Human Resources Management

DAVID T. ECKHARDT

***** ***** ***** • Parma, Ohio 44130

440-***-**** • abnkkz@r.postjobfree.com

FINANCIAL EXECUTIVE

Comprehensive finance and operations strategist in domestic and international enterprises; advancing corporate

missions; optimizing cross-functional teams and realizing unforeseen profits.

• Demonstrate expertise in global business planning and development; operational oversight and

improvement; program direction; system conversions / management and market share expansions.

• Specialize in accounting; auditing; financing; investment and liability management; forecasting; cash flow

modeling; product and job costing; product pricing and foreign currency exchange / hedging.

• Realize exceptional administration of policies, controls and procedures; payroll and benefits; credit;

customer order fulfillment; accounts payable and receivable; corporate taxes and risk management.

• Establish concise key indicator reporting.

• Direct research and establishment of legal entities in China and Germany.

• Support Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs Department in U.K. division transaction.

• Coordinate cross-functional executives and external entities to achieve common goals.

• Mentor and inspire talented individuals to high-impact team participation.

• Maintain consistency in rapidly transforming systems, circumstances, and priorities.

Global Corporate Leadership • Business Re-engineering • Strategic Planning • System Management

Capital Generation & Savings • Budget Control • Due Diligence • Forecasting • Risk Management • Analysis

Remote Management • Continuous Improvement • Rightsizing • Staff Retention • Negotiations • Compliance

Investment & Divestiture • Policy Creation • Vendor & Contractor Management • Streamlining • Problem Solving

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

AREA WIDE PROTECTIVE Kent, Ohio • 2008-2009

America’s largest traffic control operation primarily serving the utility industry; 2 divisions with operations in 13

states and annual revenue of $35M.

Chief Financial Officer

Direct staff of 6 in Finance, Payroll and Billing; indirect authority of additional 6 staff in Purchasing, Human

Resources and Asset Management. Establish and maintain continual communication and relations with lenders

and third party equity investors. Identify procedural weaknesses and implement policies and controls. Issue

financial and analytical reports and support fiscal year-end audit and tax preparation. Provide data and key

indicator information to peer departments to highlight areas of opportunity and improvement in margin, direction

and process.

• Weekly cash flow modeling looking ahead 180 days.

• Quarterly updates to financial forecasts and fiscal budget.

• Co-leader role managing external IT consultants to design, test and implement custom time reporting and

billing software package.

• Pricing / margin analysis at customer level.

• Contributed $250K to monthly margin by identifying reductions to variable costs and adjusting price.

Renegotiated or eliminated fixed costs where applicable.

• Adjustable scenario fiscal analysis for expansion into new markets and new product lines.

• Restructure direct staff. Oversight of external IT support and maintenance.

• Support acquisition due diligence.

• Risk Management including monitoring worker’s comp experience through corporate safety initiatives.

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Q-LAB CORPORATION Westlake, Ohio • 2004-2008

U.S. manufacturer and global exporter of laboratory equipment, supplies, and services for light and weather

stability testing with international operations and annual revenue of $25M.

Controller

Demonstrate outstanding domestic and international leadership through transactional information management,

financial planning, and operational direction. Oversee 18 global staff in Finance, IT, Customer Relations, and

Human Resources with sign-off authority to 8 staff in Purchasing and Inventory Control. Issue financial and

analytical reports and support fiscal year-end review and tax preparation for U.S., U.K., Germany and China.

Assume critical role in realizing optimal customer service through provision of data and information to cross-

functional departments, facilitating operational improvement and savings. Control accounts payable and

receivable; payroll; benefits; credit administration; taxes and customer order fulfillment. Head product costing

system, product pricing and foreign currency exchange / hedging program.

• Supported Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs Department in U.K. division transaction.

• Founded representative office in China to support sales and service in Asia, resulting in savings of more

than $100K.

• Innovated key performance indicators, resulting in reduction of production lead time by several weeks and

increase of on-time shipments to more than 95%.

• Converted financial software package for U.K. Sales & Distribution division, resulting in 1-day order

turnarounds.

• Facilitated implementation of Customer Relationship Management (CRM) system in support of Sales,

Marketing, and Service Departments, resulting in significant revenue increase and capacity for preventive

maintenance service contracts.

• Launched Germany-based GmbH projected to boost sales and increase exposure throughout Eastern Europe.

PINES MANUFACTURING, INC. Westlake, Ohio • 1999-2004

Manufacturer of tube and pipe-bending equipment and tooling for U.S. market with 5 divisions in Ohio and

Colorado and annual revenue of $16M.

Controller

Performed comparable role to more recent assignments with oversight of 7 staff in Accounts Receivable,

Accounts Payable, Human Resources, Cost Accounting, General Accounting, and Purchasing, as well as all

operations. Provided sign-off authority for all other departments. Upgraded servers and software business

processes.

• Slashed inventory investment by $2M in 12-month time period and refined MRP process to maintain stock at

minimized levels.

• Consolidated and moved division from Colorado to Ohio, resulting in annual savings of more than $1M.

• Reduced head count by more than 25% and executed cost control actions, resulting in savings of more than

$500K in operations and overhead with no adverse impact to company.

• Renegotiated terms, rates, and covenants of bank financing, resulting in annual savings of nearly 6 figures.

NOOK INDUSTRIES Cleveland, Ohio • 1997-1999

Manufacturer of linear motion products for U.S. with annual revenue of $18M.

Controller

Optimized performance of 7 staff in Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable, Human Resources, Cost

Accounting, General Accounting, and Information Technology in similar assignment to current position.

• Formulated key performance indicators, resulting in reduction of production lead time by several days and

increase of on-time shipments to more than 98%.

• Installed department budget submission, approval, and accountability program, resulting in significant cost

reduction and cash flow increase.

• Created and realized employee incentive compensation plan, resulting in improvement of quality control,

plant safety, and timely shipments.

• Contributed to executive team crafting corporate-wide staff training program on product education.

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Additional career highlights include the following:

Accounting Manager with APCOA Inc.

Directed staff of 6 engaged in reporting of monthly financial results to Owner-Landlords of properties for $500M

parking management company. Facilitated and performed monthly accounting, reporting, collection, and

payment of more than 500 management and lease agreements.

Senior Financial Analyst with Revco D.S. Inc.

Teamed with Controller and Chief Financial Officer on financial modeling, reporting, analysis, special projects,

and bankruptcy-statutory reporting requirements for $2B national drug store chain.

Senior Auditor, Enterprise Group with Arthur Andersen, LLP

Specialized in small and medium-business accounting, auditing, and tax management for “Big 5” public

accounting firm.

EDUCATION

B.B.A., Accounting, Cleveland State University, Cleveland, Ohio

CERTIFICATION

Certified Public Accountant

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

American Institute of Certified Public Accountants • Ohio Society of Certified Public Accountants

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Microsoft Office • QuickBooks • MAS90 • Great Plains • FRx • Solomon • Symix/Syteline

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