TAKASHI YOSHIMATSU

**** ******* **** ** • Duluth, GA 30096

571-***-**** • ac5ybn@r.postjobfree.com

QUALIFICATIONS

• Multicultural Business Partner holding a Stanford MBA & Cornell Engineering Degree with 21 years of global leadership experience, managing up to 80 employees, seeking a Financial Management position.

• Demonstrated analytical skills for a variety of corporate planning tasks including strategy formulation, business development, mergers & acquisitions, cost accounting, financial modeling and analysis.

• Proven results in operations with extensive change management experience through merger integrations, continuous improvement, and process optimization.

EXPERIENCE

GCHI, $300M construction & manufacturing, www.elementia.com Alexandria, VA Director of Supply Chain Sept. 2013 – Feb. 2018

• Reporting to the CEO, headed 47 members in logistics, procurement, and customer service to streamline a $200M spend, bringing in over $24M in value.

• Valued a potential $500M acquisition by DCF and market comparative analyses; acted as the PMO reporting to the CEO and Board of Directors.

• Owned the enterprise Procure to Pay process and jointly defined with IT in JDE to SAP migration.

• Assisted CFO in forecasting, budgeting and strategic planning activities, including monitoring budgetary performance, reviewing financial statements and reports to the board; and managing month- end close activities including accruals, reclasses, and variance analysis for Supply Chain department. Serious Energy, $200M venture capital clean-tech startup, www.quietrock.com Sunnyvale, CA Director of Operations & Strategic Planning – QuietRock Apr. 2012 – July 2013

• Reporting to CFO, member of the executive committee that turned around the operation to sell it.

• Directed operations to grow the QuietRock® line of products into the North American market leader in the soundproof drywall space, aggressively droving down material and freight costs by 3 percentage points by increasing inventory turns at 32 distribution centers across the US and Canada.

• Worked with Engineering, Sales, Manufacturing, Quality to develop operational KPIs for performance evaluation and cost control.

Allegra Print & Imaging, print marketing franchise, www.allegrasfo.com San Francisco, CA Owner & President Aug. 2008 – Mar. 2012

• Implemented a quote-to-cash ERP system that improved operating and administration efficiency.

• Intimately involved in all business functions including: inside/outside sales, marketing, A/R, A/P, QC, production, HR, financing and cash management.

CEMEX, $50B building materials, www.cemex.com Monterrey, Mexico Corporate Manager of Supply Chain – EMEA (London, UK & Paris, France) Nov. 2005 – June 2007

• Achieved $19M in recurring annual savings by designing and implementing master planning processes and tools for cement distribution following a $6B European acquisition.

• Defined monthly and weekly KPIs for financial performance that were reported to Integration PMO, driving adherence to the budget and regular milestone reporting. Vice-President of Logistics – Florida (Tampa, FL) July 2003 – Oct. 2005

• Managed 80 employees that distributed materials by rail, ship, barge, truck with a $100M spend.

• Full P&L responsibility of the transportation division, increased truck fleet revenue 23% past $9M. Strategic Planning Manager – USA (Singapore & Houston, TX) July 1998 – June 2003

• Valued potential acquisitions and divestments in the $200M range.

• Prepared, analyzed, distributed, and presented financial reports and executive summaries.

• Analyzed financial data and made recommendations to Region President in making decisions. Process Engineer (Monterrey, Mexico) June 1995 – June 1998

• Led kaizen events and worked with plant operations for continuous improvement projects. EDUCATION

STANFORD GRADUATE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS Stanford, CA

Master in Business Administration 1998 - 2000

CORNELL UNIVERSITY Ithaca, NY

Bachelor of Science Degree in Applied & Engineering Physics 1991 - 1995 Graduated Cum Laude

ADDITIONAL

Languages: Spanish (Fluent), English (Fluent), Japanese (Advanced), French (Basic). Computer skills: Microsoft Office Suite, Microsoft Dynamics, SAP R/3, Oracle JDE, JDA/i2, QuickBooks.

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