CORY W. PETERS, CPA, CMA

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Denver, CO 80230 abl0wr@r.postjobfree.com

CAREER PROFILE

Finance executive leader - with strong applied knowledge of GAAP - known

for leading organizations in developing strategic, financial and

operational plans. Expertise spans analytics, problem solving, teaming with

other leaders and effective communication with a keen focus on exceeding

customer expectation. Depth includes leading change management, turnarounds

and re-engineering processes. Recognized for exceptional management skills

combined with a team-orientated style that generates significant results.

Proven capabilities:

Strategic Planning Lean Manufacturing

Forecasting / Budgeting / Planning Operational Management

Business Acumen Problem Analysis

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

THE BOEING COMPANY - St. Louis, MO & Seattle, WA 1996 - 2009

Director of Accounting - Travel Department 2007 - 2009

Directed corporate credit card program, interpreted FAR and CAS regulations

to ensure travel system compliance, processing over 550,000 expense

reports annually, recording costs to the final cost objective in accordance

with FAR and CAS regulations and lead an organization of 300 people.

Operating budget: $28M.

1. Increased productivity 25% by instituting process-based management and

LEAN in the office, improved employee satisfaction as well.

2. Saved more than $4.5M in annual labor cost by out sourcing business

processes and accelerating expense report cycle time from 6.5 to 4.3

days.

3. Implemented an enhanced electronic expense reporting system that

augmented company labor capacity by 125,000 labor hours.

4. Successfully initiated and managed eight SOX controls for travel costs.

5. Expanded credit card program and travel system to support 14 countries

and over 600 employees.

CFO - Boeing Travel Management Company (BTMC) 2004 - 2007

Directed business plan development, financial statement preparation,

tracked and analyzed performance. Developed/approved pricing structure and

provided guidance on all financial issues for subsidiary company with $380M

in sales and 150 employees.

6. Increased operating profit by 200% and reduced the internal costs by

15%.

7. Installed improved internal controls to accounting systems to meet new

SOX requirements.

8. Implemented DCAA Audit, discovering corrections resulting in a compliant

FAR and CAS travel system.

9. Reduced airline ticket costs by more than $1.5 million yearly by

launching a new reservation location in Ireland.

10. Renegotiated contracts with suppliers systematically, saving $300,000

per year.

Finance Director - Supply Chain Services (SCS) 2002 - 2004

Directed annual business plan development, managed performance and provided

insight and guidance on all financial issues to six executive managers with

an annual operating budget of $190M - purchasing $6B in support of Boeing -

and 900 employees.

< Developed FAR and CAS compliant business management system, organizations

structure, operating procedures, assigned responsibilities, authority and

accountability resulting in a finance team with the division's lowest

error rates and highest customer/employee satisfaction scores.

< Developed and presented to executive management a business case for

potential sourcing project which would cost Boeing $30M over the five-

year term of the contract.

Finance Director - Facilities & Logistic Services 2001 - 2002

Led financial activities for 10 executive managers, a $1B annual budget and

3,000 employees.

< Assembled a plan in 2002 with 20% cost reductions to meet 9/11

challenges.

< Consolidated 15 sites facilities business plans into one financial

system.

< Implemented consolidated performance reporting system and process.

Site Controller - Site(s) Facilities 1996 - 2001

Managed site annual business plans, directed performance initiatives and

provided financial guidance to one executive with an annual operating

budget of $200M and 700 employees.

< Led finance teams to work with facilities managers to create annual

business plans.

< Directed cross functional team that developed unprecedented strategy to

purchase block of power in futures - saving $15M in first year.

Benchmarked as best practice.

< Devised benchmarking plan to gather performance against other companies

for facilities services performance on cost and services.

VENUS-GUSMER - Kent, WA 1994 - 1996

General Manager / Assistant CFO (Officer)

Managed P&L performance for the privately held manufacturer of precision

meter-mix dispensing equipment for composite industry with $10M annual

sales and 70 employees.

< Executed plan to turn around company from $1.2M loss to $1.2M in profit,

generating $3M in positive cash flow during tenure.

< Provided new management system featuring process metrics to control

operating costs - resulting in COGS reduced by 5% and general

administrative costs by 22%.

< Oversaw inventory reduction plan which reduced the inventory from $4.8M

to $2.0M.

< Deployed new product pricing / contract system as well as Pick ERP system

to improve operations significantly.

National Frozen Foods Corporation Seattle, WA 1992-1994

Cost Accountant/Inventory Control

Designed new cost models based on a mixture of process and activity based

accounting. Audited functional departments to insure compliance with

company policies and procedures. Prepared trend analysis, provide

inventory forecasts and other reports.

1. Developed product storage strategy resulting in $1M annual savings.

2. Developed improved product packaging initiative resulting in $300K

annual savings.

3. Developed new ABC cost model for product pricing.

The Boeing Company, Seattle, WA 1989-1992

Cost Accountant

Prepare accounting reports, analyze variances, reconciled general ledger

and bank accounts, applied and interpreted capital rules, and developed

process improvements.

4. Teamed with customers to improved capital asset reporting system.

5. Debugged existing DBIII+ capital asset program to return it to

operational status.

6. Performed audit work to meet experience requirement for CPA license.

Heat & Frost Insulator and Asbestos Workers Seattle, WA 1983-1989

Apprentice to Superintendent

Worked as apprentice for 4 years learning about proper methods of

insulating mechanical systems. Supervised crews from 5 to 50, tracked job

performance and costs, evaluated others work performance.

7. Developed, implemented and deployed project plans on multiple million

dollars asbestos projects utilizing project costing.

8. Completed all projects on time and within budget.

EDUCATION

MBA General Studies, City University - Seattle, WA

BS Accounting, Central Washington University - Ellensburg, WA

Program Manager Workshop, Boeing Leadership Center - St. Louis, MO

Aerospace Manufacturing Seminar, University Of Washington - Seattle, WA

SAP R/3 Release 4.6 Fundamentals - Skill Port

An Accountant's Guide to Sarbanes-Oxley - Professional Education Services

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