Raymond L Demos - MBA

282 Windward Drive

Elyria, Ohio 44035
(440) 452-3371 Cell
(440) 365-2499 Residence
Email: rd64faa2@westpost.net
Professional Qualifications
Ten years Cost Management and Finance experience in a flagship manufacturing f
acility
Project Team Leader for SAP, JD Edwards One World and BPCS system implementatio
ns
Strong understanding of Supply Chain processes, brand profitability, operationa
l performance
Excellent financial analysis, planning, forecasting using best practice applica
tions and GAAP
Cost management focused on continuous improvement, waste reduction and efficien
cies
Extensive experience in risk analysis, plant overheads, metrics (KPI's) and cap
acity planning
Experience driving business process changes across manufacturing and distributi
on channels
Partner to Plant Manager explaining actual performance and improvement recommen
dations
International experience with plant operations or joint ventures in Canada, Mex
ico and China
Experience with Khalix, COGNOS reporting and other modeling software
Interpersonal, communication, and organizational skills at all levels
Strong experience in overall Capital Asset Management, Planning and make vs buy
situations
Certified Change Management and Conflict Management Trainer

Professional experience July 2005 - Present Riddell - All American Sports Ely
ria, Ohio
Senior Cost Analyst
Riddell is the leading consumer manufacturer of football helmets and related spo
rts apparel generating annual revenues of $130MM and $600MM consolidated revenue
with Easton Sports
Manage plant SAP cost and operations accounting, closing, reporting, modeling a
nd analysis
SAP Power user focusing on cost management, efficiency improvements and waste r
eductions
Established KPI metrics, revenue streams and profitability analysis on all prod
uct portfolios
Provide annual operating budgets, rolling forecasts and business plans for plan
t and corporate
Drive lean manufacturing saving programs with waste reduction and variation imp
rovements
Operations and Manufacturing Lead for compliance and procedure write-ups on all
SOX 404
Manage standard cost system, variance analysis, routings, BOM's and business pr
ocesses
Responsible for fixed asset management, expenditures and payback analysis (ROI,
IRR, NPV)
Implemented Inventory Control/Cycle Counting system for SAP with written proced
ures in US
July 1994 - April 2005 Barton Brands, Ltd Owensboro, KY
US Operations Accounting Manager
Barton Brands is a manufacturer, distiller and bottling facility for Premium Bou
rbons and Cordials with revenue of $250MM for five manufacturing locations in th
e US
Responsible for all Plant Operations Accounting, A/P, P/R, Costing, Budgeting,
Reporting, IT
Finance and Operations Project Leader for JD Edwards and BPCS software implemen
tations
Project Leader for Lean Manufacturing , Business Process, Brand Profitability i
mprovements
Project Lead for implementation of company wide cycle count programs and invent
ory control
Implemented Standard and Process Flow Cost system in JD Edwards with variance r
eporting
Directed P-Card program for all plants saving $500K through internet purchasing
contracts
Direct the preparation and analysis of all Administrative, Operating and Capita
l budgeting
Implemented capital asset system analyzing ROI, NPV, and IRR
Established KPI metrics, measures of success and through-put studies for improv
ed efficiency
Oversaw Sarbanes-Oxley 404 documentation, compliance and Business Process flows
Implemented SKU rationalization and Plant Optimization strategy generating $5MM
savings

Oct 1989 - July 1994 Progressive Plastics, Inc Cleveland, Ohio

Finance Manager
As Finance Manager of a manufacturer of plastic extrusion and injection blow mol
ded bottles and containers, company grew income 30% per year generating revenue
of $40MM The company also managed an in house label printing and application di
vision
Responsible for General Accounting, Cost, Accounts Payable, Financial Reporting,
and MIS
Developed Accounting systems and improved business processes for Admin and Oper
ations
Negotiated ten-year tax abatement through an enterprise zone tax credit
Supported CFO and President on overall financial strategies and banking relatio
nships
Oversaw, analyzed and directed operating /capital budgeting processes
Performed profit modeling on product mix and strategic contract business
Implemented capital asset system analyzing ROI, NPV, and IRR
Developed MIS department and Novell Network saving company $100K in 1st year
Implemented Standard Costing System and full variance reporting

June 1982 - Oct 1989 BP America, Inc Cleveland, Ohio

Financial Analyst
BP America maintained a substantial investment in many North American manufactur
ing facilities under the Industrial Products umbrella As Financial Analyst, I
maintained the following functions:
Responsible consolidated statement analysis for industrial product plants
Coordinated and prepared the acquisition/divestiture financial statements
Coordinated and reported operating/capital plant budgets to corporate
Responsible for accounting of $50MM venture capital investments
Education
Baldwin Wallace College Berea, Ohio
Masters Business Administration (MBA) - Graduated June 1985
Major in Business Administration; Minor in Systems
Dyke College Cleveland, Ohio
Bachelors Degree in Accounting - Graduated June 1981
Certified Conflict and Change Management Trainer 2004
Formal Lean Manufacturing and Continuous Improvement Training 2003

Computer Skills
MSOffice 2003 and 2007 Excel, Word, Access, Power point
Windows XP Professional (In addition to other applications)
MRPII
SAP ERP Software (FI, CO, BW, BI, MM modules and others)
JD Edwards One World ERP Software
MAPIC's and Oracle ERP Software implementation experience
COGNOS
Khalix Financial Modeling and Reporting Software
Outlook
AS400 Applications
Lotus Notes