Management Manager

Anthony Garcia

Email: *********@********.***

Address: *** ********* ** **

City: Marietta

State: GA

Zip: 30064

Country: USA

Phone: 678-***-****

Skill Level: Director

Salary Range: > $250,000

Willing to Relocate

Primary Skills/Experience:

See Resume

Educational Background:

See Resume

Job History / Details:

Anthony Joseph Garcia

*********@********.*** Ph 678-***-**** Cell 678-***-**** http://www.linkedin.com/in/antoniogarciakonieczny

PROFILE

* Business Solutions for Global Mining, Manufacturing and Financial Services *

Accomplished global business leader with demonstrated success driving and sustaining corporate revenues, expanding market share and profitability, and maintaining competitive advantage. Expertise lies in strong financial management, strategic process improvements, and innovative growth opportunities. Effective in process reengineering to ensure accurate financial reporting, compliance and internal controls. Proven ability to analyze production processes to reduce costs and develop initiatives to increase productivity and profit margins. Excellent analytical and problem solving skills.

CORE COMPETENCIES

* Process Improvement

* General Administration & Operations

* Due Diligence

* Budget Management

* Strategic Planning & Forecasting

* Asset Management

* Business Development

* Compliance & Regulatory Affairs

* Mergers & Acquisitions

* Financial Analysis & Planning

* Customer Relationship Management

* International Leadership

SELECTED PROFESSIONAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS

* Turned around inefficient mining facility. Recognized annual care and maintenance cost of $20M.

Identified and coached project team of top talent. Set goals to increase productivity and reduce production costs. Led implementation of efficient processes to streamline the operation. Negotiated a 3 year low cost power agreement, and restructured for a 34% reduced headcount. IMPACT: Decrease production costs by 19% and $11M net profit in the first 10 months of operation at 50% capacity.

* Developed and led implementation of new ore management process. Evaluated historical average nickel grade mined in ore at 1.2% per ton from proven reserves at 1.5% and average historical nickel recovery in final output of only 1.37% destroying value of about $24M a year. Organized project team to analyze the mining process and set goals to increase the nickel grade recovery. IMPACT: Increased annual installed production capacity at 8.5% and bottom line results at 36%.

* Restarted mining operations in safe mode and with high productivity. Assessed facility after 30 months under care and maintenance. Developed a recruitment and training plan based on quality and leadership traits. IMPACT: Delivered re-start plan in 6 months and achieved 4.5M man-hours without a lost time injury and the lowest safety ratios in the system during the first year of operations.

* Established matrix management approach to revitalize organization. Assessed outdated silo management focus accounting for low productivity and performance. Coached talent through project teams and international assignments. Integrated mid management into decision-making. Developed top management and assigned cross functional projects. IMPACT: Integrated highly productive and motivated teams aligned to business plan and organization`s targets with full accountability.

* Restructured Finance and Business Services Department. Evaluated annual cost structure of $1.6M. Analyzed procedures, roles and responsibilities. Redesigned processes, implemented sourcing and contracts for procurement, and recruited key talent. IMPACT: Downsized department to half with annual savings in payroll by 38%. Implemented new processes and improved performance significantly generating cost savings of 12% in consumables and spare parts.

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Science, Public Accounting

Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Mexico City, MX

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

XSTRATA-FALCONBRIDGE, Dominicana, S.A. 2008 - Present

- General Manager (2009 - Present)

* Managed US$0.6B in revenues nickel mining and smelter in the Dominican Republic.

* Planned long term care and maintenance shutdown until nickel market recovery to ramp up operations.

* Presented plan for low investment projects, process optimizations and management culture change to turn company into a long term highly productive and cost competitive sustainable business.

* Generated more than $11M bottom line in turnaround of $20M loss from one year to next. Reduced production costs 30%, and increased install capacity 8.5%.

- CFO, Finance & Business Services (2008 - 2009)

* Prepared the three-year budget and strategic plan, forecasting, and financial analysis and reporting; tax, cash and risk management, internal audit, procurement, A/R, A/P, and IT services.

* Led SAP final stage implementation, restructure of finance department and internal controls improvement and updating, improvement of procurement costs through sourcing.

* Improved budget process and implementation of costs follow up system management tools, and financial modeling for strategic capital projects for over $1B.

* Boosted revenue $300K and decreased costs 15% department wide.

SUPERCUTS (3 unit Family-Owned Franchise Stores), Atlanta,GA 2006 - 2008

Owner/General Manager

* Managed administration, accounting, tax filings, HR, cash management, procurement, and new location set-up project management.

* Managed four direct reports and $300K in annual revenues. Sold business three years later with a 39% return on investment.

ING, North America, Atlanta, GA 2004 - 2006

- Vice President, Finance Latin America

* Analyzed and reviewed all business units` financial reporting for $4B in revenue Latin America Region of $41B insurance/wealth management organization.

* Directed implementation of controls and standardized corporate tax reporting for entire region. Served as primary contact for tax and tax litigation advisors. Organized and managed all tax data.

* Trained teams and instituted policies to ensure conformity to GAAP/IFRS. Led fast-turnaround due diligence project. Introduced new tax standards, reducing reconciliation time 50%. Managed eight staff (dotted line) and $196M budget.

Seguros ING Comercial America, S.A. de C.V., Mexico City, MX 1990 - 2004

- Country CFO (2003 - 2004)

* Directed staff of 20 with $80M budget and led the annual updated three-year budget plan, forecasting, and financial analysis and reporting.

* Oversaw accounting and financial functions, and managed external auditors and all financial issues.

- Sr. VP, Finance & Administration (2001 - 2003)

* Directed financial reporting, accounting functions, budget expense control, cash management, procurement, tax compliance and strategy, internal audit, managed 500+ staff and budget of $160M.

* Introduced expense reduction initiatives through several centralization projects and shared services.

- VP, Controller (1990 - 2001)

* Developed and implemented new accounting systems to meet US GAAP financial reporting, instituted more efficient collection process producing savings of $27M.

* Improved inefficient accounting procedures cutting operation time 50% and costs 85%, directed post-merger consolidation project decreasing operational costs 65%.

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

* President, Mining Chamber, Dominican Republic

* Board of Directors, American Chamber of Commerce, Dominican Republic

* VP Board of Directors, Falcondo Foundation (NGO), Dominican Republic

Contact this candidate