Sales Manager

Patrick W. Johnson (CPA Non-Practicing)

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Olmsted Falls, Ohio 44138

Home: 440-***-****; Cell: 216-***-****

Email: abh3zm@r.postjobfree.com

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Professional Experience

Max-Wellness, LLC - SVP Finance & Administration (2009-Present)

. Max-Wellness was founded by Michael Feuer, co-founder and former

CEO of OfficeMax, the international retail office products

superstore chain, and Jared Florian, a successful owner and

operator of six national mail-order catalogs. It is a new retail

concept catering to the baby boomer generation. The store offers a

wide range of health and wellness products from vitamins &

supplements to Durable Medical Equipment, such as wheelchairs &

walkers.

. Responsibilities are all inclusive of building a financial team

responsible for the Accounting, Finance, Information Technology,

and Administrative functions of this new venture.

. Accomplishments to date include creation and implementation of

financial controls for the entity; selection of and implementation

of our POS/Merchandising system provider; selection of a payroll

service provider; selection, design, and implementation of a new

general ledger package; building the financial components of a

Private Placement Memorandum; and assisting with the opening of the

first three Max-Wellness store locations.

Sherwin-Williams Corporation - Director, Financial Reporting & Acquisition

Accounting (2007-2009)

. Supervision of a staff of 8 responsible for the annual planning /

budgeting, monthly forecasting, and management reporting of a $5

Billion sales division comprised of over 3000 store locations, 1700

sales reps, and hundreds of administrative cost centers in the US &

Canada.

. Responsible for the integration of the accounting for acquisitions

including the Duron Paints acquisition ($400MM in sales), M.A.

Bruder Paint acquisition ($145MM in sales) as well as the Columbia

Paints acquisition ($75MM in sales). These also included

operational analysis in regard to pricing, product costing, product

& size pack conversion, etc.

Sherwin-Williams Corporation - Director, Stores Accounting (2003-2007)

. Supervised a staff of 50+ responsible for the general accounting of

a $5 Billion sales division in the US & Canada. Responsible for

monitoring & ensuring the compliance of contingency plans during

slow sales and profitability periods. Also responsible for numerous

analyses including store & rep performance, expense trends, pricing

decisions, administrative expense performance, etc.

Sherwin-Williams Corporation - Manager, Stores Accounting (2000-2003)

. Responsible for general accounting, accounting of fixed assets and

real estate for the Paint Stores Division. Provided monthly

schedules of acquisition proformas versus actual results.

Sherwin-Williams Corporation - Manager, Merchandise Control (2000-2000)

. Supervised a staff of 4 responsible for the integrity of the

product database which is comprised of over 150,000 products.

Coordinated the analysis of new product proformas with input from

the Buying Department. Provided product level analysis of national

promotions with assistance of Advertising and Buying Departments.

Sherwin-Williams Corporation - Supervisor, Stores Accounting (1998-2000)

. Supervision of a staff of 8 responsible for the balance sheets and

P&L's of the Stores Group of Sherwin-Williams. Responsible for

monthly financial reporting which requires both knowledge of GAAP

as well as a thorough understanding of the business reasons

underlying the financial results

Vestax Securities Corporation - Controller (1997-1998)

. Supervision of a staff of six including the Accounting and

Commissions Departments. Designed and implemented numerous

streamlining measures which provided the ability to reduce the

monthly closing from 16 to four working days. Incorporated

departmental budgets and reporting.

American Spring Wire Corporation - Financial Analyst (1995-1997)

. Analysis of possible product line changes, machine efficiencies,

corporate demographics, budget variances & costs of failure.

Proforma reporting of possible acquisitions and product

eliminations. Working with top management on annual budgets. Assist

others in the company with database & spreadsheet design including

the development of a sales forecasting program and the development

of a product costing program.

The Richard E. Jacobs Group - Senior Financial Analyst (1993-1995)

. Financial analysis of a commercial real estate portfolio consisting

of regional and super-regional shopping centers and directly

responsible for the analysis of potential expansions, renovations,

acquisitions, sales, new construction, lease buyouts, annual

property valuations, and preparation of construction loan draw

packages using net present value analysis in combination with a

retail property software package

Price Waterhouse - Staff Auditor (1992-1993)

American Koyo Corporation - Senior Accountant (1987-1992)

Education

June 1986 The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio

Bachelor of Science: Accounting

Computer Skills

. Strong spreadsheet and database skills with experience in, but not

limited to Oracle Financials, Excel, Access, Hyperion, Monarch

References

Available on request

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