Conservation Corps North Bay CEO and leadership

A proven Finance and Accounting Leader with a career of distinction, consistency and success. Proven ability to drive complex projects and initiatives that implement controls for costs and optimize P&L. Widely considered a key strategic player and regularly called upon by C-suite leadership to contribute to ideation, road maps and other strategies. Able to identify and leverage synergies that accelerate business growth.

Verifiable accomplishments include:

◆Saved over $10 million within 12 months of establishing the Vendor Management functions by holding vendors accountable to contracts and negotiating favorable future contracts.

◆Exceeded savings goals by $1.4 million by eliminating non-value add and redundant tasks, and suspending non-critical vendor services.

◆Implemented staff reductions including Procurement Team Leader and 50% of the team members. Led remaining staff to identify job functions and streamline procurement functions on a company wide basis.

◆Merged the finance functions of multiple lines of business and streamlined financial activities at the home office. Also, led the accounting team and functions during multi-year transition and conducted training on business knowledge, STAT and IFRS reporting.

◆Implemented PeopleSoft and SAP GL and the expanded transaction ledger to include support for multiple levels of management reporting, STAT, GAAP and IFRS reporting.