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Greater Los Angeles Area

Providing consulting services across various industries and disciplines.

Warner Bros. Entertainment Group Of Companies

Managed and led Acquisition department. Set and implemented overall acquisition strategy. Analyzed and negotiated film title acquisitions. Provided senior management recommendations on acquisition, contract renewal, and title sublicensing activities.• Financial Analysis and Modeling: > Developed sophisticated, multi-year P&L models used to value the Batman 1966 TVseries; resulted in successfully acquiring series estimated to bring in nearly $11 million in net revenue. > Analyzed and developed WWE multi-year P&L expected to generate over $25 million in net revenues. > Co-developed long-term WHE animated titles financial P&L model, which resulted in setting $45 million operating contribution expectations over a five-year horizon.• Negotiation and Collaboration: > Successfully negotiated rights to Samuel Goldwyn Production 75-title classic library. > Co-developed title sublicensing process resulting in monetization of titles not available to consumers. > Collaborated with Legal Affairs department to streamline contract renewal process reducing renewal backlog by more than 50%.

Head of finance for Warner Premiere division. Managed title acquisition process and developed department staff. Provided analytical support, recommendations, and negotiated title acquisitions as needed. • Financial Analysis and Modeling: > Created financial P&L model valuing Peanuts library, using decay, seasonality, andcomparative techniques resulting in acquiring worldwide distribution rights, with nearly $60 million in estimated net revenue. > Developed Superman 10 year worldwide home video and television P&L used for participation analysis. > Used allocation, trend, and promotional analysis to value Dr. Seuss library, resulting in acquisition of domestic distribution rights with an estimated $5 million net revenue contribution in the near term.• Negotiation and Collaboration: > Collaborated with WHE Finance group to automate P&L template; drastically reducing P&L creation timing. > Successfully negotiated Action Fest library acquisition featuring productions with high-level action talent.

Manger of Finance in Warner Home Video. Responsibilities included developing budgets and Profit and Loss statements for Home Video products, maintaining budgeting application and creating ad-hoc reports and financial analysis

Manage Capital Expenditure budget process. Create Capital Expenditure Proposals and financially analyze capital projects. Provide ad-hoc financial support to Technology managers. Support capital reporting and capital accounting processes. Developed and programmed Java based Capital Budgeting and Forecasting application that ran in the corporate intranet.

Madison Wisconsin

Manage various projects for finance department. Provide ad-hoc analysis as needed for various initiatives.

Mba, Finance And International Business

Bachelor'S Degree, Accounting And Finance