Experience

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  Just Me

  • Baltimore, Maryland, United States

  • Retired

    • Apr 2024 - Present
    • Baltimore, Maryland, United States

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  AAMVA

  • Arlington VA

  • Technical Accounting Manager

    • Sep 2015 - Apr 2024
    • Arlington VA

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  Independent Consultant

  • WDC Metro Area

  • Consultant

    • May 2014 - Sep 2015
    • WDC Metro Area

    • $25M Not for Profit Association - Audit preparation & back office automation, software implementation• Department of Education - Business Process Re-Engineer – Lifecycle analysis of business processes; as is state documentation, analysis and assessment of current processes, & future state recommendations. • $25M REIT Group – Reengineered Payroll Accounting & Billing Processes – MRI Software• $6M Manufacturer – Dynamics SL Implementation from Quick Books – G/L, A/P, A/R, Inventory, Project Controller, Order Management, Time & Expense, Report Manager.

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  PAE

  • Arlington, VA

  • System & Process Management Specialist

    • Jan 2004 - May 2014
    • Arlington, VA

    • Project Manager– Converted PAE from calendar basis to fiscal basis closing resulting in a 20% reduction of effort and reducing the closing time from 33 to 5 days.• Project Manager– Re-Engineered cash management functions reducing the level of effort by 2 hr per day. Centralized many of the cash transactions eliminating 95% of errors.• Project Manager– Designed and implemented the automation of inter-company transactions from the parent organization resulting in a dramatic reduction of errors and an improvement in the consolidation timetable.• Project Team Lead in Costpoint Implementation, EBanking Implementation, Consolidation Re-Engineering, Payroll Process Re-Engineering, Standardization of Facilities Pool Accounting, Program Budgeting & Analysis.• Provided education and training sessions on internal controls, general reconciliation techniques, intermediate Excel operations, general accounting principals and all MS Dynamics (Solomon) Modules G/L, A/R, A/P, Project Controller, FRx, Allocator, Flex Billing, Project Controller, and Project Budgeting.• Managed the financial activities of three task orders with an annual volume of $250M with 11 direct reports. Responsibilities include Financial Statements and narratives, A/P, A/R, Invoicing, Cost Accounting, G/L, and Payroll activities.• Designed the invoicing and internal audit functions for a $500M T&M/CPFF prime contract resulting in an iron clad audit trail.• Re-engineered payroll processing functions for 400 domestic and international employees enabling a single employee to process completely, a 70% reduction of effort.• Managed the budget process for three task orders.• Developed and implemented task order & contract variance reporting.• Foreign activities included contract startup in Crete Greece, contract close out assignment in Seoul Korea, and internal control & internal reporting assignments in Darfur, Sudan.

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  Resources Global

  • Chicago, IL

  • Consultant

    • Jan 2000 - Dec 2003
    • Chicago, IL

    IITRI: a 1,500 employee not for profit research and development company.Led team of accounting consultants that handled the Y2K conversion cleanup of all balance sheet and indirect expense accounts including the analysis and recording of three large acquisitions with particular emphasis on FASB 142 & 143 (Business Combinations and Goodwill).Re-engineered the cash recording and reconciliation process reducing number of correcting entries by over 95%. Created the carve out methodology, five year quarterly financial analysis, and ten year forward looking quarterly pro-forma cash flow analysis in anticipation of a S-1 filing for a Not For Profit spin off. Habitat for Humanity: a not for profit real estate operation. Created a complete set of books from incomplete documentation covering 18 months of operations.EPS Solutions: a Deloitte & Touche spin off providing clients a full service Human Resource’s department. Created a module based financial model to determine the feasibility of various business combinations culminating in an IPO.

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  Sunterra Resorts

  • Orlando, FL

  • Senior Benefits Analyst

    • Oct 1998 - Dec 2000
    • Orlando, FL

    A large multi-location international vacation time-share company with 7,000 employees. Completed the Oracle payroll to general ledger interface. Set up the internal controls for benefit and tax reporting, reconciled payroll cash, tax liability, and benefit liability accounts resulting in a $40,000 per month savings.

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  PAE

  • Los Angeles, CA

  • Senior Accountant

    • Jun 1995 - Oct 1998
    • Los Angeles, CA

    Managed the re-engineering of the corporate financial reporting consolidation systems from data acquisition through management reporting for 77 multi currency databases resulting in a 70% reduction of effort. Managed all financial modeling, budgeting, strategic and historical analysis including worldwide financial application support for all modules of Solomon III & IV, FRx, and Crystal Reports.Provide education and training sessions on internal controls, general reconciliation techniques, intermediate Excel operations, GAAP, and all MS Dynamics (Solomon) Modules G/L, A/R, A/P, Project Controller, FRx, Allocator, Flex Billing, Project Controller, and Project Budgeting.

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  Sun Laboratories, INC

  • Chatsworth, CA

  • Controller

    • Mar 1986 - Aug 1992
    • Chatsworth, CA

    A 50mm consumer products private label manufacturer. Directed all financial and accounting functions including accounts receivables and payables, inventory control and payroll. Implemented an integrated manufacturing control system handling all operations. Supervised a staff of 10. Put into practice strong internal controls reducing net borrowings 20%.