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Victor, New York 14564 abl4bf@r.postjobfree.com

Finance professional successful at building and leading a high performance

finance organization for global manufacturing companies. Combines

strategic/tactical financial expertise with strong qualifications in

business development, operations and P&L management. Record of reversing

financial declines and capturing significant cost reductions through

process redesign and performance enhancement. Skilled at partnering

finance with core operations and developing productive cross-enterprise

alliances. Key qualifications include:

. Strategic & Operational Business . Cost System Architecture

Planning

. International Operations . Customer, Vendor/Supplier & OEM Relationships

. Multi-Site Operations . Major Capital Expenditure Planning & Management

. Revenue/Profit Optimization & ROI . Joint Venture Partnerships

. Strong Working Capital Management . Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma Exposure

Masters of Business Administration - Canisius College, Buffalo, NY

Bachelor of Science - Accounting & Finance - State University of New York

at Buffalo, Buffalo NY

Professional Experience

Schlegel Systems, Inc. of Lupus Capital, plc, Rochester, NY

2000 - 3/2010

General Manager (2006 - 3/2010)

Promoted to lead this division and leverage financial background to attain

higher profitability and insure stability, post acquisition of this $ 50

million business in early 2006. Held full P&L responsibility for all

business operations and R&D activities. Manage yield and efficiency

improvements, negotiate customer and supplier contracts and oversee capital

projects. Reported to Vice President Sealing Solutions and managed the site

leadership team.

. Guided the business from a private equity ownership group to a

division of a UK publically listed company, including financial

reporting and administration

. Secured margin and profitability increases through sales pricing and

rationalization

. Recruited financial executive and partnered move toward adherence to

GAAP and IFRS

. Reduced inventory levels 55% or $5.1M while increasing on time

delivery performance from 86% to >98% with no increase in lead time to

customers

. Partnership with logistics firm to achieve transportation savings >

50% or $500K annually.

. Installed six sigma / lean manufacturing techniques to instill best

practice culture

Schlegel Systems, Inc.

Controller & VP of Finance (2000 - 2006)

Financial leadership for Unipoly - Schlegel Worldwide, a leading

manufacturer of environmental seals and specialty products, consisting of

eight business units having $180 million annual revenue with international

locations, including a Joint Venture in China. Report to Company President

and managed 10 direct reports with 55 indirect support staff.

. Partnered with Company president to hold monthly performance meetings

and action plans

. Improved cash flow by $11M through enhanced collections and vendor

negotiations

. Established centralized financial services in USA and UK, eliminating

redundant work

. Delivered business restructuring and divesture presentations

. Standardized monthly closing routines & reporting to reduce monthly

closing/consolidation time

. Established standard cost systems and implemented cost policies at all

units

. Achieved benefit cost reduction by bidding benefit plans and capping

retirement plans

. Established centralized purchasing team across achieving $6 million or

8% annual savings

. Streamlined benefits administration & centralizing function saving

$90K annually

. Evaluated and selected new external accounting firm increasing

productivity and achieving savings

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Life Technologies, Inc., Grand Island, NY

1997 - 1999

Director of Manufacturing Accounting - Reporting to the CFO of this

manufacturer of pharmaceutical and research growth compounds. Responsible

for the manufacturing financial management at all three locations (NY, MD

and UK) having $250 million in annual revenue. Recruited to lead the

manufacturing cost and inventory control modules of new ERP system (JD

Edwards).

. Responsible for all cost of goods sold and inventory valuations

. Managed standard cost for all products and implemented cost policies

across all locations

. Implemented cycle counting for all locations eliminating need for

annual counts

. Successfully installed JD Edwards ERP software throughout business

McKenica Division of Insilco Corp. Buffalo, NY

1994 - 1997

Division Controller - Reported to Division General Manager of a business

that designs and manufactures automotive HVAC components with annual

revenue of $25 million. New position responsible for all phases of

financial management at this division.

. Recruited and trained accounting staff

. Implemented all financial reporting and internal controls in

conformance to GAAP

. Established product standard and job cost systems

. Installed MFG/Pro ERP system

. Developed budgeting and interim forecasting models including variance

analysis

. Established all banking and insurance relationships

ITT Standard of ITT Industries Fluid Handling * Buffalo, NY

1987 - 1994

Manager, Cost and Financial Planning - Reported to Division Controller of

this business that designs and manufactures industrial HVAC equipment with

annual revenue of $55M. Responsible for the supervision and training of all

cost accounting and financial planning functions.

. Installed ERP system used Corporate wide

. Set up and maintained product cost files and maintained margin

reporting

. Developed inventory control procedure for excess and obsolete reserves

. Streamlined budget and planning modeling for more efficient budgeting

procedure

Sherwin-Williams (Pratt & Lambert, Inc.) * Buffalo, NY

1985 - 1986

Internal Auditor - Reported to Corporate Internal Audit Manager for this

North American Paint and Specialty Coating Manufacturer.

Performed various financial and operational audits and issuing reports to

management for improvement.

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