Thomas M Coughlin 36 Douglas Drive Enfield, CT 06082 Cell: (860) 916-5454 Home: (860) 741-0390 SENIOR OPERATIONS / FINANCE

EXECUTIVE A results-oriented professional who can focus on the abig picturea while leading and staying on top of all the daily business operations. Strong finance and tec hnology experience as well as expertise in: Human Resource Management Manufacturing / Technology Management Project Management Inventory Control / Logistics Management Operations / Production Management Strategic Planning / Revenue Projections Sales / Business Development Training / Employee Development PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE CONN. VALLEY BINDERY, INC., New Britain, CT 06052 Vice President of Manufacturing & Operations (02/04 a" Present) Controller (01/98 a" 01/04) Office Manager / Estimator (01/93 a" 12/97) Accountant (07/89 a" 12/92) A key contributor to the business growth, productivity, operating efficiency, an d competitive positioning of the Connecticut Valley Bindery, Inc., as a Senior O fficer - Prepare and present all corporate financials to company owners and managers: b usiness forecasting, budgeting, purchasing, cost analysis and controls, financia l statements, inventory analysis, and physical inventory for COGS and WIP standa rds for reporting financials accurately. - Purchased assets, researched and implemented in the manufacturing technologies in past years which have captured efficiency and production cost reductions. Up graded networks, workstations, inter-departmental processes and procedures, and streamlined corporate operations. - Installed new financial accounting, human resources and payroll software, and computer hardware and software, and programmed custom software in the areas of p roduction and accounting to meet costing directives and data collection objectiv es. - Supervise and oversee functions of 42 employees (Plant Manager, Foreman, Work Leaders, and other Personnel). Ability to maintain current workforce, retain ski lled employees, and improve productivity by cross training and preparing employe es to handle the diverse production and work-flow requirements. - Manage Plant Operations including the removal, relocation, repairs and upgrade s of existing equipment. Implementing new technology, procedure controls, qualit y controls, company policies, waste removal systems, vacuum systems, house air p ressure systems,and other ancillary equipment to increase efficiency of producti on process and distribution of the final product. - Ensure all bindery projects are completed on time and in accordance to custome rsa requirements. Interact regularly with clients, vendors, management, and plan t personnel to effectively meet production criteria and overcome any business or production challenges. Maintain quality control standards, processes, and proce dures.

- Assist in daily functions concerning human resources, accounts payable, accoun ts receivable, payroll, training, and other reporting needs and issues that rela te to the business climate. - Assist in the preparation, data collection, and reporting for state and federa l audits as per company policy and regulations. Premium Systems Control Auditor a" Travelers Insurance Company, Hartford, CT (07 /86 a" 08/1988) - To setup controls and develop new controls for premiums that was being process ed in the field offices in United States sales offices. To balance the various c omputer mainframe systems to reflect accuracy in reporting and actual premiums r eceived by office and region. To diagnose and implement new controls for transac tions that were declined by the system and redefine new procedures to implement to avoid client disruption in service and premiums, in conjunction with the many da tabase development teams based on region and mainframe systems utilized.

EDUCATION B.S. a" Accounting, Nichols College, Dudley, MA a" Graduated 1986 A.S. a" Accounting, Tunxis Community College, Farmington, CT a" Graduated 1984 SOFTWARE Microsoft Windows Vista, XP, 2000, NT, and previous operating systems Champion Accounting Software Exact Macola Accounting Software Programmed Solutions a" Manufacturing Software EFI Programmed Solutions - Manufacturing Software Microsoft Office a" Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Word, and other 3rd party softwa re UPS, FEDEX, and other logistics software Harvard Business Graphics and other related software Label Matrix and other Barcode Software Dbase 1, 2, 3, and other related database software Mainframe Systems a" Irma, MS Dos, COBOL, and other related programs