Devon Gibbs

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Bellevue, WA 98004

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SUMMARY MBA, CPA candidate, and 8 years of accounting and management

experience, 4 years of ForEx market trading experience, with the abilities

to multi-task in a fast-paced, flexible environment, work independently,

innovate.

EXPERIENCE

Accounting Manager

2008 - Present

PSI USA, SLC, UT

Skills:

. Invoice client, City Creek Reserve Inc. (downtown construction project),

totaling $6 million annually.

. Designed and maintain Excel graphical analysis of budgets and forecasts

for CCRI.

. Supervise 2 clerks in the monthly billing process, A/P, A/R and

purchasing.

Results:

. Improved billing system, capturing $250,000 of otherwise unbilled

revenue.

. Reduced one billing process from 50 hours to 15 minutes using advanced

Excel formulae.

Hired as a Cost Accountant, promoted to Controller

2007 - 2008

Moulding FX, SLC, UT

Skills:

. Analyzed incremental production processes for a millwork manufacturer to

reduce costs.

. Expertly prepared forecasts, budgets, cash flow & breakeven analyses, and

inventory control models to reduce costs.

. Supervised a staff of 22: 4 in A/P, 4 in A/R, a purchaser, an accountant,

and 12 salesmen.

. Created databases to manage contacts and optimize sales leads.

. Prepared clear presentations using graphic use of labor costs to improve

productivity.

. Implemented inventory control system to reduce waste and increase

efficiency.

. Designed and implement a production difficulty rating system.

. Complex analysis of production techniques and comparison pricing.

Results:

. Activity-based costing resulted in $4 million in savings since January

2008.

. Brought labor costs into alignment with cost of goods sold, saving

$40,000 a month.

. Streamlined production by reengineering bottlenecks and increasing

machine throughput by 62%.

. Reduced raw material needs by 24% by modifying production techniques.

. Devised a Just-in-Time inventory system, allowing $200,000 in cash to be

spent elsewhere.

. Managed sales processes which enabled staff to hone closing techniques

40%.

. Established prices and loss leaders resulting in improved margins of 11%

and focus on profit centers.

. Month-end close and bankruptcy reporting within two days.

Adjunct Professor, concurrent contract work

2007 - 2008

Eagle Gate College, Murray, UT

. Educated business students through accounting, finance, and MS Excel

evening courses.

Forex Daytrader 2003 -

2007

Self-Employed, Madrid, Spain & SLC, UT

. Traded in mini-lots on the Foreign Exchange market using 4xMadeEasy

software.

Devon Gibbs

6887 Hillside Village Cir.

Cottonwood Hts., UT 84121

801-***-****

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Commercial Credit Analyst II

2002 - 2003

First Commonwealth Bank, Indiana, PA

. Trained the new analysts and employees regarding policy, procedures, and

computer interface. Analyzed commercial loans with in-house software and

Lotus.

? Analyzed 109 loans in first year, representing $288 million in new

business, $553 million in existing business, of the $2.5 billion FCB

commercial portfolio.

? Designed the small business loan template, which was implemented for

all commercial loans under $500,000.

Accountant, contract work

2001

Zacky Farms/Foster Farms, Fresno, CA

. Supervised monthly physical inventory of 20,000 tons of grain, feed, and

ingredients at Traver Feed Mill. Priced weekly fluctuating COGS and

include railroad rebates, unrealized and realized futures gains or

losses. Tracked 650,000 daily purchases, sales, and positions of futures

commodities on the Chicago Board of Trade.

. Reconciled monthly all accounts related to Traver Feed Mill, made

journal entries, and closed books.

Financial Analyst, contract work

2001

Citigroup (K-Force), Salt Lake City, UT

. With assets of over $500 billion, reconciled balance sheet monthly,

assisted with monthly financial statements, and booked $7 million in

month-end ledger adjusting entries in PeopleSoft and MS Access.

? In 6 months, reconciled 3,500 accounts with $2.2 billion in revenues,

expenses, amortization, and goodwill.

EDUCATION

CPA candidate

Studying to complete CPA exam within the next six months.

Master of Business Administration

University of Pittsburgh

Dual Emphasis: Finance / Accounting. GPA: 3.6

Bachelor of Science

Brigham Young University

Emphasis: Business Management. GPA: 3.4

SKILLS

Bilingual in Spanish: Lived 2 years in Chile, 3 years in Spain.

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