KEITH HARLAN COLE
Georgetown,Texas
Summary
Dynamic and experienced executive leader with 27 years of comprehensive experience in organizational management across diverse sectors. Proven expertise in relationship building, personnel oversight, and strategic planning to achieve business objectives. Demonstrated success in advanced accounting and finance, auditing, human resources, information technology, manufacturing, and safety, driving operational excellence and team performance. Aims to leverage extensive expertise to foster innovation and growth within a forward-thinking organization. Knowledgeable director with a solid background in managing organizational operations and strategic planning, successfully leading initiatives that streamline processes and improve departmental efficiency. Demonstrated leadership and problem-solving skills honed in high-pressure environments.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
Work History
Deputy Director of Accounting
State Office of Risk Management
09.2021 - 05.2024
- Oversees and/or prepares monthly and annual operating statements, financial statements, vouchers, and reports; and approves and signs expense account and purchase vouchers submitted for payment
- Analyzes cumulative periodic tab runs and status of fund reports on state funds and conducts the continuous reviews and analyzes necessary to control fund expenditures and develop stable expenditure patterns
- Develops, coordinates, or produces complex reports for monitoring and reporting agency financial information
- Organizes and directs programs to control the financing of agency operations
- Prepares annual operating budgets and reviews expenditures to ensure that budget limits are not exceeded
- Ensures accurate and timely submission of the strategic plan and legislative appropriations requests, fiscal notes, and legislation analysis
- Prepared and submitted accurate, timely management and financial reports and project budgets in MIP Accounting software there by reducing budget overruns by 98 percent.
Chief Operations Officer
Techcon Trenching
01.2011 - 01.2021
- Directs the organization's day-to-day operations, which may include the organization's financial and budget activities and other operational or programmatic activities
- Oversees major, complex, and functionally related areas organized into multiple departments and/or divisions, including the organization's Accounting, HR, IT, Manufacturing, and Safety
- Created and managed a sub-company of Techcon Trenching, CTS Manufacturing, LLC., to develop and build its trenching machines. which provided a cost savings of 25 percent per machine.
- Provides information, advice, and counsel to the Chief Executive Officer and other management in the planning, developing, and operating organization services
- Keeps the CEO informed on the status and progress of operations in major departments or divisions and/or across the organization
- May function as Chief Executive Officer in the absence of the Chief Executive Officer
Education
Accounting and Finance -
Texas State University
San Marcos, Texas01-1992
Skills
- Budgeting and finance
- Program management
- Process improvements
- Operations management
- Strategic business planning
- Office 365, CAPPS, USAS, Quickbooks
Accomplishments
- Successfully managed $56 million annual budget, ensuring fiscal goals were met consistently.
- Streamlined expenditure control, reducing budget overruns by 15% annually for 3 years.
- Led team to achieve 97% on-time financial report submissions for 5 consecutive years.
- Increased operational efficiency, resulting in 20% decrease in operational costs over 4 years.
- Spearheaded the creation of a sub-company CTS Manufacturing, LLC. to build Trenching machines used in west Texas oil field.
Timeline
Deputy Director of Accounting
State Office of Risk Management
09.2021 - 05.2024
Chief Operations Officer
Techcon Trenching
01.2011 - 01.2021
Accounting and Finance -
Texas State University
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