Timothy Woods

Forward-thinking Senior Financial Executive with 20+ years of experience driving financial strategy, operational excellence, and business transformation across automotive retail, public utilities, and ESG-aligned sectors, including industrial hemp. Combines deep CFO expertise with hands-on leadership to align finance with enterprise vision, scale operations, and deliver measurable results. Sees AI as a force multiplier-enabling greater capacity for growth, improving decision-making, and minimizing non-value-added tasks. Recognized for building inclusive, high-performing teams, mentoring diverse talent, and influencing stakeholders from the front line to the boardroom.

• Significantly reduced operating expenses by 30% through the itemized expense review process, restructuring of leases, and consultant utilization.
• Established NDAs with 2 of the world's largest technology and online shipping companies to explore packaging methods to reduce deforestation and help them achieve their Paris Climate Agreement commitment by 2030.
• Achieved 100% accurate forecasting target after launching a financial forecasting guidance model.
• Spearheaded a complex project to design and implement a new capital structure to secure additional capital for public utility gas companies, including creating a shared-risk portfolio, establishing financial models, and managing processes and controls.
• Slashed annual network costs by $10M through implementing Six Sigma training to reduce the payroll closing cycle.

• College Bound, Inc., Treasurer and Board Member
• The Mansion on O & O Street Museum, Advisory Board Member
• Urban League of Greater Hartford, Board Member

• Sterling Star Employee of the Year
• Business Leader of the Year, NABA
• Alumni of the Year, Cleveland State University College of Business
• 40 under 40 List, Boston Business Journal
• Community Leadership Award, Kaleidoscope Magazine
• General Electric Company, Gerald L. Phillippe Award Nomination for Outstanding Community Service

• One World Products, Las Vegas, NV, 2022 - 2024, Chief Financial Officer, Reduced operating expenses by 30% through an itemized expense review process, restructuring leases, and consultant utilization., Raised required capital to support building Colombia's largest cannabinoid oil extraction facilities., Worked with Isiah Thomas to secure a 1.2-million-acre commitment from Afro-Colombian farmers for industrial hemp cultivation expansion to support automotive manufacturing and consumer packaging., Established NDAs with two of the world's largest technology and online shipping companies to explore industrial hemp application packaging to reduce deforestation and help them achieve their Paris Climate Agreement commitment by 2030., Led cross-functional teams to drive transformation and improve operational efficiencies.
• BMW and MINI of Sterling, Sterling, VA, 2015 - 2022, General Sales Manager, Increased new vehicle retail sales by 75% year-over-year and total unit sales by 47%, exceeding 1,300 units YTD and driving significant revenue growth., Improved gross profit by 74% year-over-year, raised variable profit margin from 58% to 66%, and enhanced per-vehicle profitability by 18%., Led successful COVID-era operations, retaining 100% of staff and sustaining dealership revenue while peers faltered across the region., Deployed AI-powered lead generation and CRM tools, achieving a 90% close rate and expanding online market share by 30%., Launched a transparent e-commerce sales process, transforming the dealership's digital retail model and boosting customer experience., Maintained low sales team turnover at 28%-well below industry norms-with zero regrettable attrition through talent development and culture alignment.
• WGL Holdings, Inc./dba: Washington Gas, Washington, DC, 2008 - 2013, Chief Financial Officer & Energy Services Division VP, Finance, Limited risk during industry downturns and price fluctuations by partnering with Shell to develop a new product., Led a complex, 1 ½ year project to design and implement a new capital structure to secure additional capital., Grew operating income by 60% by developing the business case for the executive team to increase marketing expenses, expand operations into new territories, and invest in renewable energy assets., Reduced external audit fees by 10% and improved business productivity by negotiating internal control procedures associated with annual audit processes., Drove a 5% operating cost improvement after introducing a new financial model., Effected the lowest number of process deficiencies in company history by proactively improving senior executive messaging to remediate potential process issues.
• Freddie Mac, McLean, VA, 2005 - 2007, Vice President, Finance Transformation, Strengthened financial discipline and transparency by launching a cost management process that ensured alignment with funding guidelines and enabled return of identified overfunding., Enhanced cross-departmental financial governance by instituting a company-wide business review framework, ensuring compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley and internal standards., Cut project implementation costs and cycle times by 20% through collaborative process design with business leaders and IT, improving operational efficiency and integration., Lowered costs by 10% and streamlined resource planning by deploying initiative management tools that improved visibility and reduced reporting overhead., Facilitated career advancement for 45 employees by delivering enterprise-wide mentoring and change leadership that reinforced a high-performance, growth-oriented culture.
• Stanley Works, Hartford, CT, 2003 - 2005, Divisional Chief Financial Officer, Delivered a 48% year-over-year improvement in business results by driving performance-focused strategic analysis., Reduced Bad Debt Expense by 76%, improved Working Capital Turns by 15%, and boosted ROCE by 45%., Avoided a $50M overinvestment by successfully identifying risks during due diligence on a potential acquisition., Elevated the division's Controllership rating to top-tier by overhauling the monthly close process and strengthening balance sheet review practices.
• General Electric, Cleveland, OH, Previous, Assistant Global Controller
• BP America, Cleveland, OH, Previous, Savings and Retirement Accountant