Jeff A Coon [LION] jeffacoon.linkedin@gmail.com

Current

Financial Controller at Coast Environmental

Past

CFO at Bogar, Inc. dba Happy Vacations
Financial Director at Cast Alloys
CFO/Co-Founder at AMI Energy

Controller at Management Holdings, Inc.
Plant Controller at Ultra-mag Diecasting, Inc.
Senior Auditor at RSM McGladrey
Staff Accountant at Layton & Richardson, CPAs

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Education

Michigan State University
Andrews University

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Industry

Environmental Services

Jeff A Coon [LION] jeffacoon.linkedin@gmail.com’s Summary

I am a Financial Professional. How can I help your Company improve it's Operational and Financial Systems? How can I help your Company Increase It's Profits?

Increasingly responsible financial management positions, attaining Financial Controller in progressively larger and more complex organizations. Successful in service, manufacturing, private, public, domestic and international environments. Accomplishments in process improvements, systems integration, forecasting and budgeting through a total team approach. Extensive experience with high-growth situations, and in raising capital through private offerings.

If you would like more information, or some advice about your Company's situation, just email me at jeffacoon.linkedin@gmail.com, and we'll schedule a time to talk.

Jeff A Coon CPA
Financial Controller
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Jeff A Coon [LION] jeffacoon.linkedin@gmail.com’s Specialties:

Business process improvements, Systems integration, Forecasting and Budgeting, M&A due diligence, Audit preparation, Tax and regulatory compliance, Audit preparation, and Project management.

Jeff A Coon [LION] jeffacoon.linkedin@gmail.com’s Experience

Financial Controller

Coast Environmental

(Privately Held; Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing industry)

February 2009 — Present (6 months)
CFO

Bogar, Inc. dba Happy Vacations

(Wholesale industry)

February 2002 — October 2008 (6 years 9 months)

Wholesaler of land and air travel-packages; 150 employees; $100M annual revenues

Selected and installed Microsoft Dynamics GP and integrated with ERP System. Result: Leaner automated accounting with a greater variety of useful, accurate and timely reports fro Management.

Leader of cross functional team performing Gap Analysis between two ERP Systems. Result: Successful implementation and integration of ERP System.

Lead negotiator sale of Wholesale division of the Company. Result: Successful sale of the Company's assets.

Performed due diligence in purchase of new retail business segment. Result: Successful purchase of new Company.

Instituted a new company investment policy and hired a professional investment advisor. Result: Increased returns on investments in excess of $500,000 annually.

Began a new commercial banking relationship and put in place an on-line professional treasury system. Result: Increased returns on excess funds and minimized banking fees.
Financial Director

Cast Alloys

(Consumer Goods industry)

February 2001 — January 2002 (1 year)

Manufacturer of Investment Die Castings. Primarily titanium golf clubs. Facilities in U.S. and Mexico.

Identified waste, consolidated operations, and initiated a professional purchasing operation. Result: Cut $5M in actual costs and took company from negative $4M EBITDA to positive $3.3M EBITDA in one year.

Streamlined the job cost system to pull the essential information needed because the old system was not effective. Result: Able to predict EBITDA and cash flow in order to stay within bank covenants.

Instituted a process of competitive bidding with our vendors. Result: In the first year, saved over $1M in materials and supplies.
CFO/Co-Founder

AMI Energy

(Oil & Energy industry)

August 1996 — December 2000 (4 years 5 months)

Wholesale Trader of Natural Gas

Negotiated a $4M line of credit with a major customer and also obtained guarantees from investors to back $5M in letters of credit. Result: New arrangements allowed company to boost sales volume from $35M to $70M.

Put in all the financial systems for the company. Result: The systems facilitated the growth of the company from zero to $70M in four years.

Sold financial and trading services to electric utilities. Result: These joint ventures generated net revenues of over $500K annually.
Controller

Management Holdings, Inc.

(Oil & Energy industry)

August 1988 — August 1996 (8 years 1 month)

Syndicator for investments in oil and gas drilling, production and operations, and equipment leasing using LLP's and LLC's to buy and drill oil and gas reserves; $2M annual revenues

Arranged a $2M purchase of oil and gas reserves.

Set up an oil and gas industry specific software system.
Plant Controller

Ultra-mag Diecasting, Inc.

(Automotive industry)

August 1984 — August 1988 (4 years 1 month)

Manufacturer of magnesium and aluminum die castings for the automotive industry; 150 employees; $20M annual revenues

Installed a job cost and inventory control software system.

Applied for and received a $750K Enterprise Grant from the State of Michigan.
Senior Auditor

RSM McGladrey

(Public Company; 5001-10,000 employees; HRB; Accounting industry)

July 1982 — July 1984 (2 years 1 month)

National public accounting firm

In charge of providing key account services including audits, financial reviews, tax return preparation and accurate documentation to construction, oil and gas service, and other companies, plus government entities.
Staff Accountant

Layton & Richardson, CPAs

(Accounting industry)

July 1979 — June 1982 (3 years)

Public accounting firm

Handled a full range of auditing functions for corporate clients in government and the construction industry.