Energy Cooperative Clay Center
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DAVID A ZIELKE
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David A Zielke
Gallup Signature Themes: Strategic / Activator / Significance / Relator / Maximizer PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
EFC Systems (Remote)
Brentwood, TN
Manager – Business Insights January 2020 to April 2021
Data Modeling and Extractions
o Successfully led the work with Developers to model data from production data tables, normalizing descriptors to optimize for development of self-service business intelligence consumers.
Achieved a business generic platform for deployment to customers with a focus on Microsoft PowerBI platform.
Activated the team to develop and build basic business visualizations with a focus on: o Sales, margin and inventory insights.
o Financial insights to include comparisons, KPI’s, and forecasts.
Actively worked to develop deployment and implementation strategies.
Engaged with both internal and external clients in customization, development, training, and support. Central Valley AG April 2010 to January 2020
York, NE
Multiple Roles: Director of Financial Planning and Operations, Controller, Operations Manager
ERP Implementation Leader
o Successfully converted the ERP platform for a $1.5b company, transitioning from multiple systems to a single unified platform.
Championed asset optimization strategies
o Led the development of innovative analysis for future capital expenditures by studying strategic placement using geospatial, volumetrics and existing market realities to maximize return on investment.
Business Intelligence
o Actively engaged with internal stakeholders to develop and implement business intelligence. o Led the IT development team to extract actionable information. o Analyzed facets of the business looking at efficiencies, profitability, and development of key metrics and ratios to make the best operational decisions.
Successfully led a staff of 25, including six CPA’s: o Prepare, audit, and review preparation of statements of: Gross Margins, Earnings, and Balance sheet.
o Trained staff of all levels on comprehension and understanding of the financial process and reporting.
Lead implementation champion: Mergers / Acquisitions o Operational planning and implementation of three mergers and acquisitions in three years. o Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Inventory, Cash Management, Payroll, IT Special Projects, Business Intelligence, Assets, Equity.
o Strategically developed evolving organizational structures for administration in a dynamic growth environment.
DAVID A ZIELKE
2526 Justine Lane, Eugene, OR 97404
Email: *****.********@*****.***
David A Zielke
Other Key Professional Experience
o General Manger: Producers Choice Soy Energy (startup), Moberly, MO. o Business Unit Manager: Scoular Grain, Salina, KS. o General Manager: AGCO Inc, Russell, KS.
o VP of Finance: FEC, Chappell, NE.
o General Manager: Springfield Cooperative Sales Coop, Springfield, CO. o Controller: Quad County Coop, Clay Center, KS.
o SSG, United States Army, Germany.
EDUCATION
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA
Lincoln, NE
Majored in Business and Accounting with additional course work in Electrical Engineering and Mathematics
HASTINGS COLLEGE
Hastings, NE
Majored in Physics, Chemistry, Accounting, and Business Law PURDUE UNIVERSITY
GEAPS Distance Learning
Grain Facility Design
Grain Facility Management
SERIES 3 & SERIES 30 COMMODITY BROKER / COMMODITY OFFICE MANAGER
Risk Management using futures, options, and derivatives
Producer marketing and risk management plans
Software/Computer
Multiple ERP systems: AgTrax, Agris, AgVance, Merchant Ag, JC Doyle
Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel w/pivot tables and Query Enabled, PowerBI w/DAX training and SQL Query, Basic SSMS
HONORS AND AWARDS
Board Member Russell Chamber of Commerce
Board Member Westland Energy Cooperative
Multiple Military awards and decorations
CPA CFO
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