Real Estate Management

**** *. ******* ****** - **, Chicago, Illinois ***40

Phone 773-***-**** *************@***.***

PROFILE

Results Oriented Controller / Director of Finance

> Complete responsibility for management of our accounting department on

all levels

> Broad based hands-on responsibility / experience with monthly

financial statement closings / compilations on many software

platforms.

> Designing, developing and implementing comprehensive financial

modeling

> Complete accounting systems implementation experience, including

creating custom reporting through FRx and Crystal Reports. Extensive

database management experience, plus integration of the same to our

accounting packages. Strong proficiency with the MS Office suite.

> Interfacing with all management levels in monitoring and achieving

departmental and organizational objectives.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

CONTRACTORS ACCESS EQUIPMENT, Chicago, Illinois 60608

Position: Controller Period: May 2009 - Current

Contractor's Access Equipment is one of a group of family owned companies

serving the construction and real estate industries. Contractor's Access

provides scaffolding equipment through eleven branch operations throughout

the Midwest and southeast United States. Other business entitles under

accounting responsibility include a portfolio of wholly owned commercial

properties plus commercial real estate development projects in process. We

are also the one largest salvagers and resellers of architectural bricks

and paving bricks to the construction industry.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

V Monthly production of our accrual based financial statements

V Implementation & development of our MAS200 based financial reporting

system

V Development, implementation and monitoring of financial policy for the

agency

V Overseeing all accounts payable and receivables functions for all

companies.

V Working closely with owners in creating / defining additional

reporting needs.

THRESHOLDS REHABILTATION INDUSTRIES, Chicago. Illinois

Position: Controller Period: September 2006 - May 2009

Thresholds Rehabilitations Industries (TRI), (

Http://Thresholds.com/tri.asp ) is a non-profit entity and an affiliate of

Thresholds ( Http://Thresholds.com ), created with the mission of

providing rehabilitative employment services to individuals recovering

from mental illness. Our business units are comprised of a flower shop, a

busy manufacturing entity, plus two entities that provide contractual

cleaning services to the State of Illinois. Consolidated revenues are

approximately 6 million annually. As controller, my accomplishments

included, but are not limited to:

V Monthly and timely production of our consolidated financial statements

and related reports for the parent company, THRESHOLDS, and the TRI

Board of Directors.

V TRI's internal systems/software administrator maintaining and

developing our central reporting package, MAS90, and creating

additional reports through FRx report writer or Crystal Reports, with

supporting analysis also compiled within Excel.

V Direct management of our accounts payable, accounts receivable and

personnel staff.

V Working directly with the business managers on a daily basis in

resolving and addressing all issues related to informational needs,

budget variances plus building additional systems for improved

reporting.

V Coordinating and reviewing our annual budget for each of TRI's

business units, with final submission and presentation to our board of

directors.

V Reviewing and/or implementing additional internal controls as needed.

V Responsible for TRI's annual audit needs; including providing

statements, work papers and summary reports.

A brief summary of current accomplishments include:

V Designed and built custom financial reporting for each business

unit, allowing more focused cost management and increased

profitability.

V Negotiated several state cleaning contracts resulting in increased

operating revenue and profit

V Designed/ built an e-commerce web site, http://www.UrbanMeadows.org

adding to annual revenues.

THE BUREAUS, INC., Evanston, Illinois

Position: Controller Period: July 2000 - September 2006

The Bureaus and related companies ( http://www.TheBureaus.com ) are a

group of investment entities revolving around a core collection company,

Doctor's Service Bureau. Our core business model revolved the purchase &

collection of defaulted credit card debt. As controller of this very busy

group of entities, my daily reporting and interaction was with the owner /

chief executive officer plus family investors. My skills and base

accomplishments included

V Developed, utilized and maintained our modular accounting package,

MAS90, in the production of accrual financial statements for the

entities.

V Designed, developed and implemented comprehensive financial modeling,

forming the basis for major business purchase, liquidation and

general operating decisions. Comprehensive analytics were the key to

the profitability of this business, with our models are constantly

being refined.

V Extensive knowledge of MS Office suite with a strong emphasis on

Excel and Access, both of which are used extensive in providing

financial reporting support and analysis.

V Complete responsibility for interim and year-end interfacing with our

outside CPA firm in preparation for various interim and year-end

audits and tax returns.

REFERENCES

Available Upon Request

COMPUTER & SYSTEMS EXPERIENCE

MS Access, MAS90/200 and all modules, FRx, Crystal Reports, Skyline,

Timberline, Excel, WordPerfect, Word, New Views, Quattro, M.Y.O.B., Solomon

IV, Peachtree, Quick books, Microsoft Project, MS FrontPage, Network

development

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND

NORTHEASTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY Major: Bachelor of Science

(ACCOUNTING)

LOYOLA UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO, Major: Bachelor of Science Degree

(PSYCHOLOGY)

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