Controller

`Gary Sidorsky, MBA

QUALIFICATIONS SUMMARY

Accomplished CFO Results driven and adept at extending companies cash flow runway through daily review of cash position, identifying problems, defining solutions, and implementing new processes and procedures. MBA.

Extending companies runway Annual and Quarterly filings

Treasury and Bank Relationships Project Management

Public Offering Board of Directors

Product Costing Sarbanes Oxley

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

American Defense Systems Inc. Lillington, NC 2006 – Present

American Defense Systems Inc. installer of parts on construction equipment for the Armed Forces.

Chief Financial Officer

Responsibilities:

Oversee day to day financial activity for company to include accounts receivable, accounts payable, and general ledger management. Reporting to CEO and Board of Directors.

Supervise accounting staff consisting of one chief accountant, and one AP processor.

Develop, document, and modify as necessary, various financial and other company policies and procedures.

Review pricing for contracts before distribution to Government.

Direct liaison with Partner from Public accounting firm Marcum LLP

Accomplishments:

Promoted from Controller to CFO.

Nominated to Board of Directors.

Oversaw growth of the financial management function as company doubled in revenues.

Successfully completed public offering for ADSI to the AMEX.

Converted from a Peachtree computer system to SAP.

Recommended company move to North Carolina to a less expensive operating facility.

Cut all expenses over 50% to extend companies cash flow runway.

Diam USA, Yonkers, New York 2003-2006

Diam USA is a manufacturer of Displays for large cosmetic companies and department store chains.

Senior Staff Accountant

Responsibilities:

Posted and maintained accounts receivable.

Maintained professional relationships

Checked and audited daily accounts payable for coding and distribution.

Prepared and posted monthly journal entries

Responsible for preparing and analyzing monthly financial statements.

Prepared all schedules for year-end audits.

Coordinated and ran counting of year-end inventory.

Was involved in upkeep of the standard cost system, and maintained the cost of major projects.

Accomplishments:

Improved cash collections from over 50 days down to 40 days

Was involved in consolidating numerous facilities into one main facility in Yonkers New York

Streamlined the inventory process to eliminate any shortfalls in physical inventory that lead to an increase in costs and reduction in profits.

Coordinated the inventory of five buildings before company moved to one facility.

8 in 1 Pet Products Manufacturers, Inc. Hauppauge, NY 2000-2002

8 in 1 Pet Products is a manufacturer and distributor of pet products.

Accounting Manager

Responsibilities:

Supervised a department of five.

Responsible for month-end preparation of financial statements, which entailed presentation of financial package and general account analysis.

Responsible for all collections to rectify aging discrepancies.

Collaborated in development and analysis of company budgets.

Oversaw the preparation of sales and cash reports and work papers for year-end audit.

Audited physical inventory as well as monthly distribution of expenses in accounts payable.

Monitored daily cash flow

Accomplishments:

Improved AR Aging from 50 days to 39 days

Implemented a cycle count inventory systems to maintain of correct inventory levels.

Developed daily cash flow monitoring spreadsheets

Developed company budgets.

Commercial Envelope Manufactures, Inc. Deer Park, NY 1991-2000

Commercial Envelope Manufactures Inc., A major manufacturer of envelopes in the USA.

Controller

Responsibilities:

Supervised Department of ten.

Preparation of monthly statements.

Year end audit preparation.

Preparation of sales and payroll taxes.

Audited and priced physical inventory on a quarterly basis.

Responsible for purchasing all facets of finished goods and products required in making a finished envelope.

Accomplishments:

Led an effort to maximize efficiency in reporting techniques by establishing several software programs.

Upgraded IBM 36 system to a more sophisticated Data General System.

Implemented purchase of bar code inventory scanning system.

Worked in purchasing area to improve efficiency

COMPUTER SOFTWARE EXPERIENCE

Excel, Word, Peachtree, Quicken, QuickBooks, SAP

EDUCATION

May 1990 Dowling College-Oakdale, NY May 1980 Quinnipiac College-Hamden CT

Masters, Business Administration (MBA) Bachelors of Science (BS)-Accounting

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