Warfel Construction is a general contracting and construction founded in 1911 and serves the Mid-Atlantic region. Warfel provides construction services in various sectors, including healthcare, education, commercial, and hospitality. Some notable projects include the construction of the Lancaster County Convention Center and the renovation of the Lancaster General Hospital. Warfel is known for its commitment to quality, safety, and sustainability, and has received numerous awards and recognition for its work.As Vice-President of Finance, serve on the executive team and lead the accounting team and services, including payroll, budgeting, project accounting, accounts receivable, accounts payable, cash management, and financial reporting.

Sight & Sound Theatres is a 40+ year-old entertainment company that produces and stages live shows to over 1 million guests annually. Headquartered in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, Sight & Sound operates two 2,000+ seat theatres: one in Lancaster County, and the other in Branson, Missouri. The organization has 600+ employees and annual sales of $70M. As EVP and CFO, served on the Leadership Team with the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Creative Officer. Oversaw Accounting, IT, Purchasing, Marketing, Sales and Production areas with over 100 employees. During this period, also oversaw the Human Resources Department from 2014 – 2016.Selected Accomplishments:• Successfully navigated 2008 recession and subsequent restructuring, spearheading efforts to reduce headcount and expenses by over 15% and improving top line revenue by over 50%.• Led effort to launch the organization’s first strategic plan in 2014. Continue to lead annual strategic planning, business plan and budget initiatives.• Instrumental in renegotiating over $50M in bank debt, significantly deleveraging the organization, with current bank debt below $10M. • Implemented new financial and cash reporting to significantly enhance business planning and financial literacy. Improved turnaround time for month-end reporting from 20 to 2 business days.• Successfully implemented new cloud-based HRMS/Payroll ERP system.• Guided HR Team to overhaul pay grade structure and recommended strategy to adjust existing employees to the new grades.• Transitioned risk management to a captive model, reducing worker’s compensation and general liability insurance costs to the organization by an estimated 20% annually. • Restructured IT Team to improve provide strong leadership, improve customer service, and modernize core hardware and software. • Mentored several rising leaders in operational financial management.

As Controller, oversaw Accounting and Purchasing departments with 15+ employees, including payroll and benefits. Served as a key member of the Leadership Team. The Controller role was the highest financial position at the time (subsequently promoted to Chief Financial Officer when Executive Team formed in 2012).

Health Management Associates (HMA- acquired by CHS in 2013) is a Fortune 500 corporation operating 60+ hospitals and other health facilities primarily in the southern United States. Began as Controller at River Oaks Health System in Jackson, MS, and promoted to Chief Financial Officer twice to increasing responsibilities at hospitals in South-Central PA. As CFO/Controller, oversaw financial operations of acute care hospitals with annual net revenues of $50-150M and financial operations with 50+ employees, including materials management, accounting, business office, managed care, medical records, information systems, and compliance.• Implemented new Sarbanes-Oxley internal controls and successfully passed compliance audits.• Streamlined financial reporting to improve efficiency by an estimated 25%.• Introduced new self-pay surgery and radiology packages for Amish communities that helped double these volumes in one year.• Implemented new annual budget process to provide more involvement by hospital managers and create greater accountability and transparency.

MCI is a Fortune 500 telecommunications corporation. Worked with SkyTel, an advanced messaging/paging subsidiary, and Broadband Solutions, a wireless internet subsidiary. Began as the International Accounting Manager for SkyTel and promoted to various finance roles/divisions, finishing in the role of Senior Manager of Accounting and Reporting for SkyTel. Managed the financial reporting function for divisions with assets up to $700M and annual revenues up to $200M, supervising a team of up to eight accountants to complete journal entries, account reconciliations and monthly financial reporting.Selected Accomplishments with MCI:• Completed product-line profitability analysis that improved understanding of product costs and was subsequently used in major pricing decisions.• Organized accounting summit in Guatemala for SkyTel international subsidiaries to standardize accounting guidelines for inventory valuation.

HP is a multinational information technology company. As part of International MBA program, completed internship as Project Accountant. Provided support for SAP consulting division, preparing project status presentations and assisting with month-end general ledger closes.

JRBT is a public accounting firm serving the Central Texas area. As a Staff Accountant, conducted audits, bank examinations, loan reviews and internal audits for clients with revenues up to $100M in various industries, including banking, insurance, manufacturing and construction.

KPMG is an audit, tax and advisory firm with locations throughout the world. As a Staff Accountant, performed audits for publicly traded companies in insurance, manufacturing and real estate with revenues up to $100M.