Plant Management

Joseph B. Fogle (Joe)

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Flat Rock, NC 28731

828-***-**** Cell

Email: ********@*****.***

Areas of Practice

U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles related to:

Budget Preparation

Special Expenditure Preparations

Asset Management

New Product Costing

Production and Variance Reporting

Controlling Inventories

KPI Reporting

Month End Book Closings

Industry Lines

Manufacturing

Corporate Accounting

Computer Applications

Excel Advanced Spreadsheets

Word

PowerPoint Presentations

Monarch Reports

SAP (Coordinator & Financial)

Proficient in learning accounting software

Education/Qualifications

. B.S. Mathematic & Computer Science - Newberry College, Newberry SC

. Office Ergonomics - Raleigh, NC

. Participated or chaired numerous JIPM (5S), OHSA, Safety, ISO, Kaizan,

Controller steering committees and Task Forces

Prior Experience

2005-2009 - Coats North America (Hendersonville Plant) - Responsible for

month end closings of the books, KPI reporting and monitoring, AFE

preparation and expenditures, labor variance reporting, costing of new

products, shipments, receipts, and inventories. Also lead the management

team in implementing SAP for the Hendersonville location, correcting

errors, COGIs, etc.

1993-1999 - Milliken & Company (Hatch Plant) - Responsible for monitoring

and controlling costs for the Hatch knitted apparel plant. These activities

included; budget preparation, petty cash, pooling costs directly to

businesses, assets, depreciation, preparing special expenditure requests

and justifications, payroll, and plant supplies. Also responsible for the

management of Micro-Vax 2000 and Novell Network Users and PCs.

Professional Experience

Middle manager with 10 years plant accounting experience recognized for

strong technical financial reporting expertise, effective consultative

skills, superior verbal and written communication skills, and a commitment

to colleague development.

Principal Areas of Practice

Strong technical skills in a broad range of U.S. generally accepted

accounting principles. Recognized in the accounting field for preparation

of plant operating budgets in both variable and fixed costs, pooling costs

directly to each business, JV entries and accruals, month ending closings,

and production efficiency.

Major Projects

Largest Privately Owned Textile Company in North America - Milliken &

Company

. Controlled costs for the Columbus, NC circular knitting plant.

. Evaluated 2 manufacturing facilities one being actively marketed for sale

as an asset held for sale and as a discontinued operation. Prepared

memorandum supporting positions and accomplished the Hatch Plant as being

the place to consolidate all of Milliken's knitting machinery to keep the

plant operating.

. Orchestrated a team of management and production associates to redevelop

inventory control procedures that were routinely overstated and reflected

out of control variances. Results: Eliminated $250K variances per quarter

by correcting overstated package weights, improving counting procedures,

and educating inventory teams.

. Hired and trained two summer interns for a Controller position. Directed

their document imaging efforts as applied to creating Standardized

Controller computer programs, and the creation of Monarch models for

financial reports and income statements thus resulting in the company

derived over $100 K annual savings by eliminating the expense of paper

print-outs in these applications.

. Organized and directed the first major Pursuit of Excellence meeting

presented to all Controllers within a Fortune 100 Textile Company. This 3-

day meeting emphasized Peer to Peer comparative score auditing and

information sharing. Recognized by top management and Controllers for

presenting one of the most impacting meetings in the history of the

company.

. Mentored and trained two Junior Associate Controllers for Milliken &

Company. Conducted seminars and individual coaching sessions on subjects

ranging from budgeting and cost control to depreciation and cost

allocation. Results: Both Associates have subsequently been promoted to

Controller positions within key profit centers of the company.

North American Bonded Thread Manufacturer - Coats North America

. Supported V.P. Financial Officer - Accounting position reporting

financial results to the Charlotte corporate office.

. Streamlined the book closings each month from 7 days to 3 days by re-

creating financial statements with Excel spreadsheet format by

downloading actual information into it.

. Tightened, monitored, and reduced cost on the fixed budget by at least 2%

or more each year. The company saved $120M per year for three successive

years.

Other Accomplishment

Team-man-ship & Productivity

. Developed and implemented an innovative plan to eliminate internal late

deliveries of circular knit fabric in order to improve efficiencies and

increase overall production. Established teams to brainstorm and

flowchart all operations in the production department using kaizan

methodologies. Results: Achieved two successive years of zero (0) late

deliveries, and improved process reliability from 89% to 92% in a single

year.

Associate Attitudes

. Developed and implemented weekly meetings designed to actively involve

style changers and planning leaders in the process of scheduling

machinery for style changes. Result: This proactive involvement of labor

in the production process promoted conflict resolution, significantly

helped reduce work place stress and tension among associates, and

improved morale from 89% to 97% on the Associate Attitude Survey.

Joseph B Fogle (Joe)

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