Resume by Experience
CHARLES W. BLAIN
903 Coulter Street NE
Olympia, WA 98506-5217
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GOAL Senior financial position in a department or firm; responsible for comprehensive accounting and providing financial analysis.
SUMMARY OF Over 30 years of comprehensive, hand-on accounting experience in
QUALIFICATIONS established and start-up manufacturing, service and government contract
environments; BS and MBA in Business, Minor in Mathematics.
MANAGEMENT Assumed controllership without aid of predecessor, designed MRP and accounting systems set-up for pre-packaged software (Quantum), supervised 6 staff; trained employees; set policies and procedures; audited off-site operations.
FINANCIAL Created 5-year financial and operating budgets; designed internal and
ANALYSIS external Profit/Loss statements; inter-company cost allocation systems;
mathematical and statistical models; break-even analyses.
ACCOUNTING
General Ledger General ledger through financial statements for $22M-in-sales firm; consolidations; designed chart of accounts; G/L account and bank reconciliations for multiple accounts/companies; set up and ran bookkeeping for in-home businesses (including income tax returns).
Payroll & Human Selected, installed, customized and supervised ADP payroll system for 130
Resources employees; administered health care, 401(k) and other fringe benefits; prepared Form 5500 returns; set hiring & firing procedures; injury claim reporting.
Information Administered Microsoft and UNIX servers for 10+ users; implemented software
Technology upgrades and crash recoveries; set back-up procedures; trained users; selected software, repaired hardware, In-house MRP report writing.
Inventory Ran computerized and physical inventory systems for aircraft parts and computer reseller; conducted, reviewed and reconciled physical inventories; market valuations, lower-of-cost-or-market valuations and flow models.
Accounts Receivable Designed credit application, screened potential customers for $2M-in-sales firm; followed up on delinquent accounts.
Accounts Payable Supervised computerized A/P for $26M-in-sales firm; ran computerized A/P for $2M-in-sales firm, including 1099’s.
Fixed Assets Selected, installed, customized and ran FAS depreciation software & spreadsheets for $10M of fixed assets; designed capitalized labor model; tracked changes in sales/use tax laws to lower purchase costs; fixed asset audit projects.
Misc. Comprehensive year-end CPA audit support; IRS, Washington B&O, Workers Comp. Insurance, and Property Tax audits; managed lines-of-credit; Dept. of the Census and similar federal and state reports; insurance reports; export documentation federal government contract accounting environment.
EDUCATION
May, 1992 Master of Business Administration
San Jose State University
December, 1984 Bachelor of Science, Business Administration
Minor – Mathematics
San Jose State University
EXPERIENCE
Soloy LLC Controller 2001 – present
Aircraft engineering, modification and repair firm in Olympia, Washington $69,000+/yr.
$26M in Sales, $2M in Assets, 30 employees
Ross-Simmons Hardwood Lumber Co. Controller 1996 – 2001
Hardwood lumber sawmill in Longview, Washington $44,000/yr.
$12M in Sales, $11M in Assets, 110 employees
Tubafor Mill Controller 1994 – 1996
Cedar fence board sawmill in Morton, Washington $41,196/yr.
$12M in Sales, $4M in Assets, 200 employees
International Scientific Products Accountant 1992 – 1994
Importer of nuclear power plants for spacecraft in San Jose, California $29,760/yr.*
$1.5M in Sales, $.5M in Assets, 17 employees
The DSP Group Accountant 1991 – 1992
Digital signal processing chips for cellular telephones in San Jose, California $33,000/yr.
$.25M in Sales, $.1M in Assets, 20 employees
NEC Electronics, Inc. Accounting Clerk III 1988 – 1991
Electronic component manufacturer in Mountain View, California $30,000/yr.
Millions in Sales and Assets, over 1000 employees
Minicomputer Exchange, Inc. Inventory Manager 1986 – 1988
Reseller/broker of used mini-computer equipment in Sunnyvale, California $18,200/yr.
$.25M in Sales, $.5M in Assets, 15 employees
*15% pay decrease due to cancelled government contract.
REFERENCES Available on request.
CHARLES W. BLAIN
903 Coulter Street NE
Olympia, WA 98506-5217
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GOAL Senior financial position in a department or firm; responsible for comprehensive accounting and providing financial analysis.
SUMMARY OF Over 30 years of comprehensive, hand-on accounting experience in
QUALIFICATIONS established and start-up manufacturing, service and government contract
environments; BS and MBA in Business, Minor in Mathematics.
MANAGEMENT Assumed controllership without aid of predecessor, designed MRP and accounting systems set-up for pre-packaged software (Quantum), supervised 6 staff; trained employees; set policies and procedures; audited off-site operations.
FINANCIAL Created 5-year financial and operating budgets; designed internal and
ANALYSIS external Profit/Loss statements; inter-company cost allocation systems;
mathematical and statistical models; break-even analyses.
ACCOUNTING
General Ledger General ledger through financial statements for $22M-in-sales firm; consolidations; designed chart of accounts; G/L account and bank reconciliations for multiple accounts/companies; set up and ran bookkeeping for in-home businesses (including income tax returns).
Payroll & Human Selected, installed, customized and supervised ADP payroll system for 130
Resources employees; administered health care, 401(k) and other fringe benefits; prepared Form 5500 returns; set hiring & firing procedures; injury claim reporting.
Information Administered Microsoft and UNIX servers for 10+ users; implemented software
Technology upgrades and crash recoveries; set back-up procedures; trained users; selected software, repaired hardware, In-house MRP report writing.
Inventory Ran computerized and physical inventory systems for aircraft parts and computer reseller; conducted, reviewed and reconciled physical inventories; market valuations, lower-of-cost-or-market valuations and flow models.
Accounts Receivable Designed credit application, screened potential customers for $2M-in-sales firm; followed up on delinquent accounts.
Accounts Payable Supervised computerized A/P for $26M-in-sales firm; ran computerized A/P for $2M-in-sales firm, including 1099’s.
Fixed Assets Selected, installed, customized and ran FAS depreciation software & spreadsheets for $10M of fixed assets; designed capitalized labor model; tracked changes in sales/use tax laws to lower purchase costs; fixed asset audit projects.
Misc. Comprehensive year-end CPA audit support; IRS, Washington B&O, Workers Comp. Insurance, and Property Tax audits; managed lines-of-credit; Dept. of the Census and similar federal and state reports; insurance reports; export documentation federal government contract accounting environment.
EDUCATION
May, 1992 Master of Business Administration
San Jose State University
December, 1984 Bachelor of Science, Business Administration
Minor – Mathematics
San Jose State University
EXPERIENCE
Soloy LLC Controller 2001 – present
Aircraft engineering, modification and repair firm in Olympia, Washington $69,000+/yr.
$26M in Sales, $2M in Assets, 30 employees
Ross-Simmons Hardwood Lumber Co. Controller 1996 – 2001
Hardwood lumber sawmill in Longview, Washington $44,000/yr.
$12M in Sales, $11M in Assets, 110 employees
Tubafor Mill Controller 1994 – 1996
Cedar fence board sawmill in Morton, Washington $41,196/yr.
$12M in Sales, $4M in Assets, 200 employees
International Scientific Products Accountant 1992 – 1994
Importer of nuclear power plants for spacecraft in San Jose, California $29,760/yr.*
$1.5M in Sales, $.5M in Assets, 17 employees
The DSP Group Accountant 1991 – 1992
Digital signal processing chips for cellular telephones in San Jose, California $33,000/yr.
$.25M in Sales, $.1M in Assets, 20 employees
NEC Electronics, Inc. Accounting Clerk III 1988 – 1991
Electronic component manufacturer in Mountain View, California $30,000/yr.
Millions in Sales and Assets, over 1000 employees
Minicomputer Exchange, Inc. Inventory Manager 1986 – 1988
Reseller/broker of used mini-computer equipment in Sunnyvale, California $18,200/yr.
$.25M in Sales, $.5M in Assets, 15 employees
*15% pay decrease due to cancelled government contract.
REFERENCES Available on request.