Featured Talent

Profile

Corporate finance leader with extensive manufacturing industry experience and proven success in leading teams and developing individuals. Has built strong relationships between finance, operations and sales teams to pursue overall corporate objectives. Has experience in implementing accounting/ERP systems and managing change within organizations. Analytical thinker, unsatisfied with being a caretaker or accepting the status quo, has effectively worked to improve and optimize processes and systems. Experience renegotiating loan terms with lenders and managing banking relationships, some light M&A experience (exposure on buy-side and been through an acquisition on the sell-side), and has led multiple ERP implementations.

Career Highlight 1: I negotiated $7.9 million in incentives for the building of a $15 million distribution center in Alabama and the retention of current employees. At that time, we were leasing a warehouse in Montgomery, AL. I hired a site selection consultant and we visited Kansas, Missouri, Tennessee and Mississippi to tour sites and listen to local proposals for incentives. This forced Alabama to the table and they offered us excellent incentives to stay and build in the same industrial park where our lease was.

Career Highlight 2: Implemented cost reductions resulting in annual savings of more than $3 million by consolidating manufacturing operations and reducing overall waste. The company had a line of products that were seasonal and became vulnerable to adverse weather patterns. I convinced the leadership team that the best option for survival was to consolidate our manufacturing footprint, eliminate unnecessary spending and reduce overall headcount. These necessary moves ensured profitability based on nonseasonal product sales.

Career Highlight 3: Implemented a credit card convenience fee for Rawlings Sporting Goods that netted $500K annually. The company had at some point began accepting credit card payments to settle accounts that had terms (and sometimes freight allowances). We were then able to recover credit card processing fees we were paying by collecting the convenience fees or by avoiding credit card transactions through incentivizing the customer to pay by another method and eliminating a cash drain.

Why Hire This Candidate (In Their Own Words): What sets me apart from my piers is a wide breadth of experience in different industries with a particular focus in manufacturing over the past 20 years. I pride myself in my ability to explain financial terms in common language and I work to remove siloes within an organization. I like to mentor staff and prepare them for their next roles whether within on or outside the company. Achieving company goals and having input in strategy while maintaining integrity are of the highest importance to me.

Strengths: Building relationships/partnerships with internal and external stakeholders. Operating on fact based analysis when available. Holding myself and my team accountable to own our work and deliver a good product while enjoying what we do.

Hobbies & Personal Interests: Rapidly becoming a pickleball fanatic, but also have a love for golf. Other interests include photography, roasting coffee and making wine.

Education: Bachelor’s in Accounting

Credentials: CPA (inactive license)

Industry Experience: Manufacturing, Retail, Wholesale & Distribution

Company Fit: Experienced in small to medium businesses with revenue from $25M to $450M.

Management Experience: 30 years of experience managing people ranging from 3 to 18 staff members.

Software Experience: Epicor, Infor, SAP, JD Edwards World One, JD Edwards Enterprise, Glovia, MS Dynamics, TreadX,

Open To: Hybrid, In-office