Dale Woods, CPA
Financial Controller, with Manufacturing and Mining Emphasis
+ Mobile 602-***-**** + Evening 602-***-**** + ****.*****@***.***
Relevant Qualifications
. Twelve years of Controller experience in Heavy Manufacturing and
Mining.
. Licensed Certified Public Accountant (Texas State Board of Public
Accountancy lic. 36167).
. Comprehensive experience in GAAP/FAS Reporting, Budgeting, Cost, and
Cash Management.
. Effective communicator with advanced analytical skills.
. Team Optimization of full-range accounting departments -- mentoring,
development, review, corrective action. [AP, AR, Billing, Payroll,
Procurement.]
. Accurate and timely month-end close Preparation and Presentation of
Interim and Annual Financial Packages (Balance Sheet, Income
Statement, Statement of Changes, Cost Variances, ad hoc reports).
. Cross-function production of Operating and Capital Budgets with
subsequent analysis and forecasting.
. Implementation of Internal Control and Procedures for finance,
accounting, and auditing.
. Coordination of annual audit and tax return filings; Banking
Relations.
. Ownership of accounting system upgrades, implementation, conversions,
reporting tools.
. Partnering with management on Strategic Planning and Financial
Oversight.
. Risk Mitigation; Insurance Claims; Renewals for Property, Liability,
BI, W/C.
. Skilled Presentations to Management, Clients, Lenders, Investors.
. Focused performance in rapidly changing entrepreneurial environments.
Technical Applications
Lawson, Jenark, Jonas, Hyperion Budget Software, EssBase, SBT (Software
Business Technology), MS Office Excel, Word, and PowerPoint. General
knowledge of Great Plains, Kofax Imaging, QuickBooks.
Education and Certification
Bachelors Degree Accounting - University of Texas at Austin
Certified Public Accountant, Texas State Board of Public Accountancy
License Number 36167
Chronological Experience
(? Manufacturing and Mining responsibilities provided in detail)
Controller, Associated Asset Management (AAM, LLC); Phoenix, AZ
03/08 - 10/09
Controller, Del Webb's Sun City Grand Community Association, Inc.;
Surprise, AZ 04/03 - 12/07
? Corporate Controller, Moltech Corporation, dba Sion Power; Tucson, AZ
01/02 - 08/02
Financial reporting and cost analysis, consolidations with English
subsidiary, asset control, forecasting, cash management, and grant
application documentation for R&D group charged with development of 3G
mobile phone lithium battery technology. Interacted with outside auditors
and legal group regarding emerging bankruptcy status.
? Assistant Controller, Chemical Lime Company; Fort Worth, TX, NV, & AZ
02/97 - 11/01
Responsible for financial and ad hoc reporting, cost accounting, and
inventory control for three limestone quarries and a lime hydrate plant
in Nevada, Utah, and British Columbia ($127 Million West Business Unit
annual sales); Managed ten-person Staff for Receivables and Payables;
Coordinated preparation of Business Unit annual operating and capital
budgets. Officed at plant sites and corporate.
Controller, Certified Management, Inc.; Honolulu, HI
1993 - 1996
Partner, Waters & Woods, Inc; Irving, TX
1990 - 1993
? Assistant Controller, Chaparral Steel Company; Midlothian, TX
04/82 - 11/89
1,000 employee market mill steel producer with $350 Million annual sales
in beams, channels, rebar, and angles. Prepared corporate interim
financial reports; managed cash and investments; administered insurance
claims; generated process cost accounting and inventory control reporting
for Houston raw materials subsidiary.