DEBBIE MILLS

This was a new business start up for an Electrical Contracting company doing business in the Texas/New Mexico area. This company started with no internal processes and seven employees and grew to 65+ employees and over 90+ in fleet which included heavy equipment, service trucks and bucket trucks.

• Developed and streamlined office processes by implementing new management software and organizing staff training sessions. This includes time application and training, invoicing to customers , accounts receivable and accounts payable.
• Developed processes for onboarding new hires, creating check lists for onboarding, NH Orientation and safety ppe as needed for field employees.
• Created processes and implemented software to support Fleet Management, including but not limited to maintenance system , GPS and Fuel cards.
• Maintained and supported Safety Management, including writing internal safety policies and procedures, creating and maintaining a safety matrix, IsNet, TPS Alert and PEC/Veriforce.and schedule monthly Safety Meetings.
• Evaluated employee performance through regular reviews, providing constructive feedback to promote professional growth.
• Interacted well with customers to build connections and nurture relationships.
• Recruited, hired, and trained initial personnel, working to establish key internal functions and outline scope of positions for new organization.
• Reduced financial inconsistencies while assessing and verifying billing invoices and expense reports.
• Supervised office staff and kept employees compliant with company policies and procedures.
• Empowered employees to take ownership of their responsibilities, leading to increased accountability and improved performance outcomes.
• Developed and maintained relationships with external vendors and suppliers.
• Accomplished multiple tasks within established timeframes.
• Cross-trained existing employees to maximize team agility and performance.
• Streamlined workflows by identifying bottlenecks in existing systems and implementing appropriate solutions.

• Lead monthly meetings with directors to analyze spending and provide financial recommendations
• Created and maintained precise and accurate models, charts and reports
• Consolidated financial data and materials for key leadership meetings
• Developed, produced and analyzed financial statements by region
• Reviewed and analyzed project spending throughout project life cycle
• Identified risks associated with projects, contract approvals and other client accounting issues
• Built and maintained databases for forecasting future financial performance
• Developed forecasting tools and dashboards to analyze revenue variance, business pipeline and industry trends
• Developed databases to track and manage active and pipeline projects providing reporting capabilities such as KPI's, benchmarking and resource impacts
• Create Level2/Level3 schedules in Primavera P6, using key milestones an GC PH4 activities
• QA schedules to assure of correct data date, baseline vs variance and valid relationships based off of scope of work.

• Partner with multiple Cost Center Owners to prepare annual budgets using the Events Based Budget principles
• Monitor costs to ensure that charges are within budget and allocated correctly and inform the appropriate Cost Center Owner
• Helped in developing and maintaining current procedures and work instructions as required to ensure compliance with accounting policies and procedures
• Coordinate, evaluate and prepare the monthly year end forecast, ranging $5MM to a total of $100MM for maintenance spend to support the GFO Process
• Prepare Adhoc reporting as required
• Prepare and present regular trends and forecasting reports to management during monthly financial reviews
• Influence business decisions by performing routine analysis of allocated charges into cost centers from outside sources and reporting results to Cost Center Owners
• Support and help drive Business Improvement plans utilizing the Continuous Improvement (Six Sigma) process to gain efficiency and drive better processes.

• Creating and streamlining Procurement Processes around the knowledge of instrumentation
• Thorough knowledge of the principles, practices, and procedures of purchasing
• Thorough knowledge of basic accounting principles as related to purchasing
• Factory Returns, Credits and New Account Set-ups
• Analyzes departmental purchase requisitions for completeness and accuracy of information; contacts department or initiator to clarify and complete information; determines method needed to process requisition such as bid, request for proposal or blanket contract
• Act promptly to resolve actual or potential problems when required
• Manages and oversees personnel, personnel issues and attendance
• Provides Leadership in leading those with conflict management
• Skill in the ability to establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with all levels of vendors and with co-workers
• Developed and provided initial technical information to customers.