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Gilbert, Az, Us

Santa Clara, Ca, Us

Santa Clara, California, Us

Manage small team of technical experts applying advanced analytics and data science to internal audit priorities. Develop and deploy continuous monitors for risk management, increase assurance and efficiency in audits leveraging modern digital tools and techniques, & drive department efficiency via automation and connected data.

Santa Clara, California, Us

Analyzed 100% of audits for digital opportunities, ultimately driving digital results in ~50% of audits. Developed and implemented quick-turn data science methodology, enabling the use of advanced techniques in 6-12 week audit windows for improved efficiency and assurance. With legal partners, delivered leading edge automated anti-corruption monitoring solution, turning overwhelming data into actionable information. Enabled audits to shift from sampling towards 100% population testing and developed automated BI solutions that were ultimately leveraged by internal business partners post-audit.

Santa Clara, California, Us

Applied advanced analytics and data science for the finance organization at Intel. Created time-series and driver-based models to improve financial forecasting. Used text analytics, web-scraping, and data visualization to turn unstructured data into business insights, delivering >$200M revenue. Automated and improved business processes. In this role I was responsible for start-to-finish data science projects including project definition, project management, stakeholder engagement, data gathering/ETL, application of various data science techniques, and finalizing prototypes into production models. Tools used included Python, R, Power BI, Cloudera, SQL, Mongo DB, GitLabs. I also defined the Advanced Analytics landscape for Intel Finance which included selecting tools, driving training requirements and our internal Finance Analytics Community of Practice, integrating governance into our analytics processes, and building out capabilities across business groups.

Santa Clara, California, Us

Intel Finance's Advanced Analytics & Data Pipeline Champion. Drove increased velocity and forecast accuracy among Intel's FP&A analyst community through better data management, automation, improved best practices, and new analytic techniques. Implemented prototype SSAS layer and Power BI reporting across >400 analysts.

Santa Clara, California, Us

Internal Consultant working across Intel to implement advanced analytics within various business groups. This includes exploring and developing use cases/proof-of-concepts for common data visualization, programming, statistics, and database tools. I apply business acumen and technical skills to a variety of complex and ambiguous problems. I also practice data-driven storytelling, leveraging internal and external data to develop beautiful and intuitive visualizations that communicate a new reality.

Santa Clara, California, Us

Developed data visualization and advanced analytical capability for the indirect procurement organization, enabling real time analytics during management reviews and vastly improved benchmarking and historical price tracking capability.

Santa Clara, California, Us

Financial ownership of all contractual negotiations over $2M in the sales and marketing space (>$1B annual spends) through '15. Later supported negotiations of semiconductor intellectual property and test and measure equipment. Influence of Intel's worldwide negotiations strategy through data analytics, value-based compensation, benchmarking, applied game theory and decision analysis, supplier health assessment, contractual risk analysis and risk mitigation, should cost analysis, controls, and participating actively during actual negotiations.

Santa Clara, California, Us

Full divisional P&L ownership including cross-organizational, multi-geo product collaboration and execution. Long range planning, revenue analysis, product cost optimization, inventory analytics, industry research, and financial benchmarking. Intel's Service Provider Division is responsible for leading Intel’s push into the Consumer Electronics segment.

Santa Clara, California, Us

Idea development, influence of strategic direction, and tactical financial operations including controls and forecasting. Cross-geo partnership and training in a fast paced environment. ECG is a large growth division responsible for designing and selling into the embedded computing market.

Santa Clara, California, Us

Supported Intel's corporate quality network including strategic analysis of new ideas, controls, capital, and expense forecasting. CQN is a massively multinational and cross-functional organization spanning all of Intel. It is responsible for ensuring product quality at minimum cost from development to production.

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Phoenix, Az, Us

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Master Of Business Administration (M.B.A.)

Strategic Decision And Risk Management Coursework

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Economics

Minor, Statistics

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Finance