Dedrick Stephens, CFE

Experience

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  Michigan Consolidated Gas Co

  Jan 1991 - Jan 1992

  Staff Accountant in General Ledger

  Member of a team that closed the corporate books and produced financial statements as a Staff Accountant in General Ledger. Responsibilities included an emphasis on the cash flow statement.

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  DTE Energy

  Jan 1992 - Jan 1996

  Corporate Financial Analyst

  Member of the corporate finance team of an energy company holding company, MCN Corporation. MCN was acquired by DTE Energy. Entrusted with the responsibilities of being the lead Financial Analyst on debt and equity issuances, Form 10-K annual reports, proxy statements and other corporate financial filings mandated by the Securities and Exchange Commission. Provided financial analysis support to smaller subsidiary. My love of fraud examination stemmed from an unsuccessful project of trying to determine why Enron was so profitable. Show less

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  EY

  Jan 1996 - Jan 2000

  Role expanded from managing a regional to a nationwide finance team providing financial modeling, analysis, accounting and project management support to consulting, technology and business transformation projects throughout the United States and some foreign nations. Provided financial and accounting support as a member of an $80 million Program Management Office for numerous consulting projects. Traveled throughout the United States providing instruction on firm financial modeling, forecasting and accounting systems and policies.

  • Assistant Director of Finance

    Jan 1998 - Jan 2000

  • Financial Management Associate

    Jan 1996 - Jan 1998
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  Capgemini

  Jan 2000 - Jan 2001

  Assistant Director of Finance

  Led a nationwide finance team providing financial modeling, analysis, accounting and project management support to consulting, technology and business transformation projects throughout the United States.

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  City of Cleveland

  Jun 2001 - now

  Commissioner and City Sealer

  Oversaw multiple operations ranging from business regulation, excise tax administration, management of a billing and collections shared service center, assessments and weights & measures regulations. My philosophy of continuously improving operations grew service delivery and revenues from $45.7 million in 2003 to $92.0 million by 2017. The successful execution of numerous process improvements, resulted in year-by-year revenue growth and service delivery. Collected over $1.1 billion of revenues to fund municipal governmental operations during his tenure at the City of Cleveland. Show less

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  The Resultant Group USA

  Sept 2011 - now

  President

  The Resultant Group LLC takes great pride in adding measurable value to our clients with minimal change in their every day operations. We guarantee that our services will produce recurring operational savings for years to come or free. TRG is a certified Veteran-Friendly Business Enterprise (VBE) through the State of Ohio.