SUMMARY

Accounting professional with extensive experience in a variety of business

environments with specific strengths in manufacturing and financial

services. Strong analytical and organizational skills and adept at

leveraging software tools to facilitate processes and enhance reporting

function. Emphasis on detail, procedural control, and staff development

ensuring consistent performance and long-term excellence in customer

service. Proficient in Microsoft Office (especially Excel), ORACLE Fixed

Assets, GEAC General Ledger, and Mobius.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

BB&T (formerly Colonial Bank), Montgomery, AL 2000-2009

Assistant Vice-President

Fixed Assets & Reconcilement Manager (2002-2009)

Managed and reported financial data of physical property with a cost basis

of $600M with a staff of three. Duties included asset valuation,

depreciation, and policy enforcement. Supervised a group of reconcilement

accountants, in addition to handling fixed assets responsibilities.

Reviewed and approved reconcilements from treasury, accounts payable,

compensation, and tax areas to ensure timeliness and assisted in balance

sheet oversight.

. Wrote, published, and maintained the Capital Expenditures Policy and

developed a departmental handbook.

. Successfully developed entry-level staff for future careers in Tax,

Budget, and Reconcilement departments.

. Managed one software conversion (Clarus to ORACLE) and one data migration

between third-party hosts.

. Managed department through a half-dozen acquisitions and two regional

divestitures.

. Maintained staffing levels for seven years even though assets doubled by

adding training and implementing efficiencies.

Reconcilement Auditor: Staff III Accountant (2000-02)

Critiqued reconcilements, bank-wide, for the purpose of determining

correctness and timeliness of preparation and improving presentation.

Assisted in the establishment of reconcilement criteria and presentation

standards, including clearing and validation policies. Acted as part of

the audit liaisons team between staff and both internal and external

auditors.

American Morgan Horse Association, Shelburne, VT 1998-2000

Interim Executive Director & Comptroller

Responsible for all accounting functions and reporting for this non-profit

association; total operating budget $2M. Organization's activities

included producing a monthly full-color magazine, membership newsletter,

breed registry, annual convention, and a wide variety of association-

sponsored membership programs and events. Accepted the added

responsibility of Interim Executive Director, (the last six months of

tenure), which involved the additional duty of presiding over quarterly

board meetings and interim discussions.

Vermont Sports Apparel, Inc., Randolph, VT 1993-1998

Controller

Responsible for all financial functions of this independent sewing

contractor: financial reporting, tax, payroll, accounts payable, accounts

receivable, and safety management. Maximum employment during the period

was 130, gross billing around $3M. Most notable accomplishment was

bringing the company out of Chapter 11 bankruptcy.

ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE

W.J. Heney & Son, Inc., Montpelier, VT

Staff Accountant; Real Estate Sales and Property Management

McConnaughy Barrocci Brown, LLC, Chicago, IL

Assistant Controller; Full Service Advertising with $40M in annual

billing.

The Matchless Metal Polish Company, Inc., Chicago, IL

Accounting Manager; Manufacturer of polishing compounds and wheels,

$10M in gross annual billing.

EDUCATION

B.B.A. Accounting

Cleary University, Ann Arbor, MI

(Formerly Cleary College, Ypsilanti, MI)

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