Don Threet

5173 Persianwood Place San Jose, CA 95111

Home 408-224-8903 Cell 408-406-1396 Email: dtc01f5e@westpost.net

OBJECTIVE: To obtain a challenging accounting position that will utilized my pro

fessional experience.
QUALIFICATIONS: Excellent interpersonal and communication skills. Over 10 years
of a Senior Accountant experience. Directing accounts payable accountants, syst
em reviews, financial reporting and analysis for public and private corporations
and small businesses. Expertise includes support for Securities and Exchange C
ommission filings, including a successful IPO launch, sales tax preparations, au
tomated general ledger accounting systems, audit management, staff training, and
support for a merger & acquisition.
COMPUTER SKILLS: QAD, Microsoft Word, and Excel.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
Cardima Inc. Fremont, CA
Accounts Payable (June 2008 - Present)
* Manage accounts payable invoices, check requests, and purchase orders. Review
invoices for completeness and accuracy. Ensure all payments are made in accorda
nce with corporate policies and procedures.
* Responsible for issuing manual check as needed, performing weekly check runs.
Ensure check requests have all the appropriate information, backup and signatur
es required.
* Maintain current Purchase Order Receipt Report, researching unvouchered receiv
ers and processing RMAs to obtain credit from vendors.
* Month end close of accounts payable, review sub-ledger (Accounts Payable Aging
Report) balances with general ledger on a monthly basis.
* Research any invoice discrepancies and resolve with suppliers.
* Responsible for preparing the annual 1099 distribution and submission.
* In charge of SOX procedures for accounts payable functions.
* Assists in quarter review, year end process, and audit.

Adeza Biomedical Corp. Sunnyvale, CA

Accounts Payable Accountant (July 1998 - April 2008)
* Closed A/P dept monthly, quarterly and annually for a public healthcare compan
y
with net revenues of $50 million.
* For five years running, the month end closes were prepared on time.
Substantially reduced significant audit adjustments through better controls.
Processed expense reports for 70 field sales reps stationed throughout the US.
* Balanced the A/P acct, inventory acct, and non-inventory acct every month.
Wrote journal vouchers as necessary, with proper back up docs.
* Paid and maintained all consultant contracts on a timely basis via excel.
Paid all supplier invoices by assigned payment terms per their PO, or A/P policy
for non-purchase order suppliers on a timely basis.
* Provided improved controls for internal and external A/P operations.
Implemented new SOX requirements, focusing on purchase order receipts and proper
authorization signatures for invoice approvals.
* Organized a new accounting department and recruited and trained four accountan
ts, including an Accounting Manager and a Controller.
* Improved productivity by eliminating an average of two weeks lag time during s
ales force expense report preparation by U.S. wide outside sales reps.
* Helped design and implement a department performance evaluation system to repl
ace a non-functioning one.
Trained 2 new hires in principles of A/P processing that became permanent staff.
* Voucher invoices, weekly check runs, posted to the G/L and balanced every time
.
* Reconciled large clinical sites' account's saving $50 thousand in unaccounted
transactions. Paid funded transactions on a timely basis upwards to $3 million
per case.
* Designed and implemented a database for clinical site payment tracking via exc
el.
* Participated in the successful conversion to the Manufacturing Pro material-ba
sed general ledger system without any interruption of accounting operations.
* Managed small- to medium-sized accounting dept during the second year.
* Managed physical inventory counts for more than 25,000 part numbers.
General ledger experience while Adeza was still a private company.
* Monthly account reconciliation included accounts payable, accounts receivable,
checking, payroll, manual accruals, prepaid other, and prepaid insurance.
EDUCATION:
Pepperdine University, Malibu, CA
Cabrillo College, Aptos, CA
Associate of Science Degree, Manufacturing Accounting
REFERENCES: Available upon request

AFFILIATIONS:
Past President Branham Hills Little League
Continuing Volunteer Umpire, local Little League