Tomorrow’s growth and returns are determined by today’s strategy implementation and investment decisions. Bringing a unique blend of Strategic Finance and Business Case Quality, I am a catalyst who incites greater innovation for growth and returns. My Strategic Finance and Decision Excellence experiences blend rigorous quantitative analysis with cutting edge problem-solving disciplines. Leaders count on me to give them the information they deserve to make their best decisions and squeeze more growth from resources at higher returns.I seek to serve leaders who are dissatisfied with current business case practices, harboring an unshakable suspicion that it should be better. These executives deserve more: more innovative to wring maximum returns from every dollar invested, more rigorous valuations that avoid blind spots and biases infiltrating recommendations, and more actionable follow-up.Early in my career, I recognized the broader options my Wharton MBA afforded me and chose to specialize in strategic finance and decision excellence. An insatiable curiosity guided my career path to a wonderfully diverse range of industries and environments – equipping me to delve deeper into issues, surface new perspectives, and provoke better solutions for growth and returns. Throughout my career I’ve been blessed to work with smart, motivated people. I quickly establish trusting relationships, affirming respect for their expertise as well as demonstrating my commitment to their success. Leading with a collaborative approach, I ignite creativity and an enthusiasm for doing more with less.Applying these capabilities, I have:• Provided financial support and decision discipline to more than 400 strategic initiatives including M&A, strategic partnerships, capital expenditures, and new product development.• Developed and implemented highly effective, problem-solving and business case standards governing a $1.3 billion annual capital budget.• Saved $16 million on a $16 million capital proposal by reframing the question and generating a non-capital solution that still captured 100% of the investment benefits.Areas of expertise include:➤ Strategic Finance➤ Business Case & Follow-Up Quality➤ Mergers, Acquisitions and JVs➤ Fix/Sell/Close Decisions➤ Capital Expenditures➤ Behavioral Economics➤ R&D and New Product Launch➤ For- and Non-Profit Management➤ Investor Relations➤ Communication & Presentation➤ Coaching/Executive Coaching➤ Leadership Development➤ Stakeholder Relationships
Listed skills include Strategic Decision Management, Strategic Finance, Business Valuation, Investment Evaluation, and 24 others.
