Management Project

KEVIN F. ROGERS

Cellular: 303-***-****

***** ******** *****

Home: 303-***-****

Parker, CO 80138

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

BACKGROUND SUMMARY

Business professional with wide range of experience in business & financial

management, financial planning and analysis, modeling and reporting,

financial systems, strategic planning, mergers and acquisitions, project

management, operations analysis and business intelligence. Decision maker,

with a high sense of urgency, who strives to execute the company's business

strategies, team player, strategic thinker, great work ethic, extremely

motivated with a high degree of integrity. Experienced manager with a

record of motivating people to achieve and exceed their goals and

objectives. Possess strong business acumen with a visionary approach to

solving problems and adding value to organizations.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

RECONSTRUCTION EXPERTS, INC. Arvada, Colorado (privately held, $27M

revenues) 2008 - Present

Report to the owners and responsible for all finance and corporate

functions including: Job Cost analysis, Financial Analysis, Month-end

closing, Taxes, Audit, Cash Management, Billing/Invoicing, Information

Technology, Payroll, Accounts Payable, Financial Statement preparation,

Fleet Vehicle Management, Insurance and Banking Relations. Additional

responsibilities include managing the owner's personal financial matters,

taxes and investments.

o Implemented and rolled out a new Job Cost and General Ledger system in

two months.

o Streamlined the closing process, reduced the close cycle by more than

50%.

o Designed and implemented a 13 week Cash Flow projections and tracking

model.

o Managed the external audit process and cut the cost of our audit fees

in half.

o Negotiated new General Liability insurance coverage, saving the

company $48,000.

o Cleaned up prior year tax issues and saved the company in excess of

$200,000.

o Implemented a budgeting and forecasting model to accurately predict

profit and cash flow.

o Improved Net Income profitability by 100% by cutting costs and

managing expenses.

PENDUM, INC. Denver, Colorado (private equity held, $223M revenues)

(financially distressed company) 2007 - 2008

Reported to the CEO, Board of Directors and Private Equity groups with full

financial, accounting management and reporting responsibility. Functional

responsibilities included Audit, Cash Management/Treasury, Accounting,

Accounts Payable, Financial Reporting, Tax, Payroll, Billing, Planning &

Analysis, Legal, Facilities and Insurance. Managed all of the financial

functions for a highly leveraged, financially distressed company. Assisted

in the preparation of a Confidential Information Memorandum (CIM) document

to market the company for sale. Company was eventually taken into

foreclosure by our senior lender/private equity group. Chose to leave the

company after the legal foreclosure process was completed and the private

equity group brought in management consultants to determine fate of

organization.

o Designed operational restructuring plans to take the company from a

breakeven EBITDA to $30M.

o Negotiated significant savings on self-funded programs for all types of

insurance coverage.

o Managed a distressed debt company through reorganization and avoided

bankruptcy.

o Managed the company through an Article 9 UCC Foreclosure sale process.

o Participated in a sales process to market the company to investors and

strategic buyers.

UNITED AGRI PRODUCTS Greeley, Colorado (publicly traded, $2.7B

revenues) 2006 - 2007

Reported to the Corporate Treasurer and managed financial analysis, due

diligence and closing of acquisition targets. Qualified earnings with

discounted cash flow model to establish Net Present Value (NPV) and

Internal Rate of Return (IRR) compared to corporate hurdle rates. Met with

potential sellers to negotiate Letter of Intent, Asset Purchase Agreement,

Definitive Agreement and Final Purchase Price agreements and documentation.

Managed and conducted due diligence of potential targets, established

closing schedules and integration plans. Coordinated the efforts of Legal,

Human Resources, Information Technology, Operations, Environmental,

Internal Audit and Finance resources to assist in the due diligence,

transition and integration after closing. Developed boiler plate project

plans, tasks and timelines to manage all acquisitions through decision-

making process and integration. I also managed the pipeline of potential

acquisition targets. Developed checklists for departments and overall deal

tracking. Deals included cash, stock and 1031 exchange as options.

Company slowed the M&A activities, which is when I left the company. They

were subsequently purchased by Agrium.

o Closed eleven deals in eight months, walked away from a number of deals

and analyzed over thirty targets.

o Developed policies, procedures and project plans for managing

acquisitions, due diligence and resources.

o Customized discounted cash flow model to address industry specific

analysis and management decision criteria.

o Established corporate protocol for managing acquisitions from

introduction to integration.

KEVIN F. ROGERS

Page Two

CENVEO Englewood, Colorado (publicly traded, $2.3B revenues)

1999 - 2006

Reported to CFO/EVP positions and managed various functions or initiatives.

Held progressive finance and management positions within the company

during my tenure. Responsibilities included mergers and acquisitions, deal

and integration management, due diligence, strategic and financial

analysis, resource and business management. Management responsibilities

included financial planning and analysis, financial systems implementation,

corporate financial systems, project management, business intelligence,

database applications and reporting development, financial system end-user

training and Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) standardization and

implementations. Managed numerous corporate project initiatives that

included system selection, design, implementations and roll-outs, as well

as operational databases for tracking key performance indicators at the

manufacturing level. Awarded Best Corporate Project Team in 2000.

o Selected and implemented a world-class software solution in 2000 to

consolidate and report financial results.

o Saved the company $10 million in 2001 by providing data for management

decisions from operational databases.

o Team saved the company $1 million annually by designing and

implementing an Asset Based Lending database.

o Saved the company $2 million annually and reduced closing cycle by 50%

with financial system implementation.

o Managed Print Division mergers and acquisitions, as well as the

integration and consolidation of facilities.

ORIONAUTO - Property and Casualty Insurance Englewood, Colorado

1994 - 1999

Reported to CFO and managed financial planning and analysis process for 10

functional departments and 83 cost centers. Prepared annual bridge

analysis to identify and explain fluctuations in key management ratios.

Coordinated, prepared and analyzed annual and monthly budget-to-actual

financial data. Prepared financial statements and supporting reports,

reviewed invoices, analyzed expenses, managed the reconciliation of bank

accounts and accounts payable, managing various financial and non-financial

projects, performing project evaluations, cost benefit analysis, reviews of

expected versus actual benefits received from implemented projects, managed

the Accounts Payable, Cash Management, Fixed Assets, Unclaimed Property,

Security and Control departments. Managed a staff of up to fifteen finance

employees.

o Reduced monthly closing cycle by 30% through streamlining and automating

the month-end processes.

o Saved the company $1.5 million annually by developing a transaction-

costing model to evaluate a new system.

SIX SIGMA TURNKEY SYSTEMS, Fife, Washington

1993 - 1994

CELLULARONE, (A BELLSOUTH COMPANY), Madison, Wisconsin

1992 - 1993

TDS TELECOM, Madison, Wisconsin

1991

WILLIAMS, YOUNG & ASSOCIATES, CPAs, Madison, Wisconsin

1989 - 1990

SMITH & GESTELAND, CPAs, Madison, Wisconsin

1988

SYSTEMS and TECHNOLOGY

Hyperion Enterprise J.D. Edwards General Ledger

Microsoft Project

Hyperion Essbase Lawson General Ledger

Microsoft Visio

Hyperion Pillar Solomon General Ledger

Microsoft PowerPoint

Hyperion Retrieve Great Plains General Ledger

Microsoft Word

Hyperion Analyst FRX Reporting

Microsoft Excel

MasterBuilder 7 Maxwell Management Systems

Multiple other ERP systems

STRENGTHS

Management and leadership skills, technical knowledge, accounting/finance

knowledge, project management experience, integrity, honor, work ethic,

decision making, sense of urgency, determination, persistence, business

vision, communication skills, analytical, creative problem solving,

strategic/long-term planning, business and people assessment, team player,

financial systems knowledge, mergers and acquisitions, integration

planning/execution and creating value for organizations.

EDUCATION and AFFILIATIONS

Masters of Business Administration Candidate - Regis University, Denver,

Colorado, Projected Graduation 6/2010

Bachelor of Science (Accounting) - Upper Iowa University, Madison,

Wisconsin, August 1990

Colorado Hyperion User Group President - 2001 to 2004

Douglas County Soccer Association - U8 Assistant Coach - 2002 to 2005

Toastmasters - 1997 to 1998

Personal & professional references available upon request

Contact this candidate