Joseph A.

Myor
5360 Deer Crossing Sheffield Village, OH 44054
(440) 934-0516 (Home) (440) 935-2674 (Mobile)
jmbce8c0@westpost.net
CAREER SUMMARY
Results oriented senior level accounting professional who has grown businesses,
optimized profitability and working capital, and reengineered financial and non-
financial processes. Strong financial acumen with over 25 years experience in va
rying manufacturing and service industries. A proven leader who drives results t
hrough personal involvement, team work across functions, mentoring associates, c
ommunication, establishing objectives and monitoring results.
Experienced in: strategic planning, budgeting, cost accounting methods, working
capital management, cost optimization, treasury, strengthening internal controls
, continuous improvement, 80/20 analysis, acquisitions, divestures, GAAP, SOX,
ERP implementations, project planning, benefits design and H.R. management. Man
ufacturing expertise in JIT, TOC and Lean concepts, Kaizen, and procurement stra
tegies
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Ross Environmental Services, Inc.a" Elyria, OH 2005-2010
A $40 million privately held environmental services company specializing in the
incineration, treatment, recycling and transportation of hazardous waste materia
ls.
Controller, Vice President,
a Negotiated $17MM in bank financing arrangements at a 150 basis point reduction
. Agreements enhanced all lines of credit for capital and business development
needs.
a Re-emphasized strategic planning within company. Management Team successfully
moved from reactionary to a aplan and implementationa mode. In 5 years revenue
s grew over 55% and profitability increased from break-even to EBITDAas exceedin
g15%.
a Negotiated revamped Health Care program and stop-loss policies; added dental,
vision and improved coverage for associates. Maintained associate premiums at m
arket medians. Program savings: 2008-$210,000, 2009- $344,000.
a Implemented new aopen architecturea 401K program. Reduced program fees from o
ver 1.3% to 1%; improved fund offerings from 6 to 16. Participation increased f
rom 48% to 77%.
a Revamped I.T. department transforming it into project driven group focused on
results;
a Projects implemented include new RF warehouse storage and receiving inspection
technology, CRM software and virtual server backup technology
a Instituted a WIP costing process to match process costs to revenue recognition
.
a Reduced A/R days from 59 to 54, reduced over 90 day accounts from over 9% to 1
.2%, had azeroa bad debt in 2009.
Fontaine Trailer, division of Marmon Highway Technology,a" Kent, OH 2003-2005
A $125 million manufacturer of flatbed trailers; responsible for plants in Ohio,
Alabama and Kentucky. A division of the Marmon Group, now owned by Berkshire H
athaway.
Division Controller
a Led Ravens Trailer Division turnaround from losses exceeding $3MM annually fro
m 2001 thru 2003 to $400K profit in 2004 by focusing division on profitable core
business segments.
a Developed plan for $4 MM capital investment project that reduced trailer produ
ction hours from 156 to 110 man-hours (reduction of $2MM cost of goods annually)
, established lean manufacturing concepts reducing inventory by 25%;
a Through 80-20 analysis, revamped trailer product offerings reducing SKUas by 7
5% while maintaining 94% of customer product needs.
a Led Sarbanes-Oxley project for division culminating in successful compliance a
udit.
DEVLIEG BULLARD II, INC. - Twinsburg, OH 2000a"2002
A $65 million privately held Machine Tool Manufacturer and parts distributor.
Division Controller, Machine Tool Group
a Conducted all financial aspects of the due diligence in $14MM acquisition. Dev
eloped strategy to integrate operation, restructure salary positions and consoli
date six facilities into two. Reduced break-even point of group by $8 MM.
a Directed the implementation of J. D. Edwards MRP modules at three sites. Redu
ced inventory by $450,000 (25%) and improved average machine build times by 4 we
eks.
a Introduced a acost basea quoting process to streamline process for our busines
s units. Reduced average turnaround time 2 weeks, functional costs by 1/3 and b
acklog by 80%.
MULTILINK BROADBAND, INC. - Elyria, OH 1999 - 2000
A $33 MM privately held distributor and manufacturer of power, fiber, plastic an
d steel components for the communications markets with three divisions and 210 e
mployees.
Vice President of Finance
a Restructured management team focusing on strong planning and product quality.
Improved on-time deliveries from 27% to 91% in 3 months.
a Implemented cellular manufacturing techniques and outsourcing of processes. R
ealized annual product cost savings of $290,000 and ROI of 130% on investment.
a Developed business plan for new business start-up including the restructure of
bank arrangements to generate $2.0 MM in new capital funding for new product li
ne launch.
YORK INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION - Elyria, OH 1981-1999
A $3.3 billion world-wide manufacturer of residential and commercial HVAC produc
ts
Controller & Manager of Information Technology
Responsible for a facility with $300 MM in sales, $35MM inventory and $45 MM bud
get.
a Developed Year 2000 compliance strategy, secured $8MM funding and assumed resp
onsibility for implementation of its nine critical projects at two sites.
a Developed financial justification for $10MM plant reengineering leading to imp
lementation of Lean Manufacturing and JIT Techniques into facility. In 3rd yea
r labor savings equaled $6 MM, quality metrics improved 70%, and schedule attain
ment exceeded 95%.
a Developed justification for consolidation of Kentucky plant to Ohio. Secured
5 year-contract agreement with USW, negotiated Tax Abatement agreement with the
City of Elyria and received $1.5MM in grant and training funding from the Ohio D
epartment of Development. In 4 years employment increased from 500 to 900 and s
ales grew from $85MM to $250MM.
a Implemented Activity Based Cost system that became the model used within all t
hree manufacturing locations in the division.
EDUCATION
BALDWIN-WALLACE COLLEGE, BEREA, OH - Executive MBA in Business
DUQUESNE UNIVERSITY, PITTSBURGH, PA - BS IN BUSINESS