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Anoka, Minnesota, US

Bozeman, MT, US

Providing project management for Zoot's core engineering team and engagement projects. Engineering projects included hardware migrations, conversion of Zoot's core software to a web-based tool, and additional features/functionality to Zoot's automation and decision-making software. Engagement project delivery includes customization to client.

The program and position I supported at Indeed were impacted by organization-wide lay-offs in March, several months after relocating to Bozeman. My father passed away from a two-year fight with cancer two weeks after layoffs. I took additional time off for bereavement and to support my mother, who had recently moved to Bozeman with my father.

Austin, Texas, US

- Partnered with Sr Finance leaders to design and deliver over 9 transformative projects covering Skills & Talent, Decision & Org Agility, and Risk & Compliance areas- Trained and applied PMP and PROSCI methodologies- Engaged and partnered with Indeed's Senior Finance Leadership team to support program development, improvement, and performance.

Seattle, WA, US

Leveraging process and tools to help finance business teams improve, scale, and adapt.

Fulfilled a life-long dream of overlanding the western United States and Canada. Starting in Pemberton, British Columbia, I headed south to the Mojave desert in CA via offroad and forrest trails. From the Mojave, I headed west into Arizona, Colorado, Utah, Wyoming, and Montana, finally concluding my trip back in Seattle.

Seattle, Washington, US

• Partnered with Finance and IT stakeholders to define and drive the release of new Finance products and processes for corporate invoicing, reporting, Budget/Planning, and automation
• Introduced continuous improvement tools and processes at corporate and store-level operations
• Designed, launched and managed Nordstrom's Finance Business automation automation program

Seattle, Washington, US

• Worked with Nordstrom Corporate strategy to design and deploy roadmap planning and intake processes
• Financial manager and advisor for a team overseeing close, forecast, and budgeting activities for the Nordstrom Technology Infrastructure organization
• Designed and deployed process and technology improvements focusing on financial reporting, AP/AR operations, and to identify opportunities for IT savings

Seattle, WA, US

• Program manager for a multi-national team consisting of over 350+ developers and analysts responsible for onboarding, maintaining, and customizing Amazon’s global financial systems
• Engaged all Amazon businesses to align global financial system development with all Amazon business operations
• Introduced new tools and processes to align development work to plan, resulting in a 40% reduction in consultant footprint, a 40% reduction in project churn, and a decrease in intake response time from 21 days to 5 days

London, GB

• Designed and developed a pilot cost & pricing model to assess & benchmark current service pricing and costing utilized for a $16B aviation client
• Created executive level analytics dashboards to support internal audits, executive briefings, EY practice utilization, and performance metric benchmarks for multiple Fortune 100 clients
• Worked with client stakeholders to re-engineer ERP post-implementation issue resolution processes to increase resolution efficiency for a global utility client
• Led and created the development of a new internal EY Analytics Practice utilization dashboard for practice partners
• Led and facilitated internal EY trainings and classes focusing on analyzing and presenting data (30+ students per class)
• Led development of, and SME for, multiple business proposals resulting in $2M in net new work

Worldwide, OO

• Directly advised and consulted shared service CFOs, CEOs, and Budget Officers to develop and refine shared service organization cost strategy, service pricing, and service/cost policy
• Created and led interdirectorate communications plan to enhance the scope, breadth, efficiency and accuracy of the client’s reporting capabilities and systems
• Created and streamlined executive and customer cost reports in SAS ABM covering eight lines of business and over 60 services.
• Created an interactive budget and forecasting tool to forecast service costs, future budgets, personnel needs, and resource needs by service and department
• Developed organization-wide, department, and service level performance metrics to measure actual financial performance against leadership targets
• Led the Data Analysis and Reporting team for a $1B grant program, managing all congressional, operational, programmatic, and ad hoc reporting inquiries

Dublin 2, IE

Acted as a business advisor to project executives and managers on a number of consulting and outsourcing projects with clients ranging from telecommunications and technology, consumer goods, and government sectors.

Milwaukee, WI, US

Bba, Finance, French

Finance

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