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Woodland Hills, CA, US

New York, NY, US

• Manage on-premise HPC Grid compute infrastructure comprised of ~8,500 servers (~500K cpus) across four data centers, accounting for 18% of firm total.
• Manage multi-year hardware tech refresh, operating system upgrade, data center space management and hygiene programs.
• Manage and lead evaluation of new server/storage technologies as well as AWS products & services.
• Provide architecture oversight and expertise for application migrations to public cloud, with key focus on AWS EC2, S3, FSx for Lustre, cluster sizing and cloud infrastructure design.
• Manage FinOps (CapEx / OpEx) for both on-premises and public cloud services for HPC Grid, focusing on internal cost recovery, cost reduction and optimization opportunities.
• Manage proactive server/storage deployments to meet business unit capacity expansions.

New York, NY, US

• Build, supervise and improve real-time cloud cost and consumption dashboards and forecasts for executive committee briefings, corporate finance workflows and engineering transparency
• Drive cost optimization efforts by collaborating with Finance and Engineering teams across the enterprise, recommending and purchasing reserved instances & savings plans across AWS, Azure and GCP
• Partner with our Cloud Governance Council to ensure appropriate tagging and alerts strategies are deployed and maintained at scale to manage costs
• Work with product teams to accurately cost out implementations
• Develop and maintain KPIs, scorecards and standard methodologies documentation

New York, NY, US

• Manage the Turner Cloud Architecture team’s ongoing cloud platform optimization and governance functions
• Develop tools and reports to help analyze actuals and forecasts. Identify potential areas of risk and opportunity to key stakeholders, provide recommendations to drive business results and achieve financial goals
• Partner with Finance team on consolidating the annual budget for the entire cloud platform (AWS, Azure, GCP, etc.)
• Perform ad hoc analysis and special projects as requested
• Serve as a point person for questions on key systems, such as CloudHealth, Smartsheet, ParkMyCloud, Cloudchecker and AWS Console

Atlanta, Georgia, US

• System Administrator for the Longview and PowerOlap applications, the primary financial systems used for Home Depot Financial planning and analysis
• Creating, maintaining and executing financial system models that streamline various functions including G&A Allocations, and driver based planning
• Leading projects to integrate systems and business processes arising from Corporate mergers and acquisitions
• Managing outsourcing contracts and Service Level Agreements (SLA’s)
• Consolidating global financial plan, and providing reporting to key stakeholders
• Subject Matter Expert for planning system processes and functionality

• Perform market and competitive analysis to determine pricing strategy within the market in order to ensure maximum profitability and drive margin growth
• Work closely with the manufacturing division to maximize run and machine efficiency while meeting customers’ needs in a timely fashion
• Conduct training session with internal and external sales staff to familiarize them with our products and internal processes
• Interface with internal and external sales reps to interpret customer needs, make product and bundling recommendations, and guide negotiation strategies to optimize pricing and profitability
• Work with Pricing and Manufacturing management to redevelop pricing tools and calculations to capture previously overlooked waste in the manufacturing process.
• Manage and redesign quote communications tools. Implemented improvements which allowed for easier and faster completion by sales reps, and decreased quote errors due to miscommunication or inaccurate quote requests.

Atlanta, GA, US

• Responsible for providing research and resolution for parts and service disputes for a portfolio of 14,000 McDonalds franchise and corporate stores
• Resolve 300 disputes monthly representing over $150,000 of invoicing
• Provide ad-hoc reporting to Regional Directors to support budget management decisions
• Liaison between technical department and accounts receivable team
• Perform in-depth data analysis & prepared monthly reports using MS Excel
• Gather, analyze, and document practices and workflows to identify efficiencies, alternatives, and gaps.

Roseland, New Jersey, US

• Research and determine tax credit eligibility for clients such as Wells Fargo, Wal-Mart and U.S. Bank
• Knowledge of tax concepts relating to credits and incentive programs – California Enterprise Zone (CAEZ), Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC)
• Prepare and analyze client information/document requests
• Data retrieval and analysis for tax audit projects
• Liaison between customer relationship managers (CRM) and production teams
• Provide support to Senior Analyst and Management on various ad-hoc financial projects

Valdosta, GA, US

• Manage all day-to-day operations at the Student Union, including opening and closing procedures, and resolving complex customer service issues with the goal of satisfying customer concerns
• Coordinate and trained with IT and catering departments for special events
• Manage a 35-person team consisting of technicians and front desk attendants, with autonomous duties directed to human resources and training

Valdosta, GA, US

• Orchestrate tours and discussion groups for incoming students and parents
• Promote Valdosta State University to prospective students through campaigns and tours which resulted in increased enrollment for the University

Bachelor Of Business Administration (Bba), Economics

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Philosophy And Religious Studies

6 Month Study Abroad Program., International Business