Manager Sales

LEWIS NEWMAN, CPA, MBA

Chief Financial Officer

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EXPERTISE SUMMARY

Operational and Financial Management Cost and Financial Analysis

Financial Business Partner

Financial and SEC Reporting Audit Management

Strategic Planning and Budgeting

BOD and Banking Relations US GAAP and IFRS

Staff Growth and Employee Relations

Standard / Job / Project / Actual Costing Global Income Taxes

Mergers, Acquisitions, and Integration

SOX Section 404 Compliance International Operations

ERP Implementation and Utilization

Manufacturing & Distribution Industry Lean and Six Sigma

Information Technology Oversight

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Contracted Financial Executive (SELF EMPLOYED)

2011-2013

Contracting with firms for temporary Financial Management and ERP

Implementation needs. Assignments have included:

Fenton Motors Group North Texas - Distributor of Automobiles

o Led improvements in financial controls and re-implementation of their

ERP system for all 16 locations

Ace World Companies, Fort Worth, Texas - Manufacturer of Crane and Hoist

Equipment

o Led the financial portion of the reimplementation of their ERP System,

including improving business processes

H&K International, Dallas, Texas and Toronto, Canada - Manufacturer

of Stainless Steel Restaurant Equipment

o Partnered with Canada Controller to oversee financial aspects of

upgrade of all 1500 Canadian McDonalds stores

Divisional CFO

(Resigned due to conflict of interest) 2007-2010

Marlow Industries, Dallas, Texas (Division of publicly traded II-VI

Corporation)

TQM, Lean Six Sigma Managed, Metric Driven, Multi-site International

Engineering and Manufacturing Firm of Thermoelectric Devices and Equipment

to U.S. and International Customers with major US and Asian Suppliers

Head of Finance and IT responsible for 5 Year Planning, Budgeting,

Forecasting, Banking and BOD Relations, Cash Management, Mergers &

Acquisitions, SEC and Internal Reporting, SOX & Income Tax Compliance,

Transfer Pricing, Standard Costing, Project Costing, Risk Management,

Partnering with HR on Employment Benefits, Financial and Cost Variance

Analysis, Credit, Collections, Payroll, Receivable, and Payables in Dallas,

Vietnam Germany, and Japan

o Led Financial Teams of 6 in Dallas, 7 in Vietnam, 3 in Germany, and 1 in

Japan

o Oversaw Information Technology Departments Team of 5 in Dallas and 4 in

Vietnam

o Partnered with Sales and Operations to drive 14% compounded annual growth

through product line expansion

o Directed (1) a cleanup of a new ERP System implemented prior to being

hired and (2) a new ERP System in Vietnam

o Implemented Standard Costing in both Dallas and Vietnam bringing stronger

control of costing for Sales, accountability of costing to Operations,

quicker closing of Inventory, and accurate Product Profitability

Reporting Globally

o Brought stability to Vietnam Finance by bringing in and personally

developing a business mature Controller that eliminated continuous

turnover in the position prior to my arrival; new Vietnam Controller

exist to this day

o Restructured Dallas Finance to better meet the Dallas Accounting needs

with an Experienced Controller (replacement) and Cost Accounting Manager

(new position); both moves brought stability to the department that exist

to this day

o Restructured Dallas IT to better meet the IT needs that was positively

received by company personnel, new IT Manager (promoted from Network

Administrator), old IT Manager (took non-management role), and other IT

personnel

o Implemented a formal Global Financial Review Process, along with

automating the Reporting through Hyperion

o Established formal part profitability and segment profitability reports

to better understand profitability

o Directed the implementation of SOX in both our Vietnam and Germany

facilities

o Managed major cleanup of the General Ledger I inherited resulting in

adjustments to Inventory and Accrued Liabilities

Controller-International Operations (Position eliminated by

New CFO installing Shared Services) 2005-2006

Constella Group, Durham, North Carolina (Privately owned International

Consulting Services Firm)

Responsible for Global Financial Reporting, Budgeting, Collections,

Payroll, Income Taxes, Receivables, and Payables for Global Operations of

30 overseas field offices operating in Africa, Asia, South America, and

Europe

o Led a team of 10

o Directed the Financial Integration of the Futures Group acquisition,

including (1) Purchase Accounting & (2) Directing the relocation of the

Accounting function from Connecticut to North Carolina with no disruption

to Global Field Offices

o Successfully cleaned up an un-reconciled USA Balance Sheet that I

inherited to properly state the financial statements

o Implemented a Cash Forecasting Model that eliminated routine cash

shortages in the international field offices

Head Financial Officer / Controller (Position eliminated, along with 3

other Sr. Managers, by a New CEO) 2004-2005

TXF Products, Arlington, Texas (Privately Owned Firm)

Manufacturer & Distributor of Consumer Products to US, Canadian, & European

Customers with (1) Texas Facility, (2) China Facility and (3) Global

Suppliers

Head Financial Officer responsible for Banking and BOD Relations, 5 Year

Plan, Budgeting, Forecasting, Financial Reporting, Standard Costing of over

3,000 SKUs, Financial and Standard Cost Variance Analysis, Credit,

Collections, International Sales, Payables, and Partnering with HR on

Employment Benefits

o Led a Financial Team of 9

o Directed a major financial cleanup of the Ledger I inherited that

resulted financial adjustments to Cash, Receivables (15% decrease),

Inventory (30% Decrease), Fixed Assets (10% decrease), and Accrued

Liabilities (150% increase)

o Re-implemented the Inventory and Manufacturing portions of the company's

ERP system (Adonix) that were not properly installed as part of a

February 2003 implementation of a new ERP system

o Implemented Standard Costing to incorporate the functionality of the ERP

System & to streamline Financial Reporting

Corporate Controller

(Recruited to be Head Financial Officer at TXF Products) 2001-2004

VIRBAC Inc., Fort Worth, Texas

Publicly traded, Multi-Site International Manufacturer and Distributor (US,

Canada, Mexico, and Ecuador) of Pharmaceuticals selling to major Retail

Distributors in the US, Canada, Europe, Asia, and Australia

A member of the Executive Team, was responsible for defending the

financials during Quarterly Reviews and Annual Audits, SEC Reporting,

Internal Reporting, Global Income Taxes, Domestic and International

Payables (Japan, China, Canada, France, England, and Australia),

Receivables, Standard Costing for over 3,000 SKUs, Financial and Standard

Cost Variance Analysis, Gross Margin Analysis at both the Company and

Product Line Level, Production Job Cost Tracking, Inventory Cycle Counting,

Royalty Accounting, Budgeting, and Partnering with HR on Employment

Benefits

o Led a Financial Team of 10 (7 in Fort Worth and 3 in St. Louis)

o Worked very closely with Operations in overseeing (1) Manufacturing

Plants in Dallas, St. Louis, Los Angeles, Quito, Ecuador, & San Luis

Potos, Mexico and (2) Distribution Centers in Fort Worth, St. Louis,

and Toronto, Canada

o Partnered with Sales, Marketing, and Operations to drive 15% compounded

annual growth through both (1) two acquisitions and (2) product line

expansion

o Partnered with Marketing and Operations to re-engineer our Consumer

Brands Division product line that improved margins from 20% to 35% and

saved the Division from closure

o Re-Implemented Standard Costing in all Global Manufacturing Facilities

bringing stronger control of costing for Sales, accountability of costing

to Operations, quicker closing of Inventory, and accurate Product

Profitability Reporting

o Developed tighter inventory controls that resulted in inventory

adjustments of approximately 0.007% annually

o Instituted formal controls that brought a 10% reduction in audit fees and

shorter and cleaner year end audit by PWC

o Implemented Section 404 (management certification of Internal Controls)

of Sarbanes-Oxley

o Established Bottom-up Budget that provided accountability to all

Operation and Support Managers

o Participated in the Due Diligence & drove the integration and FAS 141

Accounting of two major acquisitions

o Formalized global financial closing process that eliminated routine

closing deadlines prior to my arrival

o Improved Financial Statement Integrity through proper statement of

revenue, identification of detailed expense accounts, tighter standard

cost, and the expensing of cost to proper accounts, departments, and

locations

Controller (Position eliminated in

a consolidation with a controlling sister company) 1999-2001

Autocraft Electronics, Carrollton, Texas (Division of publicly traded

Aftermarket Technology Corporation)

Multi-Site Manufacturer and Distributor of Automotive Electronics for both

GM & Ford

Reporting to the President, Head Financial Officer responsible for Banking

and BOD Relations, SEC Financial Reporting, Defending the Financials during

Quarterly Reviews and Annual Audits, Financial and Cost Analysis of

Operations, Budgeting, and Forecasting, General Ledger, Accounts

Receivable, Accounts Payables, and Collections

o Led a Financial Team of 11 (10 in Dallas and 1 in Houston)

o Oversaw the Developed formal internal controls related to Cash Management

and Accounts Payables

o Personally discovered and oversaw correction of two plus years of

Financial System Integrity issues related to the General Ledger (out of

balance since 5/98), Accounts Receivables (aging not tying to both the

balance tables and Customer statements), and Inventory (failed

transactions and faulty cost layers causing improper cost valuation)

o Established over twenty Support Department Income Statements for three

different business locations that drove better reporting and stronger

accountability to lower level managers

o Established Bottom-up Budget and Forecasting that provided accountability

to all Operation and Support Managers

o Improved Financial Statement Integrity through proper statement of

revenue, identification of detailed expense accounts, and the expensing

of cost to proper accounts, departments, and locations

o Improved Balance Sheet integrity by overseeing correction of misstatement

of Cash, Accounts Receivables, Fixed Assets, and Accrued Liabilities

Contracted Controller (SELF EMPLOYED) (Contract positions ended;

accepted position with Autocraft) 1998-1999

Contracted with two firm (Waste Management and TMG Solutions) for the

purpose of assisting them with ERP conversions. Responsibilities during

these conversions included:

o Leading Financial Teams of 11 and 6 respectively

o Managed SEC and Financial Reporting, Payroll, and Domestic and

International Accounts Receivable/Payables

o Oversaw Cash and Asset Management in both Unites States and Canadian

Currencies

o Developed formal internal controls related to cash management, purchasing

and accounts payable, computer security, inventory, billing, and credit

that exposed $260,000 of hidden cost in February

o Directed the closing of nine (9) months of financials at one time

Head Financial Officer / Controller (Position eliminated, along with 6

other positions, in major cost cutting) 1996-1998

Geo-Marine, Inc., Dallas, Texas (Privately owned firm)

Multi-Site Engineering and Consulting Firm

Responsible for BOD & Banking Relations, Financial Reporting, General

Ledger Oversight, Payroll, Receivable, Payable, Costing and Pricing of new

Projects, Project Job Cost Tracking, and oversight of the IT Department

with a team of 6

o Public and Government Auditor Relations, including Defending the

Financials during Annual Audits

o Redesigned the Budgeting and Planning process utilizing a bottom-up

approach that delivered both a buy in by the Cost Center Managers and

accountability of the Managers to the President

Contracts / Finance Manager (Recruited back to Dallas/Fort

Worth to take promotion to Controller) 1991-1996

Mason & Hanger - Silas Mason Company, Inc., Amarillo, Texas

Lexington, Kentucky based, Privately Held, Engineering Firm and

Manufacturer of Large Explosive Equipment in Partnership with Battelle

Memorial Institute

Auditor / Financial / Cost Analyst

(Program terminated by the Government) 1987-1991

General Dynamics, Inc., Fort Worth, Texas

Engineering firm and Manufacturer of aircraft and avionics for commercial

and military aircraft

Under the direction of a CPA, was responsible for Financial Audits of Major

Subcontractors, including Controls, Financial Reporting, and Cost

Structure. Experienced obtained in doing these audits is the basis for my

experience to obtain my CPA License.

EDUCATION AND CERTIFICATIONS

MBA University of North Texas, Corporate Finance

BBA University of Texas at Arlington, Finance and Accounting

CPA Texas State Board of Public Accountancy - ID No. 066763

Six Sigma Green Belt granted by Value-Train

Lean Green Belt granted by Value-Train

SOFTWARE SKILLS

Financial Management Systems: JD Edwards, PeopleSoft, Glovia, Platinum,

MAPICS, Adonix, Deltek, Cost Point, CIMS, MAS, Finlinks, APPX, FIPS,

Passport, McCormick and Dodge, and E-Commerce

Report Writers: FRX, Spreadsheet Server, Smart View, and F9 Financial

Statement Writer, and Hyperion (HFM & FDM)

PC Software: Microsoft Office Suite 2010 (Excel, Word, PowerPoint) and

Visio

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