Experience

Deep Well Services

• United States
• Oil and Gas
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Director of Finance

  • Aug 2014 - Present

  Promoted to Director of Finance in 2018. Joined as human resources manager and took on additional senior financial analyst role during 2016 restructure. Stepped up to prepare month-end presentation for investors and manage inventory while short-staffed during industry downturn. Partner with CFO on annual budget and financial planning. Monitor spend vs. budget variances. Apprise leadership on financial status and potential business risks. Establish, monitor, and enforce policies and procedures. Set up financial risk assessment process. Ensure federal, state, and local regulatory compliance. Growing within the company has given me the chance to see all aspects from the people to the operation to the financial results. I’m proud to have achieved very high-performance levels in a challenging, fast-paced environment and demanding workload. Being part of a “one team, one family” culture is an amazing experience. We have faced many challenges and have found our way through them as a team. Every day I’m eager to get up and hit the ground running. SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS ▶ Deliver monthly EBITDA numbers within 3.5 business days after month end and full financial reports by day 8. Assist Controller with annual audit. ▶ Increased EBITDA margins 33%, from total CapEx of $4.93M in 2017 to $32M in 2019. Worked with CFO to calculate ROI and IRR, built tracking and cost analysis system, developed budgets to maintain cost control. ▶ Improved tracking of rapidly growing inventory ($970K in 2/2016 to $6.2M in 12/2019). Partnered with fleet director to develop and formalize 1st inventory control system in 2017. ▶ Ensured HR compliance during record growth followed by decline due to dramatic industry downturn. Managed drop in staff from 153 to 92 and rebound to 209. ▶ Cut onboarding 1+/- hours per new hire, increased accuracy, and reduced carbon footprint by implementing new HRIS system that consolidated and automated various functions.



Axion Power International Inc

• New Castle, PA

• Human Resources Manager

  • Feb 2010 - Aug 2014

  Promoted to human resources manager in 2012 after coming on as executive assistant. Administered compensation, benefits, and performance management systems. Oversaw payroll processing. Recruited, interviewed, and hired staff. Conducted pre-employment screenings, background checks, and onboarding. Conducted exit interviews as needed. Maintained employee files, compliance records, and affirmative action / EEO documentation. Prepared staff separation notices and related documents. Interfacing between the executive team and the employees, I quickly learned to adapt to diverse personalities. I found maintaining a positive attitude often helped smooth the way. Working in an industry dependent on grants and investor funding, taught me how to maintain my integrity in challenging situations. A skill that has served me well. SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS ▶ Served as liaison between management and employees by facilitating communication, interpreting and administering contracts, and helping resolve work-related issues. ▶ Transformed HR department, brought noncompliant areas into compliance, and eased new employee transition. Overhauled filing system systematically assessed hiring practices, and upgraded onboarding with new hire packet. ▶ Improved morale and increased productivity and quality levels 10% and 12%, respectively, while preserving high safety performance. Worked with leadership to establish plant-wide bonus based on quantity, quality, and lack of injuries. ▶ Leveraged prior experience to improve safety performance. Assumed safety committee chairperson role, recruited volunteers, led monthly meetings to discuss incidents, and set up bulletin boards to keep attention and interest. ▶ Safeguarded confidential, proprietary files and drawings and facilitated patent applications and process testing by installing secure, complex system. Collaborated with engineers to set up and modify document control system.



DHL Express USA, Inc

• Safety Specialist

  • Jul 2007 - Feb 2010

  Two years of program management and safety leadership to the largest international shipping company in the world with main focus on US operations. Key responsibilities include: Administration of all safety policies and procedures within a union driver environment Conception, design and maintenance of the company's Safety intranet site Creation of prevention programs for vehicle accident and employee injury reduction including personal contact with facility and regional management - Provide monthly vehicle accident and employee injury analysis and reporting to upper management of the company including the CEO Development and management of all driver qualification files for company (union) drivers including annual driving reviews, hours of service and roadside inspections Review of OSHA 300 logs for all company locations along with the completion of various associated reports including BLS9300 surveys and OSHA Data and Collection information Maintenance of the database information for OSHA action files Review of employees on worker's compensation leave for return to work opportunities and cost reduction Creation and tracking of all Safety goals for each company station Formulation of Safety department budget and supply management Development of multiple Safety tools such as monthly required training for both OSHA and DOT regulations, daily pre-work meeting topics and handouts, quarterly audits and special emphasis meetings Development of the specifications for a centralized database of safety information Superior customer service to both internal and external customers



FedEx Ground Package System, Inc

• Safety Specialist

  • Nov 1997 - Jun 2007

  Ten years of providing safety leadership to second largest ground small package delivery transportation company in North America. Key responsibilities included: Determined preventability and cause of all vehicular accidents and incidents occurring throughout the company; Provided monthly analysis and reporting of these items to the officers of the company including the President/CEO Managed the collection and processing of all roadside inspection reports and implemented strategies to reduce out of service rates Ensured the compliance of all contractors and drivers with the federal hours of service rules and regulations Collaborated with a vendor to obtain safety patrol reports Additional DOT responsibilities such as driver qualification, annual driver reviews, safety awards and complaints Responsible for development and execution of a Safety management project creating a centralized database of all functional areas of Safety. Developed plans to reduce the number of injuries and cost to the company. Provided monthly analysis and reporting of these items to the officers of the company including the President/CEO Reported all hazardous materials spills or incidents Provided monthly analysis and reporting of these incidents to the officers of the company including the President/CEO Created initiatives to promote proper package handling techniques which reduced the number of damages and saved the customer and the company productivity and material costs Created all Safety goals for all regions each year Formulated multiple budgets for each facility within the company on a yearly basis Provided superior customer service to both internal and external customers and have been presented numerous awards such as the FedEx Five Star Award, Best Safety Support and seven company awards for excellence in service, product quality and customer contact