DONALD E. HOLSAPPLE

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Sugarland, TX 77498

713-***-****

abmf3o@r.postjobfree.com

OBJECTIVE

To be an asset in the success of a company.

QUALIFICATIONS

Twenty plus years of progressively more responsible positions in financial

and corporate management from operations (production, purchasing, personnel

and administration) to all audit, national and international accounting

management with a variety of computer accounting systems.

PROFESSIONAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Organization/ Administration:

. Directed all operational and administrative

functions for a manufacturing company including marketing and

production.

. Advised and implemented reviews on all computer

applications and procurement

activities, cash flow reporting, investing policy, annual

budgeting requirements and

marketing plans including design and installation of

LAN.

. Prepared long range and short range business plans

and budgets for businesses by refining goals.

. Applied solid theoretical grounding in directing

financial accounting.

. Served as financial officer on profit and nonprofit

organizations.

Accounting:

. Designed and implemented new accounting systems,

cost and financial reporting to improve integrity of reporting.

. Successfully managed the Accounting Department for

an organization with a billion-dollar balance sheet, resulting

in no audit adjustments for eight years. Responsibilities

included general accounting, grant accounting, payroll, accounts

payable, financial statement preparation and capital project

reporting.

. Successfully translated (restated) financial

statements and prepared annual business plans for foreign

subsidiaries.

. Supervised the preparation of and implemented the

first balanced operating budget for Birmingham (Alabama) Transit

in five years.

Auditing:

. Successfully performed audits and projects in Italy,

England, Switzerland and the United States.

. Researched, analyzed and made recommendations to

corporate planners and Board of Directors for acquisitions and

divestitures in excess of $50 million in international and

domestic markets.

. Designed and implemented cost accounting systems

reviews in multiple industries.

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Business Consultant:

. Developed detailed financial plans for several

businesses:

. Assisted management in refining corporate goals.

. Prepared the financial data to complete business

plans and budgets.

. Customized computer programs for small businesses.

. Prepared work plans including audit programs for

City of Houston Community Development Department.

. Prepared working capital analysis and drafted

credit policy for senior management.

Computerized Accounting:

. Understand computer systems and bridge between the

system and accounting needs and requirements. Computers:

Mainframe to PCs; Unisys, Prime, IBM.

. Computer Accounting Systems: ARMS, all major PC

systems, including BPI, AccPac, Quick Books and Peachtree.

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

2004 - 2010 Lucas Group - contract accounting

assignments.

2003 - 2004 Progressive Systems L.L.C. - Controller

2000 - 2003 Lucas Group - Contract accounting

1995 - 2000 Controller then President, Jerry McKinley

Concrete Pipe Co., Inc.,

Houston, Texas.

1992 - 1995 Controller, Liberty Cab, Houston, Texas.

1990 - 1991 Controller, The TR Companies, Houston,

Texas.

1989 - 1990 Assistant General Manager, National

Transit Service,

Birmingham, AL.

1981 - 1989 Controller, Metropolitan Transit

Authority, Houston, Texas.

1973 - 1981 Manager/Auditor, Chromalloy American

Corporation,

St. Louis, Missouri.

1972 - 1973 Senior Accountant, National Homes Corporation,

Lafayette, Indiana.

1983 - Present Consultant, DEH Consulting/ Myriad

Consulting.

EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, University of Evansville,

Indiana, 1972

Entrepreneurial Workshop, Rice University, Houston, Texas, 1988

National Urban Mass Transportation Management Seminar, Northeastern

University, 1986

Board of Directors, Myriad Software, Inc., Houston, Texas, 1985 to Present.

Board of Directors, Houston Foundation for Vietnam Veterans.

Military Service: U.S. Marine Corps, Sergeant, and Honorable Discharge.

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