Thomas G. Slager

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Gulf Shores, Alabama 36542

Telephone: 251-***-****

E-mail: abm1ly@r.postjobfree.com

RESUME

Results driven CFO/Controller, management accountant, cost accountant,

and process re-engineer, I deliver concise, practical solutions to

complex business issues for continuous improvement and increased

profitability. Hands-on collaborator and mentor, I have expertise in GL,

AR, AP, fixed assets, budgeting, forecasting, financial statement

preparation, financial analysis, cash management, job cost, process cost,

ABC, software solutions and lean operations.

ACHIEVEMENTS:

Saved multimedia company $94 thousand

Eliminated float on $74 million in annual receipts for office

product's company

Corrected $1 million inventory discrepancy for merchandise

manufacturer

Reduced costs by $473 thousand for national medical diagnostics

laboratory

Saved international hearing aid company $360 thousand

Controlled $20 million construction project under budget by 1.5

million

Controlled $100 million plant expansion launched early and under

budget

Closed and sold assets for pharmaceutical manufacturing complex

saving $13 million

Increased consulting firm's profitability by 40%

01/2005 to 10/2009

Chief Financial Officer, Compass Marketing, Inc., Gulf Shores, AL

. Divested unprofitable product line and lead due diligence to

acquire and integrate new business unit.

. Eliminated $94 K in staff costs through reorganization and

elimination of redundancy.

. Financial management, control and reporting for the corporation and

two strategic business units.

. Implemented comprehensive employee performance management system.

. Improved cash flow; automated the collection process and negotiated

vendor payment terms.

. Directed server farm and network communications update.

. Managed finance/accounting, forecasting, accounts receivable,

accounts payable, human resources, payroll, information technology,

facilities, tax and treasury.

11/2000 to 10/2004

Vice President Finance, Faison Office Products, Aurora, CO

. Improved competitive advantage. Reengineered order-to-cash process;

lead implementation of enterprise-wide software application

(Syngistics), reduced order cycle time and delivery.

. Introduced comprehensive sales commission program to drive new

business, developed sales territory profit/loss, implemented cash

and credit controls and restructured debt improving cash flow.

. Implemented network for electronic receipts and eliminated float on

$74 M in annual receipts.

. Lead all finance and accounting functions, human resources,

customer service, information technology, warehousing, distribution

and purchasing.

07/1997 to 10/2000

Independent Business Consultant, Robert Half Consulting, Denver, CO

. Corrected $1 M inventory discrepancy, implemented internal

controls, revamped annual budget process, and recruited VP Finance

for a national merchandise manufacturer.

. Consulted Chapter 11 reorganization and developed business

viability plan.

. Implemented $473 K in cost reduction programs for national

diagnostics laboratory.

. Re-engineered business processes for an international hearing aid

manufacturer dominating 80% of the world market and provided

leadership during solution implementation saving $360 K annually.

Thomas G. Slager

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10/1993 to 06/1997

CFO and Director of Operations, Rummler-Brache Group, Warren, NJ

. Implemented financial standards (GAAP), cash management and

efficient consultant scheduling. Grew profitability by 40%.

. Installed Great Plains Dynamics and developed an in-house

electronic library to provide field consultants with "Best

Practice" on-line references.

. Conducted field engagements in business process re-engineering and

Activity Based Costing.

06/1975 to 09/1993 British Oxygen Corporation, formerly Airco, Inc.

Director Materials Management, Liberty Corner, NJ

. Relocated pharmaceutical bottling and warehouse operations from

Montreal to Toronto reduce cost.

. Leveraged Federal Express hub system to consolidated U.S.

warehouse operations and optimize delivery.

. Directed production planning and inventory control for North

American manufacturing.

Controller, Guayama, PR

. Directed financial operations for a $100 M plant expansion

doubling capacity; managed ongoing general accounting, cost

accounting, and payroll activities for pharmaceutical

manufacturing subsidiary.

. Installed engineered process costs system and developed process

methodology that improved material yield by 8% or $51 thousand

annually.

Manager Operations/Financial Administration, Madison, WI

. Closed and sold forty-five year old manufacturing complex.

Project control for contractors, quality control, production

engineering, purchasing and administration. Completed open

production commitments on time. Managed 154 employee discharges

while maintaining exceedingly high morale and project

effectiveness. Saved $13 M annually

. Launched sales office in Munich Germany creating new geographical

presence; recruited and trained Controller and managed office

startup.

Controller New Plant Construction, Guayama, PR

. Profit & Loss responsibility for $20 M construction project.

Directed construction budgets, contractor/sub-contractor

disbursements, timetable management, percent completion, payroll,

fixed assets, and recruited employees for start-up. Launched

manufacturing and office infrastructure three months early and

under budget by $1.5 M.

Manager Corporate Financial Planning, Madison, WI

. Consolidated 4-location divisional budgets and re-forecasts;

managed working capital, monthly financial reporting, multi-

currency conversion and variance analysis for $300 M division.

. Implemented Zero Based Budgeting program.

. Set up temporary computerized, closed circuit TV command center in

Rockville, MD to support successful Food and Drug Administration

New Drug Application (NDA). Quickest approval on record.

Manager Corporate Financial Accounting, Madison, WI

. Directed start-up of new corporate accounting function for a

pharmaceutical/medical equipment divestiture. Recruited and

trained staff for accounts payable, accounts receivable, fixed

assets, general and cost accounting, credit/cash management and

prepared the new division accounting policies and procedures.

Manager Accounting, Fort Myers, FL

. Decentralized accounting at a medical device manufacturing plants.

Implemented roles and reduced scrap by 30% saving $37 thousand

annually in labor and materials.

Cost Accounting Supervisor, Madison, WI

. Medical diagnostic equipment cost accounting, budgeting and

consolidated reporting for five manufacturing plants in the US and

Canada.

Plant Accountant, Madison, WI

. For the largest of five medical equipment manufacturing plants

employing more than six hundred technical, manufacturing and

professional staff.

07/1970 to 06/1975

Accountant/Industrial Engineer, Motorola, Inc., Franklin Park, IL

. Compiled monthly financial results; conducted line-balance and

time/motion studies.

Thomas G. Slager

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Education:

Bachelor Business Administration, Parsons College, Fairfield, IA

Concentration in accounting

Affiliations:

Business Advisory Board, Denver, CO,

Treasurer, Larimer Place Condominium Assoc., Denver, CO,

Founder and previous Board Member Boy's Club of America Chapter

Certifications:

Certified Industrial Engineer

Certified Business Process Re-engineer

Certified trainer and team facilitator

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