SUMMARY

Versatile and accomplished in both accounting and information technology fields. Served in key contributor and management/coordinator roles across both areas, with proven leadership of new initiatives. Led professional staffs from 4 to 12 employees. Organized and spearheaded numerous accounting upgrades to technology solutions.

ACCOUNTING - Credentials include undergraduate degree in accounting and 10+ years hands-on experience in both general and cost accounting. Wide ranging responsibilities included G/L, P/R, A/P, A/R, cost and financial reporting, as well as management of 4 person accounting staff.

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - Graduate degree concentrated in computer sciences with 25+ years experience in departmental management, leading various initiatives and coordinating computer operations. Background includes project management, planning, design, and implementation for many ERP/MRP installations.

Accounting Experience

Confidential, Putnam, CT 1975 - 1985
Danco manufactured injection molded and extruded component parts for all industries.
Chief Accountant

• Reported to CFO with general ledger authority/responsibilities.
• Managed 4 accountants in areas of payroll, accounts payable, accounts receivable and cost.
• Led monthly/annual accounting closings and reviewed results with CFO before submitting to corporate office.
• Prepared and maintained annual budgets for division, reporting any deviations.

Information Technology Experience
Confidential, Londonderry, NH 2004 - 2009
Viber-meter is a manufacturer of electronic instruments for the aeronautics industry.

• Served on global SAP implementation team to upgrade legacy software/systems and implement new ERP platform.
• Employed LSMW (Legacy System Migration Worksheet) to create, test and map data from legacy system to SAP template.
• Reviewed, evaluated, and documented existing software, including MANMAN, running on HP 3000 hardware. Efforts included recommending areas for improvement.
• Evaluated various ERP/MRP software packages on the market and offered recommendations for best hardware and software available to guide company toward achieving 5 year plan.

Confidential, West Lebanon, NH 2002 - 2004
Thermal-Dynamics is a manufacturer of plasma cutting equipment for all industries.
Project Leader/IT Developer/Contractor

• Responsible for maintaining all systems currently running on AS400/iSeries in West Lebanon location. This included 32 modules of JD Edwards, several hundred Lotus Notes user licenses, a Kronos Time Keeping System, plus many other software packages.
• Evaluated various user requests to upgrade/modify JD Edwards software and report to General Manager concerning magnitude of revision and ultimate effect on the system.
• Assisted users with development of World Writer and Dream Writer reports and programs. Reviewed each program for feasibility and functionality to insure minimal system downtime.
• Maintained functionality of IT department, while corporate office upgraded to centralized database in Denton, TX.

Confidential, Salem, NH 1999 - 2002
StockerYale manufacturers optical fibre for specialty markets.
Manager of Information Technology

• Directed efforts of 6 person staff at corporate office in Salem, with 3 people in Montreal, Canada and 1 person at Roseville, MI facility, plus consultants as required.
• Responsible for creating new, interactive environment within IT department, a concept previously foreign to the company's IT community.
• Improved functionality of ERP/MRP software, such as MAC-PAC, running on an AS400/iSeries platform, from a level of user mediocrity to a fully integrated system which became cornerstone for daily operations of entire company.
• Led software development efforts of IT development staff, implementing various software programs/projects. RPG/ILE was principal programming language employed.
• Upgraded the company with internet access via T-1 data connection, using network of servers which employed frame relay interface. PCs then installed throughout 3 facilities for all users.
• Selected and installed new telephone system throughout company.

Confidential, Bedford, NH 1995 to 1999
Keane is IT consulting company that specializes in software/ERP/MRP implementations.
Project Manager/Principal Consultant

• Completed Keane's multi-course Project Management Curriculum, which serves as prerequisite to any project management engagement.
• Assigned to IT Manager role to coordinate SAP project implementation team at Sappi Fine Paper in Boston, MA. Responsibilities included maintaining legacy systems, data migration, and mapping data to new SAP software.
• Responsible for creating software implementation path for clients installing/upgrading JDEdwards software. Evaluated hardware requirements, scheduled educational training, created full test environment, and installed software into "live" environment.
• Led Keane's educational endeavors, including full responsibility for scheduling, modifying, updating, coordinating and instructing Keane's clients in the field of hardware operations, software programming, and application design and implementation.
• Acted in a lead hands-on capacity, with all clients who required enhancements, modifications, updates or evaluations of their software or hardware.

Software

• SAP
• JD Edwards
• MAPICS XA
• MAC-PAC
• MANMAN
• RPG/ILE
• QUERY
• SEQUEL
• COGNOS
• MS PROJECT

Education
MBA, Major: Computer Sciences

BS, Business Administration, Major: Accounting/Finance