Experience

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  Office of Catholic Schools, Archdiocese of Seattle

  • Assistant Superintendent for Financial Services

    • Nov 2020 - Present

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  Marine Fishing International

  • Bellevue, WA

  • Chief Financial Officer

    • Dec 2018 - Nov 2020
    • Bellevue, WA

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  The Bartell Drug Company

  • Seattle, WA

  • VP of Finance / Senior Director of FP&A and Controller

    • Oct 2005 - May 2018
    • Seattle, WA

    Most Significant Accomplishments:•Reduced Accounting Staff over several years by 20% with no drop of reporting output and improved talent level of staff.•Lead the development and implementation of the financial segment of a major ERP transition to a state of the art alternative - creating reporting structures that will facilitate Bartells’ multifaceted future growth and financial tools that will improve the performance of staff .•Reduced Bankcard processing costs by nearly $250K through negotiations with Processors.•Reorganized the oversight of Bartell’s 401k Plan as the plan grew to over $70 million in value - controlling costs (to Bartell's & Participants) and encouraging expanded participation levels. •Reshaped reporting structure to allow business operating units to manage their profitability more effectively - translating results into successful business decisions.•Established a variety of competitive employee benefits options for up to 1,800 employees and controlled costs to an average of a 5% increase annually over ten years when market increases were much higher.

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  Graham Steel Corporation

  • Kirkland, WA

  • Treasurer/Controller

    • Jun 1983 - Oct 2005
    • Kirkland, WA

    Most Significant Accomplishments:•Broadened banking relationship to expand credit availability and reduce borrowing costs.•Designed and managed special reward system for key leaders that resulted in company’s most profitable years.•Created forecasting and financial reporting structure that allowed most employees to contribute to forecasts and receive understandable results.•Recovered over $500K of Worker’s Compensation claims and reduced replacement and retraining costs. •Outsourced and Managed the Human Resources Operations of an organization that grew to over 200 employees and controlled related costs.

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  KPMG

  • Seattle, WA

  • Senior Accountant, Entry Accountant

    • 1979 - 1983
    • Seattle, WA

    •Planned, supervised and performed audits for clients in a variety of Industries.