June 1995 – April 2002 | Quantum Corporation Colorado Springs, CO
Financial Controller & New Business Development Manager (Dec 1999– April 2002)
Responsible for overall financial condition of start-up businesses. Executive team member through all stages of business and product development. Complete P&L responsibility including operating plans and profit management. Negotiation of customer pricing, supplier selection and operations modeling. Responsible for business valuation and due-diligence related to multi-million dollar acquisitions. Core member for mergers and acquisitions activities.

Strategic Planning Program Manager (Jan 1999 – Dec 1999)
Assist in formulating, developing and articulating long-term operations strategy. Responsible for assessment and improvement of manufacturing processes. Responsible for the development of a factory and supply-chain capacity model. Responsible for evaluating and implementing a Foreign Trade Zone. Lead a successful company effort in attracting new business and contract manufacturing opportunities. Co-lead six different re-engineering initiatives (with outside consultants PRTM) for manufacturing process improvement and systems implementation. Assisted in establishing a vendor managed inventory process utilizing web-based solution. Lead team of outside consultants (PWC) in the implementation of a factory planning system (i2).

Financial Analyst ( June 1995 - Jan 1999)
Responsible for management decision support in a manufacturing environment. Responsible for establishing and monitoring operation metrics. Responsible for the development, analysis and monitoring of annual operating plans. Developed financial models for use in contingency and scenario planning. Other responsibilities included: monthly and quarterly gross-margin analysis; make vs. buy and capital investment analysis; inventory and product cost analysis; financial reporting and forecasting.

Education

2002-2003 Georgetown University
Executive Certificate in Financial Planning

1994 - 1996 University of Colorado
M.B.A. Finance

1987 - 1991 University of Tennessee
B.S. Business