Brad Whiting

WORK HISTORY

EDUCATION

ABOUT BRAD WHITING

Accounting Professional with Operations and Accounting experience in process and assembly manufacturing industries. Used accounting and financial experience combined with solid systems knowledge and database expertise to lead many Continuous Improvement efforts that reduced costs by automating or eliminating processes in domestic and overseas operations. Established operational metrics to measure ongoing results and led successful ISO certifications. Manufacturing: Wide range of experience including start-up operations in U. S. and Korea. Established operating procedures to assure ISO compliance. Applied Lean manufacturing principles to continuously improve operations and reduce costs. Negotiated with suppliers to bring down cost of raw materials. Accounting: Used strong accounting and cost accounting skills to solve problems creatively and to establish strong reporting and meaningful analysis. Provided financial and operational assessments for decisions to make/buy products and for options to insource/outsource selected operations. Systems: Knowledgeable of various ERP systems with broad database skills used to support business improvement initiatives. Worked on system conversions and creation of new systems. Exceptionally strong Query skills used to consolidate and analyze data from variety of global ERP systems and present information in meaningful reports for decision making. Specialties: Six Sigma Green Belt trained / ISO / lean / continuous improvement / turn around under performing operations / cost reduction / team building / supply chain / outsourcing / strategic projects / cost accounting / accounting / budgets / Systems - JDE, BPCS, Oracle, Movex, Great Plains, SQL Server, Access, Microsoft Office, Crystal Reports, Hyperion, Cognos