Keith Prevost

Experience

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  Challenger Electrical Equipment

  Jan 1983 - Jan 1987

  Accounting Supervisor
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  Sara Lee Bakery

  Jan 1987 - Jan 1990

  Accounting Manager

  • Created all financial reports used within the plant• Prepared financial justification for $10 million capital project• Prepared cost estimates and tracking for twenty-five new products• Organized and opened retail outlet store

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  Whirlpool Corporation

  Jan 1990 - May 2003

  Manager of Finance

  Led the finance, information technology and innovation functions for a manufacturing plant with 450 employees and sales of $300 million. Responsibilities have also included materials, scheduling, non-production procurement and quality systems.• Led financial analysis and coordinated state and local incentives that helped win an expansion creating over 150 jobs and adding over $70 million in revenue.• Member of plant layout team that determined the best size and shape of plant expansion and high-level process flow.• Led project that involved inventing an innovative new product, conducting market research, developing prototypes, gaining brand sponsorship, and applying for a patent.• Part of leadership team that moved our plant from a loss in 1989 to the most profitable division as a percent of sales within Whirlpool. Average growth rate over 15%. Show less

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  Nucor Corporation

  May 2003 - now

  Lead Finance, HR, Purchasing, Audit, and Legal team for Nucor's Business Technology division.Led a team that established Nucor Business Technology as an entity operating in over 30 states. This enables NBT to grow across North America whie being aligned in our processes. - Part of team that implemented Oracle ERP and QMOS MES at all Bar and Engineered Bar divisionsNucor-JFE - Helped set up financial and business processes and systems including Oracle Cloud ERP- Part of a team that implemented the plate ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) and MES (Manufacturing Execution System) solution at Brandenburg, KY. This is Nucor's first greenfield mill with a modern, sustainable ERP and MES. Lead the finance, information technology, human resources, and purchasing functions for a steel mill with over 900 employees and sales over $1 billion. • Member of leadership team that led mill to become one of the most profitable steel mills in the world.• Castrip - An innovative new steelmaking process; $220 million facility is second of its kind in the world. Incorporated the company, negotiated contracts, applied for incentives, established business systems.

  • Controller - Nucor Business Technology Inc.

    Oct 2022 - now

  • Business Process Manager

    Jan 2018 - Sept 2022

  • Controller - Nucor-Yamato Steel Co.

    May 2003 - Jan 2018