Sixteen years in public accounting, internal audit financial control, financial and logistics supervisory and mangerial assignments. International experience and Japanese fluency (written and spoken).
Evaluated financial controls and implemented cost effective control measure. FCPA compliance.
Implemented new and major systems modifications for financial and operations areas including order entry, manufacturing, scheduling, purchasing, inventory control, and cost accouting.
Developed process identifying measures to reorganize and simplify work and work flows in areas ranging from raw materials handling and accountability to DOT driver logging.
Managed customer service, distribution, manufacturing, scheduling, purchasing, accouting and administrative services for specialty chemicals manufacturing facility.
Planned and directed user implementation of purchased business operations software for $100,000,000 specialty chemical business. Set specifications, documentation standards, schedule, and milestones for development of order entry, manufacturing, purchasing , and inventory accounting process to match operating requirements with software capabilities
Responsible for $40,000,000 purchasing and $1,700,000 operating budget meeting cost and work force goals by recruiting and promoting three change leading supervisors.
Reduced operation budget by $500,000 over a three year period, and met budget targets each year.
Developed new batch accounting process to reduce paper flow, streamline materials handling, provide ISO 9000 traceability and improve accuracy of reported raw material usage in production.
Pacific Gas & Exploration, San Francisco, CA (1993)
Exxon Corporation, Tokyo, Japan and Houston, Texas - Materials and Services Manager (1982-93)
Brown & Root, Inc., Houston, Texas - Senior Internal Auditor (1980-82)
Laventhol & Horwath, Washington, D.C. - Senior Auditor (1979-80)
Ernst & Ernst, Charleston, West Virginia - Auditor (1977-79)
B.B.A. Magna Cum Laude in Accounting-Marshall University, Huntington, W. Virginia (1976)
attended University of Utah, Salt Lake City (1970-71, 74-76)
CPA West Virginia (1977). CMA (Certificate in Management Accouting) (1979)