Project Manager Customer Service

MICHAEL J. DOLENCE

Indianapolis, Indiana * 317-***-**** * *********@*****.***

CAREER PROFILE

Financial Leadership, Budgeting & Planning * Strategic Planning * M&A /

Business Development * Deals *Divestitures * Acquisition Integration*

CFO* Revenue recognition* P&L management* Financial process

improvement* Lean Sigma* Systems implementation* Manufacturing/ Supply

Chain Finance* International Finance* Innovation* R&D Portfolio

Management* Sarbanes Oxley* International

Senior executive financial leader delivering results through profit

improvement in growth environments. More than 15 years of financial

experience and 10 years of operational experience (store/plant operations,

inventory planning, supply chain) with emphasis in multi-location

businesses (retail and manufacturing). Skilled in developing strategic

plans, implementing financial strategies, overseeing P&L management, and

driving high performance teams. Proven track record of tackling complex

business problems with innovative and hands-on approaches. Respected by

colleagues and coworkers for work ethics, attitude, and leadership

abilities.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

GASAMERICA SERVICES, INC. Greenfield, Indiana

2007-Present

Vice President Finance/Information Technology

Recruited to bring structure and process to the functional areas of Tax,

Benefits, Inventory Control, Information Technology, Budgeting and

Financial Reporting. Manage currently a staff of 25+. Serve as member of

the executive committee, chair of 401k committee as well as retaining a

seat on the Board of Directors. Accountable for all subsidiary and holding

company accounting, taxes and oversight.

Operations Achievements

. Staged and Sold corporation's assets for well over two times

book value and in excess of 9x EBITDA.

. Saved $5m of working capital through the implementation of a

centralized procurement system and ordering process for all

retail locations.

. Increased Operational and Financial accountability through

annual plan review process for all retail locations plus all

subsidiary locations and strengthened accountability by

partnering with Operational and Retail Departmental and

executive leadership.

. Completed Six Sigma Black Belt Certification.

Financial Achievements

. Saved over $500k annually by renegotiating the Medical and

Disability insurance, while increasing the benefit package to

employees.

. Implemented company-wide centralized procurement plan,

resulting in the ability to increase terms with key inventory

suppliers and streamline and control discretionary spending

reducing working capital over $500k.

. Increased financial visibility and timeliness by changing

valuation method for inventory and cost of sales accounting

thus decreasing close time for P&L statements as well as

giving the ability to provide flash reporting to all business

units.

. Increased Internal Controls surrounding Federal, State and

Local tax analysis and reporting. Consolidated tax entities

to streamline quarterly and year end reporting.

. Executed an executive and management reporting system

providing quicker visibility to results and tactical

decisions while providing tailored financial and operational

reports to meet the requirements of 90+ Retail locations and

corporate departments.

Technology Achievements

. Renegotiated telecom contract, thus decreasing the P&L

expense by over $500k.

. Significantly reduced labor hours as well as increased

customer service through the implementation of new retail

and back office software for all retail locations. .

. Designed and deployed a multi-dimensional reporting

environment (OLAP) thus reducing IT Development headcount for

reporting development, adding consistency to the data

reporting as well as increasing the reliability and online

performance of the company's data warehouse.

. Turned around organization-wide resistance toward automation

and streamlined procedures that significantly improved

efficiency and reduced on-going support, license and

maintenance costs. The was partially achieved by implementing

a Mass Storage Array (MSA) structure with off-site redundancy

as well as restructuring data backup and recovery procedures

for limited downtime in the event of a disaster.

MICHAEL J. DOLENCE

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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE (Continued)

REMY INTERNATIONAL, Anderson, Indiana

2005-2007

Director of Accounting, Financial Reporting and Planning

Global finance leader for four geographic regions of the Original Equipment

(OE) group with a diverse team of over 20 employees. Business Partner to

executive team responsible for total finance function including strategy

and budget planning, forecasting, growth, working capital, systems, control

and compliance.

. Drove the accuracy and timeliness of internal and external reporting

as well as statement consolidation and reporting in accordance with

GAAP and SEC Reporting and Disclosure requirements inclusive of notes

cash flow statements and notes to externally facing statements.

. Oversaw external audits and managed the accurate reporting and

analysis of all divisional working capital, capital expenditures,

business segments and departmental spending as well as all domestic

manufacturing and distribution centers.

JARDEN CORPORATION, Muncie, Indiana

2003-2005

Alltrista Consumer Products - Manager of Operations Accounting and

Financial Reporting

Management and delivery of P&L and Balance sheet (Actuals, Forecast and

Planning) for two manufacturing facilities, five distribution centers and

four subcontract manufacturing facilities as well as divisional fixed

assets and depreciation, manufacturing reporting, and divisional

international consolidation and eliminations.

. Added Sarbanes-Oxley Section 404 controls and divisional internal

audit program.

. Saved process time by reducing reporting cycle time thru SQL/OLAP data

warehouse.

AVERY DENNISON CORPORATION, Ohio/ California/Ireland

1999-2003

Project Manager/Financial Planning & Analysis Manager - Europe (2000-2003)

Executed a multi-million dollar savings project for all European divisions

of the corporation. The project was able to achieve significant headcount

reduction as well as process and control efficiencies throughout the

European and consolidated organization. Ensured that all risk to the

corporation was mitigated in the design of a global system as well as

global accounting policies through the evaluation of the European and North

American Businesses, Best Practice Benchmark studies and US GAAP/SEC

compliance.

. Restructured the end-to-end global close timing and procedures

reducing time required to close month. .

. Drove to completion global processes, accounting policies/procedures

and system design for a centralized A/P, A/R, fixed asset and capital

lease management, general accounting, European treasury and Value

Added Tax processing center..

. Managed the implementation of a new tax structure for a 100 million

Euro division reducing tax burden to the corporation by 10% for that

division.

Fasson Roll North America (FRNA)-Distribution & Logistics Controller (1999-

2000)

Working Capital and Inventory Management of all divisional distribution and

finishing locations.

. Reduced headcount from the division by centralizing finishing center

accounting and automating the close process.

. First certified Six Sigma Greenbelt in Avery Dennison's finance

organization.

THE MRC GROUP/MEDQUIST INCORPORATED, Beachwood, Ohio

1997-1999

M&A/Financial Manager

ACOSTA FOODS, Shaker Heights, Ohio

1996-1997

Financial Analyst

DELOITTE & TOUCHE, LLP, Cleveland, Ohio

1995-1996

Staff Auditor

EDUCATION

CLEVELAND STATE UNIVERSITY, Cleveland, OH, Masters of Business

Administration - International Finance, 1997

ALLEGHENY COLLEGE, Meadville, PA, Bachelor of Arts - Double Major -

Economics/Political Science, 1995

COMPUTER EXPERIENCE

QAD MFGPro, Peoplesoft, SAP(FI/CO/PP), Hyperion

Enterprise/Planning/Essbase, FAS, MS Office Professional Suite, Retalix

POS/DAX, Great Plains, SQL SSAS, SQL SSRS, SQL

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