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Plano, Texas, United States

Established and managed team of 7 to leverage benefits of new ERP system after go-live. Provided support, instituted governance controls, and drove continued improvement for newly launched system.- Directed team in monitoring 183 interfaces between legacy systems & SAP and resolving errors.- Owned and managed CoE SharePoint site for more effective communication to system users.- Delivered system performance dashboard for monthly Accounting & Finance Deck Meeting.- Launched and coordinated enhancement process to continuously identify ERP system pain points, govern approval, establish prioritization, and implement improvements.- Planned, supported, and tested SAP S4 HANA/Ariba/GRC/BPC system upgrades.- SOX control owner for 38 ERP system related controls.

Plano, Tx

Business lead on development team responsible for launching Management Reporting functions in new ERP implementation. Delivered A&F reporting analysis tools for SAP S4 HANA launch.- Engaged with customers and stakeholders to clearly define reporting requirements and deliverables.- Continuously managed development process to ensure on-time delivery of product deliverables.- Liaison between development team and customers to validate final product matched requirements.- Lead planning, proof of concept, and kickoff for next implementation phase, Profit by Model.

Plano, Tx

Lead development team to turn stakeholder requirements into a delivered product that maximized the value of a new parts sales analytics system. Responsible for communicating with customers to create the business vision, managing the project roadmap, and overseeing product development.- Created and managed product development plan to optimize the value of the development team.- Oversaw Scrum development to turn data from multiple systems into clear and concise Tableau visualizations within a single system.- Provided feedback to customers in Sprint Demos and development team in Sprint Retrospectives.

Greater Los Angeles Area

Responsible for sales, cost of sales, and expense planning and analytics for the Service Parts & Accessories Division. Lead financial planning/reporting processes to provide decision support to maximize profit for a division with over $5 billion in sales, 14 parts warehouses, and customers throughout the world.- Managed reporting process, including financial reconciliation, analysis, and report communication.- Led quarterly sales and expense forecast/budget process to allow for precise financial planning.- Directed long range sales and expense forecast to support multi-year planning decisions.- Provided business case financial evaluation to optimize capital spending for division.- Maintained and strengthened internal system and procedure controls to improve process integrity.- Provided technical support for sales financial data systems.- Managed/guided four team members in successfully achieving department goals.

Greater Los Angeles Area

Provided independent evaluation and assurance that Toyota's risk management, governance, and internal control processes were operating effectively. Delivered consulting services to improve processes based on identified gaps.- Executed risk-based audits to measure and document compliance with policies and procedures, suitability of governance and controls, unnecessary risk exposure, and potential cost savings.- Prepared and presented comprehensive reports of findings and countermeasures to the Chief Audit Director and senior management.- Researched and documented service campaign information flow to improve communication.- Gathered and synthesized information/evidence to assist corporate special investigations.

Greater Los Angeles Area

Responsible for detailed planning, control, and monitoring of logistics activities to optimize the flow of parts to customers, while minimizing related expenses.- Analyzed freight related expenses for parts division and reported results on a monthly basis.- Created Key Performance Indicators (KPI) report to succinctly deliver operational results.- Created quarterly forecasts and improved accuracy by gathering, merging, and validating data from multiple sources.- Researched/documented logistics flow to allow for better planning across complex supply chain.- Worked with various departments on numerous special projects and ad hoc requests to improve customer satisfaction, logistics efficiency, and company profits.

Greater Los Angeles Area

Researched, established, and maintained optimal parts pricing to support goals of maximizing both customer satisfaction and company profit through competitive pricing.- Tracked/analyzed parts pricing and recommended/implemented necessary price corrections.- Developed and maintained parts pricing survey and analysis database. - Conducted survey of competitor market pricing to support internal pricing decisions.- Created Parts Profit database by merging sales price and cost information to provide profit by part.- Provided leadership to and supervised Parts Pricing Analyst.

Greater Los Angeles Area

Integral member on project to implement Service Parts Planner (SPP) and Demand Planner (DP) software to improve forecast accuracy and inventory planning for over 250,000 Toyota service parts. Following launch, leveraged new tools to optimize inventory levels at all Toyota parts warehouses.- Provided strategic analysis to turn business requirements into concrete project goals.- Effectively worked in cross-functional teams to ensure SPP & DP delivered required functionality.- Contributed to the successful launch of SPP & DP, on-time and within budget.- Calculated and managed optimal inventory levels for over 250,000 parts at 13 warehouses.

Greater Los Angeles Area

Advocated and coordinated development of alternative fuel vehicles (EV/Prius/Fuel Cell//CNG).- Worked with Chief Engineer and product group in Japan to develop vehicle specifications.- Created/administered department database and created e-com Demo Program website.- Developed Toyota Prius Family Demo & e-com Demo programs.- Prepared and delivered alt fuel vehicle presentations to management and outside organizations.- Supervised Planning Specialist in coordinating advanced technology events and vehicle fleet.

Greater Los Angeles Area

Pricing responsibility for six vehicles, vehicle/segment forecasts, and Value Package financial analysis. Coordinated RAV4-EV launch across departments, parent company, and external organizations. Prepared and delivered vehicle presentations and represented Toyota at AFV trade shows/events.

Greater Los Angeles Area

Tracked and analyzed trends in the forklift industry, researched competition, prepared executive presentations, conducted industry forecast, and assisted in strategic planning decisions. Accomplishments include launch of development of electronic quote system, full development of quarterly Board of Directors presentation, and launch of website development.

Orange County, California Area

Assisted client companies in structuring compensation and benefits packages to best serve shareholders, management, employees, and customers. Main duties included strategic research, implementation of innovative compensation practices, conducting related surveys, publishing monthly newsletter, and preparing and delivering presentations to clients and management.

Master’S Degree, Business Economics

Advanced study of the quantitative and analytical skills of modern economics, finance, and business. Topics included Microeconomics.

Bachelor’S Degree, Economics

Main courses included Capital Theory, Forecasting, Managerial Economics, Regulation, Labor Economics, Energy Economics, and Calculus.