Quality Assurance Management

GARY A. RUBIN

** ****** ******* ( Buffalo Grove, Illinois 60089 ( H 847-***-**** ( C

913-***-**** ( ************@*****.***

SUMMARY

An innovative and top-performing finance and operations executive with

extensive expertise, encompassing SEC reporting, investor relations,

tax strategy and compliance, financial planning and analysis, risk

management, contract governance, Sarbanes Oxley, and team management.

Leverages practical experience with exceptional communication skills

to work well with all levels of an organization, empowering team

members to meet and exceed established business objectives. An

analytical and visionary producer with a proven track record of

identifying areas for improvement and implementing systemic changes to

achieve lasting results.

EXPERIENCE

ACCRETIVE HEALTH, INC. Chicago, Illinois

Vice President, Finance and Strategy 2007-2014

Handled SEC reporting, investor relations, tax strategy and compliance,

financial planning and analysis, risk management, and contract governance.

Managed Initial Public Offering process, including preparing prospectus,

ensuring compliance with SEC regulations, and producing materials for

underwriter due diligence. Investor Relations Officer for initial two

years after IPO.

. Acted as business leader for business and technology functions

responsible for providing information systems used in managing

business. Spearheaded selection, purchase, and implementation of

complete financial, operational, gain share measurement, and reporting

systems, using Lawson and Hyperion software.

. Served as financial representative on deal teams producing over

$1,500,000,000 of revenue.

. Reduced travel costs, company's second-largest expense, by over 10%

during a two-year period by implementing rigorous policies, proactive

monitoring systems, and negotiating lower preferred partner rates with

airlines, hotels, and rental cars suppliers.

. Acted as financial representative to multiple product development

teams, creating business plans and operating strategies for new

business ventures.

RESOURCES GLOBAL PROFESSIONALS Kansas City, Missouri

Consultant 2004-2007

Provided financial and internal control consulting services for companies

nation-wide. Worked with publicly traded companies to implement rule 404

of Sarbanes Oxley Act. Held responsibility for ensuring companies designed

and implemented sufficient internal controls and confirmed test of controls

complied with SEC requirements.

ACME FLOOR COMPANY, INC. Lenexa, Kansas

Chief Financial Officer 2002-2004

Oversaw corporate accounting, financial, and legal areas. Developed and

implemented turn-around strategy for failing subsidiary. Identified and

eliminated unprofitable business segments or sold to competitors. Improved

manufacturing plant layout to allow 50% increase in volume and simultaneous

10% increase in yield. Negotiated divestiture of uncooperative partners

and restructured company's banking arrangements, producing gains of

$450,000.

ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE

RUBIN & ASSOCIATES, Overland Park, Kansas, President, 2001-2007. Sold and

delivered financial and operating consulting for multiple manufacturing

companies.

CRAMER, INC., Kansas City, Kansas, Vice President and Chief Financial

Officer, 1995-2001. Managed company's financial, human resources,

information systems, risk management, and legal affairs. Prepared all SEC

filings. Spearheaded introduction of new values-based employee and

management culture, leading to a 75% reduction in manufacturing lead times.

Led an interdepartmental team, reducing product liability costs by

$300,000 annually by purchasing innovative insurance product, more

aggressively investigating and defending product liability claims, and

developing effective product warning labels. Managed transition to new

financial institutions upon termination of existing working capital

borrowing arrangements.

Developed and implemented activity-based cost analysis and product

profitability model that identified and led to elimination of four under-

performing product lines and one unprofitable distribution channel.

Reinvested $200,000 of idle funds by implementing consolidated cash

management system. Improved inventory accuracy from 50% to 90% by

implementing weekly cycle counts, reducing inventory levels by $250,000 and

improving on-time delivery. Developed and implemented new order entry

procedures and control mechanisms and trained staff in use, reducing

customer refunds by $100,000 annually.

MIDWEST-WERNER & PFLEIDERER, Topeka, Kansas, Vice President, Finance, 1989-

1995. Held responsibility for all financial, legal, risk management, human

resources, and purchasing activities. Served as Chief Operating Officer

during five-month ownership consolidation; reengineered all administrative

and engineering processes, reducing headcount and eliminating non-value-

added activities, which reduced operating losses by $300,000 annually.

Eliminated $500,000 in Kansas sales taxes by developing new product cost

analysis.

DELOITTE, Kansas City, Missouri, Senior Audit Manager, 1979-1989.

Supervised financial audits for multiple accounts. Worked with industries,

including financial institutions, manufacturing, commercial real estate,

and construction. Managed R&D and quality assurance projects for firm's

executive management and served as staff for National Commission on

Fraudulent Financial Reporting.

EDUCATION

UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS, Lawrence, Kansas, B.S., Accounting and Business

Administration, with distinction, 1979

CERTIFICATION

Certified Public Accountant, 1981

AFFILIATIONS

AICPA

Financial Executives International

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