CONSULTANT
Embrace change: continuous improvement, incorporating systems and processes to support and drive initiatives.

Key Strengths Include:

• Leadership, Process Improvement and System implementations and integrations
• System, Finance and Operations Management
• Start-Up planning and execution

Career History: 
Consultant 2010 to present – Oracle Implementations, Start-up Operations, Corporate Projects and Payroll Conversions
Confidential– Rockville, MD – 12 Month Project currently on an extension

• Assess and recommend improvements to business processes & supporting organizational plans.
• Analyze user requirements providing best fit solutions, while maintaining the application integrity in Oracle.
• Works towards introducing automation, standardization and industry best practices in HR system.
• Collaborate with business users and Oracle team in the design, development, and deployment of new or improved business processes using Oracle E-business Suite of applications or other third party software solution.
• Coordinate, test and implement PR/CE integration, patch testing, creating and tracking Oracle SR’s.

Confidential– Modesto, CA – 3 Month Project

• Led cross-functional team developing field operations for Hydro-testing PG&E natural gas pipelines.
• Analyze user requirements providing the best fit solution, while maintaining the application integrity.
• Managed expenses and client reporting and audits supporting all field and office operations, union payroll.

Confidential– Denver, CO – 6 Month Project

• Assess and recommend improvements to business processes with Oracle R12 upgrade PR, GL, AP, Financials.
• Works towards introducing automation, standardization and industry best practices in HR system.
• Collaborate with business users and Oracle team in the design, development, and deployment of new or improved business processes using Oracle E-business Suite of applications or other third party software solution.
• Document and communicate changes throughout the organization, supporting change management and compliance.
• Participate or manage projects as required. Responsible for guiding and directing overall project success.
• Process Oracle and Third Party Payroll for 16 US locations, Expats and Executives.
• FTP setup and validations, 401K extracts and imports.
• Patch testing and reporting, approvals for live instance, creating and tracking Oracle SR’s.
• Payroll conversions and mergers, TALX initiative completion, Oracle Script creation and implementation.

Operations Controller – Confidential., Englewood, Colorado and Houston, Texas (closed U.S. offices).
January 2009 – August 2010

• Directed the finance and operations supporting 3 business units in mainline pipeline construction, facilities maintenance and midstream operations with revenues over $600M.
• Semi-annual budget review and adjust if factors impacted reported results, Executive and Corporate reviews.
• Led 3 tier operational start-up 50 states and 3 State office locations; licensing, registration and regulatory.
• Responsible for all planning, forecasting, financial statement preparation and management review, external audits, federal and multi-state tax filings (Payroll, Sales and Use Tax, Personal Property Tax), credit operations.
• Liaison with midstream and pipeline business development staff to providing data, completing MSA’s, RFQ’s.
• Training administrative and office staff for office, remote office and field operations including traveling to sites.
• Reconcile general ledger accounts, prepare financial statement package, and tax reporting for all entities in 48 states.
• Implement internal controls, processes and procedures managing data flow, field and project operations.
• Oracle JDE E1 Upgrade PR, PM, AR, AP, GL, Budgets, Financials, UPK’s, patch testing, organizational documentation.

CFO/Controller – Confidential, Littleton, Colorado 
June 2006 – January 2009

• Prepared contract and organizational financial statements, month-end closing and $60M operational budget.
• Converted Cash Accounting to Accrual method facilitating adherence to GAAP training staff on new process.
• Responsible for IT, AP, AR, insurance, banking relationship, HR including payroll, financial statements preparation and review, SLA’s with key steel vendors and credit operations.
• Key in business process reengineering, established improved contract work flow process.
• Implemented improved standard operating procedures and SLA’s with key suppliers.
• Led team of 12 accounting and 4 operations members in a fast paced, high growth retail sales/distributer.
• Sales and Use tax filings for various Colorado, Florida and Nebraska tax jurisdictions.
• Analyze requirements providing best fit solutions for Accounting Software upgrade.
• Upgraded system MAS90 to MAS200 facilitating accurate contract margin analysis for 8 companies.

Consultant – Controller, Regulatory Manager, Internal Auditor 
Confidential Centennial, CO
July 2003 to June 2006

• Partnering with companies ranging in revenues of $100M to over $7B, managed Joint Venture profit distribution.
• Implemented percentage of completion project reporting accurately recognizing revenue, increasing reliability on project forecasts and shorten ME close from 10 to 5 days.
• Established accounting operational strategies by evaluating trends and critical measurement benchmarks.
• Audited and documented all balance sheet activity for 3 operating years per GAAP guidelines.
• Key team member designed and implemented business rules for asset management.
• Managed annual corporate reporting for all entities, collapse all balance sheets and financial statements into consolidated single currency financial package.
• Ensured compliance with FASB, GAAP, STAT and Sarbanes-Oxley for 4 companies.

Controller/HR Manager – Confidential, Denver, Colorado 
May 1999 to February 2003

• Implemented Dynamics ERP system capturing product and process and inventory improvement.
• AR, PR, GL, AP, CE, Banking, Financials, HR, Inventory control.
• Administer Self-Insurance Trust; establish annual Health Insurance Provider, present employee notifications.
• Cost accounting customer contracts, inventory, profit margins, variable and fixed costs.
• GAAP research on inventory change methods for effect on financial statements, forecasting and budgeting.
• Payroll conversion internal to external reducing cost and processing time and accurate tax reporting.
• Sales and Use tax filings for various Colorado and California tax jurisdictions.

Controller – Confidential.,Wheat Ridge, Colorado 
August 1995 to May 1997

• Managed physical inventory and trend analysis; reduced inventory cost, waste and thefts.
• Implemented computerized inventory and purchasing systems integrating with accounting system.
• Budget preparation, comparison and managerial review.

Accounting Manager - Confidential, Prescott, Arizona 
November 1991 – July 1995

• Software implementation and integration with external auditor records using Business Works.
• Customer residential home real estate developer in Prescott, Arizona; 11 Phases, revenues exceeding $100M.

Software:
Oracle, JD Edwards, Navision, People Soft, Dynamics, Great Plains, MAS200, Timberline, QuickBooks, PowerPoint, Visio, MS Project, Word, Excel, Hyperion, Access, FAS, FRX and others.

Education: 
Currently pursuing CMA designation 
MBA, Financial and Accounting Management 
Bachelors in Business Management 
Associates of Applied Science, Accounting