Plant Manager
Resume:
BRYAN D. GOODWIN
• ** El Paso Court Fenton, MO **026 • 314-***-**** • *************@***.***
PROFESSIONAL PROFILE
Financial professional with extensive and unique experience in financial analysis teamed with manufacturing
operations expertise. Specific experience includes budget development, forecasting, cost reductions, scorecard
presentation and capital acquisitions. Over eleven years in financial performance reporting in high volume
manufacturing facility and twenty plus years in the manufacturing industry including first line production
supervision and manufacturing operations experience. Ability to integrate financial expertise coupled with
manufacturing operations expertise to produce superior reporting. Well versed in the development and
presentation of financial results to senior management.
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
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Financial Analysis Manufacturing Operations Analysis
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Budget Development Union/Management Relations
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Profit improvement Problem Solving
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Cost Reduction Leadership
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Technology Integration Project Management
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
CHRYSLER LLC 1977 – 2008
Senior Financial Analyst- Manufacturing Finance 10/07 – 11/08
Consolidate profit and cash flow forecast and variance reports for Stamping Division with a total annual operating
budget of $1.2B. Prepare financial reporting packages and present to senior management and division vice
president. Serve as primary contact for plant staff regarding forecasting methodology, guidelines and training.
Prepare annual business plan and other forecast submissions as required. Prepare special studies as required.
Analyze plant forecast and budget submissions for compliance with divisional guidelines and accuracy.
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Compile division forecast submission in accordance with corporate forecast and reporting guidelines.
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Collect and review plant Sarbanes-Oxley requirements and the division Legal Compliance Questionnaire
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and present results and recommendations to senior management and division vice president.
Research and resolve plants’ forecasting questions and concerns.
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Identified, developed and documented new forecasting process for scrap sales (total scrap sales $85M)
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resulting in increased efficiency and accuracy.
Initiated and chaired monthly finance review process between plant finance staff and senior corporate
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finance manager, resulting in improved communication, increased plant reporting accuracy and reduction
in consolidation preparation time.
Budget Manager- Conner Assembly Plant 11/05 – 11/07
Direct the activities of the budget and industrial engineering team for a manufacturing facility with annual
revenue of $110M. Summarize plant performance and present financial results and countermeasures to senior
plant management and corporate finance. Ensure financial reporting compliance with division guidelines and
GAAP. Provide plant hourly payroll administrator services.
Identified forecast process gaps and developed new forecast and cost tracking models improving the
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accuracy and timeliness of reporting resulting in the elimination of over 20 overtime hours per month.
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Analyze monthly leases and purchased services accounts resulting in the recovery of $12k in overpaid
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leases and $19k in duplicate purchased services payments.
Chaired weekly cost meetings, presented key financial metrics and recommended recovery plans.
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Prepared Sarbanes-Oxley audits and Legal Compliance Questionnaire ensuring compliance with corporate
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guidelines.
Coached and trained team, developed skills in all department tasks resulting in promotions to senior
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analyst positions at class “A” plants.
Senior Budget Analyst- St Louis Assembly Plant 11/97 – 10/05
Direct responsibility for budget development and forecast for manufacturing facility with annual revenue of
$3.6B. Responsible for Sarbanes-Oxley audits, compliance to GAAP and other legal and corporate requirements.
Specific accounting duties include accounts payable and receivable analysis and disposition, month end accrual
development, depreciation calculations and cash forecasting and analysis.
Complete total cost analysis for make vs. buy, lease vs. buy, capital acquisitions, asset capitalization and
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disposal, including NPV calculations and depreciation calculations.
Responsible for strategic business plan development including serving as liaison between finance and
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production floor, developing cost control goals, including hourly and salary manpower targets, overtime,
scrap and OME.
Developed plant standard cost.
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Created and implemented a daily communication process for first line supervisor including specific track
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able success metrics. Developed pass through query that supported scoreboard process to target.
Results included increased accountability and autonomy for supervisors for better control and tracking of
costs.
Solely identified major process improvement and revised, developed and implemented corrective action
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to month end close process. This resulted in a reduction of required overtime by 90%, saving modestly
estimated over $84k annually. Resulting in increased efficiency, error reduction, and complexity
reduction.
Production Supervisor- St Louis Assembly Plant 05/85 – 11/97
Supervise team of over 100 union production employees in the assembly and inspection process in the production
of minivans (260k annual volume). Maintain daily build schedule.
Responsible for monitoring zone quality builds in minivan assembly process.
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Analyze and track all build issues on assembly line.
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Responsible for assigning appropriate manpower coverage to large production assembly line.
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Designated as center trainer for the launch of the Performance Feedback System.
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Sought out to consult on assembly line process set up for the launch of the new minivan plant.
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Participated in Product Quality Improvement workshop resulting in a manpower reduction through the
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relocation of the striping process resulting in an annual cost savings $400K.
EDUCATION
Masters of Business Administration Bachelor of Science – Accounting
Fontbonne University University of Missouri – St. Louis
TRAINING AND PROFICIENCIES
• Advanced user of Microsoft office suite, Hyperion Essbase, SAP
• Other software: Cognos Impromptu, Visio, MS Project, Adobe Acrobat Pro
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