Manager Manufacturing

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Saddleridge Court Phone 830-***-****

Bulverde, TX 78163 E-mail abiaws@r.postjobfree.com

Thomas J. Smith CPA, CFE

Education

Bachelor of Science in Accountancy (High Honors) May 1975

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Professional Experience

Hamilton & Blaine, CPA's

1975-1986

Clifton, Gunderson & Co., CPA's 1986-

1993

Wilcoxson & Associates Ltd., CPA's 1993-

2008

Tri-Con Materials, Inc.

2008-2009

Upon graduation from the University of Illinois, joined the local CPA

firm of Hamilton & Blaine in Dixon, Illinois as a staff

accountant and advanced to the position of manager. Serviced a wide

variety of clients and managed the related

engagements. The engagements included audits, reviews, compilations

and tax compliance as well as other types of

professional consulting services. The clients were of a broad spectrum

from primarily the local area including the retail,

manufacturing, banking, contracting and agricultural industries as

well as local governmental units.

In 1986, Hamilton and Blaine merged their practice into the regional

firm of Clifton, Gunderson & Co.which significantly

enhanced the resources to serve the client base that was becoming

larger with more complex needs. Advanced to the

position of audit partner and accepted subsequent transfers to the

Oakbrook and Joliet, Illinois offices of Clifton,

Gunderson being exposed to an even wider range of engagements.

Participated in engagements that involved

litigation support services to regulatory authorities with respect to

a large bank failure in Texas as well as

engagements with the Office of Inspector General with respect to

efforts to recover loan collateral of various failed

banks. Also became involved in the profession's peer review process

by assisting in the firm's preparation for its peer

review by performing office inspection procedures and also

participated in peer review engagements on other CPA

firms.

In 1993, accepted a position with the local CPA firm of Wilcoxson &

Associates Ltd. in LaSalle, Illinois which also

served a wide variety of clients in the local area very similar to

those served while at the local office of Hamilton &

Blaine as cited above. Practiced with Wilcoxson & Associates as a non-

equity partner until 2008.

In 2008, accepted an offer from a client to become part of the

management team of a group of companies under

common control. The controlling shareholder requested that various

tasks be addressed that the current controller

was unable to accomplish because of other work commitments upon his

time. Those companies are involved in the

contracting, surface mining and manufacturing industries. As a result

of a sudden and significant collapse of product

orders, the manufacturing business downsized and terminated all but a

core of essential employees in June of 2009

at which time I relocated to the San Antonio area of Texas. While at

Tri-Con Materials (and the related entities), I

performed extensive analysis of the production costs in the surface

mining of aggregate materials used primarily in the

asphalt road construction and concrete industries. Such analysis had

not been previously performed and was

informative to management in setting pricing schedules and

establishing budgetary goals to monitor profitability by

product line.

Professional Certifications and Licenses

Certified Public Accountant, Illinois Certificate No. 18,341 issued

September 17,1975

Certified Fraud Examiner, Certificate issued January 20, 1993

Licensed Certified Public Accountant, Illinois License No. 065-011739

Texas License ID: 093263

Professional Memberships

American Institute of Certified Public Accountants

Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants

Association of Certified Fraud Examiners

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