About Chad

Key Achievements

Turned around a privately held real estate & construction firm by discovering fraud, implementing robust internal controls, and standardizing procedures across 42 entities and 81 properties. Result: 218% increase in net profit within the first year of leadership.
Drove operational efficiency and cash-flow improvement at a privately held real estate acquisition and development company by redesigning collections processes and cost structures. Result: reduced operating expenses by 55% and decreased accounts receivable by 78% while rebuilding the accounting function during the 2008–2009 recession.
Led the consolidation of a $4B multinational food production and distribution group by implementing and integrating Longview across 40+ entities in 9 countries with multiple currencies and languages. Result: created unified IFRS-compliant financial reporting and delivered consolidated packages to executive leadership and the board for the first time.
Stabilized and optimized month-end close and financial reporting for a $2B portfolio of income-producing assets in the asset-intensive transportation & leasing industry. Result: reduced close cycle to 10 days, architected a new PropCo/OpCo structure with full ASC 842 lease accounting and intercompany framework, and delivered clean audit-ready financial packages.