Manager Management

Vaughn A. Chicagus

Mailing: ***** Magic Mountain Parkway #111

Valencia, CA 91355 (reside in Castaic)

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

Res. 661-***-**** Cell 661-***-**** Fax 661-***-****

HAWKER BEECHCRAFT SERVICES, Van Nuys, CA 2007 -

3/31/09

(Parent company permanently closed this facility @ VNY airport on 3/31/09)

Financial Business Mgr/Acting Gen. Mgr. - (for the Maintenance Repair

Operation (MRO) & Fixed Base Operation (FBO- i.e. fuel sales and customer

support) w/ 4.8 direct reports)

. Full financial and maintenance responsibilities for the site w/$28M

AOP, including prep of the 5-year AOP (SAP, Hyperion)

. Re-assigned personnel and re-focused priorities of direct reports

resulting in significantly greater control and accountability of

warranty claims processing, representing approximately 70% of annual

revenues

. Redesigned internal financial analysis reporting to vastly improve

accuracies, visibility, and efficiency

. Instituted regular weekly reviews of financial profitability of all

work orders with management group, leading to significant profit

improvements

. Sole responsibility for monthly financial closes, and reporting to

management/corporate

NOVACAP, INC., Valencia, CA (A multi-national sub of Dover Corp.)

1998 - 2007

Controller/Treasurer - (7 direct reports)

. Full Finance responsibilities including financial reporting via

Khalix, cash management, inventory valuation and costing, A/P, A/R,

Payroll and H.R. for a company with revenues of $40M/year & 400

employees/contract workers at its peak.

. Total responsibility for development/periodic updating/audit of Sarbox

internal controls.

. Hands-on involvement in monthly financial statement preparation and

operational profit/cost variance analysis and presentation to

management team.

. Prepare annual company Budget including profit plan, cash flow

analysis, depreciation and capital acquisition plan. Develop

quarterly forecasts and full year projections quarterly for both

internal and external use.

. Responsible for negotiating supplier raw material inventory

consignment program, improving cash flow by well over $100K per month.

. Coordinate engagements, responses and interaction with external

auditors (PWC) including directing preparation of PBC (Prepared by

Client) work papers for the audit.

. Actively direct/review GL/fixed asset/bank statement/account

reconciliations monthly.

. Chief negotiator for annual employee medical insurances, most recently

resulting in over $100K in annual savings to company as well as

significant savings to the employees.

TV FANFARE, Valencia, CA (Now called Fanfare Media Works)

1995 -1998

Assistant Controller - (11 direct reports)

. Full responsibility for A/R, A/P, Cost Accounting and Financial

Reporting (JD Edwards) for a $100M, privately held company with

approximately 400 employees.

. Developed and implemented numerous cost saving strategies and

efficiencies both in the immediate departments and throughout the

company, some of which were rewarded monetarily.

. Conducted a thorough analysis of express mail needs vs. cost and after

negotiating contracts with major carriers, implemented a totally new

procedure for using express mail services saving the company $150,000

annually.

. Highly successful in facilitating significantly improved interpersonal

relations between all department heads reporting to me and their

employees, in addition to improving respect and cooperation between

accounting and the other departments they served.

LOUVERDRAPE, Valencia, CA (Company left the area due to consolidation)

1993 -1995

Manager of Cost Accounting - (3 direct reports)

. Responsibility for standard costing development and review for all

20,000 + line items sold.

. Utilized query writing capabilities of AS400 to facilitate extremely

more accurate identification of excess and slow move inventory while

reducing man-hours required to produce the quarterly reports by 50%.

. Formulated numerous procedures to audit data integrity, rectifying

erroneous cost rollups and inaccuracies in Engineering Bills of

Materials.

. Consolidated a multitude of stand-alone PC worksheets, streamlining

the preparation of month-end financial reporting.

. Louverdrape relocated to Orange County and consolidated with a sister

company in 1995.

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Science in Accounting, C.S.U.N.

VOLUNTEERING

HOA Treasurer

Little League Coach

Habitat for Humanity

PERSONAL FINANCIAL STABILITY

Credit Scores: Range from high 700's to mid-800's, depending upon which

Credit Bureau and time of the month when requesting a credit report. Copy

of Credit Report can be made available during the interview.

No lates, collections or BK's EVER

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