Analyze and manage annual and quarterly forecasts, ensuring on budget and on target operations for 900+ staff throughout 12 different countriesIdentify Top Operational challenges and process inefficiencies looking for ways to automate.Drive adoption of new corporate tools by exploring early adoption releases so that I can bring coworkers up to speed.Work with FA’s from all over the world on project forecasting, people planning, project planning and onboarding. Help VP’s look at their Return on Investment strategies and presentations. Create, automate, and maintain spreadsheets and pivots for all financial reports provided to VP level management while ensuring financial data is both interpretable and manageableActively interface with management from Fourth line and below in relation to staffing, operational decision making, billing, and other contractual requirementsWork in and with the PAX system, Taxonomy, and help insure the Financial Analyst have Forecast and Actuals as expected. Inspect ledgers for errors in accounting buckets to make sure the reporting is as accurate as can be for over 40 Financial Projects.Help to train new operations in the Planning Analytic Software, including how to pull reports within the Cognos Analytics

Operate as NVidia liaison, coordinating with partners, attending cross team meetings, and partnering with global OpenPower team to ensure features and functions required for Power releases are provided on timeManage defect tracking across releases and areas within OpenPower Linux community, including PartnersCollaborate with developers to triage priority one and severity one, as well as coordinate/report resolutionsPre-screen and manage collaboration systems; inclusive of GitHub, Bugzilla, ClearQuest, and partner systemsOversee multiple small, embedded Linux projects with development team; ensuring timely delivery of milestones, managing bugs and defects, and collaborating with partner organizations to deliver functionsUtilize Agile and Continuous Delivery methodologies to plan and deliver releasesBusiness Operations for the Linux Technology Center, including forecasting, onboarding, helping managers create PO's, working with FA's and VP's.

Led a team of testers in successful exit of the IBM San File system administrators functional verification test, including executing tests, tracking and reporting progress, and resource planning.Testing the Linux version of the Multiple Device Manager, including install, configuration, and integrated verification tests.Open Source Steering Committee Project ManagerPrepare presentations for OSSC approval on IBM projects.Gather License and Legal agreements for Open Source products that need approval.Write DOU's with other parts of the company that are using the Open Source.Work with development to find alternatives where needed to create the storage product needed.