♦ EXPERIENCED FINANCIAL LEADER
♦ SUCCESSFUL DECISION-MAKER
• Nearly 8 years of experience in the role of CFO and/or VP Finance
• As an ethical leader, I provide sound, forward-looking strategic advice to the senior executive team and shareholders, helping ensure the long-term profitability and growth of the business.
• As a sleeves-rolled up professional – open-minded, assertive, strategic and goal-oriented, well grounded, mature and stable, I perform well in a dynamic and high-pressure work environment.
Accurate Reporting, Auditing, Automotive, BANKING, FINANCE, ECONOMICS, Business Manager, Cost Accounting, Develop Controls, Directed Financial Controls, Divestiture, ERP, Ethical Leader, Expansion Markets, Cost Controls Reduction, Fixed Assets, Fluent English, Fluent Chinese Mandarin, Goal-oriented, Global, India JV, Inventory, IFRS, IPO, JV, Logistics, M&A, Manufacturing, Mitigated Investment Risk, Multinational, Negotiation, Open-minded, Operational Strategy, Own All Financial Accounting Processes, Power-generation, Pre-Joint Venture (JV), Private Equity Funding, Process Improvement, Provide Strategic Advice, Purchasing, Regulatory Compliance Risk Controls, Risk Exposure, SENIOR CONSULTANT, Startup, Supply Chain, Tax Evaluation, Tax Planning, Team Leadership, Telecommunication, Trained Finance Team, VC, Washinton State
VP Finance & Operations (US) - Contract Consultant @ From March 2014 to Present (1 year 10 months) Corporate Controller @ Founded in 1990, APE is the Global Leader with offices in Asia, Europe and USA and provides
research and development, production and sales of foundation construction equipment. APE’s
specialties include Foundation Construction Equipment Sales and Rentals, Foundation Construction
Equipment Manufacturing, Foundation Construction Equipment Engineering, Foundation
Construction Equipment Servicing. http://www.apevibro.com From May 2012 to October 2013 (1 year 6 months) ♦ Senior Fiscal - Budget Coordinator @ SENIOR FISCAL-BUDGET COORDINATOR – State of WA (DSHS) – Lakewood, WA
10/2011– 05/2012 From October 2011 to May 2012 (8 months) ♦ RETURN FROM CHINA: @ After 13 years of working overseas; excelling with small to large Fortune 1000 companies, I returned to the United States for a SABBATICAL LEAVE LASTING ONE YEAR. I wanted to take a break after many years of intensive schedules and long work hours. During this time, I bought and remodeled a house, investing a lot of personal sweat equity. From July 2010 to July 2011 (1 year 1 month) ♦ VP Finance & CFO @ NASDAQ listed in 2009, Globe Specialty Metals headquartered in New York City is
the world’s largest producer of metallurgical, chemical and solar silicon metal and
silicon-based alloys. Yongvey unit produces carbon and graphite electrodes for use in submerged arc metallurgical furnaces.
CHALLENGED AS, VP FINANCE & CFO, to setup new policies, procedures and
internal control systems that are aligned with U.S. GAAP, Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX),
Section 404 and local and company standards. (Changed due to company restructure) From October 2008 to March 2010 (1 year 6 months) ♦ VP Finance & Administration @ NOTE: By 2007, contracts were expiring in Asian Pacific region. Downsized office to a skeleton staff.
Automotive industry leader ($1.1BUSD) in Tier 1 fully integrated safety systems. Asia area consists of seven entities including three manufacturing plants in China and one in India ($150MM). From April 2006 to April 2008 (2 years 1 month) ♦ CFO @ Venture-funded imaging software used for survey, mapping and geographic information system (GIS), integrating hardware, software, and data for capturing, managing, analyzing, and displaying all forms of geographically referenced information.
CHALLENGED AS, CFO, to develop and execute financial strategic direction, coordinating planning efforts with operations and administration (Changed due to career move) From November 2002 to November 2006 (4 years 1 month) ♦ Senior Consultant @ Ye's Management is an American Management Consulting Firm that serves client companies in the areas of Strategic and Operational Management consulting. Headquartered in the New York metropolitan area, Ye's Management also has a strong focus on China with an office in Beijing.
CHALLENGED AS, SENIOR CONSULTANT, to work with at-risk companies providing solid financial system analysis aligning companies with financial, tax and accounting authorities From January 2002 to October 2002 (10 months) ♦ Financial Controller (Expatriate) @ ITT Industries Co., Ltd., (used to be TRW-Lucas Automotive Control System, LTD., Tianjin, China)
♦ Directed implementation of SAP Financial and Controlling Modules for ERP system
♦ Managed M&A processes between ITT Industry, Ltd., and TRW
♦ Successfully managed TRW divestiture
• Transferred and adopted within two months new ITT accounting policies
• Included purchasing, inventory and production data control procedures
♦ Resolved Value Added Tax (VAT) tax problem saving company nearly $1MM
• Co-leader of MAPICS (ERP) software implementation From July 2000 to January 2002 (1 year 7 months) ♦ Business Manager (Expatriate) @ FINANCIAL DIRECTOR – Shanxi International Casting Co. – Beijing, China
BUSINESS MANAGER, (Expatriate) – Caterpillar, Inc. – Beijing, China From February 1999 to April 2000 (1 year 3 months) ♦ Controller (Expatriate) @ From January 1997 to February 1999 (2 years 2 months)
Phd, Banking & Finance @ 1 - Xiamen University; Phd - Banking & Finance From 1995 to 2000 Master of Accountancy & CPA - Coursework @ 3 - University of Memphis From 1995 to 1995 Master of Accountancy & CPA - Coursework @ Rhodes College From 1990 to 1991 Associate of Arts, Business Administration @ Santa Barbara City College From 1984 to 1987 BA, Economics @ 2 - Xiamen University; BA - Economics From 1978 to 1982 Heidie Lin is skilled in: Accurate Record Keeping, Auditing / Review of Internal Controls, APAC, Budgeting & Forecasting, China, Contract Due Diligence / Negotiations, Cost Accounting & Financial Modeling, Expense Controls & Reduction, Finance & Funds Management / FX, Financial, Expense & Variance Analysis, Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A), Financial Statements & Consolidations, Fixed Asset & Capital Budgeting, Guided ERP Implementation, M&A / JV / Transactions / Turnarounds