Experience

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  Radioshack

  Feb 1988 - Jan 1996

  Vice president & divisional controller

  Reporting to the Senior Vice President of Retail Services, directed the accounting for manufacturing, product repair & service, and parts operations with annual sales in excess of $350+ million.• Developed business models including operating forecasts and budgets.• Focused management on bottom line results through cost containment and asset turnover.• Consolidated operations to reduce costs in Japan, Taiwan and China operations. • Prepared due diligence information for buyer review and discussion.• Negotiated buyout of leases for the divested entities.• Collected accounts receivable and liquidated remaining inventories for all operations.• Prepared annual budgets and approved capital expenditures.• Performed monthly profit & loss reviews, accounted for company inventories and supervised the collection of accounts receivable. Show less

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  O'sullivan industries

  Jan 1996 - Dec 1999

  Evp & cfo

  Initiate programs to turnaround this furniture manufacturer and reestablish credibility with the board of directors and financial community. Responsibilities included SEC reporting, treasury, investor relations, banking, and information systems for a company with sales of $380+ million.• Reduced inventory by $10 million, improving turnover to six times per year.• Reduced debt by $20 million, resolved initial covenant issues and restructured revolver.• Drove sales to double-digit increases with EPS improving by over 400%.• Initiated the company’s first long-term strategic plan and annual “bottoms-up” budget.• Managed the successful installation of a JD Edwards ERP package to improve performance. Show less

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  Marketing specialists corporation

  Aug 2000 - Dec 2001

  Evp & cfo

  Responsible for SEC reporting, accounting, treasury, investor relations and tax compliance for a highly leveraged rollup of 30 companies with annual revenues of $380+ million.• Focused management on cash-in, cash-out liquidity issues.• Established cost containment programs and expedited collection of receivables.• Worked closely with vendors to reduce possible bankruptcy issues.

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  Tuesday morning

  Aug 2002 - Sept 2006

  Vice president, finance

  Responsible for SEC reporting, accounting, treasury, budgeting, insurance and tax compliance for a retail company with 750+ stores in 47 states and annual sales approaching $1 billion.• Favorably resolved a significant tax issue centering on 1099 reporting.• Negotiated a new $210 million credit facility providing reduced fees, margins and covenants.• Completed all Sarbanes-Oxley requirements with no deficiencies noted.• Provided effective, accurate forecasting of revenues and earnings.• Met all filing deadlines for 10K’s, 10Q’s, 8K’s and Forms 3 - 5.• Upgraded the quality of personnel filling the role of Controller & Director of Tax.• Heavy involvement with merchandising group & inventory control. Show less

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  Agile mind educational holdings

  Mar 2007 - Jan 2008

  Acting cfo

  Provided mentoring to controller, reviewed corporate insurance needs, developed banking group, resolved covenant issue, improved cash flows through collection of accounts receivable, and updated six-month financial forecast.

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  Denbury resources

  Mar 2010 - Sept 2010

  Contract consultant

  Mirroring financial manager while the person is focused on integration efforts of $5 billion dollar merger and subsequent divestiture of certain properties in the near term.

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  Buxton

  Sept 2013 - Jul 2015

  Chief operating officer/chief accounting officer

  Responsible for operational management and general accounting duties including day-to-day management of sales, IT, marketing, ops, financials and other operational management.