HERBERT WHEELER, JR. 2913 Saddletree Blvd. Huntsville, Alabama 35811 (W) 256-533-9933 (Cell) 256-714-1160 pathxer@comcast.

net SUMMARY ~ Delivered exceptional results by directing the financial process redesign and a business system implementation for a major corporation. ~ Selected individuals and developed them into a high performance team. ~ Developed and delivered end user training in both sales office and manufacturi ng environments. ~ Led global redesign for integrated financial processes which enabled significa nt staffing reductions at almost fifty sites worldwide by reducing the month end financial closing cycle by ten days. ~ Identified and maximized process cross functional integration points, insuring the seamless flow of financial data from the operational point of origin to the financial statements. ~ Facilitated internal teams in the development of AS IS process flows and TO BE organizational / process designs, considering best practices. ~ Worked with a team to conduct outsourcing studies on various components of our organization. One of the areas outsourced was Information Technology hardware o perations. ~ Assisted in establishing a performance management process for a $2.0 billion d ollar highway construction organization. ~ Directed efforts in School Finance, Maintenance Operations, School Constructio n, the Child Nutrition Program, Information Technology, Purchasing, Audit and Ri sk, Student Transportation, and Safety in a K-12 environment. ~ Automated the budgeting process for a major facility in the U.S. Weapons Compl ex. EXPERIENCE / ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Global Resources, LLC., Northbrook, Il. Senior Business Consultant 2011 - Present Consults with small to medium sized business to identify areas in their organiza tion needing operational and fiscal improvements. Huntsville City School System, Huntsville Alabama Executive Director, Business 2004 - 2011 Directed all business and financial affairs for the Huntsville City Schools. Th is includes Audit and Risk, Financial Accounting, Information Systems, Purchasin g, The Child Nutrition Program, Operations and Maintenance as well as Constructi on. Directs the efforts of six direct reports for the management of a 430-suppor t employee organization. Missouri Department of Transportation - Jefferson City, Missouri Resource Management Director / Treasurer 2002 - 2004 Directed all financial efforts involved with the acquisition and allocation of federal and state funds to highway construction and maintenance projects as well as to all other modes of public transportation in the State of Missouri. Directed the legislative and operating budget process for a $1.9 billion dollar operation. Managed the State transportation bond issuance process. Directed a 10 person organization Assisted with the implementation of an effective performance management process

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Solutia, Inc. - St. Louis, Missouri Manager, Financial Analysis, Global Information Tech. Operations 2001 2002 Responsible for all financial analysis and controls associated with the corporat ion(tm)s $100mil information technology operations. Participated on a team to select an Information Technology (IT) outsourcing par tner for Solutia. Our selection resulted in annual savings of $3.6mil. Trained financial systems end users at the Director / Manager level on viewing their cost on-line, and understanding their cost by using a drill down process t o obtain details from high level reports, reducing the need for clerical assista nce. Solutia, Inc. - St. Louis, Missouri Financial Process Lead (SAP / Hyperion Process Maximization 2000 - 2001 Financial lead for one of two corporate global business processes. Responsibilit ies included the finance areas of investment management, capital projects, maint enance, procurement, research & development, and environmental, safety, & health . As global team member, developed and implemented an integrated financial planni ng and forecasting process resulting in more timely and accurate reporting. Savi ngs and revenue enhancements are projected to be $2.0mil per year. Developed a global manufacturing accounting network that achieved accounting he adcount efficiencies in the areas of assets, maintenance, capital projects, inve stment management, accounts payables, general ledger, and manufacturing. Establi shed synergy in product costing processes across the organization. Saved cost th rough headcount reductions of approximately 25% in the impacted areas. Solutia, Inc. / Monsanto - St. Louis, Missouri Project Manager, Financial Redesign 1994 -2000 Project Manager fo r Business Redesign in the Finance and Production Operations areas. Developed the business case and appropriation request package for the Board of Directors approval of a global process redesign and implementation initiative. W orked as a member of a team to select a business integrations software vendor. P rojected savings and revenue enhancements were in excess of $50mil per year. Directed the SAP implementation and process integration efforts of a global Fin ancial (FI/CO) and Production Operations (PP) team. Improved inventory accuracy and accelerated the month end manufacturing accounting closing cycle by ten days . Resolved SAP / process integration issues, and managed finance related configu ration in various modules (CO, FI, SD, PP, PA, MM, PS, and AM).

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Monsanto - St. Louis, Missouri Plant Controller 1989 - 1994 Implemented effective cost management processes, which resulted in reduced cost of goods manufactured. Managed the concurrent installation of a fiber optics net work, e-mail, and a maintenance system. Responsibility included product costing, cost variance analysis, budgeting, inventory valuation, and management reportin g. In this position,

I was also responsible for purchasing, stores, and information technology. I ha d a staff of 10 direct reports. Monsanto - St. Louis, Missouri Product Costing Supervisor 1987 - 1989 Supervised all product costing and management reporting activities for a facilit y in the chemical industry. Developed and implemented procedures for accurate pl ant-to-plant inventory transfers. Maintained value added internal financial cont rols. Monsanto - St. Louis, Missouri Weapon Systems Costing Supervisor (U.S. - DOE - Mound Labs.) 1981 - 1987 Supervised weapon system costing and budgeting for a major production facility i n the U.S. weapons complex. Responsible for both tangible and intangible invento ries. Managed cost-plus award fee process for the Monsanto / DOE contract. Devel oped weapon system life cycle cost. Monsanto - St. Louis, Missouri Manufacturing Accounting Positions of increasing responsibilities OTHER SKILLS / TRAINING Team Building Project Management Accounts Payables FI /CO, MM & PP modules of SAP Training Dev. / Distant Learning Business Process Redesign General Ledger Accounting Asset Accounting Capital Budgeting Excel EDUCATION M.B.A., Webster University, St. Louis, Missouri (2001) 1972 - 1981