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- Provided guidance and direction for direct economic driving components of quarterly OKR planning.- Participated in executive group shaping quarterly Board presentations and created content for sales and finance sections.- Formed standardized business case framework template used to filter product and projects covering purpose, sizing, strategic and financial rationale, decision data, resourcing, and tradeoffs.- Oversaw monthly accounting close meetings reviewing financial statement package with MoM variance explanations, detailed revenue recognition, AR, and unit economic driving metrics.

- Executed $500M investment w/ UnitedHealth Group w/out Investment Bank support in a remote environment- Lead annual Budgeting process (guided to outperformance for 3 years since taking lead while growing revenue at 80%+ CAGR)- Created and staffed Revenue Cycle Management function and scaled FP&A team (1 direct report won a Core Value Award).- Developed Unit Model justifications for several new products, all subsequently launched at desired pricing and cost input levels, and established Unit Economic work group to drive long-term profitability.- Evolving FP&A processes allowing for move from 7 to 1 day Monthly Accounting Close- Recognized need for, scoped, and contributed to staffing and scaling Monthly Operations Planning (Now 15+ member cross-functional team) and Business Insights (now 6 member team) functions previously covered for by Strategic Finance.

- 1st winner of "Make a Difference" Core Value Award: "Innovate to create meaningful impact. Turn your passion into purpose. Own it and make it happen."- Concepted and assembled Looker Dashboards for real-time looks at revenue trends, core operational metrics trends, unit economic performance, and client launch performance used across the organization which reduced ad hoc analytical requests to Finance, BI, and Operations by ~20%.- Created & led detailed variance to monthly revenue driving KPIs for large cross-functional leadership group- Supported financial diligence, managed integration efforts, and met plan timeline for purchase of digital CBT app, Joyable.

- Constructed highly granular, highly data driven, operational model for revenue and operations forecasting for hybrid transactional / limited-term recurring business model- Concepted and implemented allocation of P&L departments to business model segments allowing management and Board greater clarity on which organizational goals resources are being deployed to- Developed KPIs and monthly dashboard creating greater transparency, understanding, and accountability for departments across the organization- Built custom revenue cycle management reporting from claims submission through to bank payments using in-house BI software, increasing collections by 5% and decreasing problem submissions by 55%- Provided financial and strategic business case support for 2018 - 2019 strategic planning

Built out financial model for and supported due-diligence of $36 Million funding round

Guided teams through an exhaustive list of valuation techniques when evaluating private equity roll-ups, buyouts, and take-private deals.

Mentor to teams learning about early-stage company valuation, deal structuring, negotiation, strategy evaluation, and the process of building an intellectual proof of concept before investing in an idea.

Consulted with member companies to theorize and develop financial models, shape pitch decks, and polish presentations for weekly finance clinics to prepare for raising capital. Interviewed venture capital investors to assess views of presenting companies' business strategy, presentation performance, and alignment with portfolio, as well as identify opportunities for member company improvement.

Member of 3 person analyst team supporting E/W program Portfolio Manager. Built financial models and forecast key business drivers for DCF valuations. Return of 16.7% (40.1% annualized) for buy recommendations, price change of -8.7% (-14.5% annualized) post recommendation to close an existing portfolio position.Booth's SMIF has outperformed it's benchmark, the Wilshire 5000 Index, by 2.6%, on an annualized basis, since its inception in 2006.

Provided ad-hoc analytical projects for VP and Director of Finance of the lead manufacturer of ultra-ruggedized smartphones for the oil & gas, construction, transportation, chemical, securtiy, and defense industries.Developed weekly sales reporting deck for new customer segment for use in weekly pipeline calls.Provided analysis of financial metrics as well as contracting implications.

Built up and reinvigorated technological capabilities: email marketing, website, podcasts, CRM system, social media platforms.Managed contracting, timeline, and cash flows for largest U.S. migraine research database.Represented NHF at annual academic and advocacy conferences.Provided quarterly reports to facilitate board strategy discussions.Raised funds and expanded foundation reach through strategic partnerships.

Traded oil and gold futures utilizing price-based trend-following techniques and economic data releases

Traded private account using a combination of timing and relative strength strategies with a basket of index ETFs.