Project Manager Accounting

Bradley L. Overby, CPA CMA

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Achievement oriented financial professional with diversified experience in

public, plant, corporate, divisional and international accounting roles.

Specific expertise in GAAP accounting, strategy deployment, product

costing, mergers/acquisitions, month-end financial statement report

preparation, and system design/implementation. Strong systems & process

improvement skills, excellent multi-tasking and organizational aptitudes,

and proven ability to influence business partners. Exceptional

communicator and problem solver.

SKILLS SUMMARY

Financial reporting Verbal and written Budgeting & forecasting

Process improvement communication Acquisition integration

Purchase accounting & due Hyperion Financial Strategic planning

diligence Management Variance analysis

Product costing Software system design & Team building

Strategy deployment implementation Financial modeling

EXPERIENCE

. SAVVIS, INC. (NASDAQ: SVVS) - St. Louis, MO

Leading provider of managed information technology services to

businesses and government agencies with worldwide revenue of

approximately $850 million.

. Project Consultant, November 2009 - Current

Engaged directly by the CFO to assist on various internal projects

involving business segmentation, mergers/acquisitions, joint ventures

and other corporate development initiatives.

. BELDEN INC. (NYSE: BDC)

International manufacturer of signal transmission products - primarily

for the entertainment, residential, industrial and security markets

with revenue of ~$2.0 billion.

. Business Unit Controller - Thermax Business Unit, Nogales, Mexico,

July 2007 - August 2009

Thermax is an approximately $100M business unit of Belden Inc. In

addition to leading the finance function for Thermax, I focused on

improving the following key deficiencies: (a) poor teamwork between

finance and operations, (b) inadequate understanding of standard cost

development, (c) inconsistent, untimely and inaccurate financial

reporting and (d) a general lack of adequate financial analysis needed

to support business decisions. Key accomplishments:

o Led Thermax's strategy deployment process; defined key metrics;

implemented a process to track results, determine root cause and

develop countermeasures.

o Developed proper product cost standards, fully supported and

documented in accordance with corporate policies.

o Implemented departmental forecasting throughout the organization

which established manager level accountability for monthly results.

o Implemented weekly financial reporting for plant operations to

allow more timely visibility to production variances and other key

metrics.

o Partnered with Director of Sales & Marketing to develop a three-

year strategic plan for the business complete with initiatives,

financial impact, market influences, investments required, etc.

o Reduced staff from 19 to 12 while improving on-time delivery and

reporting accuracy and also increasing overall departmental

responsibilities.

. Director of Accounting - Corporate Office, St. Louis, MO, January 2005

- July 2007

In the corporate office of Belden, I was responsible for the worldwide

consolidation of actual, forecasted and budgeted results. I also

developed and implemented standard KPIs and other reporting tools for

use by both the domestic and international divisions of Belden. Key

accomplishments:

o Project manager on design, development and global deployment of

Hyperion Financial Management as Belden's reporting and

consolidation tool.

o Designed and deployed standard monthly reporting package and KPI

report for use in monthly forecast reviews and quarterly operations

reviews between the CEO/CFO and the operating divisions.

o Developed and led global operating and capital budgeting processes.

o Successfully integrated three nearly simultaneous acquisitions in

Europe and Asia into the reporting and accounting structure.

Additionally, conducted on-site visits for training and development

of detailed reporting procedures.

. SPECTRUM BRANDS - St. Louis, MO

Consumer lawn & garden and household products company with annual

revenue of $1+ billion.

. Corporate Accounting Manager, October 2002 to January 2005

Managed month-end close process and produced the internal consolidated

financial statement reporting package of the company's two US

Divisions and one Canadian Division. I served as the primary finance

department contact for quarterly and year-end audit fieldwork.

Additionally, I was primarily responsible for ongoing support and

maintenance of the financial module within the JD Edwards ERP system.

Key accomplishments:

o Served as finance team leader in implementation of JD Edwards ERP

system. Project was completed on time and with no interruption in

financial reporting.

o Finance lead for an acquisition completed in December 2002.

Developed five-year financial models for target company. Involved

in the determination of synergies to be realized. Completed

purchase accounting and oversaw proper recording of purchase

activity.

o Responsible for coordinating the general ledger integration of four

acquisitions ranging in size from $20 million to $375 million.

o Created monthly reporting package used to consolidate all

divisional reporting information and assist in financial analysis.

o Consistently met or exceeded reporting deadlines while managing

through two wholesale reporting system changes.

. J.S. INTERNATIONAL, INC. d/b/a KOSS AUDIO & VIDEO ELECTRONICS - St.

Louis, MO

Wholesale distributor of consumer electronics with domestic sales of

$50 million.

. Controller, January 2000 - October 2002

. Responsible for preparation of the annual budget, monthly financial

statements, monthly variance analysis and various other ad hoc

reporting items. Directly supervised the work of eleven

individuals whose areas of responsibility included general ledger,

inventory, accounts receivable, accounts payable and human

resources. Indirectly supervised the sales support and

administrative functions as well.

DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP - St. KERBER, ECK & BRAECKEL LLP DOEHRING, WINDERS & CO -

Louis, MO - Springfield, IL Mattoon, IL

Big Four public accounting Regional public accounting Local public accounting

firm firm firm

Audit Senior, January 1998 Audit Senior, October 1994 Staff Auditor, July 1993 -

- January 2000 - January 1998 October 1994

EDUCATION

. EASTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY - Charleston, IL

Bachelor's Degree - Accounting

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