Michael Burghoffer

50 Dey Street Unit 455 Jersey City, NJ 07306

Cell: (917) 655-5040, Email: mb8996b4@westpost.net
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
PICOTURBINE INTERNATIONAL, Jersey City, NJ- January 1998-Present
President/Owner
Improved sales since acquiring the 12 year old company in 2008 by over 500%
Managed 6-10 employees and consultants
Decreased the cost of goods sold of all products on average by 55%
Expanded the company to the Global Market
Implemented Marketing, Advertising, Curriculum Development, and Research and Dev
elopment functions
Oversee and train personnel for Inventory Management, Customer Service, and Sale
s Positions
Review all financial statements, budgeting and forecast, and expense reports on
a monthly basis
Designed and maintained www.PicoTurbinesite.com
Guest Speaker at Readington Middle School for 600 students on the subject of Gre
en Energy.
Founded the After School Program a new subsidiary of PicoTurbine International
PEARSON INC., New York, NY- August 2008-February 2010
Staff Internal Auditor
Planned for audits including initial meeting, scope letter, document request lis
ts, and risk matrix preparation
Presented to management the results, recommendations and conclusions of audits
Prepared report recommendations for all levels of management, considering materi
ality, pertinence, and documentary evidence
Assisted managers in the writing of audit reports
Analyzed operational processes and system controls effectiveness and efficiency
Documented main control points and provided evidential support for report recomm
endations
Maintained effective communications and relationships with management and staff
of areas under review
Provided assurance that operations and processes conform to current Pearson poli
cies and procedures
PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL, Parsippany, NJ- June 2007-November 2007
Intern

Prepared monthly ledger reconciliation routinely for various real estate account
s
Calculated measurements used in the financial statement for partnership investme
nts
Monitored the daily bank reports for all Prudential Real Estate Investment (PREI
) accounts
Coded and administered wire transfers
Prepared and processed weekly accounts payable for PREIs largest Real Estate Fun
d
Maintained the cash reconciliations for various real estate funds
ONE STOP, Stockholm, NJ- February 2003-May 2007
Manager
Created and implemented a new marketing program to generate higher revenues
Improved daily sales average by 400-500%
Performed financial reporting for quarterly and yearly Income Statements

EDUCATION
Bachelor of Science in Business Administration
Concentration in Accounting
FELICIAN COLLEGE (2008)