Experience

Primal Pet Group

• United States
• Food and Beverage Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• VP, Corporate Controller

  • Jun 2023 - Present



Central Garden & Pet

• United States
• Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Vice President Global Procurement

  • Oct 2019 - Oct 2022

  Applied financial analysis and gross margin principles to improve supply chain and operations. Managed procurement, international sourcing, and international logistics for DMC pet bed and Arden outdoor cushion business units.o Saved $1M annually by renegotiating corrugate purchasing contracts, including introducing new suppliers, costing benchmarks tied to commodity costs, and localized pick-up points to reduce freight costs.o Cut annual costs additional $1M by transitioning to cost-plus partner program with major fiber-fill supplier and decreasing on-hand inventory 15+ containers per month. Show less

• Division CFO

  • Dec 2015 - Sep 2019

  Led business unit transition, onboarding, and integration into Central Garden & Pet family of companies post-DMC acquisition (2015). Performed traditional CFO accounting, financial, and operational duties. Facilitated two SAP conversions.o Developed and prepared detailed comparative financial statements by departments with the new SAP implementation. This utilized downloads and interfaces for timely and accurate reporting. o Implemented gross margin reporting by customer to assess accurate profitability by customer and by segment. The reporting led to price increase strategies and SKU rationalization. o Streamlined the monthly close process to meet or exceed corporate guidelines. o Formulated strategic open-costing models for key private-label customers, presenting costing variability consistent with market expectations to meet customer requirements and gain confidence for long-term program integrity. Show less



The Brinkmann Corporation

• United States
• Consumer Goods
• 1 - 100 Employee

• CFO

  • 2009 - 2015

  Rejoined company and steered DMC through the 2008 economic downturn. Provided operational, accounting/finance (monthly/annual close and reporting, bank reporting, annual financial third-party audit, receivables/payables, loan compliance, risk management, budgeting/forecasting), and administrative support. Led company through a bankruptcy of parent and through the auction/sale process with investment banker. Rejoined company and steered DMC through the 2008 economic downturn. Provided operational, accounting/finance (monthly/annual close and reporting, bank reporting, annual financial third-party audit, receivables/payables, loan compliance, risk management, budgeting/forecasting), and administrative support. Led company through a bankruptcy of parent and through the auction/sale process with investment banker.



Keys Fitness

• United States
• Consumer Goods
• 1 - 100 Employee

• CFO

  • 2008 - 2009

  Retained by private equity investors to rebuild finance and accounting functions and secure exit financing for company to emerge from bankruptcy. Retained by private equity investors to rebuild finance and accounting functions and secure exit financing for company to emerge from bankruptcy.



The Brinkmann Corporation

• United States
• Consumer Goods
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Controller

  • 2001 - 2007



Fleming Companies, Inc.

• Zone Controller

  • 1987 - 2001