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Vass, NC 28394

Michael Wire

Experience

December 2004 – Current BlueScope Steel Company

AU public traded company @ $8.0 Billion in total Revenue

BU Vice President of Finance - Sept 2008 - Present

Promoted to take over this role for our Varco Pruden Buildings BU that has $400M in

revenue in the Metal Building Industry

Integration Finance Team Manager – Jan 2008

BlueScope closed on a new acquisition as of Feb 1 2008 resulting in adding 4

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new businesses with total revenue of over $1.2 Billion in the US

• Successfully integrated 4 new businesses into the BlueScope Family

• Put together the finance integration plan covering all objectives and deliverables required

to support the integration process

• Develop plans to insure business reporting processes in alignment, business planning,

rolling out of finance policies/procedures, internal controls review, purchase accounting activities

• Overseeing Synergy projects and qualifying targeted benefits, tracking of results, and

insuring finance support for all teams involved in the process

• Coordinate integration activities with all of the financial leaders of the businesses

acquired

Regional Finance Manager - Dec 2004 –Jan 2008

Butler Manufacturing a BlueScope Steel Co., Pre-engineered steel buildings

manufacturer

• Complete P&L and Balance Sheet responsibility for a $100M Region

• Responsible for internal controls and putting in place financial policies and procedures,

cycle counting program

• Involved with product costing, quoting, and insuring proper invoicing of projects to

maximize profit

• Oversee our Continuous Improvement Programs which achieved over $1.2M in hard

saving in first year

• Monthly operations reporting with analysis on results

• Budgeting and Strategic Planning responsibilities

March 2003 – December 2004 Rockwell Automation

Asset Management BU – multiple locations both domestic and international

Asset Management is a $210M provider of parts remanufacturing and contract services

Controller for Asset Management BU

• Rolling Forecast preparation, establishing creditability with numbers

• Causal analysis on operating results to Plan, Forecast, and prior year; revenue volumes,

margin mix and price, operating variances

• Developed departmental operating budgets with plants

• Coordinate AOP preparation and PowerPoint presentations to upper management

• Direct and give guidance on monthly shipments and business mix to management to help

with setting business strategies

• Review, analyze, and interpret financial reports and results to help provide

recommendations to the business unit managers

• Involved with setting of new cost standards, standard cost roll, physical inventories, and

establishing financial controls and procedures

• Developed policies and procedures to support sec 404 of Sarbanes- Oxley requirements

• Continuously developing new financial tools and metrics to help support the business

units to meet and to exceed their financial commitments

1998 – Feb 2003 SPX Corporation

SPX is a $5.0 Billion diversified public corporation

Business CFO

SPX Valves & Controls a SPX company, St. Pauls, NC

$100M manufacturing facility in the Flow Industry

Sell in Commercial & Industrial markets

1999 – 2003

• Promoted to a larger SPX company with more responsibilities

• Brought in to clean up books and help to straighten out ERP system

• Oversee all accounting, payroll, credit/collection, and IT

• Responsible for monthly operations report, rolling forecast, annual profit plan, five year

strategic plan

• Improved Working Capital Ratios; DSO lowered by 20 days, Inventory reduced by over

40%

• Improved Operating Profit % by 600 basis points over last two years while revenues were

declining by over 10%

• Cash Flow improvement to over 190% of net income

• Have met or exceeded operating plan for the last two years

• Involved in bringing in additional product lines into the plant, grew volume from $40M to

now $100M

• Report directly to the Plant GM and a dotted-line back to SPX segment CFO

Business Controller

C & M Conveyor a SPX company, Mitchell, IN

$15M manufacturing company in the material handling industry

Sell in Industrial markets

1998 – 1999

• Privately held company purchased by UDI in 1998, Hired on to install the needed policy,

procedures, and financial controls required by public owned corporations

• Installed a new accounting software package, MAS 90, developed an accounting policies

and procedures manual, updated the employee handbook, negotiated a healthcare package

moving from self insured to a fully insured package

• Responsible for all accounting, payroll, credit/collections, HR functions, inventory,

corporate reporting requirements

• Maintained DSO level at 42 days, DSI level at 21 days, and Asset Utilization at 8.0

• Reported directly to President

1996 – 1998 Rockwell Automation Dodge Reeves Plant

Reeves Plant is a $45M bearing and clutch brake manufacturing operation, sells

to commercial markets as well to automotive (GM and Ford)

Plant located in Columbus, IN

Plant Controller

• Responsible for all plant accounting, payroll, fixed assets, inventory, local taxes

• Monthly operating reports, annual profit plans, annual cost rolls, strategic plans

• Annual budgets, rolling forecasts, CAPEX authorizations

• Responsible for internal controls and accounting policies

• On Steering committee for our Work Improvement Teams

• Participated in implementation of new manufacturing and general ledger software

packages

• Reported directly to Plant General Manager

1994 – 1996 Dynamark Corporation (Privately Held)

Dynamark is a $7.5M printing and Franchise company

Commercial Printer with twelve PIP Printing stores owned

Corporate Office located in Indianapolis, IN

Chief Financial Officer

• Streamlined the month end closing process down to three days from two weeks

• Developed an incentive plan for stores and production personnel

• Negotiated a line of credit with bank for building a new store

• Prepared all tax returns; payroll, sales, income

• Put in a new 401K program

• Negotiated healthcare plans

1992 – 1994 Twigg Corporation (Privately Held)

Twigg Corporation is a $12M manufacturer in the Aerospace Industry

Sold to Aerospace companies and Government Agencies

Plant located in Martinsville, IN

Controller / Chief Financial Officer

• Hands on responsibilities included all accounting, cost, financial, billings, payroll, credit,

Treasury, quoting, IT, working with government auditors

• Accomplishments; established new bank financing, improved cash flow efficiency,

developed departmental budgets, improved working relationships with key customers and

vendors

1986 – 1992 Bell Industries

Bell Industries was a $400M electronic components distributor, sold to industrial

and automotive (GM) customers

Division was located in Dayton, OH

Regional Controller / Operations Manager

• Established the accounting and credit departments in the Dayton office

• Promoted to Regional Controller in 1987 and Operations Manager in 1989

• Responsible for twelve locations for accounting, credit, reporting, planning, forecasting,

and insuring policies and procedures being followed

• Had additional responsibility of warehouse, inside sales, and product management for

Dayton office

Education BS Degree in Accounting

Indiana University; Bloomington, IN

Passed CPA Exam

Six Sigma Training (Green Belt)

Business Acumen Training

Change Management Training

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