SUMMARY

• Proven, successful and visionary Senior Accounting Manager/Capital Expenditure Project Manager with game - changing expertise and wide-ranging versatility from 20+ years of diverse Project Controller/Consulting experience.
• Proactively identifies, mitigates and prevents financial risk, problems and fraud to avoid rapid escalation of costs.
• Ensure feasibility while maximizing sales, profitability and ROI with astute financial forecasting, analysis, reporting, and auditing as well as tight disbursement control.
• Enjoy team building, streamlining operations, multitasking and thrive on the multifaceted challenges of international projects.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential

Sr.Project Controller

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for project control functions related to $500 Million plant expansion project.
• Includes invoice management, accruals, change order control, scope changes, financial reporting.
• Working with on-site construction managers and project subcontractors in order to meet project schedule and budget.

Sr.Project Controller

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for all project control functions for $200 Million portfolio related to invoice management, accruals, change order control, scope changes, financial reporting.
• Working with on-site construction managers on transmission & distribution projects.

Sr.Project Controller

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for project control functions as well as reporting related to project control for multiple construction projects.
• Supervise projects budgets in excess of $75 million for major electric utility company.
• Position supports multiple Project Managers and multiple ongoing projects.

Sr.Project Controller

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for accounting and project control functions as well as reporting related to project control for multiple construction projects.
• Supervise projects budgets in excess of $270 million for major electric utility company.
• Position supports multiple Project Managers and mutiple ongoing projects.
• Establish process and procedures for new Project Controls Department.
• Major projects Construction of $200 Million / 13 Kv substation.
• Construction of $70 Million 69 Kv substation with room for future expansion.

Project Controller

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for accounting and project control functions as well as reporting related to project control for multiple construction projects.
• Supervise projects budgets in excess of $300 million for major electric utility company.
• This position supports multiple Project Managers and 35 ongoing projects.
• Also contributed by developing new policies and procedures to augment current system that is outdated.

Sr. Project Cost Controller

Responsibilities:

• Provided total project cost control for Power Plant construction with $325 million budget.
• Included accounting, contract administration, scheduling and risk managementto assure profitable business outcome.
• Maintain vigilance for padding by contractors and change orders without enough justification.
• Tracked cost vs. progress and generated reports for Executives/Senior Project Managers to confirm project will be completed within budget.

Confidential

Project Manger

Responsibilities:

• Hired as Consultant to source, select and implement major ERP software system for the government owned petroleum industry in Confidential .
• Completed detailed assessment of business operations and detailed analysis of financial operations in eight weeks.

Project Manager / Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Engaged in short-term project to locate, acquire and set up parts distribution locations for client throughout the Confidential .

Project Controller/Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Completed a complex $40 million plant construction/upgrade project with a fast track 35-day deadline on time and within budget in Confidential .
• Required exceptional financial, planning and communication skills as a Project Controller since many Managers, Contractors, languages and currencies from all over the world were involved.
• Key contributor in recovery of $1.2 million, when contractors used inferior materials on project. We paid $300,000 on invoices of $1.5M by halting the final payment.
• Eliminated over $200,000 in costs from surplus equipment and inventory for Confidential by returning it to vendors and collecting refunds as agreed in procurement contracts set forth during planning phase.

Consultant/Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Upgraded, installed and rolled out critical new software for accounting and asset inventory system.

Confidential

Lead Project Controller

Responsibilities:

• Saved over $15 million as Lead Project Controller and successfully managed cash flow despite being challenged with 2000 change orders worth $40 million.
• Successfully negotiated, approved and paid 38% less or only $25 million in change orders.
• Identified and recovered in excess of $50 million in billing errors from vendors based on auditing and personal on-site reviews as Lead Project Controller.
• Directed, coordinated and established inventory control system for two vital $400 million suppliers to optimize logistics and supply chain management and prevent work stoppage costs of over $1 million per day due to material shortages.
• Thanks to proactive vigilance, no workdays were lost.

Confidential

Contract Cost Analyst/Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Provided contract consulting services to Confidential, served as a cost analyst to support financial control function and set up cost reports for a $1+ billion power plant construction project.

Confidential, Alpharetta, GA

CFO/Construction

Responsibilities:

• Controller Oversaw all accounting related functions, Confidential billing, payroll, human resource matters, risk management, banking, financial reporting and month end closing.
• Supervised three direct reports.

Controller

Responsibilities:

• Saved $100,000 by negotiating with utility companies and receiving rental concessions from property owner due to property improvements that increased his property value.
• Increased positive cash flow by 43% in less than a year for Atlanta division, by not paying contractors until employer was paid by clients.
• Improved profitability of Atlanta division by $1 million (30%) in the second year of operation.
• Implemented new accounting systems that streamlined accounts payable functions from 65 days to 30 days.
• Reduced overhead by 33% and outstanding accounts receivable by 60%.
• Designed and developed construction project tracking systems to control project's cost and track subcontractor activity, which resulted in increasing client’s profits by $300,000 versus previous year.

Construction Controller

Responsibilities:

• Saved The Sports Authority over $20 million by establishing and executing a construction audit program during construction phase of $320 million retail expansion.
• Created procedure manual.