Chief Financial and Operations Officer 

Extensive reporting, strategy deployment, operational improvement, and organizational restructuring knowledge. Report on corporate position to Board, lending institutions, company leadership. Implement lean principles to enhance productivity, improve internal controls and manage risk. Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) and BBA in Finance.

• Reduced monthly financial close for a $185M multi-state manufacturer from 20 workdays to 4 workdays in a 14 month period while significantly strengthening internal controls.

• Developed custom product pricing model based on the theory of constraints. Supported by shop floor data collection and statistical analysis, creating superior linkage between project risk/difficulty and bid price.

• Turned around a declining truss operation, growing revenue 400%, tripling market share and restoring profitability. Increased productivity per man hour by 30% and plant throughput by 100% in operation that at its peak produced the highest revenue per square foot in the industry.

Multi-site, multi-state location background. Strong emphasis on developing strategies to turn around markets with focus on P&L and developing internal staff leadership. Expertise in operations of retail centers, truss manufacturing, and lumber distribution. 

• Returned five under-performing markets back to profitability in less than 2 years.
• Achieved positive revenue results in 2011, exceeding $90M target, despite adverse market conditions.

• Doubled sales volume, growing from $8M to $16M, at a long time struggling location.

Extensive building materials background; who has led building materials organizations from $150M to $310M. Recruit, train, and retain sales organizations with up to 10 Sales Managers and 100 Sales Reps. Ability to execute sales strategy and drive revenue growth domestically and internationally. MBA and BS in Business Administration.

• Increased revenue from $252M in 2010 to $310M in 2012, a 23% increase in a market where US addressable housing starts were down 18% over the same period.
• Grew Canadian sales from $50M in 2010 to $72Min 2012, a 46% improvement in a market that has underperformed since 2006.
• Completed prestigious General Electric Leadership Development program; certified Six Sigma Black Belt.

Proven history building world class sales and distribution organizations for large building materials companies. Experience includes managing regional financials including budget management, cost control, profit objectives, sales forecasts, and working capital. Leadership of key national accounts and development of strategic partnerships and customer relationships to increase regional profitability.

• P&L responsibility for $900M budget for 17 distribution centers across multi-state region.
• Exceeded budget profit plan in 2008 by 150%; the only Regional Vice President in the company to hit or exceed plan in 2008.
• General Manager for one of the top 5 revenue producing facilities out of 72 in the organization.