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Scottsdale, Az, Us

Irvine, Ca, Us

San Francisco, California, Us

Westlake, Texas, Us

Solera is a SaaS provider of software and services to the automotive industry. Markedly improved the company’s profitability while redesigning its product portfolio to accelerate growth and achieve market leadership.Growing Revenues: Grew North America revenue by hundreds of millions of dollars from $250M in 2011 to $680M in 2016, while functionally integrating 10 acquisitions and facilitating organic margin expansion annually. Drove sales acceleration strategy that delivered >40% increase in annual bookings in 2016, Delivering Dramatic Savings: Created an ongoing process that delivered millions of dollars in savings through investment in technology, process development, and organizational redesign and consolidation. Generated millions more in in annual savings by creating a shared service organization for finance organization. Consolidated finance from ten locations and nine accounting systems to a single location and ERP platform. Revitalizing European Operations: Spent a year in the Netherlands driving improvement in financial and operational performance. Split business into two distinct LOBs and created qualified management teams for each. Stabilized the customer base in low-growth segment, while driving price and offering changes in high-growth segment.

San Diego, California, Us

Smart Drive Systems is a venture-backed SaaS telematics company that delivered video records of driver behavior for fleet safety programs. Brought aboard to scale business and prepare for next stage of growth, following completion of financing round.Laying the Groundwork for a Sustainable Business: Developed competitive business model for first-of-a-kind business, while redesigning all customer operations to drive cost and quality. Implemented Global ERP through six countries, including manufacturing, sales and financial back office.Providing Financial Leadership and Service Excellence: Closed equity financing that secured millions of dollars and funded operations. Dramatically Improved service gross margin by redesigning service model, delivering leverage and focusing on process quality.

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Kintera was a SaaS provider to the nonprofit industry later sold to Blackbaud. Markedly improved the company’s financial and operational performance while driving an organizational restructuring. Held authority for internal controls, SOX 404, public reporting, accounting, financial operations, investor relations and all financing. Planned and guided the efforts of 55 professionals.Delivering Profitability: Attained EBITDA profitability within three years, through extensive restructuring.Designed systems that effectively processed hundreds of millions of dollars in customer transactions generating 50% of enterprise profit. Drove renewal rates from 73% to 92% by reengineering customer success organization.Positioning the Company for a Profitable Sale: Raised millions of dollars in equity, and led the diligence and sale process to a sale to inCode Telecom Group, Inc. a provider of professional and engineering services for the wireless industry that was later sold to Verisign.Improving Financial and Operational Performance: Eliminated material weaknesses and managed successful SAS70 implementation by rebuilding 404 control infrastructures, and implementing new financial and operations systems (ERP) and processes.

InCode was a provider of professional and engineering services for the wireless industry, later sold to Verisign. Played a key role in driving the rapid growth of this early-stage startup while minimizing cash burn. Planned and directed the efforts of 20 professionals that were held accountable for internal controls, business processes, P&L, budgeting, taxation, IT, and investor relations.Setting a Foundation for Excellence: Established the company’s first formal financial/operational infrastructure and controls. Grew the business to 100 people in 12 months with 70%+ utilization and expanding skills.Fueling Organic and Inorganic Growth: Raised $20M in venture funding. Won large contracts with wireless carriers and infrastructure companies that ultimately delivered tens of millions of dollars in revenue while generating strong operating profits in only three years. Acquired $15M revenue services firm and doubled revenue from that acquisition in nine months.Taking the Company Global: Spearheaded expansion to Europe and Latin America

Armonk, New York, Ny, Us

Brought on to provide financial oversight of $2.5B Consumer Division. Later promoted to Director of Finance in the consolidated $15B Personal Systems Group. Facilitated restructuring and change in business model to create IBMS’s Global Personal Systems Group. Early success as Executive Assistant to IBM CFO and Senior Financial and Treasury Analyst, IBM Credit Corporation.

Mba, Finance And Accounting

Ba, Economics