Sales Manager

Curtis Crosier

303-***-**** PO Box ******, Lakewood Co 80228 ******.*******@*****.***

Driving Profits & Corporate Transformation through Adept Leadership &

Integrated Finance/IT/HR Solutions

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FINANCE PROFESSIONAL SETTING STAGE FOR NEARLY 100% GROWTH AT DIAMOND

PLASTICS CORPORATION

EXECUTION-FOCUSED RELATIONSHIP BUILDER WHO ORCHESTRATES IMPROVEMENTS TO

CAPITAL FUNDING, COSTS, INVENTORY, LOGISTICS, OPERATIONS, AND SALES, WITH

AUTHORITY FOR FINANCE, IT AND HR. ADVOCATE FOR GLOBAL OPERATIONAL,

FINANCIAL, AND CULTURAL CHANGE. PASSED CPA EXAM, MBA WITH HONORS. EASILY

ABLE TO RELOCATE WITH NO REAL ESTATE OR FAMILY INVOLVED.

- PRICING/PRODUCT COSTING ANALYSES - IT INFRASTRUCTURES/TEAM

BUILDING - BUDGETS & FORECASTING

- GRANT FUNDING & APPLICATIONS - RISK & LITIGATION MANAGEMENT -

CAPITAL STRATEGIES

- TREASURY/COMPLIANCE/GOVERNANCE - M&A INTEGRATION/DIVESTURES -

ERP SYSTEMS/DATA ANALYTICS

IMPACT TO FUNDING, COST, & PROFITABILITY:

. $10M+ IMPROVEMENT WITH CHANGES TO CASH MANAGEMENT PRACTICES, EXCLUDING A

150% CREDIT LINE INCREASE UNDER FAVORABLE TERMS CONTRIBUTING TO

EXPONENTIAL CORPORATE GROWTH.

. 500% REDUCTION IN CLOSING PROCESS TIME WITH MINIMAL CAPITAL INVESTMENT

. SUCCESSFUL IMPLEMENTATION OF DIAMOND PLASTIC'S FIRST ERP SYSTEM/DATA

MINING CAPABILITIES.

. KEY EXECUTIVE ORCHESTRATING SUCCESSFUL MATCHLOGIC, INC. SALE THROUGH

PROSPECTUS/PRESENTATION AFTER SETTING STAGE TO REACH 40% PRE-TAX EARNINGS

(VS. PREVIOUS LOSSES) BY ESTABLISHING PRODUCT COSTING/P&L MODELS.

. ADMINISTRATION OF $60M CAPITAL EXPENSES, INCLUDING NEW MANUFACTURING SITE

BUILDS CREATING NATIONAL FOOTPRINT.

LEADERSHIP HISTORY

Controller ZeaChem Inc., 2008 - Present

Chief Financial Officer, Secretary, & Treasurer Diamond Plastics Corp.,

2001 - 2007

Controller / Senior Director Finance MatchLogic, Inc. / Excite@Home,

1998 - 2001

Vice President Finance & Administration / Controller Advanced Forming

Technology, 1996 - 1998

Manager / Controller / Business Development (& Others) ACX Technologies /

Coors Brewing Co., 1986 - 1996

Controller, ZeaChem Inc., Lakewood, CO, 2008-Present

Joined innovative, Top 100 VC-funded organization developing ethanol

manufacturing concept and poised to capture significant market share,

establishing all HR, IT, and accounting functions. Created majority of

financial models and professionalized all overhead/billing structures.

Prepared company to meet government compliance standards, experienced no

significant findings on grant audit; responsible for independent external

audit that included very complex equity structure.

. Brought financial acumen critical to securing and retaining $25M

government grant, developing full financial component with an excellent

score by independent review board; advised company to avoid potential

loss of recoverable expenses.

. Funding initiatives ($50M equity round, $43M tax equity financing, $15M

credit facilities).

. Improved service levels, building full IT infrastructure and

strengthening platform performance through vendor SLA terms; brought

technology function in-house.

CFO, Secretary, & Treasurer, Diamond Plastics Corp., Grand Island, NE,

2001-2007

Facilitated 20-fold rise in profits with IT solutions increasing sales at

$400M manufacturer of PVC Pipe, introducing sweeping cash management,

pricing, sales, inventory, and automation measures. Managed 20 reports in

Customer Service, Operations, Inventory, Facilities, Credit, Treasury,

Accounting, HR, and IT.

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Diamond Plastics Continued...

. Facilitated 95%+ revenue growth with changes to inventory and production

systems that boosted capacity; assisted with sales structures that

increased commodity product sales with national accounts..

. Improved profit with strategies including integrated quote management

incorporating sales, shipping, operations, and quality.

. Led $10M+ margin increase from pricing initiatives that balanced base

load and covered fixed costs.

. Transformed organizational practices and culture, serving as change agent

driving process improvement adoption across all IT functions and

operations.

. Created scheduling, scrap yield, inventory, and labor utilization

improvements by leading reengineering and new-system innovations,

including manufacturing measurement systems platform.

. Revolutionized production tracking with new, integrated platform that

identified low performance and quickly launched corrective actions.

. Tightened expenses by revisiting vendor contracts and implementing cost-

saving automation solutions.

. Negotiated increased insurance coverage, while orchestrating concurrent

33% cost reduction.

. Reduced shipping expenses $2M/yr with logistics software supplying lead

time/delivery savings predictions.

. Saved $3M annually in transportation costs.

. Motivated and coached direct reports to leadership roles in Fortune 500

corporations.

. Differentiated firm in commodity market, spearheading IT-infused advances

improving reliability/capacity.

. Built buy-in among Board/executive team by demonstrating smaller-scale

technology wins.

"When we hired Curtis, we knew he was going to challenge (us). I just did

not comprehend how fast and relentless his adoption of change would be, and

how far it would take us."

- Board Member, Diamond Plastics

Controller / Senior Director Finance

MatchLogic / Excite@Home, Westminster, CO, 1998-2001

Promoted to quickly evaluate and turn around a challenged, rapidly growing

operation that experienced sales growth from $10M to $100M with

accelerated rise in profits by introducing product costing models at

global online marketing company. Negotiated vendor contracts.

. Revitalized profits with P&L silos/shared solutions that identified loss

leaders and enabled significant product line changes.

. Served in CFO-level role at division level from 2000 to 2001.

. Held authority for evaluating and approving all VSOE; assisted to add

complex, multi-element revenue recognition review procedures after

implementing stabilizing measures.

. Conducted due diligence for 10 deals including 2 successfully closed,

accretive transactions.

VP Finance & Administration / Controller

Advanced Forming Technology / Precision Castparts, Firestone, CO, 1996-

1998

Led transformational changes affecting revenue and margin growth,

accelerating growth of small company to a $25M in a Fortune 1000

international manufacturing organization with operations in the U.S. and

global locales. Enabled rapid capacity growth through advanced

manufacturing, LEAN, and costing techniques. Integrated strategic alliance

with partner firm in India.

. Grew profits and boosted revenue 150% with addition of manufacturing cost

models and LEAN (pull manufacturing) practices, establishing analyses

that enabled profit-driven quoting decisions.

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Advanced Forming Technology Continued...

. Eliminated $2M+ annual losses, managing disposition of $10M total non-

profitable entities.

. Streamlined shop floor procedures-reducing errors, improving information,

and facilitating profit analyses-with deployment of custom production

tracking solution utilizing LEAN.

. Functioned as central point/key executive in defense of lawsuit with

potential to liquidate the company.

Manager, Business Development / Controller, New Business Development

Financial Information Technology Manager / Financial Analyst

ACX Technologies / Coors Brewing Company, Golden, CO, 1986-1996

Recruited to lead improvements to technology utilization and establish key

financial functions, with numerous promotions to reach management and

Controller roles. Administered business development for portfolio company.

. As Controller, established new Business Development team and held

oversight of financial and administrative tasks for 15 portfolio

companies.

. Managed portfolio firm acquisitions and divestitures.

. Spearheaded data warehouse project that was among the first nationwide,

supplying business intelligence capabilities with current data allowing

for rapid sales, analysis of marketing strategies, inventory, and

manufacturing changes.

. Served in pivotal executive role during ACX Technologies spinoff to new,

publicly traded company.

Other Leadership Roles Include:

CFO, AOK Construction

Increased revenue, standardizing business practices and adding revenue

recognition/profit management processes for offices in 5 states. Cut

costs/identified unrecognized revenue by implementing accounting and

purchasing solutions.

Education

Master of Business Administration (MBA) - Executive Program (Ranked in Top

5%)

University of Colorado, Boulder

Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting

University of Iowa, Iowa City

Certified Public Accountant (CPA) #37,364, Illinois

Professional Affiliations

Member, Financial Executives Institute

Member, Privately Held Companies Round Table

Board Member, Area Boy Scouts of America Council

Board Member / Past President & Chairman, United Cerebral Palsy of Colorado

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