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Austin, Tx, Us

Irvine, California, United States

- Completed the FinOps Practitioner training course & certification. Building a strong foundation in cloud financial management and cost optimization.- Conducted weekly and monthly FinOps analysis for 14 clients cloud environments ($15MM+ annual cloud spend), leveraging cloud reporting tools such as CloudHealth, to provide valuable insights on cloud spend optimization strategies including savings plans, reservations and rightsizing opportunities.- Automated processes and optimized workflows using Monday.com that enhanced visibility and inner team collaboration for analysis, alerts, and contract renewals.- Assisted 1st M365 CoPilot engagement with creation and validation of use cases and their deliverables- Shadowing the FinOps team in client calls and attending conferences and networking events with partners and clients.

Addison, Texas, United States

- Analyzed how cases completed convert to dollars coming into the business. Discovered7% of case volume is responsible for 72% of collections dollars and presented findings to CFO & CCO- Forecasted monthly collections using historical & present month data to accurately project $7M-$8M in total collections to 6% accuracy for total collections and 8% accuracy for collections by business line. Curated visual dashboard used to update executive leadership team throughout the month.- Leveraged SQL to perform analysis on cases & transactions databases. Made recommendations on market profitability in previously weak market & new market from acquisition. Reviewed 15+ surgeon entities for potential buyouts and presented buyout recommendations on 10 surgeon entities.

Chandler, Arizona, United States

- Learned from and assisted the FP&A team.- Analyzed daily stat file and measured accuracy of trajectory using KPI's- Experience using Power BI to visualize big data and communicate forecasts vs. commit with sales leaders.

Dallas, Texas, United States

Selected out of 10,000 Applicants.

Austin, Texas, United States

Working in the front of house role I was cross trained to do 3 different jobs and never knew what I would be doing when coming into work. This job really taught me about adaptability and filling in wherever I was needed. I learned to communicate more effectively to people and how to respond appropriately to make both management and customers happy.

Austin, Texas, United States

Working as a lifeguard is where I started to become interested in pursuing a career where I could utilize my leadership abilities. As a lifeguard I had to think quickly and on my feet too keep attendees safe and communicate efficiently to pool goers other employees, and management.

Bachelor'S Degree, Banking, Corporate, Finance, And Securities Law, Senior

Bachelor Of Business Administration - Bba, Accounting And Finance