David Shiring

Experience

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  KPMG

  Jan 1978 - Jan 1983

  Manager

  Progressed from auditor (manufacturing, gaming) to consulting manager in Information Systems Group (design and installation of accounting systems).Left for first Controller opportunity.

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  Advanced Business Communications, Inc.

  Jan 1983 - Jan 1986

  Controller

  Company manufactured a digital switch to support cellular telecommunications. $10M revenue.As Controller, responsible for all financial reporting.Installed Manman MRP software system.

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  Information Plus Corporation (start-up)

  Jan 1987 - Jan 1992

  Chief Financial Officer (CFO)

  Manfuacturing start-up that designed and developed hardware and software bar code systems supporting barcoding and tracking textiles.Revenues less than $5M, but had achieved record profits during my tenure as CFO.Ressponsible for all financial reporting.

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  US data processing division ($85M; Atos Origin) of Philips Electronics

  Jan 1994 - Jan 1998

  Controller

  During tenure as Controller revenues doubled and operating income achieved record levelsRespsonsibilities included financial reporting, financial planning & analysis, and IT

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  Amtech division ($90M) of Unova ($2B; NYSE)

  Jan 1998 - Jan 2000

  Chief Financial Officer (CFO)

  During tenure as CFO, revenues doubled and division EBITDA grew from loss to most profitable division in parent.Responsible for financial reporting, financial planning & analysis, HR, IT, facilities, order administration, and purchasingDivision was sold. For personal reasons declined relocation offer.

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  Weblink Wireless, Inc.

  Dec 2000 - Jan 2002

  Corporate Controller

  $300 million, 1900 employee, Nasdaq high technology company that mnaged a telecommunications network and distributed pagers.As Controller, led a team of 42 professionals.Restored intergrity of balance sheet such that general ledger balances were adequately supported.Improved internal control and eliminated unresolved material audit adjustments.Reduced time to produce month end financial statements from 14 days to 7 days.Subsequently, Weblink liquidated.

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  PrePaid Legal Services, Inc.

  May 2002 - Aug 2004

  Group Insurance Specialist

  $300 million NYSE provider of legal services to individuals and companies.Presented group legal plans and enrolled indificuals and companies.Served as Examiner for the Texas Award for Performance Excellence (criteria identical to that of Baldrige Award) evaluating leadership, strategic planning, customer and market focus, value creation process, information systems, human resources, and results.

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  ICS division of AmerisourceBergen

  Sept 2004 - Apr 2005

  Finance Director (Controller)

  $200 million division of a $50 billion NYSE parent that distributes specialty pharmaceuticals (warehousing / distribution) and provides outsourcing services.As Finance Director / Controller, led 30 associates. Managed a $150 million client-owned receivable portfolio, and a $20 million company-owned receivable portfolio.Initiated, developed, and implemented gross margin analyses for product, service and pass through revenue that identified material gross margin discrepancies.Introduced activty based costing models facilitating customer profitability analyses.Developed new forecasting model to make more defendable estimates. Show less

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  Jefferson Wells

  May 2005 - Sept 2009

  Financial Operations Consultant

  $300 million subsidiary of $21 billion NYSE parent providing financial consultingSOX work for $20B data processing outsourcing companyInvoicing process improvement for property management division of $4B real estate companyFreight analysis for $800M manufacturing companySchedule preparation for sale of $800M distribution companyOperating report design and control development for bio-diesel fuel manufacturing start-up

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  Peerless Manufacturing, Inc. ($120M; NASDAQ)

  Oct 2009 - Dec 2010

  Controller

  Peerless Manufacturing ($120M; NASDAQ: PMFG) engineers and assembles natural gas separation and filtration systems, and large scale pollution control catalytic converters. We have four plants in Texas and operations in Europe, China, Singapore, and Canada.It is a construction / manufacturing company having projects ranging in size from $250,000 to $1,000,000 and has hundreds of projects in process at any time. Percentage completion revenue recognition is used.As Controller, led a team of 10 including financial reporting, financial planning and analysis, accounts payable, and payroll. Show less

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  David Shiring, CPA, MBA

  Jan 2011 - Jul 2011

  Controller, Chief Financial Officer CFO, Finance Director

  Helping companies grow without losing control.Senior financial professional (CFO or Controller) at four companies when they achieved record profits.Manufacturing, distribution, business process outsourcing.Private or division of public parent.

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  American Locker Group Inc

  Jun 2011 - Mar 2013

  Chief Financial Officer, CFO

  Responsible for all internal and external financial reporting, costing, budgeting, human resources, and information technology.

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  David Shiring, CPA

  Mar 2013 - now

  CEO

  Financial experience:Thirty years’ Certified Public Accountant (CPA) experience as Chief Financial Officer (CFO), Controller or Financial Consultant.As CFO or Controller selected and implement healthcare medical insurance plans for manufacturing or distribution companies. Made recommendations regarding balancing of employee raises and health insurance premiums. Financial executive experience:Senior financial executive at four companies (CFO, Controller) when they achieved record profits. Three of four losing money when the new team arrived.Positions included:Controller at a $300M Nasdaq distribution and telecommunications companyController at a $120M Nasdaq manufacturing companyCFO / Controller at a $90M manufacturing division of NYSE parentController at an $85M business processing outsourcing division of an NYSE parentCFO of a $17M private manufacturing firmCFO of a manufacturing start-upWill consider short-term consulting engagements or part-time CFO/Controller opportunities. Evaluating not-for-profit opportunities, mentoring, and teaching. Show less

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  David Shiring, LLC

  Apr 2013 - now

  CEO

  Dave is a frequent speaker on health, healthcare, and the relationship between nutrition, wellness and lifestyle.As a speaker, he covers the dynamics from why Americans are so sick, to how to lower our nation’s health to lower costs. Here are some of Dave’s most popular health, healthcare, wellness and nutrition related speeches. The first 8 focus on improving you/your company’s employees’ health, amazingly, without increasing costs:Health, Healthcare, Wellness, Nutrition, Lifestyle related:• Why We Eat What We Eat • How Much We Need To Eat• Our Personal Unique Lifestyle – How Many Calories Do We Need• Why We Can’t Exercise Our Way Out of an Unhealthy Diet• Why It’s So Difficult To Keep Lost Pounds Off• How Much We Spend On Calories We Don’t Need – Other Uses of Funds• The “Magnificent Seven ZERO COST, ZERO SWEAT” Ideas to Improve Your Health• How To Motivate Yourself to Adopt the “Magnificent Seven”Other health and healthcare speeches relate healthcare rights, insurance deductibles, and U.S. policy and economics:• The Politics of Food Labeling• Healthcare in the U.S. – Medicare as a Model for the Single Payer Solution• Top 11 Reasons Americans are Obese• Healthcare in the United States – The “Right,” Medicare, and as a Model for the Single-Payer Solution• The Conflicted Healthy American – Part 1 – The Individual• The Conflicted Healthy American – Part 2 – The Citizen• Healthcare in America• Medical Insurance Deductibles or What Price a Miracle?• Healthcare in US – Critical Issues: Philosophies & Economics• Two Critical Factors in Complex Decision Making (Emotions & Confirmation Bias) Show less