Vice President Accounting

Randy Cunningham

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Cumming, GA 30040

770-***-****(H) 678-***-**** (C)

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EXPERTISE

CFO/VP Finance Leading & Development of Team

Financial Integrity & Control Policies and Procedures

Compliance

Internal & External Reporting Post Merger &

Acquisition Integration

Business Process Re-engineering Planning, Budgets &

Forecasts

Comprehensive Cash Management Audit Relationship

Internal & External

LEADERSHIP ATTRIBUTES

Hands on Management - Mentorship - Attention to Detail - Sense of Urgency

Strategic Planning - Team Communication

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

WILLIAMS INDUSTRIAL SERVICES GROUP, Tucker, GA 2009 to

June 2010

Provider of specialty services to utilities and industrial customers,

including nuclear, coatings, hazardous materials.

Vice President of Finance and Accounting

Full charge CFO responsible for accounting, treasury, financial reporting

(SEC) and SOX compliance.

. Implemented a staff restructuring to create best practices for labor

billings to customers.

. Overhauled the financial reporting package from an excel based method

to a new fully integrated

general ledger package resulting in the savings of 2 days in month end

results preparation.

. Reduced the billing cycle by 5 business days resulting in an

improvement of 20% on cash collections.

. Developed and upgraded internal work processes to improve process time

between cost incurred and billing of invoices to customers.

. Developed teams and actions to improve accounting practices and

internal process enhancements of daily accounting activities in

conjunction with new computerized applications for work automation.

WOOD GROUP CONTRACTUAL SOLUTIONS, Alpharetta, GA 2005 to

2009

Operator and maintenance field service provider to gas turbine fired

electrical power plants worldwide.

Finance Director

Responsible for the financial management, reporting and analysis for 16

operating companies and 4 consolidation companies operating in 14 countries

with a business portfolio in excess of $2.0B.

. Built an accounting department from scratch to a team of 9

professionals in 3 fiscal years.

. Negotiated 3 new company office leases and office space expansions in

3 years as the business grew from $3M to $400M and went from a 4 room

office to two full floors in office space occupancy.

. Selected and implemented new accounting software designed to

facilitate a labor billing intensive company business resulting in

reduction of manual effort and improved accuracy of customer invoices.

. Initiated, created and managed daily operations of corporate finance

department to improve labor billing turn times and automation of

billing activities.

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PARADIGM CHEMICAL & CONSULTING, Marietta, GA

2004

Chemical sales and technical services firm specializing in bundled

solutions to the paper making industry.

Interim CFO

Full charge CFO brought into help set up, implement and hire full

accounting team of new company.

. Selected, set up and trained new accounting team on accounting

software and order entry system.

. Developed and implemented internal controls and financial and HR

policies and procedures.

IMERYS, Paris France & Roswell, GA

1995 to 2004

Global leader in the mining and processing of white pigments.

Director of Corporate Purchasing 2000 to 2004

Global leader on implementation of new purchasing strategies to drive

profit improvement.

. Consolidated buying power of like items among 29 sites operations

resulting in savings of $20M.

. Conceived a new approach to buying chemicals in North America

generating savings of $4M.

. Negotiated new office lease by consolidated two smaller offices into

one new corporate center.

Business Manager of Global Paper Business Unit 1995 to 2000

Corporate financial and human resource management of a $1.0B business unit.

. Coordinated the integration of a newly acquired chemical business into

the existing minerals BU

resulting in the transition of 200 employees and launching a new business

reporting structure.

. Conceived and implemented a timber management strategy that generated

$12M in profits.

MORRISTOWN-BEARD SCHOOL, Morristown, NJ 1993 to

1995

An elite private co-ed day school grades 7 through 12.

Vice President of Business and Finance

In a turnaround environment, responsible for all business and financial

activities of the school.

. Increased working capital by restructuring the operating line of

credit to overcome a cash crunch.

. Developed a 5 year business plan as a fund raising tool resulting in

large donations for endowments.

. Restructured the benefits plan that improved coverage but kept all

contributions flat.

GEC-MARCONI AEROSPACE, Whippany, NJ

1990 to 1993

Flight Control Division of GEC providing missile guidance systems to

military defense contractors.

Vice President of Finance

New CFO appointed to rebuild finance team, develop financial reporting and

improve contract management.

. Converted an outdated financial reporting system into a robust

management tool in five months.

. Corrected accounting inconsistencies on military contracts resulting

in a 200% cash flow improvement.

. Established approval to receive progress payments which improved

working capital by 15%.

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DOWTY AEROSPACE INC., Sterling, VA

1987 to 1990

Global leader in the production of commercial aircraft landing gears and

propellers.

Vice President of Finance and Secretary/Treasurer

Responsible for finance, contract administration, IT and North America

consolidations.

. Managed a $30M portfolio of foreign currency futures to pay European

suppliers.

. Introduced balance sheet management resulting in a twofold improvement

in working capital.

. Selected and installed a business wide computer system replacing one

that had been PC based.

CURTIS-WRIGHT FLIGHT SYSTEMS, Fountain Inn, SC

1981 to 1987

A leading producer of jet and reciprocating aircraft engines and power

generation plants.

Vice President 1985 to 1987

Full P & L responsibility for division including HR, Quality, Operations,

Finance, Engineering and Sales.

Controller and Contracts Manager 1981 to 1984

Responsible for accounting, contract administration and IT.

EARLIER EXPERIENCE

E. L. MANSURE Controller

1981

SNAPPER POWER EQUIPMENT Assistant Controller

1976-1981

FRIEDMAN JEWELRY COMPANY Internal Auditor

1975

EDUCATION

AUGUSTA STATE UNIVERSITY

Bachelor of Business Administration - Accounting 1975

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