Customer Service Sales

JANET D. JACKSON

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Locust, NC 28097

704-***-**** (c)

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SUMMARY

An accomplished Financial Leader with a solid background in finance and

operations. Talent for partnering with executive leadership to tackle tough

business issues, develop innovative and sound strategies, and successfully

lead implementations. Demonstrated success in growing revenues,

streamlining costs, and creating efficiencies. Aptitude for building

relationships, influencing and making sound business decisions. Experienced

in six-sigma and lean operations.

Competencies include:

* Strategic Planning * Business Turn-around * Internal Controls &

Governance

* Leadership * Process Improvement * Cost Reduction /

* Budgets and Containment

Forecasts * Project * Safety

Implementation

PROVEN ABILITIES AND RESULTS

. Implemented an outsourcing program from a UK facility to the Czech

Republic resulting in a 15% cost reduction and a $1.5 million inventory

reduction along with improved cash flow and increased sales revenue of

$10 million.

. Consolidated distribution facilities into the manufacturing plant

location resulting in a cost reduction of $2.0 million annually while

maintaining customer service levels.

. Instituted a R&D tracking initiative that resulted in excess of a $2.0

million tax credit for the 2007 tax year.

. Drove change necessary to take a plant slated for closing and turn it

around to one of the top performers within the corporation. Achieved a

50% reduction in the breakeven level and significantly improved

forecasting accuracy restoring a sorely missed credibility factor with

upper management.

. Detected and corrected a $2.0 million misrepresentation of inventory

levels at an acquisition firm. Implemented procedures to eliminate the

potential of a repeat offense.

EXPERIENCE

ATI, ALLVAC - Monroe, NC

2005-2009

Senior Cost Analyst

Responsible for cost estimates on all products sold, forecasting costs for

long-term agreements, sales and margin reviews and breakout, annual plans

and budget variance analysis, research and development tracking, cost

reduction plans and reporting, inter-company profit eliminations,

consolidation of multiple locations, and training of new cost Analysts.

TEXTRON, INC. - Stanfield, NC

1997-2005

Director of Finance

Responsible for analyzing operational results, forecasting and planning,

financial statement preparation, product costing, inventory and cost

reduction programs, cost control of annual increase and benefit changes for

domestic operations. Responsible for strategic planning, marketing support

and financial consolidation of 13 international locations. Managed

customer

service department. Implemented Sarbanes Oxley controls and testing

programs. Consistent interaction and guidance with both manufacturing

management and human resource management. Member of safety team which

attained Carolina Star.

VERMONT AMERICAN (Forest City Tool Division of Emerson) 1992-

1997

Controller

Responsible for all general accounting functions, financial reporting, cost

accounting, budgets, annual and five year strategic plans, cost and

inventory reduction. Handled annual physical inventories and dealt with due

diligence for both acquisitions and divestitures.

Additional Relevant Experience:

Cost Manager, Textron - Hickory, NC

Cost Supervisor, Textron - Howell, MI

Cost Accountant, Textron - Detroit, MI

EDUCATION

Master of Business Administration, Appalachian State University, Boone NC

Bachelor of Science in Business Administration/Accounting,

Wayne State University, Detroit MI

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Six Sigma Green Belt Training - Six Sigma Institute

Executive Leadership Program, Thunderbird Institute

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