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DAWN E. COOPER
500 Cameron Way
Buffalo Grove, IL 60089
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
SET Environmental, Inc. Wheeling, Il
A 24 hour environmental management company that also responds to emergency spills with revenues of $90M
Corporate Controller 1999-Present
 Manage staff of 7 direct employees, and 7 indirect employees in other divisions
 Responsible for accounting personnel, and all accounting functions in all 10 divisions –AR, AP, Fixed Assets, credit,
GL, payroll, loans, taxes, closing books , year end audits, and financial statements
 Consolidate, report and analyze the company P & L and report to management, as well as weekly KPI reports
 Controlled cash flow of the corporation while company grew from $19M company to $90M in sales, and manage the
different companies bank accounts.
 Analyzed the 7 companies that SET acquired over the years and merged them into SET Environmental.
 Developed internal control system, and new accounting policies and procedures for more efficient workflow.
 Cost improvement team manager that used knowledge to help improve profits and operations, and reduce costs.
 Great Plains/Microsoft Dynamics administrator –train new personnel on usage and help with IT issues.
Ralin Medical, Inc. Buffalo Grove, IL
A disease management company in the cardiac services market .Revenues of $60 million. Acquired by Matria
Healthcare
Controller 1997-1999
 Manage staff of 6 accounting personnel
 Responsible for all the activities of the Corporate accounting department-forecasts, budgets, and month end statements.
 Helped with the activities of raising over $8 million in capital from investors and a $15M line of credit with a financial
company
 Led financial team on two acquisitions and worked on sale of one of the divisions
 Supervised the activities of the Disbursement department, ensuring the accurate and timely processing of accounts
payable, petty cash, employee expense reports, cash control, and payroll processing.
 Assist the CFO in controlling expenses and finding cost effective approaches to managing the ongoing business of the
company
Zenith Electronics Company, Glenview, Il 60025
1984-1997
 Started as Financial Analyst and increased job responsibilities to Supervisor, Manager of Consumer Manufacturing
Finance to Financial Controller of PCB Plant
 Responsible for budget planning, forecasts, capital requirements, monthly business reviews and daily operations.
 Provided budgeting plan/forecast for Mexican operations including peso assumptions
 Worked on PPV variances and dealt with Yen forecasts and actuals while working with the Purchasing dept.
 Worked on special projects including make versus buy decisions, joint ventures, and OEM business for some of the
components needed for manufacturing the television.
 Created and implemented a forecasting system on Foxpro that was used for consolidating all eight manufacturing plants
that have a total cost of over $200 million.
 Managed six employees
Purdue University, W. Lafayette, IN
Teaching Assistant, 1982-1984
 Instructed fundamental economics course to undergraduates. Organized lectures, led group discussions and formulated
exams
EDUCATION
Purdue University, Krannert Graduate School of Management, West Lafayette, IN
Master of Science in Management, Finance Option, May 1984
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
Bachelor of Arts in Economics, May 1981
TECHNICAL SKILLS
Microsoft Office-Excel, Access,Powerpoint, Word
Platinum General Ledger
Field Service Optimization Program
GP/Microsoft Dynamics
ADP, Paycom and Paychex software