KENNETH A. PEARL 9977 Deer Trail Plymouth, IN 46563 Phone: (574) 276-4462 E-mail: kpee8f24@westpost.

net EMPLOYMENT HISTORY 2005 to Present - CONTROLLER, Silgan Containers Mfg. Corp., LaPorte, IN * Manage two staff; Review all vendor invoices for proper support & G/L coding; Review payroll entries to the G/L; Prepare monthly forecasts; Review & prepare G /L journal entries; Update inventory standard costs; Track capital expenditures projects; Analyze variances to budget; Accumulate data for Overall Equipment Eff ectiveness reports; Prepare annual budget; Using J D Edwards software on an AS40 0 and various spreadsheets. 2002 to 2005 - CONTROLLER, Bremen Composites (formerly Bremen Technologies), Bre men, IN * Managed two staff directly and an additional three staff indirectly; Responsib le for G/L, financial statements, cash forecasting, reviewing vendor invoices & purchase orders, reviewing & backing up payroll processing; Managed computer net work system and repaired accounting data through direct database entry; Assisted sales department with product cost data. 2000 to 2002 - ACCOUNTING MANAGER, Brightpoint, Inc., Plainfield, IN * Managed five staff; Reviewed all vendor invoices for proper support; Determine d weekly disbursements; Assisted staff with troubleshooting (receiving/price/etc . discrepancies); Forecasted cash requirements; Reconciled liability of inventor y received but not invoiced; Coordinated monthly vendor reconciliations; Reviewe d G/L account coding from accounts payable; Assisted budget department with bala nce sheet forecasting; Assisted controller and CEO with special projects as need ed; Assisted other accounting managers with internal control procedures. 1999 to 2000 - CORPORATE OFFICE ACCOUNTING MANAGER, Miller's Health Systems, War saw, IN * Managed four staff; Assisted with month-end reconciliations of accounts payabl e, accounts receivable and specific industry-related expenses; Assisted with coo rdination, collection and processing of weekly payroll data from the company's f orty nursing homes; Prepared specialized industry reports; Position was eliminat ed by new management team. 1996 to 1999 - ACCOUNTING MANAGER & COST ACCOUNTANT, BTR Automotive, Logansport, IN & Peru, IN * Managed three staff; Maintained integrity of G/L; In charge of internal contro l review; Input majority of financial data to monthly financial statements sprea dsheet model; Prepared annual budget for non-inventory related accounts; Assiste d controller with monthly forecasting; Tracked capital expenditures projects. A cting Cost Accounting Manager during most of time period. Prepared daily Key In dicators report; Analyzed monthly inventory, labor and variances activity; Maint ained inventory master & balance files in computer program on AS/400; Analyzed & balanced inter-company transactions. 1993 to 1996 - CONTROLLER, Boone Computer Systems, Plymouth, IN

1989 to 1993 - CONTROLLER, Ries Furniture Company, South Bend, IN 1984 to 1989 - ACCOUNTING & AUDITING MANAGER, McQueen & Boyer, CPAs 1981 to 1984 - SENIOR & STAFF ACCOUNTANT, Coopers & Lybrand, South Bend, IN EDUCATION Bachelor of Science, Business with Accounting Concentration, 1981 Indiana University, Bloomington, IN (Southeast Campus) CERTIFICATION Certified Public Accountant in 1984