PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE • President/CEO - Owner • CFO/COO • Fiscal Officer • Dir. of Finance / HR • Dir. of IT • Mgr, Consulting • Corp Sr Proj Mgr, ERP • Mgr, Accounting Services • Mgr, General Accounting Highly accomplished, result driven senior accounting and financial management executive with more than 20 years of progressive experience in finance and operations management within public sector, public utilities, state / local government, healthcare, and automotive industries. Demonstrated ability to streamline business operations that drive growth and increase efficiency and bottom line improvements. Strong qualifications in developing and implementing financial controls and processes in addition to productivity improvements and change management. Possesses solid leadership, communication and interpersonal skills to establish rapport with all levels of staff and management. Skills - Levy funding and debt financing - Strategic planning - IT Strategy, Assessment and Selection - ERP System Design, Development, Testing and Implementation - Process Redesign and Optimization - Strategic Planning, Budgeting & Forecasting - Financial Mgmt, Reporting & Analysis - Shared Services - SOX / Internal Controls Assessment - Procurement and Inventory Mgmt - Org Mgmt, Restructuring, Change Mgmt PROFESSIONAL AND CIVIC AFFILIATIONS Past Fiscal Officer – Columbus Metropolitan Library Member of the Board, Treasurer, Finance Committee Chair – (COWIC) Past Board Member - Gahanna Jefferson Schools Board Member – Tax Appeals, Citizens Financial Advisory, Charter Review, City of Gahanna Member of Junior Achievement Student committee Past Member of the Board, IMA, National VP, State Chair and local President Member of the board, KSU Prof Development Conf Past Accounting Advisory Board member, Cleveland State Univ Award Kaleidoscope Magazine 40/40 Club CFO of the Year - Business First Magazine

Member of the Board of Directors @ From August 2015 to Present (5 months) Columbus, Ohio AreaInterim CFO, Lead Strategy, Financial, Accounting and IT consultant @ From November 2014 to Present (1 year 2 months) Strategic Client IT Consultant @ IT consulting for procurement, contact management, financial systems, provider licensing and eligibility projects. From August 2014 to Present (1 year 5 months) President/CEO @ Responsible for providing consulting services as a former CFO/COO and Big 4 consulting manager. Specializing in identifying finance management, accounting, budgeting human resources, information technology, facility management, PMO function, and risk management strategies, best practices and technology solutions. From August 2009 to Present (6 years 5 months) Treasurer, Member of the Board @ Primary responsibility is oversight of the management and reporting of COWIC’s finances. Some duties includes: rfp strategy, approving and signing checks, financial transaction oversight, assisting in the development of the annual budget, comparing actual revenues and expenses incurred against the budget, overseeing the development and observation of the organization's financial policies, and reporting to the board regularly on financial condition of COWIC. Currently serves as Chair of the Finance Committee. From 2008 to Present (7 years) Co Chair @ Co-chair responsible for developing successful levy campaign strategies and operational tactics for Gahanna Jefferson Schools. From August 2014 to November 2014 (4 months) Chief Financial Officer/Fiscal Officer @ Responsible for Leadership in Finance, Information Technology, HR, Project Management & Quality, Property Management, 2020 VP and the Management Team with a staff of approximately 125/ $25M Budget. Provided strategic thinking, financial oversight/management, risk management, workforce development, information technology systems design and support, process improvement and performance measurement. Serves as a member of the library's Executive Team, responsible for developing and revising the library's strategic and annual tactical plan. Also developed and led the Management Team. Selected Achievements: • Increased revenue by 46% in public funding from via execution of the tax levy. • Led the financial strategy and execution in securing low interest debt, resulting in $98M for new branch buildings initiative. • Architect of seven consecutive years of clean audits and GFOA distinguished Financial Reporting (CAFR) and Budgeting Awards. • Spearheaded leading-edge information system design and implementation, streamlining systems and processes that dramatically enhanced productivity while cutting costs. • Increased the Library’s fiscal stewardship in the community by being named CFO of the Year, non profits, Columbus Business First. From May 2007 to July 2013 (6 years 3 months) Columbus, Ohio AreaCFO/Interim Director of Information Technology @ Provide leadership and management to the Information Technology department of 40. Was responsible for developing IT strategy with a focus on the internal and external customer. Was charged to provide, operate, and maintain computing and telecommunication facilities, equipment, and services that meet the needs of the administrative, educational, and research programs of the Library. Responsible for leading three managers in all aspects of information technology management and control, including supervision of information technology employees; budget preparation and management; recommendations for technical acquisitions; and development of guidelines, standards and procedures. From May 2008 to October 2009 (1 year 6 months) Director of Finance @ Re-energized a team of 14 in the Financial Accounting, Budgeting, and Procurement to be fearless and to add value to the organization by becoming more engaged. Introduced management team concept and project management methodology enterprise-wide to increase productivity, ROI and to help grow a culture that embrace fiscal stewardship of taxpayer’s dollars is everyone’s business. Selected Achievements: • Implemented new technology in the payroll/time reporting processes resulting in significant efficiency savings the organization. • Improved Accounts Payable turnaround time from average 16 days to 6 days by reducing handoffs, electronic vendor payment, and document scanning approval boosting productivity by 40% and 6,000 hours saved annually. From July 2006 to May 2007 (11 months) Manager @ Strategy and Operations, North Central Region Senior experienced professional responsible for strategy and operations consulting accountable for developing and maintaining client relationships and leading consultants on project teams from project planning through execution. Completed more than 30 client projects in a variety of service offerings including Finance Transformation, IT systems, process assessment and reengineering, policies and procedures creation, financial management, supply chain, internal controls review SOX, etc. List of Clients Allegheny Energy Aquasource Ashland Chemical (Mfg) CardinalHealth City of Cleveland – CPP City of Cleveland – CWD Denso Automotive/Toyota Department of Energy Divine Tower Incorporated Federal Reserve Bank FirstGroup Ford Automotive/ACH HCA Healthcare HealthPartners Innotrac Telecommunications, Inc. MCI Ohio Dept of Health Plans Ohio Education Assoc. Ohio Dept of JFS Value City Furniture Safelite Auto Glass Safeway, Inc. State of Ohio – Office of IT State Library of Ohio State of Ohio - Treasurer Steris (Mfg) TriHealth From January 2003 to January 2006 (3 years 1 month) Columbus, Ohio AreaSenior Consultant @ Finance consulting and ERP Implementations From July 1999 to July 2003 (4 years 1 month) Corporate Project Manager @ Led cross-functional team of 20 in the two year enterprise-wide implementation of the $40m Oracle ERP system (Inventory, Accounts Payable, and Purchasing modules) project representing three Ohio subsidiaries. Responsible for being a subject matter expert on the GL and Chart of Accounting design/ set-up. From January 1997 to January 1999 (2 years 1 month) Greater Pittsburgh AreaPast Chair @ Led the state level of management accountants. From 1998 to 1999 (1 year) Corporate Project Manager @ Responsible for leading the on time and on budget implementation of the $15m Ceridian Automated Time and Attendance System/PeopleSoft HR Payroll initiative across eleven CNG subsidiaries. Responsibilities included managing the 12 person staff in designing, configuration, testing, implementation and training. From January 1996 to January 1997 (1 year 1 month) Greater Pittsburgh AreaCorporate Project Manager @ Accountable for the leadership and direction of the CNG enterprise-wide strategic development of the A/P Shared Services Center which supported processing for all eleven subsidiaries across five states. Responsible for determining required processes, training of A/P resources and implementation of best of breed A/P systems. From January 1996 to January 1997 (1 year 1 month) Greater Pittsburgh AreaManager, Accounting Services @ Responsible for the General and Property accounting functions. Managed a staff of 35, including 1 manager and 4 supervisors. Chaired and implemented one of the first Procurement Card programs in the utility industry resulting in efficiency savings of $540k annually. Reduced paperwork-processing time by 30% and increased internal controls in the A/P, Purchasing and Cash Management functions. Increase pay cycle times by 50%. From January 1994 to January 1996 (2 years 1 month) Manager @ Managed the day to day accounting process in accordance with GAAP and FERC. Managed a staff of 25 including 3 supervisors. Increased employee productivity by streamlining outdated processes, implementing best practices, leveraging activity based costing techniques and modified forecasting models which resulted in the reduction of labor costs by $150k annually, and reduction in the time required monthly to close the books by 5 days. Led the implementation of an A/P co-sourcing program with NCC resulting in a 25% reduction in invoice processing costs. From January 1992 to January 1994 (2 years 1 month) Budgeting Manager @ Supervisor of Operating Plans and Budgets; Responsible for the development, analysis and review of the $250M annual operating budgets, monthly financial performance reports. Managed a staff of 3 directly, and 15 divisional budget coordinators indirectly. Converted the operating budget from spreadsheet to database format resulting in the elimination of excess binder books, paper and shortened the budget development cycle by more than 50%. Developed and implemented a senior management level O&M cost management education program. From January 1986 to January 1992 (6 years 1 month) Accounts Payables Supervisor @ Responsible for the timely processing of 100k invoices annually and maintenance of the Walker A/P system as well as the Material Management Information System. Conducted annual physical inventories and reporting for three Ohio companies. Responsible for a staff of 11 union and non union personnel. From January 1983 to January 1986 (3 years 1 month)

Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Business Administration, Management and Operations @ Case Western Reserve University From 1992 to 1994 Bachelor's Degree, Accounting @ Florida Agricultural and Mechanical UniversityBachelor's Degree, Accounting and Business/Management @ Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University Dewitt D Harrell, EMBA is skilled in: External Clients, Project Management, ERP, Procurement, Restructuring, ITIL Implementation, Process Improvement, Accounting, Sarbanes-Oxley Act, Financial Reporting, Budgets, Internal Controls, Strategic Planning, Shared Services, Management Consulting