Manager Accounting

JAMES D. FANTARELLA, CPA

Hamden, CT *****

***********@*******.***

(C) 203-***-****

(H) 203-***-****

Corporate Responsibilities:

Bank Reporting SEC Reporting Budget Preparation and Analysis

Annual Report Contact Wire Transfers Financial

Statement Preparation and Analysis Acquisition and Divestiture Lead

Contact External Audit Contact Head Finance Person Lines

of Credit Monthly Close and Analysis

Public Accounting Industries:

Retail Sales Manufacturers Hotels and Resorts Gaming

Industries (Horse and Dog Track) Non-Profit Agencies

Restaurants Country Club Golf Professionals Insurance Brokers

Attorneys

EXPERIENCE:

Accounting Consultant 2003 - Present

Accounting and consulting services on an interim basis for various

corporations. Rib-X was the only non-manufacturing client; they are a

Developmental Stage Pharmaceutical Company. The manufacturing clients had

product lines including medical machinery, power plants, linoleum,

helicopter parts, reflexive tape, women's health care products and heavy

duty trucks. Client listing and job assignments include the following:

. Protedyne Corporation, Windsor CT; Interim Controller

. Rib-X Pharmaceuticals, Inc., New Haven CT; Interim Controller

. Alstom Power, Windsor, CT; Corporate Accountant

. Panolam Industries International, Shelton, CT; Corporate Accountant

. The Kahn Companies, Wethersfield, CT; Interim Controller

. Reflexite Corporation, Farmington, CT; Financial Statement Analyst

. CooperSurgical, Trumbull, CT; Acting Manager of General Accounting -

cut FedEx costs by 30%

. Terex Corporation, Westport, CT; Corporate Accountant

KATY INDUSTRIES, INC. Middlebury, CT 2002 -2003

A publicly traded, $500 million, 1,800 employee manufacturing company

(Restructuring led to Company wide layoffs of almost 500 employees)

Manager External Financial Reporting and Financial Analysis

. Worked for the President and CFO on many financial analysis projects

. Developed product line metrics

. Reduced leasing costs by 20%

. Cut production costs by 11% at our largest facility

. Strengthened financial package used by senior management, the BOD,

private equity group and bank group

. Led the development and production of the Annual Report

. Controlled the preparation of the company's 10Q, 10K and other SEC

filings

. Lead contact and developer of annual budget package

. Created monthly and annual cash flow forecasts

. Liaison for our foreign subsidiaries' controllers

. Renegotiated bank financing, including revolving line of credit and

term loan

. Acquisition team member

POWER SYSTEMS, INC. A MINEBEA GROUP COMPANY, Windsor, CT 2000 - 2001

A $15 million, 25 employee custom power supply manufacturer, division of a

multi-billion dollar Japanese manufacturer (Division was dissolved due to

continuing losses)

Controller

. Member of the senior management team

. Reported to division President with a dotted line to the Treasurer of

North American Operations

. Supervised a department of three in our Connecticut office and three

in our Mexican manufacturing facility

. Supervised the monthly close

. Shortened the monthly close by 3 days

. Prepared and presented fiscal year budget and cash flow to North

American parent company

. Created monthly analysis for department heads

. Reduced cost of sales by 7%

. Coordinated annual audit with KPMG

. Worked with other world wide divisions on inventory control and

reduction of overhead costs

. Handled reconciliations, payroll and taxes, and domestic and

international wire transfers

. Traveled to Nogales, Mexico on a monthly basis to supervise and

direct the accounting personnel

. A contributing member of the financial software transition team

BAILEY, MOORE, GLAZER, SCHAEFER & PROTO LLP, Woodbridge, CT 1998 -

2000

A public accounting firm with 25 employees and 9 partners

Manager

. Prepared, audited and reviewed financial statements with and without

footnote disclosures

. Supervised audit staff (between 1 and 4 people)

. Audits were both operational and financial in nature

. Helped clients to develop cost saving measures

. Prepared federal and state individual & corporate tax returns

. Member of the CPE team that prepared and presented seminars

LEVITSKY & BERNEY P.C. CPAs, Woodbridge, CT 1989 -

1998

A public accounting firm with 17 employees and 5 partners

Senior Accountant

. Prepared and reviewed quarterly compilation financial statements with

and without footnote disclosures

. Prepared payroll and year-end tax returns

. Audits were both operational and financial

. Represented clients before the Internal Revenue Service

EDUCATION:

Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ BS Accounting - October 1985

COMPUTER EXPERIENCE:

Systems and Software:

Excel PeopleSoft

Word Lotus Notes

PowerPoint AS400

MAPICS International Financial Management

E-Prosper Lawson

Peachtree Great Plains (some experience)

FAS (some experience) Hyperion (some experience)

MEMBERSHIPS:

. Connecticut Society of Certified Public Accountants

. American Institute of Certified Public Accountants

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