Lawrence Barker

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Louisville, Kentucky 40223

502-***-****

Cellular 502-***-****

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Background: General Manager/Controller, 2009 - Present, Somerset Energy

Refining, Somerset, KY

* Start up petroleum refinery to include multiple startup

corporations for transportation, gasoline station(s)

operation, environmental consulting and cleanup, and property

management.

* Rebuilt and turned around a bankrupt and abandoned petroleum

refinery operation; turning $500,000 in monthly losses into

$2.5 million annual profit.

* Established $80+ million in annual sales and service.

* Established a transportation network to include rail, barge,

an internal 27 truck fleet and a 7 state, 600 mile commerce

region.

* Established a 12 gasoline station lease and operating

network.

* Expanded and turned around an environmental consulting and

cleanup operation from money loser to $150,000+ in annual

profits.

* Established an accounting department to include software

installation, general accounting, cost accounting and

analysis, billing, receivables, payables, and construction in

progress accounting among others.

Cost Accountant, 2006 - 2008, Hitachi Cable

Indiana, New Albany, IN

* 5 Plant, 500 non-union employee tier one automotive parts

manufacturer of brake, power steering and hybrid electric

hoses and cables.

* Provided management accounting services to include periodic

financial statement reconciliation and promulgation;

production, cost and variance analysis; company wide to

departmental expense allocation and analysis; tax preparation

and miscellaneous financial and operational projections among

others.

* Developed a standard cost and labor rate model; reducing

standard cost variation by 90+%.

* Provided Bill of Material and Routing management for 5000+

parts. Responsible for conducting physical counts and

periodic analysis of $11MM in average inventories.

* Responsible for $60MM in fixed asset management for 2500+

assets.

* Responsible for tracking and analysis of $30MM+ in new

program (CIP) development.

* Developed periodic profit and cost analytical reports for

$70MM in annual sales; to include part level sales and profit

analysis by (200+) customers across 5 plants and 12 internal

departments.

* Team member and troubleshooter for the ongoing MRP system

implementation.

* Provided research services and developed computerized cost

and mathematical models and templates for sales, production,

financial, procurement, human resources and engineering

project tracking and micro analysis.

Cost Accountant, 2004 - 2006, Deco Paper

Products, Louisville, KY

* 200+ employee non-union paper plate manufacturer;

flexographic printing and metal die platen cutters.

* Provide management accounting services to include all

periodic and monthly production analysis.

* Provide costing and financial analysis services.

* Streamlined end of month closeout compilation process;

reducing required time from 50+ hours down to 4 hours.

* Provided computer program support functions such as the

creation of a scheduling program, creation of a JIT

purchasing program, creation of an end of shift supervisory

production reporting program, and daily floor computer

network troubleshooting services.

* Provide troubleshooting and implementation support for the

ongoing installation of a new MRP system.

Production Control Director/Manager of Cost Systems and

Financial Planning,

2001 - 2003, American Fuji Seal, Bardstown, KY

* 400+ employee union plastics extrusion and label production

operation; producing/processing PP, PS PE, PVC, OPS and PETG

(shrink film) materials into various packaging labels;

$100MM+ annual sales.

* Responsibilities include production flow, purchasing,

shipping/receiving, raw material/WIP turnover, portions of

Engineering R & D, cost/management accounting, special

project finance/analysis, manning and capacity.

* Scheduling and Logistics Management.

* Average 400 - 600+ unique open orders in work.

* Reduced late deliveries 94.2%.

* Reduced production processing time 56% and WIP inventories

57%.

* Wrote and implemented an electronic scheduling system;

eliminating all manual scheduling.

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* Reduced make-up runs 67% resulting in over $1.2MM savings.

* Increased overall production throughput 25+%.

* Financials and Analysis.

* Wrote the standard costing program to replace an aging 5+

year neglected Quattro Pro spreadsheet model.

* Sole provider for all special project financial analysis

and costing information.

* Sole provider of cost accounting functions to include all

periodic and monthly production analysis.

* Sole source of production and manning capacity analysis.

* Purchasing and Materials.

* Reduced raw material turnover from 32 to 14 days; and WIP

turnover from 18 to 8 days; resulting in a reduction of

raw material inventories $2MM+ and WIP $1MM+.

* Petroleum based materials. Held overall raw material cost

increases to 1.7% for the previous 19 months.

* Reduced spare parts inventory 60%.

Commissioned Officer, Naval Aviator, Submarine Navigator, 1985-

2001, Navy Department.

. Project management. Planned and coordinated research and

development projects to include engines, satellite phones and

other forms of communications, microwave transceivers and

numerous other projects. Promulgated feasibility studies and

operating manuals for prototype equipment tested.

. Logistics. Provided transportation and operational analysis

and logistical support for 6000+ people, numerous ships and

aircraft, and various other assets; to include international

coordination. Included outfitting food and fuel delivery,

spare parts and equipment, housing, transportation and

humanitarian issues. Developed and managed training and

certification programs for 350+ employees. Coordinated and

promulgated daily and other periodic production schedules for

multiple departments. Coordinated manpower procurement and

distribution; to include all human resource functions

. Personnel Director for a manpower and recruiting/processing

district (Kentucky, Indiana, West Virginia). Received the

only highest possible grade for overall district

administration and efficiency conferred by the Navy

Department's annual certification team in over three years.

Provided public affairs services including presentations,

speeches, retirements and funerals, and media and public

inquiries.

. Quality manager for aircraft repair facilities to include

inspection, auditing and compliance reporting, analysis and

modeling, presentations and reporting. Wrote procedures and

administered final qualification boards, exams and

certification for maintenance workers and maintenance check

flight pilots. Developed database programs so maintenance

workers only required laptop computers to query schematics

and repair procedures versus carrying out cumbersome manuals,

etc. to the repair site.

. Managed aircraft repair and rework facilities. Included

engines, sheet metal forming, hydraulics, HVAC, electricity

and electronics repair; among others. Included various

mechanical and electronic/electrical test benches, metal

presses, high pressure test sets and various other forms of

testing equipment.

. Facilities Manager/OSHA Director. Managed routine and

preventive maintenance for aircraft hangars, warehouses,

office spaces, housing and dining facilities and roadways,

etc. Managed shipping and receiving department. Developed and

managed the OSHA program for aircraft repair facilities to

include hazardous material storage, use and disposal.

Promulgated a weekly safety newsletter.

. Fixed wing pilot. Maintenance check flight pilot. FAA

Commercial fixed wing, single/multi-engine, instrument pilot.

Qualified E2-C Carrier Radar Aircraft Plane Commander.

. Qualified Submariner. Provided nuclear engineering and

weaponry administrative services, navigation and cartographic

services, weather analysis, intelligence services,

photographic services, purchasing and inventory control

services.

. Assigned to Logistics/Operations Staff Officer duties with

Mediterranean, Central/South American, Middle East and

Amphibious Ship Fleet Commands among others.

. Held Top Secret (SBI) clearance.

Education: B.S. Accounting, Bellarmine University, 1994.

B.S. Geology, University of Louisville, 1985.

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