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Denver, CO, US

• Established a unique community of C-level professionals across various domains, including finance, accounting, marketing, digital, advertising, and executive roles (CFO, CIO, CMO, CEO).
• Facilitates bi-weekly meetings for executive-level members to build deep, meaningful relationships and discuss industry trends focused on leadership and marketplace opportunities.
• Created a platform for professionals to network, exchange ideas, and foster authentic peer-to-peer connections.
• Developed a constantly growing network of C-level leaders, providing me with unique access to C-level decision-makers to introduce new solutions, collaborative business opportunities, and the creation of strategic.

Chicago, IL, US

In my role as Director of Business at PeopleScout, a division of TrueBlue, I played a pivotal role in driving organizational growth and success. My responsibilities included expanding the business and forging mutually beneficial relationships with clients and strategic partners.I closely monitored market trends, emerging technologies, and client needs..

Annapolis, MD, US

• As an Amazon Advertising Partner and utilizing proprietary software Compass brings a unique ability to understand the Amazon ecosystem and how to WIN THE BUY BUTTON. The team understands how to get your products.
• Built strategic partnerships with Chief Marketing Officers and senior C-level executives of both established and emerging brands (often private equity-backed), driving substantial new business opportunities and.
• Gained deep insights into the advertising and digital marketing landscape, leveraging this knowledge to position our services for maximum client value and impact.
• Authored multiple blogs and whitepapers on key industry trends, including e-commerce, SaaS, omnichannel marketing, keyword strategy optimization, alternative retail channels, and the evolving dynamics of online and.
• Identified and engaged with partner companies to form strategic alliances, creating mutually beneficial relationships and expanding market reach.

Potomac, MD, US

Author of Sincerity - The Recipe for Living Your Best Personal and Professional Life published by New Degree Press April 30, 2021 - buy your copy today!! See attached link!The dates included are the time between starting writing and date of publishing!

Chicago, IL, US

• As approximately the 10th largest consulting/CPA organization in the United States – and through the Baker Tilly global network – which is the 8th largest in the world, Baker Tilly assists clients with differentiated.
• Developed new large-client relationships that generated significant billable fees. These services often included business technologies (ie. Hyperion, Oracle, Enterprise Performance Management (EPM), OneStream Software.
• Closed multiple projects across several service lines, including advisory, consulting, audit, internal audit co-source, staffing, executive and interim recruiting, and tax.Managing Director, Search and Staffing 2013 –.
• Led Interim Executive/Project Consulting/Fractional practice. 2 direct reports - multiple consultants working on projects and in roles for a variety of clients in different industries

Bayfield, Inc is a leading risk management and insurance consultancy located in Oak Park, Illinois. With over 40 years of experience, Bayfield is known for providing some of the most holistic advice and solutions for complex buy-sell and corporate succession issues, personal and group life, disability, and long term care insurance. Bayfield works with over.

Irvine, CA, US

Resources Global Professionals is a multi-national professional services firm that helps companies to staff project in the areas of accounting and finance, risk and compliance, information management, human resources, supply chain management, and actuarial and legal services. Resources serves over 2,100 clients from 80 offices in 66 countries.This role.

• Recruited to run all operations of Chicago office of The Mergis Group, including financial/accounting staffing and permanent recruitment, legal staffing and permanent recruitment.
• Worked closely with management and corporate marketing to develop new ways of working with marketing to differentiate The Mergis Group from its competitors, including assisting with white papers, marketing documents.
• Quoted numerous times in articles related to employment, consulting, and other trends impacting human capital in outlets such as The Wall Street Journal, CFO Magazine, Monster.com, and The Chicago Tribune. Appeared as.
• Successfully reduced overall SG&A cost while increasing overall revenue for the office through elimination of underperforming sales people, increased and targeted sales activity, and resulting increased client.

• Hudson Financial Solutions assisted financial leaders with solutions to complex issues frequently encountered during: internal audit, mergers & acquisitions, Sarbanes Oxley and other compliance, operational, and.
• Responsible for all operations of Chicago office of Hudson Financial Solutions including full profit and loss responsibility, project management, recruitment and staffing, business development, proposal development and.
• Grew personal book of business an average of 50% year over year while maintaining an average of over 35% gross margin percentage and positive EBITDA for the overall office.
• Hudson Award Winner for fiscal year 2007 - this award is given to professionals with extremely high personal gross margin production. Number two gross margin producer for the entire country of Hudson Financial.
• Developed new and innovative ways of marketing solutions to provide value added ideas and solutions to clients while working to eliminate the competition.
• Corporate spokesperson for Hudson Employment Index, a monthly index of US worker sentiment. Frequent speaker and interviewee with numerous outlets, including television interviews as well as radio and print interviews.

Menlo Park, CA, US

• Responsible for developing relationships with C level clients in both large and small companies, selling consulting services, and recruitment of quality independent consulting professionals to work with clients in.
• Personally developed numerous new client relationships with whom the organization had not done business with in the past, and grew these relationships to include sales of services of additional Robert Half lines of.
• Grew personal book of business by over 50% in the second year while achieving personal gross margin percentage of over 35%. Consistently amongst the top producers in the Central Region of Robert Half Management.
• Developed broad understanding of Sarbanes Oxley requirements while assisting clients in meeting Sarbanes Oxley year one requirements.

Dublin 2, IE

• Accenture – Maximizing Financial Performance (MFP) and Finance Operational Effectiveness TeamChicago, IL 10/2000 – 12/2001The objective of the MFP program was to design and implement new and improved financial.
• Quantified costs and synthesized benefits attributable to the MFP initiative and SAP implementation that enabled Accenture to lower its cost of finance as a percentage of net revenue from 2.5% to 1.7%.
• Developed 40-page financial model in Excel that phased costs and benefits over a five-year time frame and arrived at a forecasted Net Present Value of $408 million. This model served as the financial support for the.
• Trained other Finance professionals in the proper use of Net Present Value and Discounted Cash Flows analyses to ensure that all future capital investments contribute to Accenture’s overall shareholder value.
• Developed new Operating Model for Accenture’s financial function. Identified capabilities and process improvements needed to drive shareholder value, prioritized these capabilities, and presented recommendations to the.
• Defined the end-to-end Finance process model, leading the managers of five teams as they defined the scope of the conceptual design phase of the project and ensured integration in process design. Also identified gaps.

Dublin 2, IE

• Accenture – Americas Recruiting Systems Technical TeamNorthbrook, IL 2/2000 – 9/2000Worked as part of a team responsible for the support, maintenance and development of two systems used in recruiting. These systems.
• Implemented new procedures and documentation for the help desk, resulting in more consistent and customer focused team performance.
• Enhanced software applications originally designed to function in the Windows 95/98 environment to operate properly in Windows 2000, saving the firm from unnecessary new software expenditures for over 5000 users.
• Facilitated transfer of help desk from development team to the Accenture Shared Services team, including the assembly of all documentation and design of a training program. This transition allowed the development team.
• Worked with Microsoft SQL Server 6.5 and Microsoft Access to perform system maintenance and enhancements.

Dublin 2, IE

• Accenture - Commonwealth Edison Data Integrity ProjectChicago, IL 7/1999 – 1/2000
• Worked as part of a project team to analyze and correct errors associated with billing system implementation, allowing the client to lower the number of unbilled accounts in the system.
• Identified new procedures and application changes that resulted in greater system reliability and usability.
• Managed a cell of 6 analysts following a promotion to Process Coach. Responsible for assisting team in development of in-depth functional skills

Dublin 2, IE

Finance and Performance Management Group - see below for specific projects on which I worked during my tenure with Accenture

Dublin 2, IE

• Financial Strategy Consultant – Finance and Performance Management Service LineU.S. Department of Education – Common Origination and Disbursement ProjectWashington, DC 4/2002 – 8/2002Accenture signed a five year.
• Led a team in setting up processes and tools that shortened the time between invoicing and client payment.
• Established and managed relationships with key client and subcontractor personnel that expedited the billing process and ensured the initiative’s financial integrity.
• Prepared a pro-forma forecast of client billings, revenue recognition, and cost buildup, ensuring delivery of forecasted financial metrics.
• Established system performance measures and a tracking process to facilitate incentive based payments.
• Analyzed and instituted the appropriate revenue recognition treatment (percentage of completion vs. straight line) to assure compliance with SEC and firm policies.

Master Of Business Administration - Mba, Finance And Information Systems

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