Christopher James Email & Phone Number

Los Angeles, Ca, Us

La Canada Flintridge, California, United States

Greater Los Angeles Area

Oversaw P&L responsibility for $500M+ in annual operating and grant income and drove advanced restructuring of financial methods and systems across ten academic departments and 30+ institutes and centers. Led annual operating and capital budgeting processes. -I led the Implementation of a new ERP system, including rebuilding financial processes from the ground up, and created a change management advisory group.-Created the >$100M financial plan to pay for the new Dr. Allen and Charlotte Ginsburg Human-Centered Computation Hall-Developed a gift and endowment efficiency team to alleviate unrestricted operating budget, resulting in 15% more operating income and an increase of 50% in gift/endowment spending.-I championed the first-of-its-kind blockchain-based verifiable credential issued to Viterbi students.

Greater Los Angeles Area

Areas of Responsibility: Finance and HR-With University and departmental leadership, we developed the USC Bovard College, building online capabilities and an operational model for online learning that increased revenues dramatically. -We also established the USC Bovard Scholars Program, a very successful program to enable high-achieving, underserved high school students to prepare to apply to and attend a top university.-I managed international funding and bank management of international USC offices in China, India, Korea, Taiwan, Brazil, and Mexico, and opened offices in the UK

New York City Metropolitan Area

-I led decision support and data science efforts for Pre-College Programs and Bar review for a $300M+ education company offering preparation for over 90 standardized tests. -I advised key decision-makers on financial strategies and operational advantages exploitable with data science. - Developed analytical products for universities and school districts and introduced web-based reporting tools. -Started as Senior Manager and received annual promotions by recommending and implementing significant cost-saving initiatives and revenue-increasing opportunities.-Chosen for Kaplan Leadership Academy (Only 2% of the entire company)-Used data science to prove the NY Bar boosted essay scores for specific law students so they would pass the Bar Exam.

New York City Metropolitan Area

-I was promoted and led all FP&A, product delivery, inventory, and sales operational functions. -Led four teams: FP&A, Field Operations, IT and Accounts Payable.-Using geographic analytics, I restructured our operational regions, which received high praise from executives.-Awarded “Outstanding Delivery.” Honor due to leading a 24% reduction in operational costs associated with product delivery.-Developed a forecast and pricing simulator, which led to a dramatic change in revenue strategy—resulting in a 30% increase in sales.

Los Angeles Metropolitan Area

-I reduced inventory waste by 12% using lean measures to change how the warehouse packed products. -I was the project manager for the development of a schedule optimization tool. Hired IC’s to create tool which increased our customers to key aspects of our products.

Santa Monica, Ca

- I integrated the accounting process from a privately held company to the public accounting systems and methods of Kaplan, Inc.-I designed an integrated commission process and analysis for over 2,000 independent contractors. The analysis led to a 30% reduction in processing time for payments.

Culver City, Ca

-Reduced Bad Debt by 89% by implementing payment standards for clients and developing purchase orderprocesses involving clients and the internal sales department.-I established an invoice creation and approval process that took an average of 14 days to 3 days.-Increased monthly cash flow by reducing outstanding receivables from 128 to 45 days.

Master’S Of Science, Predictive Analytics

Bachelor Of Arts