Manager Plant

Neils Clausen

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Faurecia Automotive Seating 7/2005 - 7/2010 Full Service Automotive Seat

Designer / Manufacturer

> Plant Controller - Cleveland, MS

Full plant controllership role - Processes, Close, Reporting, GL, BS,

AP, AR, Budget, Forecast, Key Performance Metrics etc...

Accomplished:

. Lead plant and business unit during the auto industry collapse,

from plant closure through to ultimate recovery to full

capacity.

. Lead assignment for plant consolidations resulting in major foot-

print change to double manufacturing base in MS and close KY

plant, concluding in securing the business and reporting.

. Inventoried, Audited and installed FAS Fixed Asset software as

basis of capital controls.

. Lead the plant side tasks for version upgrade & account

remapping in QAD operating system upgrades.

. Supported successful change in corporate wide Chart of Accounts

for communization efforts.

> Business Unit Controller - Troy, MI

Financial Planner & Analyst, Reporting and problem resolution for the

Business Unit. Provide financial controls for R&D, Eng. Application &

Program Development. This required lifecycle accounting from inception

through post production; utilizing financial planning models designed to

consolidate with all Units of the division; detail included every element

found on P&L's and detailed Balance Sheets, with supporting detail to

costs, price, trend adoptions, etc...

Accomplished:

. Successful recovery of a losing metal seating frame program

resulting in 7% positive OI. The program had for the previous 3

years, performed at losing 4% OI. This was accomplished, after

detailed research and through collaboration with the commercial

and legal teams.

. Lead the financial team to recapitalize once impaired assets

associated with the accomplishment above.

. Created a commercial model for tracking and monitoring the

commercial and cost aspects of engineering changes to products

within the business unit.

. Lead the commercial charge as customer representative to

negotiate price changes due to engineering change from customer

demands.

Saturn Electronics & Engineering, Inc. 2/2004 - 7/2005 - Auburn Hills, MI

Mfg. of Fuel Solenoid Systems, electronic modules

> Manager of Cost Analysis

Originally hired to manage government related business awards and

grants. Role changed early due to change in business climate.

Accomplished:

. Successful filing of multi state and Federal income taxes for

company 2003 filing year.

AZ Automotive 2002 - 2003 - Centerline, MI Full Service Designer / Mfg.,

metal structures. Stamp/Welding

> Sr. Manager, Pricing & Program Control

Oversee the financial aspects of all new product programs and engineering

changes. Provide continuous evaluation of the business plan endeavoring to

insure and improve profitability on the book of business in development.

Accomplished:

. Developed sales forecasting for current and forward 5 year plan,

where none existed. Created controls for monitoring and tracking

commercial action plans, where none existed.

. Developed tracking tool for monitoring tooling development,

costs and completion.

Takata Restraint Systems, Inc. 1998-2002 - Auburn Hills, MI Full Service

Designer / Mfg., Airbags, Seatbelts.

> Corporate Quoting Manager / Senior Financial Analyst

Oversee and direct the daily Engineering and Product Cost and quoting

functions. Lead & coordinate international costing and pricing in an

international engineering and manufacturing environment. (US, Mexico,

Germany, Brazil). Lead quoting and costing functions for new business

development and changes to existing programs. Performed the financial

analysis and prepared business plans required for strategic contract

acquisition and investment analysis.

Accomplished:

. Created, developed and implemented Engineering Program

Development Financial modeling system.

Limitorque Corporation 1997-1998 - Greensboro, NC Mfg. engineered

to order actuator valve systems.

> Plant Controller / Manager

Full plant controllership role - Processes, Close, Reporting, GL, BS, AP,

AR, Budget, Forecast, Key Performance Metrics etc...

Accomplished:

. Created, developed and implemented Engineering Program

Development Financial modeling system.

. Cleared up $31M in inventory reducing from 1 turn to 6 turns in

1st year of service.

Atlas - Rollite Door Company 1995-1997 - Orlando, FL Mfg. of commercial

and residential enclosure doors.

> Senior Cost Accountant

Administer the manufacturing and accounting cost system. Coordinated the

creation, use and reporting of Standard and Job costs. Performed and

reported variances (re: PPV, WO, Rate, etc.), inventory analysis, and

prepared and analyzed manufacturing and fiscal performance metrics.

Planned, implemented and administered the budget application and control

process. Administered and oversaw inventory transfers between manufacturing

facilities.

Accomplished:

. Cleaned up inventory from Mississippi and Arizona plant

locations. Placed controls in place guiding plant controllers on

reserves, ABC techniques and identity parameters for

obsolescence.

Coast to Coast Decorating 1989-1995 - Orlando, FL Regional provider of

contract painting, wall-paper and decorating services to high-end

residential and commercial new and remodel facilities.

> General Manager

Oversee and control day to day activities of accounting, finance including

negotiation activities. Oversee & directed day-to-day activities of field

and facility operations. Administered contract progress and job control,

billing, capital equipment selection and justification, labor selection,

wage controls and benefit administration.

Accomplished:

. Assumed roll of $1M business revenue. Through successful

controls and negotiation, grew the business to over $25M in two

years.

Lockheed Martin (formerly Martin Marietta) 1975-1989 - Orlando, FL

Defense contractor, providing design, development and manufacture of

sophisticated missile defense systems to all branches of the US military.

> Senior Industrial Engineer

Supervised and directed the development and use of labor standards,

application to earned value, standard cost, job cost, variance, rates, and

factors. Supervised the development and maintenance of manpower

forecasting, budgeting and analysis, performance reports, key operational

metrics, variance reporting, unit and job cost reporting and projected

completion costs developed, based on Earned Value Management methodologies.

Directed and implemented the development of IE, ME, and QE measurement

systems and projects.

Accomplished:

. Appointed to plant manager for 6 month assignment, most

successful period in plant history.

. Nominated for MMC "Jefferson Cup" award. Top 50 employees out

of pool of over 10,000.

. Selected as Top leader in the PMT "performance measurement team"

among over 100 contenders.

. My team was voted TOP PMT team of the year 1988.

> Senior Estimator / Quoting

Developed and maintained the baseline from which departmental estimates

were analyzed and audited.

Collected and checked, all for proposal development and customer

submission, all in accordance with WBS and Earned Value Management

methodologies. Acted as liaison to government agencies; DCAA, DCAS, and

DCASPRO throughout the program life cycle. Provided financial analysis for

new product ROI.

Accomplished:

. Awarded in recognition of successful negotiation with US Army as

part of the annual negotiation team.

. Developed modeling structure for ratio comparison of costs from

like projects and program awards.

Education

June, 1988, Florida Christian University

Altamonte Springs, FL

BA - Business & Finance (3.75 GPA)

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