Christopher Marshall Email & Phone Number

Chicago, IL

Responsible for implementing improved forecasting, inventory, and replenishment policies for new customers by utilizing the GAINS software. From scoping initial requirements and opportunities, to training and configuration of the GAINS environment, each implementation involves extensive understanding of the customer’s specific business processes to ensure.

Greater Chicago Area

• Identify simplification opportunities throughout departments in GE Capital through automation and consolidation of business operations, creating on average a 40% reduction in process time.
• Implement sophisticated models to improve tracking of millions of assets throughout the tax return and bill pay process.
• Develop dynamic visualizations that allow users within the Tax Department to observe real time metrics and to react to opportunities in a timely manner.
• Designed a user interface to assist GE’s Customer Service Team to quickly forecast tax estimates for potential customers, allowing deals to be closed sooner in a time sensitive market.

Greater Chicago Area

• Analyzed GE’s Personal Property Tax Assessments and Disbursements as well as state tax returns of over a million GE assets in order to reduce exposure to potential liabilities.
• Enhanced current sampling techniques to increase accuracy without drastically increasing the sample size itself.
• Counseled peers and upper management on best practices in utilizing data management tools such as Excel, Access, and Spotfire to better serve their specific business needs.

Chicago, IL

• Consulted Fortune 500 CPG companies and retailers throughout North America in deciding the optimal assortment of products to display on shelves.
• Customized and execute statistical models using SAS and SQL to address the specific assortment questions of our clients.
• Ensured consistency, accuracy and thorough understanding of all elements of the modeling process for the client.
• Utilized multiple data resources to develop an actionable and complete solution for the client to use immediately.

Cincinnati Area

• Nielsen P&G Continuous Analytics
• Provided key analysis and value-add insights utilizing multiple data sources to help P&G's $6 billion Fabric Care business unit make key strategic decisions.
• Served as primary contact to client associates while building strong on-going relationships across multiple business units.
• Delivered actionable insights on how P&G could grow within low income areas that were immediately utilized by the brand teams to persuade retailers to give additional shelf space to their brands.
• Completed Cross Purchasing Analysis for P&G Fabric Care Brands to discover opportunities for potential co-promotions across P&G's extensive portfolio.
• Managed several concurrent projects by effectively prioritizing and scheduling client requests as received, resulting in early or on-time deliveries on a continuous basis.

Conducted a study on Investment Consultants and Responsible Investments of 250 European firms.Interacted on a regular basis with companies from countries throughout Europe and Asia.

Appraised Funds of Mutual Funds (FoMFs) to determine if they actually outperform as marketed. Determined legitimacy of data on thousands of hedge funds in search for possible fraud.

Master Of Business Administration (Mba), Finance, Strategy, Entrepreneurship, And Operations Management, High Honors

Bachelor Of Science, Business; Finance; Business Economics Public Policy