Experience

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  Cfo Selections

  • Consulting Cfo
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  CFO Selections

  • Greater Seattle Area

  • Consulting CFO

    • 2016 - Present
    • Greater Seattle Area

    Project based financial consulting, interim and fractional CFO and controller services.Specialties:Interim CFO and controller services, integration of the financial accounting process for newly acquired entities, systems and staff evaluation and training.

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  OMADA International

  • Kirkland, WA

  • Director of Financial Integrations

    • 2016 - 2016
    • Kirkland, WA

    • Initially hired for a newly created position to integrate two planned simultaneous acquisitions, one domestic and one international, as well as future M&A due diligence and business modeling participation, examination of target’s financial records and financial integration.• Changes in inve...

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  QIAGEN

  • Netherlands
  • Biotechnology Research
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Director of Integrations - Finance North America

    • 2006 - 2016

    • Participated in M&A due diligence, business modeling and examination of acquired company’s financial records covering US, UK, Canada and Mexico acquisitions ranging from $20 million to $100+ million in acquisition value.• Upon acquisition assumed full responsibility for integrating the newly acquired subsidiary’s financial reporting platform, functions, reporting, controlling, budgeting and forecasting.• Participated as part of the acquiring company’s senior on-site cross functional management, working with legacy management to lead the acquired company through the process and changes necessary while achieving acquisition goals.• Maintained simultaneous financial reporting responsibility for up to 10 subsidiaries with collective annual revenues totaling $100 million and assets totaling $ 375 million, and consistently accomplished monthly, quarterly and annual financial statement closing in 4 business days.

  • Chief Business and Integration Manager

    • 2005 - 2006

    • Solely responsible for integration of acquired subsidiary in Beijing, China and team participant of acquisition in Shenzhen, China, which involved living in China approximately 60% of the time.• Trained local Chinese staff on US business policies, practices, US GAAP and ethics of our publicly traded company.• Provided operational oversight for parent company and served as a liaison between local entities and the parent company for sales and marketing functions, IT, finance and HR.

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  QIAGEN

  • Seattle, WA

  • Director of Finance

    • 2000 - 2004
    • Seattle, WA

    • Initial role included responsibility for establishing all finance and accounting at the local newly acquired subsidiary, which included the preparation and analysis of monthly financial reports, budgeting and forecasting, completion of monthly globally standardized corporate reporting package, ...

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  Chiroscience R&D, Inc.

  • Bothell, WA

  • Director of Finance

    • 1998 - 2000
    • Bothell, WA

    • UK owned holding company with two active biotech R & D subsidiaries in Bothell, WA.• Directed financial and accounting operations which included preparation and analysis of monthly financial reports, budgeting and forecasting, and development of job cost system to track R & D projects f...

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  Underhill's Furniture

  • Woodinville, WA

  • Operations Manager and CFO

    • 1997 - 1998
    • Woodinville, WA
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  Grossberg Tyler Lithographers

  • Greater Seattle Area

  • Controller

    • 1989 - 1997
    • Greater Seattle Area
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  United Graphics

  • Greater Seattle Area

  • Manager of Accounting Operations

    • 1988 - 1989
    • Greater Seattle Area
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  KPMG

  • Greater Seattle Area

  • Staff Accountant

    • 1986 - 1988
    • Greater Seattle Area
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  US Army

  • Nuremberg, Germany

  • Administrative Specialist, E5

    • 1978 - 1981
    • Nuremberg, Germany