Manager Plant

Brett L. Rosenberg, CMA, CFM

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Experience

**/**-**/** (Plant Consolidation)

Axsys Technologies Imaging Systems, Rochester Hills, MI

Axsys Imaging's focus is on developing and manufacturing high-accuracy

reflective optics for the aerospace & defense, prepress and medical imaging

industries.

Controller. Responsible for internal financial reporting locally and to

Connecticut-based parent company. In charge of developing budgets,

forecasts and multi-year plans. Also in charge of product costing and

maintaining SOX compliance. Worked closely with engineering program

managers to determine proper percentage-of-completion revenue recognition.

Conducted monthly management review meetings using various financial and

operational metrics. Performed SOX compliance audits at a sister division

and internal AS9100 process audits locally. Handled DCAA provisional rate

audits for governmental proposals and billing on cost-plus contracts and

gained familiarity with Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR). Also

responsible for performing business case analysis for new product

introductions and capital spending. Due diligence coordinator for

acquisition by General Dynamics and core team member of plant

consolidation/integration effort. Supervised Asst. Controller, Sr.

Financial Analyst and AR/AP clerk.

6/01-11/05

Ballard Power Systems Corporation, Dearborn, MI

Formerly Ecostar Electric Drive Systems, a Ford subsidiary, Ballard's focus

was on developing and manufacturing electric drive systems for industrial

and consumer markets and power conversion systems for the power generation

industry.

Manager Finance. Responsible for internal financial reporting locally and

to Vancouver-based parent company, budgeting, forecasting, development of

multi-year plans, product costing and supervision of payroll. Also

responsible for performing business case analysis for new product

introductions and tracking costs for product development programs. Local

liaison for two restructuring initiatives. Was the site leader for a

global Hyperion implementation. Gained proficiency in Hyperion Essbase.

Local project leader for upgrading JDE/Peoplesoft (client-server and web-

based).

11/98-11/00

AJM Packaging Corporation, Bloomfield Hills, MI

AJM Packaging operations consisted of six facilities which manufacture and

distribute paper plates, cups and bags. Annual revenues were approximately

$130 million.

Controller. Member of core team that successfully implemented (zero down-

time) a new HP UNIX-based ERP system. System responsibilities include

assessing and developing practices and procedures in all functional areas

with a concentration on accounting, manufacturing and distribution. Also

responsible for training personnel in system use at six plants and

headquarters. Also in charge of all financial reporting, development of

operating budgets, revamping the existing costing system, improving methods

of analysis, assisting in sales & operations planning and performing

product-line and customer profitability analysis. Responsible for

supervising accounting support staff. Substantial experience using Seagate

Crystal report writer and Oracle SQL for data extraction and management.

4/89-11/98

Tidi Products/Banta Healthcare Products, Troy, MI/Rialto, CA

Tidi/Banta Healthcare Products operations consisted of three manufacturing

plants and two wholesale distribution facilities with approximately $125

million in annual revenue.

Controller/Sr. Financial Analyst - National Wholesale. 4/95-11/98.

Position involved full responsibility for financial reporting and general

ledger control for east and west wholesale operations, development and

implementation of annual operating budgets, development and administration

of sales rep commission programs, capital projects analysis and product-

line and customer profitability analysis. Also responsible for control of

product costing, working closely with manufacturing and distribution

operations. Managed acquisition of competitor from due diligence through

shutdown during three-month interim operating agreement. Key

financial/operational liaison for reengineering information systems.

Supervised accounting staff in Michigan and California.

Controller/Assistant Plant Manager - Western Wholesale. 4/92-4/95.

Responsible for general ledger control, inventory, management, product

costing and capital projects analysis. Supervised Assistant Controller and

support staff of three. Improved standard cost system, reducing the need

for frequent physical inventories. Synchronized west operational methods

with east methods within an IBM AS/400 operating environment. Key leader

in computerizing/upgrading control methods in industrial operations.

Assistant Controller Retail and Wholesale Operations. 4/89-4/92.

Responsibilities included assisting in preparation of financial reports,

fixed asset tracking, tax and audit lead-schedules, balance sheet

reconciliations and miscellaneous analysis for retail ($45 million annual

revenue, divested in 1995) and wholesale operations. Converted all

repetitive manual tasks to computer.

12/86-4/89

OMI International Corporation, Warren, MI

Staff Accountant. Worked at headquarters of a multinational plating-

chemical company. Responsibilities included general ledger maintenance,

aggregating data for the financial reporting manager, account

reconciliations, P&L preparation for precious metals division and fixed

asset ledger maintenance.

Education

1991. Wayne State University

Detroit, MI

Master of Business Administration

Concentration in Finance.

1986. Western Michigan University

Kalamazoo, MI

Bachelor of Business Administration

Majors: Accounting, Finance

Certifications

Certified Management Accountant

Certified in Financial Management

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