* Organized and resourceful professional with extensive experience in all areas
of financial management in public, private and international companies. * Progressive leadership achievement and demonstrated success in positions of st eadily increasing responsibility. * Well-honed leadership and organizational skills for completing complex cross-f unctional projects and building and leading teams to meet highly challenging goa ls and objectives. * Track record of continuous operational improvement by assessing, developing an d implementing progressive changes in products, services, technologies processes and systems. ADDITIONAL KEY AREAS OF EXPERTISE GAAP Provisions Team Development & Leadership Sarbanes-Oxley Statistical Analysis Coaching & Mentoring Borrowing Relationships Mergers & Acquisitions Project Management Reporting & Presentations EMPLOYMENT BACKGROUND AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS TARGUS GROUP INTERNATIONAL - Anaheim, California, 2007 - 2009 Privately held global supplier of notebook carrying cases and accessories. Senior Manager, Treasury Operations Managed global cash and treasury operations for a $400M company including bank r elationships and debt activities of $200M with $20M interest cost; assessed $100 M global foreign exchange portfolio, forecasted global cash flow, organized and managed insurance programs and administered finance policies and procedures. * Consolidated global bank relationships from 28 to 5 with a singular, centraliz ed cash management resulting in significant administrative cost and financial fr aud reduction. * Developed treasury policies, procedures and documentation resulting in achieve ment of company goal of SOX compliance prior to IPO. TOSHIBA AMERICA INFORMATION SYSTEMS, INC. - Irvine, California, 1999 - 2007 Provider of mobile information management, telecommunications and storage soluti ons. Treasury Operations Manager Responsible for cash liquidity optimization, cash transactions accounting/report ing, management of $60M asset-backed security debt with $3M interest cost; prepa red compliance reporting, monitored $150M investment portfolio with $8M interest income for a $2B company. Managed banking relationships, negotiated cash manage ment services pricing/agreements and developed rolling cash budget forecast and variance analysis. Supervised cash accountants * Performed collections lockbox study, evaluated imaging services, planned and i mplemented a collection program with one lockbox resulting in 12% bank fee savin gs and expedited remittance discrepancy resolution. * Proposed, selected and led implementation of treasury workstation cash managem ent module resulting in 40% efficiency improvement and reduction in monthly clos e cycle from 3 to 2 business days. * Provided management leadership to improvements in AR remittance data process r esulting in 90% cash application posting and increased labor/hour efficiency. * Provided management leadership to installation of bank remote deposit service for in-house checks resulting in removal of corporate lockbox service, decreased courier fees and accelerated funds availability. SAINT-GOBAIN PERFORMANCE PLASTICS CORP. (Formerly Furon) - Laguna Niguel, Califo rnia , 1989 - 1999 Major manufacturer of specialized polymer components and parts. Senior Treasury Analyst (1996 - 1999) - Senior Financial Analyst (1989 - 1996) Completely accountable for cash management functions; assessed and selected cash management products, services and systems; developed and administered casualty/ property insurance programs; maintained all bank relationships and debt complian ce/reporting and provided analytical support for all treasury activities. Contro lled and coordinated preparation of corporate strategic plan, annual budget and quarterly forecast; analyzed financial performance reports. * Developed and implemented outsourced customer payment data keying process with automatic posting to AR system resulting in 50% acceleration in cash receipt po sting. * Led and directed cross functional team in evaluation and selection of bank pur chasing card program resulting in 40% procurement cost reduction. * Streamlined cash management services resulting in 13% bank fee reduction from original cost projection. * Revised financial reporting to senior management by highlighting operational s trengths/weaknesses resulting in improved decision making tools and more efficie nt business operations management. * Provided management leadership and direction to team in development of new bud getary process facilitating company's reorganization from divisional silos to ma rket-focused operation. * Provided leadership and direction to development of merger/acquisition evaluat ion process resulting in more accurate valuation and facilitation of management decision making. **Earlier experience includes positions of increasing responsibility and accompl ishment as Financial Planning Analyst, Corporate Accounting Supervisor and Staff Accountant with Smith International, Inc., Irvine, California. EDUCATION MBA, Pepperdine University, Malibu, California BA, Business Administration & Accounting, California State University, Fullerton CONTINUING EDUCATION AND TRAINING Certified Treasury Professional Certified Management Accountant Certified Financial Manager COMPUTER PROFICIENCY Microsoft Office: Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, Outlook PeopleSoft, Thomson Treasury Manager, Sungard ICMS Treasury Workstation Weiland Bank Relationship Manager PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS Association for Financial Professionals Institute of Management Accountants KEY WORDS FOR OPTICAL SCANNING Purchasing, Six Sigma, Purchasing, Transportation, Order Processing, Logistics, Sales Analysis, CRM (Customer Relationship Management), Market Research & Analys is, Strategic Alliances, Business Development, Forecasting, Financial Analysis, Financial Planning, Banking Relations, Equity-Debt Mgmt., Cash Management, Treas ury, Stockholder Relations, Insurance, Pension & Fundament, Credit & Collections , Taxes, Investment, Budgets, Reports, Analysis, Forecasting, Planning, Cost Con trol, Accounting, EDP Systems, Audits, Systems Analysis, Design, & Development, Mgt. Information Systems, Project Management, Info. Systems Upgrade, Data Securi ty, Accounting Systems, Computer/Telecommunications, Interface, Systems and Proc edures, Training, Supervision, Facilities/Leases, Purchasing & Distrib., Project Management, Public Relations, Government Relations, Financial Community Relatio ns, Corporate Publications, Recruiting, Training, Evaluation, Selection, Compens ation, Benefits, Work Schedule Control, Organization Planning & Development, Emp loyee Mentoring, Employee Coaching, Leases, Compliance, Taxes, Documentation, In corporation, Records