Controller

Danajo Cole

Home: 208-***-**** / Cell: 208-***-**** / Email: ***********@*******.***

OBJECTIVE Seeking a position in Senior Finance Management (Director of Finance, Controller, CFO, or similar)

SUMMARY OF Over 20 years’ experience as Senior Financial Officer / Controller

QUALIFICATIONS Financial reporting, cost accounting, budgeting/forecasting, analysis

Management of accounting, treasury, finance, HR, IT, audits, insurance

Problem-solving, cost-saving initiatives, policy and procedure creation

Mergers, acquisitions, divestiture, strategic planning

Strong ethics, integrity, leadership skills, and commitment to successful

Results

Corporate Controller May 2011 – Current

AGC AeroComposites / Unitech Holdings/Unitech Composites, Hayden, ID (Aerospace inter-national component manufacturer. Multiple manufacturing plants in US and UK.) $100 MIL+/year

Manage: Financial, Treasury, Budgeting, Forecasting, Cash Flow, Strategic Planning, Analysis, A/P, A/R, credit/collections, payroll, cash, financial statements/reports (4 direct reports)

Cost Savings Analysis and Recommendations /Government Programs: SAM, ITAR, WAWF

Manage external audits / Mergers, Acquisitions, Divestitures

Policies, Procedures, Process Mapping / Bus. Development Partner / Metrics

Controller/CFO May 1997 – July 2010 (Company sold, Rathdrum HQ/Plant closed)

Dynamic Fabricators, LLC, Rathdrum, ID (Int’l OEM manufacturer of industrial subcomponents for cooling tower industry with plants in Idaho and Texas) $10 MIL/year

Managed: Financial, Credit, Legal, Human Resources, IT, External Audits, Financial Reporting, Budgeting, Forecasting, Cash Flow, Treasury including bank relationships (3 direct reports)

Cost Accounting / Directed inventory control / Strategic Planning and Recommendations

General Management last 2 years including compliance, quality, and marketing

Trouble shooting and problem solving / Cost reduction initiatives

Managed implementation of new ERP software / Designed and wrote several Access databases

Controller/CFO Jan. 1993 – May 1997

Steinley's Inc., Coeur d’Alene, ID (Multiple sites and businesses- horse race video/photo, retail, services)

Managed: Financial, A/P, A/R, payroll, cash management, collections, financial statements, treasury, federal, multiple state tax requirements, and financial strategies (3 direct reports)

Implemented computerized accounting/inventory software, procedures, and reconciliation plans.

Human Resources / Training / Backup General Manager

Co-owner/CFO 1982 - 1992

Advertising Center Corp., Redmond, WA (Advertising agency, commercial printing and photography).

EDUCATION Lewis Clark State College

Bachelors in Business/Accounting

Magna cum laude

Continuing Education

CPA Prep Studies, Management, Auditing, Business & Finance strategy, ITAR, ISO Quality, Personnel Law, HR, and Credit Management.

References available upon request.