Customer Service Management

Brian W. Wood

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Kalamazoo, Michigan 49008 Email: abnv5t@r.postjobfree.com

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

Seasoned financial executive with proven track record of achieving business goals and exceeding

expectations. Experienced with managing change and process improvement while attaining organic

growth. Areas of expertise include:

Experienced integrator of acquisitions Analysis & Certification of Quarterly

Reducing Net Working Capital Performance

Cash Flow Improvements Sound technical expertise

Compliance with Sarbanes Oxley Mentoring Finance Team

ERP system integration Internal and External Customer Service

Special interests include the challenge of growing a business to its full potential.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Consultant Presently

Robert Half Management Resources Consultant.

Director of Accounting. Injectech Industries. Current assignment involves cash management for this

auto industry supplier of Tier One accounts.

Financial Analyst for Multi Packaging Solutions. MPS is a four hundred million dollar company

providing packaging to media, pharmaceuticals and horticultural markets. Responsible for financial

consolidation of twelve manufacturing sites. Integrated two acquisitions to the process during this

seven month assignment.

Interim Director of Finance for Total Plastics Inc. TPI is a one hundred and twenty five million dollar

distributor of plastics throughout the east and Midwest. Provided complete financial management and

guidance for this division of AM Castle for a period of four months.

Richard-Allan Scientific Kalamazoo, Michigan 1996 – 2006

Richard-Allan Scientific, founded in 1995 is a manufacturer and distributor of scientific products and

services, serving the anatomical pathology market. A division of Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.

(NYSE: TMO)

Vice President Finance

Provided financial guidance for this operational unit of Thermo Fisher Scientific.

Participated with the Executive Management Team to grow the business from $15 million to

$80 million in sales while maintaining an operating income return in excess of 20%.

Developed strategies to achieve reduction of net working capital by 1% each year.

Improved cash flow through balance sheet management. Success was tied to bonus payout.

Successfully transitioned four acquisitions into the company’s financial infrastructure, including

one foreign subsidiary.

Participated in the successful transition to J D Edwards One World ERP environment.

Managed the growth of financial staff from four to eight.

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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE (CONTINUED)

I/Net, Inc., Kalamazoo, Michigan 1989 - 1996

I/Net Inc., a software development company founded in 1984, specializing in digital imaging,

voice recognition and multimedia systems.

Vice President Finance

Established the financial department for this growing software development company.

Managed cash, working capital and banking relationships, for all treasury functions.

Developed database of financial information for SEC reporting.

Doubleday Bros. & Co., Kalamazoo, Michigan 1972 - 1989

Doubleday Bros. & Co., a manufacturing division of Standex International Corporation with multiple

retail and manufacturing operations. The Company produced a broad range of custom continuous

forms for business, as well as specialized forms and elections supplies for county and state

governments. It also had five retail operations selling office supplies and office furniture.

Division Controller

Responsibilities for this $25 million dollar division included managing a staff of eight and all financial

systems and reporting.

Internal operational analysis.

Financial reporting to corporate office. Monthly, quarterly and annual metrics.

Capital Asset Management system. Inventory Management.

Manufacturing flexible budget analysis. Cost center rate development. Job Cost System.

Installation of automated central warehouse perpetual inventory for Value Line Furniture.

Successfully converted manual branch general ledger to an automated consolidated GL system.

Managed internal and public audits.

EDUCATION

BS, Accounting - Bentley College - Waltham, Massachusetts

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS

Past President of the Kalamazoo Chapter, Institute of Management Accountants.

OTHER

Veteran – Honorable Discharge

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