NockPoint NY is a boutique consulting firm in the heart of New York City specializing in business process improvement, risk management, and business intelligence. We focus on helping clients streamline data & reporting, improve data analytics, and documment process while implementing improvements. We are a team of driven finance, operations and IT professionals. We are excited by change. We don't back down from a challenge. We love what we do. We are excited to bring our enthusiasm for problem solving to your organization.

Lean Six Sigma, Program Management, Organizational Change Management Instructor

HollandParker is a Corporate Performance Management (CPM) consulting firm and the only exclusive OneStream Diamond Partner based in the United States.Provided Strategic Services for the Texas-based OneStream (OS) Diamond Partner, which specializes in implementation services for company performance management (CPM) SaaS.

Consulting engagement post-go-live for training and systems integration support.CIO converted to full-time supporting Wholesale, Retail & Ecommerce teams on AX 365.Performed root cause analysis of system integration issues from IT, SMEs, and Management; remediated data mapping and integration errors in AX and DataWarehouse resulting from extensive customizations. Developed & automated processes for Product Creation, Pricing, Discount, Markdowns & eCommerce.Implemented Power BI to support business intelligence reporting requirements; sample dashboards include Daily Sales Flash, Product Lifecycle, and eCommerce, Retail & Wholesale Operations.Managed RFP processes for Commercial teams (CRM, POS, eCommerce, Marketing).Business architect for cloud-based, fully integrated data warehouse to support robust reporting & planning.

Fareportal is a private multi-national travel technology company operating 7 brands with customers in more than 200 countries and more than 2,300 travel agents.● Brought in as Director, ERP & Finance to reinvigorate project by new CFO after the initiative was sidelined by the departure of PM, Controller, and CFO.● Performed root cause analysis of major system complaints from IT, SMEs, and Management, which discovered faulty installation, inadequate server support and poorly constructed data design. ● Through a back-to-basics approach, identified pain points requiring resolution, determined what could be salvaged, and started fresh with an AWS cloud installation to provide a clean slate.● Worked with AP, AR, and Accounting teams to improve closing from 90 days to 15 days by creating a closing timeline, identifying responsible parties, daily closing calls, and defining dependencies.● Automated daily flash, financial planning, forecasting, and marketing reports.● Integrated Mexico acquisition into monthly financial and operational reporting.

Acting Senior Vice President, Finance from June 2014 – December 2014Conceived, spearheaded, and led implementation of NetSuite as company’s first ERP system.Developed operating policies and controls to run the company more efficiently and effectively, including travel, credit card, accounts payable, petty cash, reimbursement, and a vendor guide.Partnered with Head Merchant to develop vendor agreements for top vendors, accounting for more than 50% of stock, which included markdown support based on sell-through rate and a return-to-vendor option.

Project manager for Hyperion Financial Reporting implementation across all divisions. Utilized HFM and FDM to streamline consolidation resulting in a 7 work day reduction for accounting. Provided a common, consolidated chart of accounts simplifying reporting, increasing analysis. Streamlined, standardized and integrated forecasting and planning processes for all divisions. Prepared monthly steering committee updates to CFO, key SVPs and business partners. Successfully managed a cross-functional team of consultants, SEMs, PMs, and DBAs.

Led financial analysis, budgeting, forecasting and monthly close for a $1.5B US division. Integral member HBC Shared Service Task Force; successfully outsourced 40% of finance positions. Quickly executed 28% ($140M) in expense reductions by targeting payroll, contracts & travel. Controlled cash flow during economic downturn by converting large expense vendors to credit card payment and renegotiating payment terms. Led conversion to Oracle from legacy green screen general ledger, including parallel, testing & training. Managed a team of 15 individuals in three locations; on-site and off-shore.

Responsible for achieving 61% ($16.0M) of company’s annual profit improvement target. Leader of seven cross-functional task forces, in partnership with SVPs, used to identify opportunities. Developed and presented $2.0M in expense savings capital projects to Management and Corporate. Reorganized Operations workforce for annual savings of $380K by streamlining workflow. Created financial & ROI models to assess and rank project payback (keep/close, lease/buy).

Developed menswear store seasonal sales and receipt plans through analysis of sales, stock, turn and markdowns, resulting in $200M in sales.

Developed seasonal location plans by vendor for Men’s division resulting in $150M in annual sales.

Partnered with team to develop, price and promote expanding Footwear business. Accurately completed sales, gross margin and receipts forecasts analysis to identify opportunities. Managed receipt flow through constant communication with production and overseas offices.

Managed distribution of footwear resulting in $100M in sales, an increase of 10% over prior year.