Sales Human Resources

David E. Van Houzen

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Lake Orion, MI 48360

248-***-**** home • 248-***-**** cell

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http://www.linkedin.com/in/DavidVanhouzen

FINANCIAL EXECUTIVE

CAREER SUMMARY

Highly accomplished financial executive with over 25 years of diversified experience in the manufacturing and energy

trading/service industries. Successful, multi-tasking, business leader skilled at maximizing profitability through

increased efficiency, team building, cost reductions and data accuracy. Excellent resource for development and

management of corporate policy and strategy. Passionately involved in company operations as a key Management

Team member. Hands on style, self-starter, achieves results via working smart and effective training of employees.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Self Employed (7/2008 – present)

CONSULTANT/CONTRACTOR (while searching for permanent opportunities)

Providing financial consulting services directly to companies in the Metro Detroit area.

• Restructured accounting and budgeting procedures for a $50MM manufacturing company.

• Constructed pro forma statements for $50MM and $25MM manufacturing companies.

• Consulted on hedging strategy for raw copper at a $20MM manufacturing company.

• Sold initial and compliance audits for a small CPA firm to FHA mortgage brokers.

• Completed HUD audit & approval website requirements for FHA mortgage brokers.

• Prepared and filed bankruptcy proof of claims for automotive suppliers.

• Review, organize and summarize tax related records for individual and business clients of small

CPA tax practitioner.

The American Team, Inc., Harrison Township, MI (10/2000 – 7/2008)

Tier 1 production, mold, fixture and assembly equipment manufacturer for plastic injection molding

industry (automotive), 4 companies including AMP Industries, 260 employees, $45 million in sales.

DIRECTOR OF FINANCE (Executive Committee, Treasurer of WMBE associate)

Responsible for staff of 10 in accounting/treasury, external audits and tax preparation, MIS, risk

management, human resources, external legal and governmental issues.

• Refinanced $16MM in company debt.

• Instrumental in turning AMP Industries $1MM annual loss into an EBITDA of $3.5MM.

• Purchased/co-led implementation of accounting (MS Solomon) and ERP (AIM) software systems.

• Implemented budgeting and forecasting procedures.

• Redesigned medical benefit package, enhancing coverage and cutting costs over $400K annually.

• Constructed new labor, burden, and molding machine rates, as well as a new method of

competitive quoting which won over $6MM in new annual sales.

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Howard Energy Marketing, LLC, Traverse City, MI (12/1998 – 8/2000)

Natural gas marketing company, $2.5 billion in annual sales 50 employees (parent company sold this

division in October 99).

CFO/CONTROLLER

Managed treasury, accounting, and MIS team of 10 professionals

• Reconciled information systems discovering $6MM in improperly recorded payables and

recovered $500K in overpayments to suppliers, $300K in unbilled derivative transactions.

Role changed after four months due to California parent company’s decision to wind down operations due

to increased risk in the gas trading markets.

• Designed and implemented incentive program bringing in $4.3MM in 90 day + receivables.

• Utilized industry knowledge to help accomplish sale of divisions.

• Negotiated various commodity purchase, sale, and settlement transactions during wind down.

Engage Energy, Inc., Southfield, MI Division, (8/1990 – 12/1998)

Houston based natural gas marketing company, $12 billion annual sales 400 employees.

DIRECTOR OF ENERGY MANAGEMENT SERVICES (9/1995 – 12/1998)

Responsible for P&L for the division, which included staff of 5, 150 customers, $60MM in commodity sales,

and $1.5MM in service fees.

• Developed business plan and products, priced risk and services, hired and trained staff to market

and deliver products across North America leading to $300K in annual service fee net income.

• Wrote proposals, closed sales, and negotiated service contracts with various accounts.

• Designed and managed development of unique energy management computer program.

Engage Energy, Inc., Traverse City, MI Division, $2.5 billion annual sales 35 employees.

*Note that division merged with Union Gas Division & transferred to Southfield, MI in 6/1996.

CONTROLLER/CORP. SECRETARY & US FINANCE & ADMIN. TEAM LEADER (8/1990-9/1995)

Lead 18 professional team members in Treasury/Accounting, Operations, MIS, Contract Administration &

Administrative support.

• Managed company resources to turn an unprofitable division into one adding $3.5MM EBITDA to

our parent company’s bottom-line.

• Moved all administrative functions from Columbus, OH to Traverse City, MI saving over $500K

annually (established new office, computer hardware/software, phones, furniture, etc.).

• Implemented credit procedures that cut bad debts from $2MM to $0 in three years.

• Redesigned benefit package enhancing coverage and cutting total expense by $50K annually.

• Conducted search, purchased and co-lead implementation of beta-site ERP system.

Mayco Plastics, Inc., Sterling Heights, MI (11/1984 – 7/1990)

Tier 1 automotive plastic injection molder with 450 employees and $70 million in sales.

CONTROLLER

Responsible for staff of 13 in treasury/accounting, purchasing, production control, human resources, and

engineering cost estimation functions.

• Authored and implemented several business procedures for plant and front office operations.

• Discovered, billed, and collected over $250K in lost retroactive billing.

• Developed product cost system resulting in accurate press and labor rates for quoting.

• Conducted search, purchased and co-led implementation of ERP system.

EDUCATION

Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI

Bachelors of Business Administration in Accounting, Minors in Marketing and General Business

Additional Training

Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Visio, Access, Project) / Hedging & Derivatives / Sales and Negotiating /

Lean Manufacturing Leadership / Taxation / Supervisory Skills / Contract Management / Public Speaking / Utility

Operations / Buying-Selling Natural Gas / Moving Gas by Computer / Telephones Sales / Statistical Process Control /

Electronic Data Interchange / Various Accounting Software / Social Media Networking

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