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MICHAEL P. DOBUSKI

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Newtown, PA. 18940

SENIOR FINANCIAL EXECUTIVE

Interests: Controller ~ Director/VP of Finance ~ CFO

Accomplished Senior Financial Executive with exceptional leadership qualities in a manufacturing operational environment.

Strong ability to decipher, interpret, and communicate complex business issues to all managerial levels. Detailed oriented with

excellent analytical and problem solving skills. Experienced in special projects, consulting, six-sigma, consulting, and internal

audit services. Excels in financial analysis, business planning and establishing policies, processes and performance monitoring

systems in support of continuous improvement. Values vision and innovational approach to building corporate value, market

share and customer loyalty. Strong record of project successes with an ability to rally people with a ‘can do’ attitude.

Proven areas of expertise include:

• • Budgets and Forecasts

Strategic Planning and Business Plans

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Performance Measurements/Expense Controls Special Studies/”What if” Analyses

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Capital Management Cost/General/Payroll Accounting

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Internal Control and Risk Management Compensation Structure/Management

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Sarbanes Oxley / Compliance Staff Development

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• Value-at-Risk Recognized Team Builder and Leader

Recognized as an organizational & problem solving specialist in a cross functional environment.

A master of the strategic and the tactical – able to build and direct complex systems and teams.

Respected as motivational, lead-by-example manager, change agent, and proponent of empowerment & accountability.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

General Motors Corporation, 1986 to Present

General Motors Corp. (NYSE: GM), one of the world's largest automakers, was founded in 1908, and today manufactures cars

and trucks in 34 countries

CONTROLLER, Wilmington DE. Operations, (2005-Present)

Responsible for Financial Statement Preparation & Analysis, Management Reporting, Budgeting/Forecasting, Cash

Management, State/ Federal Tax Compliance, Internal & External Audit Coordination, Cost Control and Reduction Programs.

• Saved the organization $50 million by leading the plant through three consecutive years of stretch target

attainment by communicating expectations, measuring progress to goal, holding people accountable, and

providing constructive feedback.

• Successfully implemented GM’s six-sigma program that has been used as a benchmark in other locations.

Pulled together a team of hourly and salaried employees from all areas of the company.

Developed a communications plan to educate, implement, and support the program.

Designed learning tools such as workshops, videos and news articles citing the benefits of the program.

• Improved financial forecast accuracy from 10% forecast to actual variance to 1%, by working with the key

stake holders and the departmental cost initiators in developing a coordinated practice.

• Saved $200 thousand through a process improvement in reducing scrap costs in convertible tops.

CONTROLLER, Linden, NJ, Operations (1998-2005)

Responsible for Financial Statement Preparation & Analysis, Management Reporting, Budgeting/Forecasting, Cash

Management, State/ Federal Tax Compliance, Internal & External Audit Coordination, Cost Control and Reduction Programs.

• Managed 42% manpower reduction and $375 thousand plant savings in Financial Department by, working

closely with the Departmental employees developed a combination of computer enhanced tasks and non-value

added work elimination enabled the successful implementation of a new template for a manufacturing plant

New template subsequently deployed to 20+ other locations for an annual savings of over $7.5 million.

• Developed computer based financial application to report manufacturing cost performance on a daily basis,

resulting in the ability to assess, document and appraise employee’s performance in the area of costs control.

• Requested by Corporate Office to Lead Team of Controllers through an assessment and revaluation

of financial metrics, resulting in improved location to location comparisons and enhanced decision

making. Received the General Motors “Chairman’s Honors” award.

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DELPHI INTERIOR AND LIGHTING, DIVISION OF GM

Delphi provides automotive manufacturers with the interior, exterior, and mechanical components.

CONTROLLER (1994-1998)

Responsible for Financial Statement Preparation & Analysis, Management Reporting, Budgeting/Forecasting, Cash

Management, State/ Federal Tax Compliance, Internal & External Audit Coordination, Cost Control and Reduction Programs.

• Improved profitability by over $100 million by leading the analysis of various and diverse products and

processes to determine if the facility could divest of products in such a way as to make the unit more profitable.

• Developed and produced monthly Profit by Product Line Report for automobile component fabrication and

assemblies, consisting of eight distinct product categories and detailed product cost elements including labor,

direct material and support costs. Used to measure profit contribution and cost reduction opportunities.

ASSOCIATE ADMINISTRATOR, EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION (1993-1994)

Responsible for the administration of Executive compensation, including reporting to the Board of Directors.

• Negotiated a 30% reduction in the cost to Executives for the exercising of stock options.

• Compiled Executive Progressions and Succession report for Board of Director’s review.

• Computerized Organization Chart to facilitate reorganization scenarios.

SENIOR INDUSTRIAL ENGINEER (1991-1993)

Responsible for activity based costing, production process, and methods development.

• Improved process efficiency of electric seat adjuster assembly by 25% by rebalancing work load

through layout changes and task instruction improvements.

• Led team of manufacturing supervisors and industrial engineers through an Activity Based Costing

study of eight distinct product groups. Analysis facilitated the reduction in support costs required

to run the plant by 15%.

GENERAL SUPERVISOR, MANUFACTURING STUDIES (1989-1991)

Responsible for the coordination, development, and presentation of profit optimization scenarios.

• Developed scheduling program for component fabrication in high speed press area. Application created

better inventory control, reduced obsolescence and overtime required to run presses to support

manufacturing assembly.

GENERAL SUPERVISOR, ACCOUNTING (1986-1989)

Responsible for the budgets, business plans, forecasts, cost accounting, and inventories for the division.

• Developed budgets by departments to focus ownership of cost control on those initiating expenditures.

Scope of projects covered six manufacturing departments and eight product lines.

EDUCATION AND TRAINING

Masters of Science (MS), ‘Organizational Dynamics’, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA.

Masters of Business Administration (MBA), ‘Concentration in Management’, St. Joseph’s University, Phila., PA.

Bachelor of Science in Accounting (BS), Villanova University, Villanova, PA.

Leaders Role in Employee Engagement

Global Manufacturing System (Six Sigma)

Information Lifecycle Management

(Numerous seminars and other training especially in Finance and Management).

Committees Served: Quality Council, Community Relations, Government Relations, Cost Council, and Safety, etc.

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