• Analytics Center of Excellence (COE) - Lead a team of Managers and analysts to leverage data and analytics to drive strategic projects, influence business outcomes, generate insights, and enable value creation - Direct the GIS (geo-spatial) team that’s responsible for driving the roadmap for geo-analytics (toolchain, systems, processes) and managing the end-to-end value stream for geo-spatial solutions > Examples of solutions: Store site selection, acquisitions (strategic fit vs. portfolio of assets), and network optimization (distribution centers, Stores, and hub and spoke models)• Business Intelligence (BI) - Co-manage the BI roadmap for the enterprise - Act as the Product Manager for Qlik Sense (enterprise’s primary BI solution) by directing the SDLC (design, development, QA, UAT) and rollout of new applications > Deployed 75+ applications > Subject areas: Digital, Finance, HR, Marketing, National Accounts, New Distribution, Operations, Pricing, Product, Retail, Sales, and Supply Chain - Lead a rollout plan to onboard 18,000 people to Qlik Sense during a multi-year implementation • Data Management (DM) - Partner with the DM team to outline the product development roadmap, based on a business value matrix, for data ingestion into the data lake and data integration into the EDW • Master Data Management (MDM) - Co-lead the roadmap of the MDM platform that the organization is using to govern Customer, Product, Store, and Supplier information• Project Management (PM)- Direct an agile PM team that prioritizes projects and product development initiatives with the functional lines of business- Examples of projects: > Build/deploy a new pricing engine > Build/deploy a new CRM solution > Build/deploy a new rebate management platform > Build/deploy a set of strategic planning/budgeting solutions > Implement a workforce management/labor analytics solution

• Analytics Center of Excellence (COE) - Lead a team of Managers and analysts to leverage data and analytics to support the enterprise with strategic projects, influence business outcomes, generate insights, and enable value creation•Key accomplishments - Led the design of customer profitability algorithms - Co-directed the creation of a customer rewards/loyalty program - Provided site modeling guidance to field operations for new store and consolidation opportunities - Led the design of rate/mix models that enable the Pricing department to analyze activity by Sales channel, customer segment, and product category - Directed the creation of real-time reporting solutions for the Merchandising team that provide analytics on active promotions - Designed acquisition cost models that quantify the impact of supplier price changes vs. a set of economic factors across time to support the enterprise in vendor negotiations - Produced studies for the Operations team that focused on optimizing inventory mix and product availability - Created analytical frameworks that identify buying trends, sales patterns, top customers, sales channel mix (B2B vs. B2C), and gross/operating margin drivers for Stores owned by independent parties

•Hired by a group of investors to create a comprehensive business plan for a start-up venture•Generated pro forma financial statements•Created sensitivity and scenario models to evaluate revenue/expense drivers•Modeled numerous capital structure proposals• Provided an in-depth analysis for each of the following areas: competitive landscape, regulatory/legal matters, market demand, pricing, marketing, risk management, and economic trends

•Awarded this position based on prior accomplishments, career history, and test scores•Assigned to perform financial analysis and equity research•Created approximate value indices, analyzed financial statements, and conducted WACC scenario modeling•Designed, tested, and analyzed primary research studies•Generated academic research designed for publication opportunities

•Performed budgeting, forecasting, business planning, and results analysis of sales, gross margin, net profit, and inventory•Created and analyzed capital expenditure feasibility studies (using DCF, NPV, IRR, MIRR, EVA and ROI), reported results and recommendations to senior management•Developed and maintained numerous financial models designed to evaluate key financial drivers•Ran inflationary impact studies for product category managers and analyzed results to set pricing guidelines•Led a team in developing numerous components of the 2009 fiscal year budget plan•Executed standardized financial analysis methodologies (trend, ratio, volume/price, scenario planning, risk and opportunity assessment, expected outcome, sensitivity, etc.)

•Provided financial analysis and consultation to outside businesses based on historical and pro forma financial statements, future projections, local market conditions, and other relevant information •Underwrote and structured small business/mortgage/retail lending opportunities•Initiated, developed, and managed long-term, profitable relationships with internal and external clients •Analyzed internal financial statements in order to determine profitability and variance to plan•Determined operational strategies based on budget analysisWinston-Salem, NC Leadership/Management Development Program Associate•Studied a comprehensive curriculum including: credit analysis, financial analysis, and leadership/management development techniques

•Proposed and implemented new strategies and organizational changes, monitored and trained new individuals, incorporated new methods to assess the productivity of team members and the overall performance of the three teams I managed•Utilized Six Sigma Projects to reduce department costs by 20% of annual budget