Rick Hyatt

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Chandler, Texas ***58

Cell: 903-***-****

E-mail: abgfp1@r.postjobfree.com

Professional Summary

Experienced financial and operations executive with a successful record as

a leader and team developer.

Skills include:

. Strategic Thinking - Able to link current business functions to

organization purpose and mission, with an eye on future needs.

. Quality and Efficiency - Expertise in design, analysis, and

maintenance of systems and programs to ensure optimal use of

resources, return on investments, and asset protection.

. Learning and Development - Committed to all aspects of education and

training for the purposes of maintaining organizational and individual

agility, relevance and growth.

Professional Background

PATH, Tyler, TX

01/2010-

Present

Finance Director:

Responsibilities:

Finance and Accounting: Reports, cash management, receivables, payables,

tracking budget of $1.4 million, handle investments for organization,

external audit coordination, Board presentation of monthly results.

Admin and Facility: Human Resources, Facility management, Purchasing, IT

coordination

> Increased return on reserves through recommendations and changes to

investment policies.

> Improved leadership team understanding of financial reporting system

with improved formats and procedures.

> Increased overall agency efficiencies through jointly designed

improvements to internal policies and procedures.

Consulting: 2000-

Present

Cost accounting services for some small manufacturing companies. Rubber,

medical, and injection molding.

> Analyze standard cost variances and their root causes

> Report monthly on variances to production and management team

> Annual development of standard cost and variance plan, including labor

rates, overhead rates, material costs, routers and cost reduction

projects

> Tracked plant cost reduction activities that were generated from

analysis

> Help set up inventory valuation through cost analysis and tracking of

inventory through the different steps

> Corporate, partnership, and individual tax preparation

All Saints Episcopal School, Tyler, TX

11/2007-08/2009

Chief Financial Officer

Finance and Accounting: Reports, tracking a $7.1 million budget, cash

management, accounts receivable, investment tracking, prepare reports for

internal and tracked loan covenants for external groups

Admin: HR functions, health and general insurance negotiations, Test and

ensure entity procedures and policies are followed

> Reduced department head follow up questions about budget variances by

improving the flow and accuracy of information which allowed the heads

to have more time for managing their programs

> Mitigated risk of discrimination claims and lowered potential for

employee dissatisfaction though review and update of Human Resources

policy and procedure handbook

> Provided leadership, management, and oversight to $10 million in

capital projects over 24 months

Goodwill Industries of East Texas, Tyler, TX

1998 - 2007

Director of Finance, IT, and Contracts

Finance and Accounting: Led all Accounting and Finance functions, track and

report on a $5.8 million budget, cash management, asset analysis, prepare

and present reports for internal and external groups.

IT and Contracts: Provided leadership support for IT and Contract division

activity

> Planned, documented and tracked new store projects, both new

construction and building renovation, ensuring that projects were

performed timely and on budget, working with contractors and

performing liaison duties between staff and contractors, negotiating

opportunities for change

> On all projects, performed assessments on effectiveness of fund usage,

profitability potential based on historical and current economy

utilizing fund flow analysis, payback period, and breakeven analysis

> Led significant cost reduction efforts. Migrating web operations to

internal staff reduced costs 50%. Launching in house safety program

reduced workers comp cost by 200%

> Reduced debt payoff cycle from 10 to 7 years

> Led new audit program to ensure compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley.

Resulted in 3 consecutive clean audits

Rick Hyatt

Self Employed, Chandler, TX

1996 - 1998

Provided consulting expertise for businesses in the East Texas area.

> Designed and implement accounting systems, human resource procedures,

banking relations, cash flow management processes

> Supported customers with software conversion, inventory control

systems, enterprise resource planning systems.

American Modular Technologies, LLC, Greensboro, NC

1994 - 1996

Controller

Led all Accounting and Finance functions, tracked a $25 million budget,

cash management, analysis, and prepare and present reports for internal and

external groups. Track job costs, utilizing Bill of Material to control

costs.

> Analyze standard cost variances and their root causes on a daily basis

> Reporting daily and monthly on variances to production team.

> Annual development of standard cost and variance plan, including labor

rates, overhead rates, material costs, routers and cost reduction

projects.

> Maintain and track plant cost reduction activities.

> Participate in physical inventory and reporting activities for

auditors.

> Improved reporting to owners through leadership of conversion from

completed contract to percentage completion process of recording

revenues.

Cut Craft, Inc. Fort Worth, TX

1991 -

1994

Controller, Purchasing Manager, MIS Manager

Led all Accounting and Finance functions, tracked a $6 million budget,

analysis, prepare and present reports for internal and external groups.

Tracked costs related to production in support of the manufacturing

department, analyzing material and labor costs. Performed research to find

comparable materials to help reduce costs after initial production runs.

> Improved BOM accuracy through reviewing variances.

> Performed analysis to decide whether to purchase or produce materials

that are used in production

> Physical inventory reporting for internal and external usage. Utilize

perpetual inventory

TECNOL, Inc., Fort Worth, TX

1985 - 1991

Assistant Controller/Cost Accounting

Tracked and analyzed cost and production variances on 250 items, preparing

monthly presentation for company president and production management teams

on type of variances. Prepare monthly journal entries to record variances.

Tracked inventories of raw materials and finished goods.

> Improved accuracy of labor and material usage reporting where an

unidentifiable annual inventory variance of $650,000 was reduced to an

identifiable $50,000 per year

> Annual physical inventory management and reporting, utilizing

perpetual and periodic activities

> Developed, planned, and managed the implementation of a new cost

accounting system that included an automated costing and time and

attendance system for tracking 415 domestic employees

Education:

MBA, Business Administration, University of Dallas, Irving, Texas

BBA, Accounting, Texas Tech University

Graduate Executive Development Program, Goodwill Industries International,

Inc.

Graduate Leadership Tyler Program

Software:

MAPICS, Mas90, Crystal Reports, Timberline, MFG Pro, Black Baud, SAGE,

QuickBooks, MS Office (Excel, Word, Access, PowerPoint)

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