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Visalia, California, United States

Visalia, California, United States

• Offer business financial and accounting consulting services, exemplified by the following client engagements:
• Guided a financially troubled financial services company in Seattle, managing billions in assets, post-CEO embezzlement. Forecasted sales and profitability and reversed trends by collaborating with the owner, leading.
• Developed an automated financial reporting system for a multi-million-dollar agricultural firm in the Central Valley post-acquisition, lightening the CFO workload. Provided initial board meeting support with chart.
• Engaged by a Los Angeles-based agricultural land company to conduct an independent analysis to acquire another farming entity. Collaborated with both buying and selling firms to develop a robust financial model.

Visalia-Hanford Area

• Following the Gerawan Farming and Wawona Packing merger, developed the inaugural consolidated budget, encompassing crop pricing, volume projections, farm costs, payroll, departmental budgets, and capital investments.
• Presented the budget to the board of directors and investors and achieved approval.
• Directed business analysis across all departments, collaborating with the CEO to improve financial performance amidst industry-wide challenges.
• Regularly produced quarterly board presentations, monthly financial reports, and operational KPIs for company leadership, private investors, and lenders.
• Managed relationships with external stakeholders, including banks, credit rating agencies, audit firms, tax advisors, and private equity M&A teams.
• Conducted numerous “what-if” analyses to forecast the impact of various scenarios on profitability and cash flow, such as land acquisitions, volume and price fluctuations, labor costs, and changes to grower contractual.

Fresno, California Area

• Managed FP&A for a local plant in an international, publicly traded food equipment manufacturer, overseeing budgets, forecasts, cost analysis, and decision support.
• Successfully led a 30-person team to implement a new ERP system, delivering a smooth day-one launch and a project within schedule and budget.
• Drove operational and financial collaborations, including capacity planning, cost-saving projects, and SOX compliance.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Managed the finances for a nationwide government division ($75 million and 190 personnel) overseeing emergency management activities in the communities surrounding all U.S. commercial nuclear power plants.
• Created an activity-based-costing model to improve financial forecasting abilities. Using this model, led an effort in fiscal responsibility which resulted in returning $20 million of surplus tax collections, which.
• Brought the nationwide division into a state of financial audit compliance for the first time since its inception.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Administered a multi-billion-dollar budget encompassing tens of thousands of personnel.
• Drafted testimony for the SEC Chairwoman to Congress regarding the annual budget and strategic plan.
• Developed a robust model to forecast $900 million in payroll costs amidst stringent political budget constraints. This was particularly critical during government shutdowns and widespread layoffs, ensuring the SEC.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Collaborated in crafting annual budgets for a multi-billion-dollar government agency.
• Spearheaded the implementation of a new budgeting system agency-wide as a project manager.
• Championed projects to transition the international finance team into an analytics-driven entity, including creating financial tools that produce daily reports and KPIs.
• Revamped finance personnel structure across 67 global locations, implementing extensive training to streamline processes and enhance organizational efficiency.

Master Of Public Administration (Mpa), Arts, Entertainment, And Media Management

Bachelor Of Arts (Ba), Music Major, Business Minor

Master'S Certificate, Project Management