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Texas, United States

Dallas, TX, US

• Created 20+ PowerApps canvas Apps as part of an overall solution for a home inspection company. Solutions contained not only apps but also customized entities, option sets, and other components. - Contact Management.
• Created 95 integrated forecast models, a Consolidation Model and a suite of tools for one of the largest Multi Billion Dollar Food Distributors in the US. - Adopted one cycle ahead of schedule and praised for its'​.
• Developed models for market analysis, operational capacity and merger & acquisition opportunities.
• Updated and created financial and departmental reports supporting logistic planning and forecasting and KPIs
• Created operational database and Access/SharePoint Web Apps for data entry and reporting

Irvine, CA, US

• Major Software Implementation: Clean Energy Law Billing System Changes (started January 2022) – Client - ComEd
• Assisted with the successful implementation of the billing system changes at ComEd, in response to the new Clean Energy Law, ensuring compliance and seamless transition to the updated system.
• Applied strong project management skills to gather requirements, develop project plans, and oversee the entire software implementation lifecycle, from concept to launch.
• Assisted in building, testing, and launching updates to ComEd's existing Customer Information and Management System (CIMS), ensuring minimal disruption to ongoing operations.
• Coordinated and executed the development, testing, and deployment of ComEd's new Customer Care and Billing (CC&B) system, enhancing billing efficiency and customer experience.
• Developed and executed comprehensive test plans, test cases, and test scripts to ensure the quality and reliability of software systems during implementation.

Menlo Park, CA, US

• Business Financial Strategist, Financial Planning & Pricing – Toyota North AmericaWorked for Toyota in the Connected Technologies Department (CT) as a Financial Planning Strategist on a contract basis. This role.
• Created and maintained business models to forecast connected service financial contribution to the TMNA enterprise. Provided recommendations to Product Owners and management.
• Created connected service forecasts with accuracy and provided detailed variance explanations.
• Supported financial partnerships with international partners by developing pricing information and cost analyses.
• Partnered with CT Contracts team by providing decision support for vendor negotiations.
• Partnered with CT Product Owners by providing financial decision support.

New York, New York, US

• Director of Operations – Provided strategic direction for a non-bank real estate and small business lender that has provided over $3 billion in capital nationwide.
• Project Manager for full-cycle - Loan Operating System SDLC Implementation from Analysis to Planning, Design, Development, Testing, User Acceptance and Deployment
• Provided ongoing technical consultation and direction for the architecture of RCC’s workflow.
• Actively interfaced with both internal and external customers to assess opportunities, gather requirements, design solutions, and develop and implement process and technology improvements.
• Supported the preparation and reporting of portfolio data for financial counterparties, including but not limited to RCC’s parent company, rating agencies, and investment banks.
• Streamlined operational and technical capabilities by eliminating redundancies and invalid processes to drive improved analytics and effectively leverage enterprise capabilities to increase volume/productivity.

Sydney, NSW, AU

• Provide modeling and analysis to support key decisions for US operations by evaluating strategic business options and performance-results variances. Infigen has equity interest across 18 wind farms in US with annual.
• Managed large projects that had large financial and operational impacts, such as the creation of tax equity partnerships and project debt financing. Resulted in acquisition of $95M in investments, driving 2014.
• Created or enhanced turbine cost, tracking, valuation, IEP and buy / sale support models, using macros, pivot tables, v-lookups and other advanced Excel techniques providing real time information to senior management.
• Built sophisticated role-defined security into tracking models that prevented accidental or deliberate manipulation of data.
• Led model-related corporate audits and handled client model-related inquiries resulting in significantly cleaner audits and improved client relationships.

Menlo Park, CA, US

• Successfully completed high-level operational and financial consulting projects for a wide range of clients and roles. Completed $1.5M in projects including $900K of personally secured new projects.Richardson Regional.
• Created 120 department budgets and consolidated budget with $330M+ gross revenue and $138M operating expenses.
• Developed new templates and procedures projected to reduce time to recast budget by 90%.Baylor Healthcare System
• Streamlined accounting process for Baylor HCS Foundation - eliminating work of 1 FTE.
• Assisted with project Management for Lawson system upgrade, including data migration testing & training
• Led complex project to reconcile $600M of 10K bond-financed assets that spanned 20 years for IRS compliance.

• Directed operations and finance for startup provider of mailing services.
• Reviewed and analyzed drivers and monthly forecasts for all aspects of business and presented to senior executives.
• Developed models for market analysis, operational capacity, and expansion opportunities.
• Conducted face-to-face client sales presentations and provided ongoing customer support.

• Directed fiscal operations for foundation with $300M+ fund value. 
• Created hundreds of Crystal reports giving real time access to data that enhanced operational decision making.
• Led monthly financial and operational review meetings, and delivered presentations to executive directors.