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Los Angeles, Ca, Us

New York City, Ny, Us

Burbank, Ca, Us

• Build and support financial analysis and reporting tools through the implementation of enterprise financial systems (SAP, Business Warehouse, Business Objects, and Cognos/TM1) in order to support multiple segments throughout The Walt Disney Company (e.g. – Enterprise Corp., Studio, Consumer Products & Interactive, ABC TV, and ESPN).• System Support: Design and support reporting and analysis process improvements, system enhancements, and transaction automation strategy tools alongside business process owners and business units in order to achieve specified results within Service Level Agreement (SLA) parameters.• System Maintenance: Provide ongoing TWDC Segment support for reporting enhancements/maintenance. This includes requirements gathering, system break repairs, and upgrades. From here, segment-specific impacts resulting from system changes are identified and communicated.• Process/User Support: Provide support to finance and accounting system users and develop localized segment training as needed. Work with Segment Partners to understand and support their transaction processing, reporting process, and data needs. Provide technical support for SAP custom queries and complex Excel workbooks with VBA for all TWDC Enterprise segments.• Communication: Develop and deliver focused presentations, tailoring communication to fit varied audiences (e.g. – a specialized and original newsletter for ESPN). Streamline existing procedures through requirements documentation and conduct process reviews using latest best practices.

Burbank, Ca, Us

• Created and managed a Talent Network Roll-Up Request dashboard in Salesforce, working with Talent Support in proficiently streamlining channel invites and terminations to ensure customer satisfaction, both internally and externally, through YouTube CMS• Fully owned the management of Machinima's two YouTube CMS Network tools, implementing channel network changes and monitoring process workflows while working directly with YouTube on company policy administration and troubleshooting• Acted as Ad Operations liaison for Marketing and Inside Sales, assisting with the launching and tracking of all company ad campaign deliverables through such tools as Facebook, DoubleClick, and AdWords while providing insights in order to take strategic action

Studio City, California, Us

• Collaborated with departmental heads across the company on a monthly and ad hoc basis to evaluate operational budgets and analyze any necessary budget reallocation, ensuring precise and accurate data throughout the course of the year• Evaluated strategic business opportunities such as distribution agreement structures, program acquisitions, and non-traditional program exploitation in new media such as the distribution of Hallmark Channel content on Netflix• Maintained standardized reporting to track the company’s month- and quarter-close financial metrics (income statement, balance sheet, EBITDA, and closing cash flow), reporting on YTD actuals with full-year estimates, identifying trends, and explaining variances with budget

Sunnyvale, Ca, Us

• Fully owned the Yahoo Search sales forecast roll-up, driving the optimization of Yahoo!’s Premium Search sales efforts by devising goal targeting, revenue attainment tracking, and commissions payout data for Account Managers• Enhanced the scalability of existing business intelligence reporting and tools in MicroStrategy in order to more accurately target, manage, and track the performance of the Search sales teams from the top down• Partnered with Yahoo Account Executives nationwide to obtain visibility into revenue attainment on a weekly basis, drive insights to go to market with, and identify weakness and opportunity within the market in an effort to drive revenue• Modeled sales quotas and MBO targets involving various triangulations to align the sales organization to the company's targets

Burbank, Ca, Us

• Reported, analyzed, and forecasted account activity and trade spend across large retail accounts (Best Buy, Wal-Mart) in order to provide actionable reporting related to retail activity and industry trends

Santa Monica, California, Us

• Spearheaded the development of comprehensive mobile product reporting which was implemented across the company’s Independent Label division encompassing over 35 Labels• Streamlined the weekly creation of nearly 50 digital and mobile product reports in MicroStrategy by setting up their automation from start to finish, cutting their creation time by 90%• Constructed statistical business reviews for UMG’s top 20 digital and mobile accounts such as Verizon, AT&T, and MTV that outlined the success of sales and marketing campaigns while highlighting potential growth areas• Created weekly and ad-hoc reports using the UMG Dashboard, looking at account sales trends, product type comparisons, and social networking analytics from such accounts as Facebook and MySpace

• Gathered and managed pertinent data from such sources as Nielsen SoundScan for reporting and distribution to a wide audience that included executive-level sales managers and account liaisons• Tasked with sharpening the breadth and accuracy of weekly sales reports in Cognos resulting in the improvement of overall weekly sales analysis

• Assisted in orchestrating product placements of over 100 clients in prime-time television series• Assisted corporate client participation in various celebrity events including the Emmy’s Celebrity Golf Classic, and the AFI Celebrity Golf Classic