SUMMARY:

Cost estimating, finance and accounting professional with manufacturing, utilities and government contract experience. Proven record of creating value in organizations as a cross - functional leader by promoting cost savings, operational efficiency and financial stability. Seeking a position that applies the principles and techniques of cost / financial management, analysis, estimating or accounting to business matters on a practical or conceptual level. Prefer direct, but will work as a contract employee if necessary.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Computers: ERP systems run on AS400, web or other platforms (TM1, SAP, MAPICS, BPCS, QAD); PC-based apps (MS Office; accounting software)

Engineering systems: Teamcenter, NX / Unigraphics

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Troy, MI

SMT Analyst; Cost Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Supported Confidential ’s Product Program Cost Optimization / Cost Integration organization as an Electrical Systems Management Team Analyst by managing, maintaining & reporting detailed analyses of program / component material costs & also by facilitating funds availability / approvals for tooling expenditures on behalf of Program Teams.
• Represented Confidential ’s Confidential Electrical Cost Engineering globally as a Cost Engineer by developing & implementing cost engineered solutions / estimates for components involving electrical power conversion, management & distribution. Examples include power converters, bussed electrical centers, power outlets, cigarette lighters & battery cables assemblies.
• Led cost studies (such as for cost optimizations, competitor vehicle tear-downs, Global Emerging Markets & One Cost Model), developed / proliferated cost tools, utilized engineering systems (such as Teamcenter), visited suppliers in US / Mexico & guided Program Teams to cost concurrence.
• Received a Confidential certificate for exemplarily work in support of a Supplier Footprint Optimization & Advance Vehicle Development cost study.
• Recognized by cross-functional team members as a strong contributor to the common understanding of product cost, for cost savings support & for voluntary participation in a Co-Lab interior part concept cost study.

Confidential, Plymouth Township, MI

Contract Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Instructed, directed & assigned personnel from Program Management, Operations, Engineering & Planning regarding tasks related to project management goals in Prototype Build Engineering & Planning.
• Planned, organized, controlled & facilitated processes, activities or cost support affecting resource allocation, administration of procedures / protocols and the attainment of specified objectives.
• Facilitated FTE planning, prototype parts / tools ordering & performed program cost roll-ups.
• Developed a template to aid daily management & status reporting of SharePoint / PSAP orders for prototype parts / tooling on behalf of Engineering within PBEP. Improved response time for Management inquiries.
• Enhanced administrative practices / work flow for PBEP project management-related tasks.

Confidential, Southfield, MI

Contract Senior Financial Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Served as a key member of the Engineering Project Management Team at client’s corporate and production facilities in Michigan and Maryland.
• Led internal audits and financial analysis activities related to maintaining government compliance & decision support regarding expenditures for labor, tools, equipment or other costs.
• Administered principles, practices & procedures associated with the Dept. of Labor and assets while utilizing various main frame / web-based computerized systems for root cause analysis, timekeeping, document storage / retrieval, auditing, tracking, controlling, training, etc.
• Successfully responded to government audit inquiries regarding compliance check points.
• Ensured that known deviations were promptly / accurately remedied & related personnel were trained in compliance.

Confidential, Lansing, MI

Cost Controller

Responsibilities:

• Administered project costing principles, practices & procedures concerning the rebuild of client Confidential ’s engine compressor.
• Developed a cost model that related engine compressor rebuild cost to project specifications.
• Implemented a policy for overhead spending to prevent contractors from charging small tools to job when such tools were used on other, unrelated projects.
• Minimized project waste, facilitated cost control, forecasting / planning and funds approval.
• Estimated compressor tear-down / rebuild labor cost.

Confidential, Berkley, MI

Contract Cost Estimator

Responsibilities:

• Led / directed cost estimating efforts for engineered fasteners & components unit of large auto supplier.
• Developed business cases & customer quotes for new / existing products based on commercial or technical data related to plastic injection-molded components involving materials, labor, process parameters, capital expenditures, tooling, preproduction / launch, logistics, assumptions & other details.
• Estimated costs, prepared financial analysis, evaluated program results for metric compliance & presented outcomes to Operations & Senior Management teams by business case scenario.
• Optimized product costs by utilizing existing sources for materials, by performing make-vs-buy studies involving client’s other plants (arising from differences in technological experience), by ensuring that labor utilization considered the IMM type or by ensuring that tooling & logistics were appropriately sourced.

Confidential, Troy, MI

Contract Cost Accountant

Responsibilities:

• Led / directed efforts to standardize client’s budgeting, forecasting & estimating processes.
• Developed a planning tool reflecting operations that was considered for use company-wide.
• Appraised costing methods, process data, routings, etc. that impacted how the budget was developed to determine suitability for inclusion in planning process in terms of accuracy, relevancy, complexity & completeness.
• Worked cross-functionally with other disciplines to expedite budget data and ensured corrective actions were taken by staff to remedy known deficiencies.
• Developed the following budgets for annual financial / operations planning: cash flow, balance sheet, P&L, cost standards / allocations, sales, production, direct materials, direct labor, factory overhead (including burden rates), product cost, COGS, contribution margin, BEA, operating expenses, assets & liabilities.

Confidential, Bronson, MI

Cost Manager / Controller

Responsibilities:

• Coached / mentored up to 9 staff consisting of accountants, estimators or clerks and oversaw 2 plants. Improved internal controls and JSOX compliance by introducing or enhancing tools / methods used to measure the completion status or effectiveness of cost / financial processes linked to the accounting cycle.
• Developed a work-center based overhead burden rate cost structure that enhanced the accuracy of cost standards, resulting in an operationally-based method for assigning standard overhead to products, rather than allocating cost simply based on financial statement actual percentages.
• Verified which work centers, direct labor, machines & overhead were essential to the overall production process. Managed / implemented corporate treasury functions such as cash projections, disbursements, flows, forecasts, financing contracts and banking relations to accommodate routine transactions, large anticipated payments, key dates, security or covenant matters. Approved release timing or payment for payables, including items that ranged from $10k to about $1MM per disbursement.