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Manager Human Resources

Location:
Winter Haven, FL, 33884
Posted:
August 01, 2011

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Debi Pappas Einmo

Permanent Address: *** Oakridge Lane SE, Winter Haven, FL 33884, USA

Email: *********@*****.***; Home: 863-***-****; Mobile: 863-***-****

CV Summary

“…A hands-on executive who is financially savvy, yet operationally proficient. Whether leading a singular mission or an

entire company, Ms. Einmo provides just the right combination of candor, professionalism and humor to make the

pursuit of the goal as important as the achievement itself…A seasoned CFO, with decades of experience, she will provide

value-added services to any management team in both private industry and the governmental arena.”…

Billy Warren, Director of Operations, Johnson Controls; Colonel, USAF, Retired.

Career Progression

Six years of progressively responsible Contract positions with some of America’s larger corporations in both their

overseas & stateside operations, September 2003 – December 2009 (see Consulting Expertise, page 4, for details). This

series of consulting/contract-employee positions (from 6 – 14 months) were strategic insertions into extremely

critical/sensitive areas, some requiring security clearances, and all requiring a combination of change management,

strategic planning and problem resolution of deficient situations. Clients enthusiastically offered additional/ongoing

consultations and/or referrals.

• Nana Development Corporation, Anchorage, Alaska; Consultant

• EOD Technology, Inc., Baghdad, Iraq; Country Finance Director

• Gull Industries, Reynosa, Mexico; Quality Control Director/ISO Creator

• L3 Communications, Baghdad, Iraq; Deputy Program Director – Finance

• Habitat for Humanity, Mumbai, India & Bangkok, Thailand; International Finance Director - Asia

• DynCorp International, Amman, Jordan & Baghdad, Iraq; Deputy Program Manager (CivPol)

• AECOM/Combat Support Associates, Kuwait City, Kuwait; Treasurer/CFO/Business Manager

Faro Technologies, Inc., Director of Finance & Accounting/CFO, February 2002 – August 2003.

Responsible for 10Q/10K SEC reports creation,coordination & filing; provided Board of Director financial analyses;

created cash flow forecasting and modeling; developed first bottom-up budgeting and departmental operational reporting;

coordinated E&Y annual audit, authored SEC Annual Report to shareholders . Spearheaded Sarbanes-Oxley 404 project

by documenting internal control processes, handled acquisition of new product line, managed financial operations for

world-wide facilities in Europe, Asia, and the Americas. (Directed European Operations first 4 months, then returned to

the USA for global financial management.) Accurately predicted cash short fall in advance and developed creative

financing arrangement with vendors during time period in which credit lines could not be secured. Once operations and

profits were stabilized, sought and obtained $50 million credit line for short-term cash needs. Handled all acquisition

processes which resulted in growth of $50 million as a result stock prices (FARO) rose from $1.82 per share to $26.22

during tenure. Served as Chief Financial Executive/Officer and completed agreed tenure of 18 months, assisting in

recruitment and transition to new CFO.

Monarch Management Consultants (MMC), Inc., Chief Executive Officer (CEO), 1996-2001.

Responsible for public relations, businesss development, recruiting/training of Staff Executives and all strategic planning.

This boutique firm specialized in the following areas: Strategic Planning, Change Management and Turn-Around

Implementation. Firm was sold in 2001. (See MMC Additional Information, page 5.)

Johnson Controls (World Services), Director of Finance and Accounting, 1988 – 1995.

A global leader in the service industry, JCWS operates in 38 states and 22 countries. Served as CFO at Naval SuBase-

Kings Bay, St. Mary’s Georgia; Launch Base Support, Cape Canaveral, Florida; and Kwajalein Atoll, Republic of the

Marshall Islands, Asia. Contract awarded to Raytheon, thereby eliminating position. Major accomplishments included:

• Managed Financial Operations for 3,000 employee site, with contracted sales of $500 million annually

• Led aggressive automation team, completing a 3 year Oracle Conversion plan in 9 months

• Appointed Task Team Leader for Operations: “Phone Home” & “Desert Storm”

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Project lead on Installation of Deltek at Kings Bay Naval Station (1993)

Key member of “ JCWS Transition Team” & “Legal Review Team”

Career Progression (continued)

Harris Corporation, Satellite Communications Division, Assistant Controller, 1985 – 1988.

As the only commercial electronics manufacturing division (sold to AT&T in 1988), Harris BCSD developed,

manufactured, assembled and installed Earth Stations around the world. Sales exceeded $500 Million. Sale of

division to AT&T eliminated all positions. Accomplishments included:

• Selected as Team Leader for installations in Nigeria, Sudan and Greece

• Prepared contract bid/rebids for DOD and commercial contracts, domestic and international

• Supervised all Accounting Functions: AP, AR, GL, Internal Audit, Budgets, Costs, & Payroll

• Trained as Corporate TQM (Total Quality Management) Facilitator for 8 different divisions

• Reported directly to Senior Vice President

McCormick & Company, Manager of Costs and Budgets, 1981 – 1985.

Known as the “Spice People” around the world, this division was responsible for the manufacture of all plastic bottles

for US West Coast subsidiaries, as well as supplying 150 customers, for sales of $55 Million. Promoted from Staff

Accountant, to GL Supervisor, to Manager of Costs and Budgets. Served two consecutive terms on Multiple

Management Board of Directors. Husband’s transfer to Florida necessitated resignation for relocation.

Education

M.B.A., California Coast University, 1994

B.S.B.A., Accountancy, University of Central Florida, 1981

Continuous seminars and workshops for Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint and Word

SEC Institute, Graduate of Advanced SEC Reporting, 2003

Governmental Contracting Seminars and Workshops, George Washington University, 1991 – 1998

Certifications & Memberships

International Consulting Alliance (Charter Member & Board Advisor)

Institute of Management Consultants (Certified Consultant)

Certified Governmental Accountant

Cost Accountant Fellow

Language Proficiency

English – Native Language

Spanish – Novice/Intermediate

Arabic – Novice

Greek – Novice

Clearances

Past Clearances: Confidential & Interim Secret; TS/SCI in process (halted when contract ended see JPAS).

Cleared for Iraq, twice, in a single day….Ability to obtain Top Secret.

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Special Skills

Software and Application Proficiency

Applications Software Programs

Excel – Expert Macola Financials – Advanced

Crystal Reports – Intermediate Peachtree Accounting – Intermediate

Access – Novice PeopleSoft – Intermediate

Word – Advanced Oracle Financials – Advanced

PowerPoint – Advanced Cost Point (Deltek) - Intermediate

Pivot Tables - Expert Hyperion - Intermediate

Financial Expertise

Budgeting Forecasting Financial Reporting Operational Reporting

Auditing Reconciliations Cost Accounting Cash Flow Forecasting

Consolidations Financial Statements Tax Returns SEC Reporting

Cost Accounting Not-For-Profit Government/DCAA Funding & Financing

Governmental Accounting Experience

External Audits: Ernst & Ernst (5 countries), KMPG, Sales Tax (36 states), IRS, GAO

Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA): Cost Proposals, IDIQ, Fixed Price, Cost Reimbursable

Contracting, Sub-Contracting, Contract Negotiations, Budget Projections, Invoice Submissions, Purchasing

Industry Expertise

Manufacturing: Plastics, Food, Beverages, High-Tech/Electronics, Garments, Building Materials

Services: Professional, Telecomm, Medical/Hospital, Entertainment, Hospitality, Facility Management

Hospitality: Convention Centers, Hotels, Timeshares, Restaurants, High-end Specialty Restaurants

Construction: Residential, Commercial-Retail, Military Base Operations, Commercial High Rise

Governmental – NGO’s, Governmental Accounting, Fund Analysis, DCAA, FAR, DFAR, Not for Profit

References Available Upon Request

Supplemental Consulting Information on Two Following Pages

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Consulting Expertise – Governmental & Public Contracting (from page 1)

Nana Development Corporation, Anchorage Alaska, September 2008 – December 2009. Project Pathway. Strategic

team was created by Board of Directors to re-engineer largest division’s entire business processes. Utilizing a multi-

disciplined team worked closely with NDC senior staff to present findings and mentored solution implementation.

EOD Technology, Inc., Baghdad, Iraq, Country Finance Director, August 2007 – June 2008.

Responsible for financial needs for all locations in Iraq (22) including Convoys, Security Teams, Ordinance Consultation,

K9 Teams and Embassy Controls which was comprised over 10,000 employees and contractors. Created Strategic Plan

for Operations, coordinated all cash, financial and contracting activities. Corporate reorganization eliminated the need

for this position in Iraq.

Gull Industries, Reynosa, Mexico and Houston, Texas, Quality Control Director, May 2007 – July 2007.

Short term contract for the express purpose of attaining ISO certification for private manufacturer. (Please see

Consulting Expertise (page 5) for this cradle-to-grave process.)

L3 Communications, (Linguist Division), Baghdad, Iraq, Deputy Director – Finance, July 2006 - April 2007.

Primary US contractor for all linguistic support (aka translators) for US Army in Iraq. Position provided financial

guidance and leadership for a monthly cash usage of $6Million (USD), as well as contracting, audit, operational and

human resources for this 12,000 employee/contractor operation of $800Million a year reimbursable contract.

Supervised 14 Iraq offices that supported 12,000 employees/contractors on a regional basis, as well as Audit Team office

in Kuwait. Award of contract, to GLS, eliminated position.

Habitat for Humanity (HFHI), Mumbai, India, International Finance Director-Asia, January 2006 – July 2006.

Director of the largest single event of HFHI’s (US based NGO) calendar each year, this annual event involves over

3500 volunteers from around the globe for a week-long blitz- building of homes in partnership with global corporations.

With the event a full 5 months behind schedule, responsibilities of the position were focused on creating and negotiating

contracts with local suppliers (approximately 500), establishing purchasing, finance, cash-flow forecasting, internal

controls, project management, and human resources. Contract was brought up to date and on schedule for major event.

Contract terminated on completion of milestones and placement/training of staff.

DynCorp International, Civ Police Program, Baghdad, Iraq, Deputy Program Manager, July 2005 – December 2005.

As the primary contractor to International Narcotics and Law Enforcement, an agency of the USA Department of State,

this location was responsible for the training and mentoring of 30,000 Iraqi Civilian Police. As 2nd in command, managed

all admin functions: Human Resources, Information Technology, Camp Construction, Sub-Contracting, Contracting,

Finance, Purchasing, Cash Management, Medical Services and Food Quality Control. With over 950 employees

spanning 45 locations, this position was critical to the program’s success. Completed six-month contract.

Combat Support Associates/CSA LTD, Treasuer/CFO/Business Manager, February 2004 – March 2005.

This position provided executive support to both the Board of Directors as Treasurer, to the Joint Venture Company as

CFO and to the local project as Business Manager. Responsible for Accounting, Finance, Construction Cost Accounting,

Contracts, Sub-contracts, Purchasing, Cash Flow, Budgeting, Financial Management Information. JV consisted of 8,800

employees and $600M a year USG contract which utilized Deltek (Costpoint). Received first “Excellent” award for

Business Management in contract’s 6-year history, maintaining rating for 4 consecutive months. Coordinated all DCAA

audits, spearheaded “Shut Down Plan” due to USG funding issues and both discovered errors in award fee pool and

successfully negotiated payments of $1 million additional award fee, accumulated over 6 years. Completed one year

contract.

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MMC Additional Information (from page 1)

US Agency for International Development (USAID), International Consultant, 2000 – 2001 (14 months).

MMC Team selected to join international team of “turn around” consultants. The mission was to turn- around an

Aluminum Plant in Montenegro, a republic of Yugoslavia, which accounted for 79% of the country’s GNP. In less than

6 months the plant was transformed from operating at 55 % of capacity to 102 %, exceeding prior established parameters.

Accomplishments included negotiation of a Debt Restructuring Agreement ($300 million) with the Bank of London, the

purchase of new software and hardware for accounting staff and departmental managers; creation of new financial,

budgetary and cost accounting systems including viable software in local languages. Conducted presentations in

multiple languages to the President (of Montenegro), US Ambassadors, and Congressmen.

Our Beginning, Inc., IT Developer and Stationary Printer, Chief Financial Officer: 1998 – 2000 (12 months).

Developed and executed growth strategies, taking sales from $1.5 million to $5 million in just over one year. These

included: complete reorganization, change management for existing team, recruitment of new talent, additional

financing, sales incentives, partnerships and joint ventures. Coordinated all regulatory and external (Ernst & Ernst) audits

and all prepared financing presentations and business plans to secure funding.

Eckerd Corporation, Corporate Headquarters, Manager of Financial Reporting: 1996 – 1997 (10 months).

MMC Team was responsible for Corporate Accounting, Financial Reporting, Fixed Assets and Inventory Management

Accounting departments and Financial Analysis/Banking as well as CEO serving as financial team leader for Oracle

conversion. Assumed full managerial responsibility; reduced close cycle by 20 days, and created new analytical tools for

use by all 3000 store managers which reduced costs and enhanced profits by 15% in 6 months.

Fine Host (Orange County Convention Center) Director of Financial Planning: 1996 (6 months).

Installed and operated all accounting processes, including hiring and training of staff. Created budgetary processes and

monthly variance analyses, also coordinated logistics of convention setups for dining, and talent layouts; worked closely

with operational (Catering) and planning crews. Actively pursued (& obtained), major contracts with customers ($500k).

Citrus World, (Florida’s Natural manufacturer) Manager of Financial Planning: 1995 – 1996 (12 months).

Created first series of monthly analysis and reporting processes; designed budgetary process for all 132 departments and

provided educational classes on all aspects of budgeting concepts. Developed cost accounting programs that provided

critical & strategic executive information which prompted client to reduce products from 1600 to 325, eliminating many

unprofitable product lines. This resulted in their highest profit in a decade, notably an increase of 32% over the prior

year’s profit for this $500M a year producer of citrus drinks.

Other clients for specialized projects included:

Citadel Investments Julian’s Steakhouse

Transition’s Optical PAS Entertainment Systems

Lenny and Vinny’s Pizza (13 stores) Reliable Linings and Coatings

Taxi Card Fidelity Capital

Xanterra Corporation: Yellowstone National Park Hilton Grand Vacations

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