Manager Management
Resume:
Donald A. Wright
**** ***** ******** *****, **********, AL 35242
Home: 205-***-**** Cell: 205-***-**** abl31m@r.postjobfree.com
CORPORATE CONTROLLER
Financial and Accounting executive with over 16 years of experience as a hands-on, corporate controller in the
manufacturing industries. Experience includes both public and closely-held companies with revenues ranging from
$20- 700 million. Additionally, 10 years experience in the management, design and assessment of internal control
systems including establishing cost and profit centers, work center standards and variance reporting. Previous
experience as Operations Manager helps to build necessary bridges between finance and production allowing for a
more cohesive team. Areas of strength include strategic planning and forecasting, cash management, contract
negotiation, continuous improvement processes in both system design and financial reporting.
Qualifications/Achievements include:
• Coordinated the development of model used to finalize a $2.75 million business interruption claim and
participated in negotiation with insurance company bringing claim to a profitable resolution.
• Partnered with bank in building financial/operational model used to market $25 million business segment.
• Identified critical costs in the manufacturing process and successfully restructured a $1 million customer price
agreement.
• Coordinated the price negotiation of over 15,000 items used in PDM programs of KC-135 aircraft.
• Developed model for reconciling inventory both on a FIFO and LIFO basis. Model identified
approximately $10mm of adjustments not previously considered in past operations.
• Managed an activity-based cost accounting system and reconciled to general ledger for a $350,000 million
steel manufacturer.
• Developed work center-marketing division based reporting and implemented responsibility accounting for
actual-budget variance reporting.
• Developed production incentive increasing output by 30% and reducing labor costs by 32% per unit.
• Negotiated terms of credit facility converting a secured line of credit to unsecured and increasing available
funds 250%.
• Through negotiation and analysis, established a new banking relationship providing an additional $10
million line of credit.
• Recovered $650,000 in tax payments from federal, state, and local agencies through negotiating and
providing documentation.
• Certified Public Accountant (North Carolina, inactive)
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Financial & Strategic
Contract Negotiation Risk Management System Analysis & Design
Planning
Forecasting & Analysis Cash Management Production Yields Internal Control
ERP systems Production WC Stds
CAREER OVERVIEW
VULCAN PAINTERS, INC, Bessemer, AL CFO-Controller (Jan 2007 – April 2010)
Established in 1952 and located in Bessemer, AL, Vulcan Painters is a specialty painting contractor &
manufacturing company emphasizing protective-decorative coatings for industrial and commercial facilities. With
approximately 200 employees and 4 locations, this ISO certified contractor specializes in applying protective
coating to ductile iron sewer pipe and operates electro-coating, powder coating processes.
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Recruited as CFO-Controller and responsible for financial management, credit, risk management and related policies
including accounting, human resources, cash management, banking relationships, insurance and 401(k) plan, federal
& state income tax, payroll tax and miscellaneous local tax returns, forecasting and strategic planning.
PEMCO AVIATION GROUP, Birmingham, AL – Director of Corporate Accounting (Mar 2006 – Jan 2007)
PEMCO Aviation Group, a publicly held company, was headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama, with 4 locations in
the southeast and the west coast and employees approximately 1200 employees. PEMCO operated primarily in the
aerospace and defense industry, and its principal business is providing aircraft maintenance and modification
services to military and commercial customers.
Recruited as Director of Corporate Accounting with the primary responsibilities of forecasting, budgeting,
consolidated financial statements, financial policies and procedures, SEC reporting as well as the management of
purchasing and supply chain functions.
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HANNA STEEL CORPORATION, Fairfield, AL – Corporate Controller (Sep 1999 – Jan 2006)
HANNA Steel Corporation is a privately held steel manufacturing company located in Birmingham, AL, with 3 locations
in the southeast and midwest, HANNA employed approximately 500 people, maintains 30-35% of the southeastern
tubing market and is a major provider of painted flat roll steel to the metal building industry.
Recruited as Corporate Controller with the responsibility of establishing and maintaining accounting policies and
procedures, cost accounting, accounts payable, payroll, inventory, general ledger and cash management and risk
management, federal and state income tax returns, forecasting and strategic planning.
THE HACKNEY GROUP, Birmingham, AL – Operations Manager (Sep 1995 – Sep 1999)
Johnson Industrial Services, Inc
Johnson Industrial is an industrial maintenance and steel erection construction company specializing in industrial
kiln repair and installation both nationally and internationally. Owned and operated by the Hackney Group,
Johnson Industrial employs as many as 150 persons nationwide and contracts jobs up to several million dollars.
Valley Rubber, LLC
Valley Rubber, L.L.C. is located in Falkville, AL, and specializes in the manufacture of industrial rubber products
such as molded parts, rolls & pulleys, as well as customized parts primarily for the mining and conveyor industries.
Valley Rubber also specializes in the production and distribution of rubber splashguards. Product distribution is on
a regional, national and international basis. Valley Rubber, L.L.C. employs approximately 110 people.
Recruited as Controller and promoted to Operations Manager. Responsibilities of Accounting, Tax, Marketing, Safety,
Quality Control, Production Management and Human Resources with two reporting managers and five employees.
IMPROVED CONSTRUCTION METHODS, Birmingham, AL– Sales Representative (Mar 1995 – Sep 1995)
Improved Construction Methods (ICM) is headquartered in Jacksonville, AR, with over 15 locations throughout the
west and southeast, specializes in waste water treatment and general construction equipment sales and repairs.
ICM employs approximately 100 people. This was a temporary position while in the process of relocating to
Birmingham.
R.D. MOODY & ASSOCIATES, Tallahassee, FL – Controller (Mar 1994 – Mar 1995)
R.D. Moody & and Associates is an electrical utility contractor specializing in high voltage construction such as
substation and distribution development on a regional basis and employs approximately 200 people, headquartered
in Tallahassee, FL, with an additional office in Washington D.C.
Responsibilities include management of Job Cost, Accounts Payable, Payroll, Cash, Accounts Receivable and
Insurance with three reporting employees.
O’NEAL STEEL, INC, Birmingham, AL – Assistant Treasurer (Sep 1986 – Sep 1993)
O'Neal Steel is headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama and is one of the largest privately held Steel Service Centers
in the U.S. There were 25 locations in the south and midwest with seven major product lines employing 1,600
people.
Recruited as an Internal Auditor and promoted to Assistant Treasurer. Responsibilities include management of
Internal Audit, Finance, Cash, and Payroll with one reporting manager and five employees.
SAUNDERS LEASING SYSTEMS, Birmingham, AL – Internal Auditor (Feb 1986 – Sep 1986)
Saunders Leasing Systems was a local, privately owned truck leasing company headquartered in Birmingham,
Alabama with international and national locations. Company sold to Ryder Inc. and dissolved.
MOTION INDUSTRIES INC., Birmingham, AL – Internal Auditor (May 1984 – Feb 1986)
Motion Industries is located in Birmingham, Alabama and is a subsidiary of Genuine Auto Parts, Inc. with 170
locations nationwide at the time.
Hired as internal auditor and promoted to supervisor of internal audit.
EDUCATION & PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA IN BIRMINGHAM
BS in Business Administration, Accounting Major, 1983
CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT
North Carolina, inactive
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ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES AND ACHIEVEMENTS
• Reviewed and analyzed company sales/use tax practices, successfully recovering sales taxes paid at the
incorrect rate.
• Established procedures to eliminate use of incorrect tax rates resulting in 3.5% cost savings for key
operating expenses.
• Created financial reporting package incorporating all facets of operations including comparison to industry
standards and internal benchmarks.
• Utilizing historical data and analysis, developed model for determining the material cost for a multi-billion
dollar proposal.
• Identified weaknesses in the procurement process and developed a team to re-engineer the process in its
entirety.
• Responsible for the management $80 million unsecured line of credit.
• Implemented quality control program reducing the number of rejected shipments.
• Designed model for analyzing potential capital projects and the cash flow provided from those projects.
• Developed fully integrated budgeting model and created a multi-level reporting system by working with
Sales and Operations.
• Through analysis and negotiation, identified over $175,000 increase in cash flow through the refinancing of
current debt structure.
• Successfully negotiated with city officials to finance and complete $100,000 project to alter the local traffic
flow creating a safer, faster, and more direct access to the interstate system.
• Negotiated a 44% reduction in the cost of general insurance premiums.
• Reduced fiscal year-end audit and preparation of tax returns fees 35% by negotiating new contracts.
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2956 Brook Highland Drive, Birmingham, AL 35242
Home: 205-***-**** Cell: 205-***-**** abl31m@r.postjobfree.com
REFERENCES
Business Personal
Ms. Phyllis Hall, JD, CPA Mr. Marvin Walker, CPA
President VP Finance
Sunbelt Insulation Motion Industries, Inc
2 North 20th Street PO Box 1477
Birmingham, AL 35213 Birmingham, AL 35210
Mr. Randy Shealy, CPA Bruce Wagner
Sr. Vice President & CFO President
Alabama Aircraft Clearbrook FCI
1943 50th Street North 1521 Azalea Road
Birmingham, AL 35212 Mobile, AL 36693
Mr. Jeff Thornton, CPA Tony Zaborszki
Partner President
Pearce Bevill Leesburg & Moore Zabco Products
2129 First Avenue North 219 Juell Lane
Birmingham, Alabama 35203 Owens Cross Roads, AL 35763
Mr. Jim Key, CPA Jerry Woodall
Tax Partner President
Warren Averett Stone Electric Co
2500 Acton Road 4624 5th Ave S
Birmingham, AL 35223 Birmingham, AL 35222
Mr. Jim Robertson, CPA Mr. Louis Henderson, CPA
Audit Partner President
Warren Averett Henderson & Myers LLC
2500 Acton Road 1121 Riverchase Office Road
Birmingham, AL 35223 Birmingham, Alabama 35244
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