Experience

Summit Distributing

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

• Director of Financial Reporting

  • Mar 2023 - Present

  Greater St. Louis



Dean Team Automotive Group

• United States
• Motor Vehicle Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Controller

  • Jul 2019 - Jan 2023

  Greater St. Louis Area



Anheuser-Busch

• United States
• Food and Beverage Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Director, Business & Wholesaler Development

  • 2015 - 2018

  Greater St. Louis Area Work extensively with Anheuser-Busch wholesalers and their advisors on estate planning, sales and merger transactions, and the Successor Manager approval processes, providing planning and direction to wholesalers and their advisors while managing the Anheuser-Busch review and approval process. Managed the relationship with a sales and marketing services vendor with approximate annual volume of one million cases. • Provided significant input on design and functionality for new system to… Show more Work extensively with Anheuser-Busch wholesalers and their advisors on estate planning, sales and merger transactions, and the Successor Manager approval processes, providing planning and direction to wholesalers and their advisors while managing the Anheuser-Busch review and approval process. Managed the relationship with a sales and marketing services vendor with approximate annual volume of one million cases. • Provided significant input on design and functionality for new system to track and efficiently manage the supplier approval process and related work flows. • Worked with IT Department to develop a tool to automate brand assignments saving approximately 200 hours per year.

• Project Manager, Wholesaler Acquisition Integration

  • 2010 - 2015

  Greater St. Louis Area Managed the integration process for wholesaler acquisitions by working with each department to ensure seamless integration efforts. Coordinated network/systems conversion for each acquisition. Provided input on staffing and other cash operating expense assumptions used in the purchase evaluation process • Acquired six wholesalers with total value in excess of $425 million between 10/2010 and 3/2014. • Negotiated a new contract with sales and marketing services vendor with approximate… Show more Managed the integration process for wholesaler acquisitions by working with each department to ensure seamless integration efforts. Coordinated network/systems conversion for each acquisition. Provided input on staffing and other cash operating expense assumptions used in the purchase evaluation process • Acquired six wholesalers with total value in excess of $425 million between 10/2010 and 3/2014. • Negotiated a new contract with sales and marketing services vendor with approximate annual volume of one million cases.

• Controller | Director, Finance

  • 1994 - 2010

  Tulsa, Oklahoma Area Directed financial management functions including development of monthly financial statements, financial forecasts, and budgets for division branch location with net sales in excess of $130 million. • Oversaw general accounting functions, including AR/AP, payroll, account reconciliation, and cash management. • Administered all financial and information management systems, evaluate and integrate new applications. • Managed department expense budget in excess of $2… Show more Directed financial management functions including development of monthly financial statements, financial forecasts, and budgets for division branch location with net sales in excess of $130 million. • Oversaw general accounting functions, including AR/AP, payroll, account reconciliation, and cash management. • Administered all financial and information management systems, evaluate and integrate new applications. • Managed department expense budget in excess of $2 million. • Developed highly skilled accounting and financial management team to achieve established objectives. • Provided business valuation and analysis that led to acquisition of four beer wholesaler territories in Oklahoma from 2000 – 2006. Then integrated all accounting, systems and financial analysis in to current operation with minimal headcount changes.