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Northern Illinois University, Dekalb, Illinois, 1984
Bachelor of Science: Finance, Mathematics Minor

Harper Community College, Hoffman Estates, Illinois, 1986-89
Intermediate Accounting I and II, Cost Accounting
Certificate: Materials Management

Controller, Catskill Place Restaurants, Beaver Creek, CO

  • Consolidated financial reporting for all five restaurants for owners and management
  • Directed and completed the conversion of all data from Quickbooks to Accpac
  • Managed the integration of Accpac with Aloha Point of Sale system
  • Supervised payroll assistant and general accounting assitant
  • Authored inventory reports highlighting Cost of Sales actual to budget
  • Monitored and initiated all cash activity and collections
  • Supported restaurant GM’s in all daily sales and labor reporting activities

Controller and Benefits Administrator, MindWorks Inc., Broomfield CO

  • Initiated drive to improve Gross Profit Margin through education and reporting
  • Increased GPM and improvement in NPM by 6 percentage points
  • Coauthored pricing model to determine profitable pricing on job bids
  • Established reliable profitability analysis by determining breakeven rates
  • Administered employee benefits: carrier and benefit selection, payroll contributions, 401K compliance, employee Q&A
  • Coordinated with CPA on annual taxes, sales tax, payroll taxes, various audits, compliance issues
  • Managed all accounting functions independently through company growth from 6M (2005) to 10M (2006) to 15M (2007).

Other Local Contracts and References:
Squash Blossom Jewelry
Cogswell Art Gallery
Belmont Deli
Calvary Chapel
Chirichillo Real Estate
Beaver Creek Chophouse
Vail Chophouse
Foxnut Sushi
Blue Moose Pizza, Vail and Beaver Creek
Timberline Commercial Real Estate

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