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Denver, Co, Us

Denver, Co, Us

Westminster, Co, Us

As the CFO at AION Robotics, I thrive at the intersection of finance and cutting-edge solutions. Leveraging financial insights, I empower AION Robotics to push boundaries, disrupt markets, and create lasting impact. My expertise in crafting financial strategies aligns with our mission to revolutionize the rugged robotics industry. I am passionate about optimizing capital allocation and fostering cross-functional collaboration to lead our venture funding initiatives, track cash flow, and guide financial planning to support our innovations. Our journey to a multi-billion-dollar enterprise excites me, and I’m committed to optimizing our equity burn to attract strong investment partners preparing us for public market entry.

Financial portfolio management including residential real estate, commercial real estate, mineral rights, royalties, equity and bond funds.

Denver, Colorado, Us

Managed product portfolio to optimize and enhance airline operation centers in the Business and Military segments of the aviation market. Responsible for creating and presenting the business case and program financial model. Implemented feature focused Integrated Product Team and establishing program management best practices to achieve $55MM in revenue in the first 4 years.• Led 12-member development team delivering Oceanic Tracks and other services for the Integrated Flight Deck Pro Program• Product/Program Manager with responsibility and authority for Jeppesen Integrated Operator, the next-generation virtual flight department for the Business Aviation market.• Developed and evolved Jeppesen Integrated Operator business case to deliver ground to cockpit Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) solutions for military and business aviation operators.• Conducted focus groups with customers to develop the product roadmap and facilitate sales engaging end-users through C-level leadership.• Drive behavioral and cultural transformation initiatives across the organization.• Establish Boeing Program Management Best Practice (PMBP) disciplines to develop and deliverhosted solution to the Business Aviation market.

Denver, Colorado, Us

Senior Manager in the Supplier Management Organization at Jeppesen, a Boeing Global Services division with responsibility for strategic procurements, sustainable supply chain solutions, contract negotiations, supplier relationships, requirements, core proprietary data and intellectual property.• Implement a new process for sourcing human capital and lead the implementation of an enterprise level program to structure “Make vs. Buy” decisions called Right Sourcing• Negotiated new ELA’s with 3 key data providers saving 23% ($315,000) from initial proposals and locked in a 3-year term when signed.• Delivered a complex multi-phase RFP strategy to engage several COTS providers, mitigating risk to Jeppesen and achieving the system delivery schedule goal.• Developed 8 sourcing models and 4 play books to advise business leaders long-range planning

Bluffton, South Carolina, Us

Acquired 3 distressed vending operations with over 80 accounts in the Denver market. Restructured existing debt, changed the pricing model, moved to new facility and updated and expanded delivery vehicle fleet. • Terminated 3 non-performing accounts, restructured equipment and lease agreements. • Improved the operating plan by reworking routes, setting performance goals for two drivers and renegotiated key supplier and customer agreements.• Sold business after 14 months returning a 17% profit from improved cash flow, account base and vendor terms.

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Managed the profit and loss, 9 managers and 120 employees for this wholly owned subsidiary producing title work for 26 operating divisions. Responsible for infrastructure development, systems, workflow, and resourcing model. Evangelized to the operations managers on the benefits of converting to a variable-cost model and coordinated the enterprise wide transition to an integrated vendor production model. Division operating budget responsibility of $12.3M.• Successfully managed the deployment of services to all 26 operating divisions over a 2-year period, resulting in a consolidated operating expense savings of $35M in year 3.• Designed and implemented a new production platform using a proprietary knowledgebase and Business Intelligence to benchmark and analyze all user and external system features.• Re-engineered core operational process to integrate virtual work flows and offshore vendor resources reducing turn times and defect risk by 18%.

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Developed and implemented a platform to improve work flow between the sales, title and escrow divisions for the Colorado operations.

Led and directed national branding initiatives for 6 Fortune 100 brands at this national marketing company. Managed budgets for partner contracts, marketing teams and logistics to grow customer database and execute brand building events at music venues, sporting events, and elite nightclubs.

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Marketing With Emphasis In Business Administration

B.S., Marketing - Business Administration