Andy Barfuss

Background

About Andy Barfuss

I mitigate risk, manage change, and fix operations. Drawing on my GE Operations and PwC Consulting experience, I help companies emerge stronger and with tighter operations & compliance. Notable achievements:* Oracle ERP - Accelerated general ledger module by 1 year, reduced cost by $4 million.* Talent - Recruit & develop top professionals and promote them into into Operations, Finance, and IT.* HR - Realigned 2 HR functions with strategic business plan to attract, motivate, retain top talent.* Enterprise Risk Mgmt - Implemented in five companies, developed management plans for top risks.* SOX Compliance - Achieved "clean" audit opinion within 9 months of a public-company spin out.* External Audit - Improved efficiency and reduced annual audit fees by 31%.* Acquisitions - Executed post-acquisition integration on 5 global deals with average IRR over 16%.* Restructuring - Restored $89 mil division to profitability, streamlined infrastructure & cut costs by $7 mil.* Internal Audit - Created new internal audit functions in two companies - Lands' End and GE Capital.* Extensive Global Travel - Traveled outside of USA for 50% of time during 5 year period. As a result of my efforts, key executives are better positioned to capitalize on opportunities, manage risks, and eliminate $ millions of unnecessary costs. I am a "roll-up-the-sleeves" guy and prefer to evaluate issues, first hand, in the field.