David Hopper, CPA

2308 Promontory Dr.

Signal Hill, Ca 90755

562-597-4220 Cell 562-552-6349

Education

California State University at Los Angeles

Bachelor of Science Degree–BS – Major Accounting 3.4 GPA

Certification

CPA (active California license) –Deloitte & Touché

Sarbanes-Oxley knowledgeable.

Professional experience

2013 – Current- Deltaway Energy International $10M - provides an integrated suite of services, experts, specialists, and partner companies with skills tailored for the owners of waste-to-energy and biomass facilities worldwide.

Accounting and Finance Manager-CFO

  • Manage multiple sites- reporting and personnel - including Office Manager, Bookkeeper, and administrative assistants located in U.S. and Europe and Asia.
  • Financials, Forecasts, Budgeting, Cash Flow
  • Working closely with President and Management and Customers

2011 – 2013-Amsafe$10M (Aircraft Parts Service) left whenpurchased by TransDigm and they used their own Controller.

  • Controller- Accounting and Human Resource management.
  • Initiated ETP with State to reimburse training costs
  • Assisted in improving profits and improved cost controls
  • Improved handling personnelissues
  • Improved A/R and A/P efficiency and accuracy and timely reporting.

1994 – 2010 Covanta Energy $25M Division (Waste to Energy VeoliaEnvironmentalServices - Division of 35B International Co. (Other related names: Veolia, Vivendi, Montenay Pacific Power Corp) Long Beach, Ca. -left when purchase by Covanta and they eliminated position

Business and Accounting Manager

  • Responsible for the overall business of a facility (Revenues $25M/55 employees) in Long Beach, California with parent office in New York
  • Responsible for all accounting; managing-accounts payable, accounts receivable, financial statements, monthly closing, account analysis, budgeting, forecasts, inventory, purchasing, computer systems, ERP, reporting, and internal controls(Sarbanes-Oxley)
  • Direct interface with Corporate Senior Management and point person for the facility
  • Direct management of administration & human resources
  • Staff of six – excellent people skills – low turnover – able to achieve exception performance from staff

Recent Accomplishments:

  • Enterprise zone –tax savings of over $600k
  • Right of Way- negotiated onetime payment of +$400k
  • By Product Revenues - Negotiated handling of scrap metals-saved costs/increases revenue
  • Acquisition Purchase Prices savings of $500k.
  • New Revenue Source - Negotiated revenue source adding $150k increase EBITDA
  • ERP computer conversionsMas-90 to PeopleSoft - paperless accounting system.
  • Forecasting and Budgeting conversion to a completely paperless system, Khalix.

1988 – 1994 T.W. Graphics Group, Inc. City of Commerce, Ca.

$20MSmall Private Manufacturing and Distribution Company of special inks and equipment

Controller

  • Responsible for financial reporting, Accounting; accounts payable, billing, accounts receivable, collections, factoring, inventory, and payroll.Banking, Insurance, Administration, and Human Resources. Preparation of sales commission reports.
  • Direct report to the owners- President and Chairman
  • Process costing Distributor costing
  • Handled outside business/property
  • Retirement plan – Succession Planning

1986 - 1988Miller-Dial CorporationEl Monte, Ca.

$45MSmall Private Manufacturing Company – Name plates, membrane switches, stamping

Controller

  • Responsible for all areas of reporting, accounting, administration, income tax, banking, computers and insurance.
  • Multi-company consolidation
  • Direct report to the Owners of the business-President
  • Job costing
  • Tax planning

1982 - 1986Plas-tal Manufacturing Santa Fe Springs, Ca.

25M Private Manufacturing (heavy industrial) of conveyors, mechanical piping, iron work, fabrication of industrial equipment

Controller

  • Responsible for all accounting; financials, accounts payable, accounts receivable, costing, payroll, union payroll and reporting, banking, insurance, reporting, human resources and administration.
  • Consolidation of three company entities
  • Reported directly to owners
  • Construction costing- percentage of completion and completed contract

Deloitte & Touché Los Angeles, Ca.

Audit Staff

Other Experience:

United States Marine Corp

Civil Service Commissioner for Signal Hill

Software/Computer Programs:

Mas-90, PeopleSoft, Peachtree, QuickBooks, Khalix, Excel, Pivot Tables Access, PowerPoint, also experience with other programs-very good with systems and computers.

Costing: standard, project, percentage of completion, completed contract, process costing and job costing

Excellent People Skills and Human Resource Knowledge