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Los Angeles, Ca, Us

Fractional CFO and Sales Operations Leader helping small to mid-size businesses scale and grow profitably.- Strategic Financial Planning & Leadership- Business Development and ROI Analysis- Technology Evaluation & Implementation- Accounting and Bookkeeping- Contract Review

-Optimized sales technology stack for an early-stage organization, including Salesforce Sales Cloud implementation & customization. -Provided strategic direction on operations, forecasting, sales, and partnerships as a member of the Executive Leadership Team.-Identified deficiencies in existing Contracts and Contract Templates and implemented corrective actions.

Los Angeles, California, Us

Boston, Massachusetts, Us

-Senior Executive for American Well’s largest client. Provided day to day leadership and strategic oversight of Anthem’s telehealth offering for their Commercial and Government markets including programs for Medical, Behavioral Health, Wellness, Pharmacy, and Kiosks.-Lead a newly created enterprise analytics team responsible for corporate and client reporting. Established team culture and set strategic direction for the group.

Indianapolis, Indiana, Us

-CFO for the LiveHealth Online division. Oversaw the financial performance of the P&L, provided strategic and financial direction as part of the leadership team, and oversaw all budgeting, accounting, and financial modeling-COO/Senior Executive, innovator and telehealth thought leader for LiveHealth Online, Anthem’s industry leading telehealth solution.-Grew LiveHealth Online from startup to the largest Health Plan Sponsored telehealth solution in the US.- Board of Directors, National Telehealth Network, LLC.

Indianapolis, Indiana, Us

-Oversaw the financial performance of the P&L, provided strategic and financial direction as part of the leadership team, and oversaw all budgeting, accounting, and financial modeling-Led the product development team responsible for greatly expanding the LiveHealth Online product offerings and delivering over ten new products.-Delivered redesigned, responsive www.livehealthonline.com informational website. Led the team responsible for providing site strategy, vendor selection, managing the project and ongoing maintenance post launch.- Board of Directors, National Telehealth Network, LLC.

Indianapolis, Indiana, Us

-Financial business partner for the go live of the LiveHealth Online Product. This included creation of financial models to support the investment, quarterly and 5 year business planning, and analysis of business profitability. -Responsible for overall design and development of interim and long-term database solution to track Sales, AR, and AP. Provided oversight for end to end systems testing to make sure accounting processes were working as planned. -Led 9 high and mid-level finance associates responsible for budgeting, month end close, and providing financial guidance to cost center managers related to ~$1B in administrative expenses and financial oversight of the PBM contract including providing business guidance to operations, forecasting, and reporting of pharmacy metrics such as rebates, membership, and scripts. -Effectively communicated the value proposition of pharmacy throughout Anthem through the creation and monthly reporting of the Pharmacy Dashboard. The dashboard resulted in improved forecasting of pharmacy claims spend and better coordination on pharmacy issues throughout the enterprise. -Financial Liaison between Express Scripts Inc. and Anthem. Provided guidance to Anthem Finance team on process development and issue resolution with ESI. Communicated issues/impacts and coordinated payments between Anthem and ESI.

Indianapolis, Indiana, Us

-Responsible for consolidating and reporting financial results for CHS division of Anthem, which represented $1.5B in direct admin and $470M in operating gain.-Published monthly executive performance report of key Finance and Operational metrics.-Coordinated forecasting process for CHS.

Indianapolis, Indiana, Us

• Core team member and cost accountant for ERP implementation. Responsibilities included application and master file setup, cross-functional integration of modules, and general ledger validation of all manufacturing transactions.• Researched SEC filings, press releases, and stock information on competitors and created financial models for target acquisition companies. • Responsible for all Cost Accounting functions for $35M manufacturing company.• Responsible for annual budgets and quarterly forecasts.

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Economics

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Sociology