Manager Plant

Oscar (Bill) Whittington Blackmon, Jr., CPA

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Tifton, GA 31793

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Professional Summary

A highly accomplished, globally minded, and forward thinking top finance

executive with widely diversified experience in financial accounting,

reporting, compliance, strategic planning, financial planning and

forecasting, payroll, cash management, account reconciliation, and cost

reduction management among others. Solid understanding of GAAP,

regulatory, and tax reporting requirements. I am seeking a position in

which my ability to develop systems that insure management objectives can

be fully utilized. Challenges bring forth my best work, and I approach

them with enthusiasm.

professional experience

Heatcraft, Tifton, GA 2008 - 2009

Operations Controller

. Assumed control of a $35MM consolidation project. Implemented weekly

cost monitoring and savings reporting system. The project was on time

and on budget. Completed consolidation will result in an $8MM annual

savings.

. Recently lead inventory improvement efforts at Heatcraft Brazil.

Significantly improved inventory location system as well as inventory

flow process.

. Reduced accounting close process from 5 days to 3.

GS Development, LLC, Tifton, GA 2007

Chief Financial Officer

Closed two major motel refinancing loans one for $10.5MM and another for

$6.3MM.

. Utilized successful private placement memorandum to raise capital for

$40MM hotel project in Atlanta, GA.

. Established weekly reports for all fifteen companies detailing cash flow

and current cash balances.

. Corrected ten company's financial statements and established timely

closings with complete and accurate balance sheets and cash flow

statements.

. Improved the month end closing process from 20 days to 5 days.

Prestolite Wire Corporation, Tifton, GA 1997 - 2007

Plant Manager 2000 - 2007

. Responsible for the daily operations of an automotive ignition wire

company with up to $87 MM in sales and 450 employees.

. Achieved 1% gross profit margin improvement over 2000 level with a 15.6%

volume decrease and year over year customer price reductions.

. Increased on time delivery from 92.5% to 99.2% resulting in an 11K

premium freight savings over prior year.

. Closed Bristol, TN plant and consolidated operations in Tifton, GA

resulting in a $3MM annual savings.

. Instrumental in the successful launch of the CarQuest aftermarket program

with annual sales in excess of $13 MM.

Oscar (Bill) Whittington Blackmon, Jr., CPA

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Prestolite Wire Corporation (continued)

. Lead my team to certifications in QS9000, TS16949, ISO14001, and the 2000

Georgia Oglethorpe Award (state-level Malcolm Baldridge Award).

. Commitment to continuous improvement through lean manufacturing resulting

in a 10% improvement in plant efficiencies, overhead reduction of $2.0 MM

and a 20% improvement in PPM.

. Closed Tifton, GA plant and moved operations to Nogales, Mexico.

Plant Controller 1997 - 2000

. Instrumental in conducting a warehouse consolidation resulting in a

$300,000 annual savings.

. Achieved 1% gross profit margin improvement over 1999 level with a 13.6%

volume decrease and year over year customer price reductions.

. Reduced manufacturing overhead cost 2.7 MM.

. Generated $4.1 MM in cost savings through material cost reduction

programs.

. Because of inventory accuracy and controls, outside auditors required

full inventory counts only once every three years.

. Responsible for directing the financial affairs of two divisions of the

organization, including but not limited to, financial analysis, ratio

analysis, financial controls and procedures, inventory controls

(valuation and accuracy), annual financial planning and budgeting, asset

procurement and analysis, leases (capital and expense), cost accounting,

standards calculations, variance analysis and reporting, credit and

payroll functions, accounts payable/receivable processing, and cash flow

analysis.

. Responsible for the systemic conversion of an acquisition.

Thomas & Betts, Bainbridge, GA 1993 - 1997

Controller

BP Amoco, Bainbridge/Hazlehurst, GA 1980 - 1993

Accounting Manager

Education

BSBA, Accounting, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, 1979

Accreditation

Certified Public Accountant

Active License in Georgia

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