accounting and finance functions for a privately held INC 500 Company. This included accounts payable, accounts receivable, general ledger, payroll, fixed assets, inventory, forecast, budget and equity distribution. Brought in Grant Thornton to perform Audit, Tax, and Consulting. Total revenue of $25 million in 2009CY and forecasting $32 million in 2010CY.

MAS200/PAYCHEX/CONCUR

Managed the entire monthly close process and presented to BOD

Established and put into place accounting control procedures to ensure audit compliance

Reconciled and managed all monthly, quarter, and annual financial account balances, inventory, and client billings

Established the first ever budget and forecast for the Company

Responsible for reestablishing 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.

Implemented a travel policy along with launching CONCUR an expense reporting tool to capture all transactions for new acquired company issued American Express cards.

CHRYSLER CORPORATION

Regional Parts Planning Manager – Ontario, California 2007 to 2009

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.

Worked to implement a shared services plan in India for all dealer orders and payments.

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 uniform finance-reporting package for each of the Western Regions distribution centers.

Cleaned up existing ledger coding errors and ensured proper booking of future entries.

Mapped the processes of the supply chain from the beginning to end.

Resolved dealer disputes for receiving the wrong or damaged parts.

Responsible for each warehouse in the Western Region with monthly financial reporting and analysis. Also performed special studies such as planning and budgeting for the region.

Reviewed and approved financial tools that were rolled out to the Regional Managers to assist them with monthly reporting requirements and to help them to reach their performance targets for the 2007CY and 2008CY.

CHRYSLER CORPORATION

International Regional Sales Finance Manager - Auburn Hills, Michigan 2001 to 2007

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, Chrysler Head Office and Daimler HQ.

Identified cost reduction and sales opportunities that helped the South America Region achieve 139% of its target.

Consolidated and reported performance for the South American Region to HQ in Germany using which included detailed variance explanations.

Supported Senior Management on Operational Projects.

Worked closely with KPMG to prepare the SOX procedures for the International Group.

Assisted the Operations Manager to express financial needs of each regional office and negotiate budget allocations.

CHRYSLER CORPORATION

Procurement & Supply Finance Supervisor – Auburn Hills / Mexico City, Mexico 1996 to 2001

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 communications of the Global Procurement & Supply Group in Mexico with the Auburn Hills, MI. Organization. Responsibilities included the special implementation and redesign teams. These teams focused on three key areas of Global Procurement and Supply Organization Auburn Hills, MI Group. The three key areas were Mexico Integration, joint venture, and South Africa restructuring. Supervised an Information Services contractor and a summer intern.

Implemented a process redesign for monitoring and calculating price differentials, part number resourcing, criss-cross sales, tracked economic and foreign exchange activities.

Prepared the monthly performance scorecard for the Executive Procurement and Supply Directors and tracked VCR (Variable Cost Reduction). Reductions were obtained through negotiations with the suppliers.

Identified cost reduction opportunities by working with suppliers and internal buyers.

Established relationships between the Finance Organization and Procurement and Supply departments.

CHRYSLER CORPORATION

Manufacturing Accounting Specialist – Sterling Heights, Michigan 1988 to 1996

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 a Activity Based Cost database for all US Manufacturing Facilities.

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.

ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS

Master of Business Administration, Central Michigan University, Mount Pleasant, MI

Bachelor of Business Administration, Walsh College of Accountancy and Business Administration, Troy, MI

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