With over 35 years of global experience, Doug possesses a wealth of technical, analytical and leadership skills. Doug has leveraged his hands-on, team-oriented approach to enhance and improve the performance of companies in a wide variety of industries. He has specific expertise in finance, accounting, operations, systems, process improvement, controls and project management.

Doug’s experience includes multiple full-time roles as Chief Financial Officer and Controller, which has also included leadership responsibilities for information technology (IT), legal, and human resources departments. He has worked for private equity and family-owned businesses, in both profitable and turnaround situations. Additionally, Doug has served on multiple senior executive committees and with Boards of Directors.

Most recently, while serving as CFO for a manufacturing company, Doug restructured financial processes, formed new banking relationships, led acquisitive growth and developed new cash management processes to minimize the impact of the pandemic. Prior to that, Doug served as CFO/Controller for a sourcing and distribution company, during which time he restructured the corporate footprint, established all manufacturing accounting processes for three newly acquired manufacturing operations, and developed new financial reporting for executive leadership and banking relations.

Doug’s experience includes:

• Financial Accounting & Controls: accounting controls with effective reconciliation and analysis; financial reporting package development/restructuring with metrics; accounting system process review and enhancement
• Financial modelling, forecasting and plan development
• Cash management, Accounts Receivable & Payable strategies, 13-week cash flow development
• Business systems and process implementation management
• M&A information development and review, post-merger integration planning/execution
• Business restructuring and redeployment, joint ventures, turnaround management
• Team development and review

Doug has also had extensive management/leadership training in project management, financial modeling, Kepner-Tregoe problem solving, decision analysis, risk management, lean manufacturing, and team development.  He also has significant expertise in a variety of software packages, including ERP and report-writing systems.