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Kirkland, Wa, Us

Kirkland, Wa, Us

I’m a freelance business and technology consultant focused on architecting, implementing, managing, and scaling enterprise technology stacks for small to middle market enterprises.I have deep expertise in best-of-breed enterprise SaaS applications and their ecosystems including Oracle NetSuite, Salesforce, Workday, and Coupa. My extensive integration, process automation, custom development, and data mastering/warehousing capabilities utilize the Boomi, AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, and Oracle Cloud Infrastructure platforms.I work with my clients to tailor my services. From full stack assessment, architecture, and roadmapping, to targeted project based work, I can augment your IT, enterprise applications, and integration teams to supercharge your existing resources. As the pace of technological innovation and the imperative for rapid digital business transformation increase exponentially, my mission is to give business leaders a data-driven competitive edge by providing clarity at the borderline.

Seattle, Wa, Us

Owned Redfin's financial tech stack and managed a team of analysts, developers, and admins to build, maintain, and optimize systems with a focus on scalability. My guiding principle was always to enhance efficiency and accuracy for non-technical end users through excellent communication and collaboration.Developed and worked to implement a long-term roadmap for the integration of financial systems, following the acquisition of Rent (formerly RentPath). Our team was directly responsible for ERP (NetSuite), O2C (in-house), P2P (Coupa/NetSuite), T&E (TripActions/Coupa), FP&A (Vena), tax (Thomson Reuters), and equity incentive (Morgan Stanley EEO) systems including all data integrations and end user support.Made build vs. buy decisions while maintaining close relationships with external software vendors, overseeing master agreements, licensing, and renewals. Worked with executive level stakeholders across finance, accounting, legal, HR, engineering, data analytics, and IT to maintain data integrity and security during complex system and workflow migrations under ITGC oversight.

Seattle, Wa, Us

Built upon my foundation as an analyst to support Redfin's businesses and internal customers with an emphasis on efficiency with limited resources.Took deep dives into issues where needed and set lower priorities aside to ensure impact on the right projects at the right time for the business.Led technical strategy for the team, building and redesigning dozens of mission critical applications and integrations as needed to ensure 24/7/365 business continuity.Used creativity and thirst for knowledge to identify quick wins and rapidly adapt to new technologies. Provided internal and external GITC audit support and mentorship to other members of the team.

Seattle, Wa, Us

Built a deep understanding of Redfin's many businesses and achieved expert level knowledge of the applications and infrastructure used by the company with the objective of solving the most complicated business problems quickly and scalably with minimal oversight.Provided day-to-day support to internal customers of the core enterprise tech stack, across NetSuite, Coupa, FloQast, Vena, E*TRADE EEO, Salesforce, and others while balancing competing priorities. Managed upgrade cycles, testing, and user adoption of new features and functionality.Maintained custom applications and integrations between internal and external systems utilizing ETL/iPaaS solutions like Boomi and technologies/integration patterns including JavaScript, SuiteScript, HTML, CSS, JSON, XML, cXML, SQL, GraphQL, WSDL, SOAP, REST, etc.Obtained new certifications including: Coupa Platform, Coupa Expense, Coupa Sourcing, Boomi Associate Developer, Boomi Professional Developer, and Boomi Production Administrator.Key Results:Led transformative Coupa expense/procurement/payments implementation across 8 operating subsidiaries and 2 countries/currencies, transitioning ~4000 employees from SAP Concur. Worked with stakeholders in Finance, Procurement, IT, Legal, Home Services, Data Engineering, and Data Analytics, as well as external consultants to deliver a highly scalable SOX-compliant solution deeply integrated with Workday, NetSuite, AWS Redshift, multiple internal applications/databases/APIs, and over a dozen punchout catalogs. Emphasized focus on meaningful business results through cost reduction, resolving ambiguity, and decisiveness on hard to answer questions.Architected, developed, and delivered integration between internally built mortgage application and NetSuite for Redfin Mortgage subsidiary, automating booking of closed and sold loans which resulted in immediate efficiency gain equivalent to one FTE and will deliver continued ROI at scale with business growth.

Seattle, Wa, Us

As a member of the Business Applications & Integration team, I implemented, optimized, and customized Oracle NetSuite for multiple clients across a variety of industries.My key contributions included the assessment of a highly customized NetSuite environment for a global office furniture manufacturer/retailer, providing detailed recommendations for how to improve efficiency and scale the system for future growth. Areas addressed include inventory management, accounting process improvements, and current/future state business process documentation. I also led the planning and execution of a system selection project for a marketing automation platform for a non-profit, and mentored team members on NetSuite best practices.

Chicago, Illinois, Us

As an Oracle NetSuite Certified ERP consultant, I provided deep experience in the delivery of NetSuite cloud-based business management systems. In total, I delivered implementations, customizations, and integrations to more than 125 satisfied clients including household names like Redfin, Peloton, DocuSign, Essentia Water, butter London, and Northwest Center.Highlights:Functional and configuration lead for enterprise deployment of NetSuite OneWorld ERP. Replaced legacy under-performing accounting systems for the nation's largest online real estate brokerage and designed custom revenue booking processes to increase efficiency and reduce operational costs. Implementation included HRIS integration to Workday and electronic payments (ACH) integration to Wells Fargo Bank preparing the company's enterprise tech stack for a successful IPO in 2017.Designed all aspects of an e-commerce/ERP/software license management system integration. Took SuiteCommerce Advanced web orders for customized 3D scientific visualization software and integrated with NetSuite ERP and Thales licensing system to deliver and manage product keys via online portal and email. Provided guidance on a multi-stage development cycle to complete within budget.Architected a high volume sales order delivery integration for one of the world's largest background check providers between a custom web application and NetSuite to support an acquisition adding 26 business units across 6 countries and 4 currencies. Developed an API endpoint and business logic in server-side SuiteScript to receive/parse/process over 5 million streaming JSON payloads a month over HTTPS using MapReduce technology across 15 parallel processing queues to support required SLA's. Managed all launch activities leading up to a worldwide roll-out under a tight timeline.

Origin Consulting offered business and technology consulting services to both new and veteran entrepreneurs alike. My capabilities included business software implementation, IT support, web development, and strategy consulting.I did pro-bono work for social causes. In 2011, I led a team of 5 MBA classmates to implement a cloud financial management system in a remote village in Ghana called Ofankor. The village just recently had cellular internet installed and the system was designed to track microloans provided to female entrepreneurs.

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I was hired as the first employee and worked closely with the founders to create a successful surgical laser manufacturing business out of a garage over 7 years. I built a team of 16 employees across procurement, shipping & receiving, production, service, and IT with 5 direct reports. My primary focus was leading strategic initiatives to implement new tools and technologies to scale the business.My position allowed me to gain leadership and team building experience across many functional areas. I implemented ISO 9001 standard operating procedures, installed clean rooms and near-vacuum laser processing equipment, deployed on-premise/cloud IT infrastructure, platforms, and software, developed critical vendor relationships, built supply/demand planning models, and defined OKRs with senior leadership. I also worked closely with accounting, sales, marketing, and customer support to tightly integrate and automate processes. In 2009, I led a system selection process which resulted in choosing and implementing NetSuite as our single source of record for all business data ushering in full digital transformation.

Mba, Technology Management

B.A., Psychology