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Los Angeles, Ca, Us

Los Angeles Metropolitan Area

• Managed month end, quarterly and annual balance sheet and cashflow forecasting and reporting for Prime Video portfolio of products including Acquisitions, Local Originals, Studios, MGM, and Live Sports (NFL).• Assisted with the integration and onboarding of MGM Studios with Prime Video FP&A practices.• Worked cross-functionally to develop improved reporting view of production cash spend for leadership and internal customers.• Created effective business partnerships, managed competing priorities, and provided guidance based on data analysis.• Performed ad-hoc analysis (advanced Excel and COGNOS tools) that assisted with the studios and video business.

Seattle, Washington, United States

• Researched existing and potential new markets, modeled, and presented to leadership a formal proposal outlining financial impacts and delivery speed improvements for Prime members as a result of utilizing new international air shipping routes in North America.• Covered the team’s Weekly Business Review dashboard and financial reporting when necessary.• Worked cross functionally with accounting, capital expenditures, and government regulation departments to compile reports and forecasts.• Utilized SQL and Excel to pull data and create financial models.

Greater Los Angeles Area

• Fostered strong relationships and problem-solved with producers, agents, attorneys and executives to ensure timely completion of financial milestones on productions.• Spearheaded implementation of Content Supply Chain Financing initiative and presented financial models of production impacts; optimized $80M+ in production cash flows while establishing meaningful channels of communication in the process.• Managed daily production, development, and talent finance operations for over 100 active television projects.• Negotiated payment schedules, deliverable exhibits and finalized budgets and production finance forecasts and updated contracts database and SAP system accordingly.

Greater Los Angeles Area

• Supported deal making efforts and managed a high volume of deal negotiations for television actors, writers, producers, directors, and content licensing agreements across dozens of projects in a fast-paced environment.• Created, issued, and managed hundreds of high-priority, confidential legal contracts and client-facing deliverables for content requiring high attention to detail and multitasking skills while performing Ad Hoc analysis.• Communicated sensitive information effectively across accounting, contract administration, casting, production, legal, finance, marketing, and distribution teams.

Greater Los Angeles Area

• Negotiated distribution terms and policies with national and independent distribution clients to monetize over 30 films including "Hunger Games," "La La Land," and "John Wick” each in over 350 personally assigned venues.• Proactively strategized distribution plans, managed partner relationships, and drove discussions to monetize content.• Prepared and analyzed monthly reports for content performance and developed release plans for future launches.• Spearheaded IT systems project with multi-departmental collaboration to implement the adoption of big-data analysis tools (Tableau) to streamline distribution sales process.

Greater Los Angeles Area

• Managed film distribution sales finances including bank reconciliations, license agreements, accounts receivable, and settlements for hundreds of partners nationwide.• Collaborated with marketing and IT system teams to provide reports, conducted market research, tracked weekly gross and settlement timelines for timely studio gross reporting of about $700M box office sales annually.

Silver Spring, Maryland

- Participated as marketing team member in the creation and execution of Shark Week branded campaigns and promotions.- Developed skills and gained experience into the development of corporate sponsorships and strategic branding partnerships.- Learned best practices to manage campaigns across multiple media platforms including television, social, digital, and experiential.- Assisted in the coordination of Discovery's first ever customer facing promotion for Shark Week, FinFest, in Hermosa Beach, CA.

Master Of Business Administration

Assistant Vice President - Graduate Real Estate Association Vice President, Finance - Marshall Veterans Association Vice President.

Bachelor Of Business Administration (B.B.A.), Management

Activities and Societies: Accounting Club, Bucknell Buddies Tutoring Program, Club Volleyball