CATHERINE RICHERT

							                                 CATHERINE RICHERT

460 Avocado Crest Rd.                                  Home: (562) 697-0962
La Habra Heights, CA 90631                            Office (714) 278-7121
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                                        SUMMARY

A successful management track record in private industry in the areas of finance, accounting,
planning, treasury, credit, cost analysis, and acquisition and divestiture analysis. Recent
experience in lecturing to upper division business majors, enhancing academic classroom
lectures with personal corporate experiences.


                             PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE


CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY FULLERTON Fullerton, CA                          2001 – Present

Lecturer, Finance Department. Teach upper division Business Finance course required of
all Business Administration majors. Course includes financial markets and interest rates,
understanding financial statements, evaluation of financial performance, time value of
money, valuation and characteristics of stocks and bonds, capital budgeting, and cost of
capital.

Coordinator of the Business Finance Course. Coordinate approximately ten professors
who teach the course to approximately 1200 students each semester. Responsible for the
administration of the departmental examinations, publications, schedules and oversight with
respect to the course.

SILGAN CONTAINERS CORP. Woodland Hills, CA                                1991 - 2001

Director of Finance. Responsible for the manufacturing cost analysis, capital budgeting,
corporate real estate, credit administration, cash management, insurance, contract price
administration for this food-packaging leader with annual sales of $1.5 billion dollars. The
company operated 40 plants within the United States.

   Led company analysis, which resulted in the successful acquisition of Del Monte’s
    packaging manufacturing facilities (nine plants) along with a ten-year supply agreement,
    which increased sales by 40%.
   Led analysis, which resulted in the acquisition of Campbell Soup Company can
    manufacturing facilities (four plants) and a ten-year supply contract increasing sales by
    $200 million dollars.
   Installed LAN system to improve efficiency and communication within department.
   Served as member of Inventory Control Steering Committee, which worked with
    operations to successfully increase turnover ratio by 34%.
   Managed corporate real estate transactions, which included the sale of five plants for an
    excess of $3.0 million dollars over a three-year period. Negotiated a $5.0 million dollar
    lease for corporate office facility.
   Member of the President’s Continuous Improvement Steering Committee, which actively
    involved the entire organization in ongoing improvement activities.
   Reevaluated all banking relationships and negotiated new relationships in the areas of
    concentration account, controlled disbursements accounts, and lockboxes which resulted
    in $60 thousand dollars a year savings in float as well as improved security, service and
    software.
   Analyzed, recommended and presented multi-million dollar capital investments which
    were reviewed and approved by the owners and Board of Directors of the company.


DENNY’S INCORPORATED, Irvine, CA                                        1984 - 1991

Manager, Accounting. November 1987 to December 1990. Responsible for the accounting
and business issues for franchise and joint ventures. Also managed accounts receivable,
billing, profit sharing accounting, government tax programs and collections. Directed a staff
of eleven.
Manager, Financial Planning. June 1986 to November 1987. Prepared annual Operating
Plan and contributed to the Strategic Plan. Prepared Capital Budget and monitored capital
spending. Analyzed return on company assets.
Financial Analyst/Senior Financial Analyst. April 1984 to June 1986. Performed
financial planning, feasibility studies, lease-buy analysis.


SMITH TOOL, Irvine, CA                                                    1982 - 1984

Cost Accountant. Performed monthly reconciliation of $80 million of finished goods
inventory for this billion-dollar manufacturer of oil drilling equipment. Prepared journal
entries and variance reports.


                                       EDUCATION

               MBA - CSUF, Fullerton                 BA - Economics, UC Berkeley


                                      AFFILIATIONS

                       Board of Directors Probe Science Incorporated
                   Assistance League Professional Humanitarian Auxiliary