• Managed successful complex project for Blue Yonder JDA Forecast and Replenishment software integration in retail/agile/technical environment to enhance sales for ~$7BN retailer. • Utilized project management principles to drive project to completion according to scope and budget and by fostering transparency, visibility and high-level communication between cross-functional teams and leadership.• Developed and managed detailed project plan in Smartsheets/Excel, determined and aligned dependencies; performed risk analysis and mitigation, key milestone achievement, sprint planning, data validation, and Systems Integration Testing to Go-Live, post go-live hypercare. • Conducted and documented twice daily standups with a team of 30 domestic and international software engineering team, business leaders, and JDA vendor. Presented weekly status decks to senior leadership including strategy, adjustments and progress.

Innovate within new Finance Planning & Analysis team by developing and implementing financial processes, technologies, tools and analytics to advance a ~$4BN business. Improved process efficiencies to streamline strategic planning. Present findings of in-depth financial analysis and modeling to enhance management decision-making. Foster excellent inter-department relationships with Sales, HR, Payroll, Accounting and IT while gaining in-depth understanding of stakeholder needs. • Mapped, engineered, tested and teamed up with stakeholders to implemented 2 conversions of commission calculation process in Excel and Loan Vision Accounting System. Designed one off calculation and license fee deduction models that reduced post-calculation errors by 99%.• Collaborated on implementation of Workday Adaptive Forecasting and Budgeting model by restructuring General account usage, analyzing GL interface with Encompass source data and defining key metrics and testing assumptions that resulted in $150k labor cost savings and higher forecast accuracy.• Modeled and advised on current vs. proposed commission structure, multi-year proforma for digital mortgage platform, cost to fund analysis, headcount and $1M annual spend in technology expense, and ADP Comprehensive Service Cost analysis that resulted in $4-5MM in revenue gains and $600k in contract savings.

Sole technical and analytical support to Treasury Manager in new Corporate Treasury department. Monitored and managed Cash Forecasting for ~$4BN enterprise. Reviewed daily bank activity of 20+ accounts including data extracts and integration with Excel model. • Designed MS Access database application to categorize bank transactions achieving 85% faster processing and reporting for senior management.• Monitored 20+ bank accounts and regulatory covenants, funding activity, forecast to actual analysis, and major expense forecasting.

Oversaw the monthly tracking, costing and recording of $200 million inventory assets; quantified and audited inventory balances for 5 distribution centers serving over 900 retail stores; guided and mentored team of five analysts. Analyzed financial data and identified actionable items to control costs and improve financial performance. Built customized reporting and delivered streamlined communication to stimulate operational performance improvement with retail stores and corporate management, which generated faster response and enhanced compliance. Provided operational support for a $10 million acquisition. Examined monthly P&L variances; modeled expense forecasting; created and designed budget templates, redesigned monthly reporting. • Improved processes and templates resulted in $50,000 in inventory department labor savings per year by reducing time to produce an account budget from days to minutes.• Identified opportunity to streamline freight invoice coding process and reduce labor costs in the face of a 25% annual growth of internet transactions. Standardized data stream and improved coding technology contributed to $100,00 labor cost savings.• Diagnosed and solved a business problem for Commercial Group by creating a scorecard for key metrics supported by onsite training with teams. Reduced shrink by $100,000 in the first year and provided the Group with a solution for commercial center inventory management. • Programmed and produced multiple desktop applications that automated tasks and saved $80,000 in department labor.• Programmed applications to standardize the creation of schedules and documentation, which decreased labor cost by $10,000 and minimized follow up requests

Oversaw and engineered conversion to automated, full physical counts including system design, technical documentation, system multi-platform and intranet program application testing and piloting, implementation and quality assurance. Administered the tracking, adjustments and recording of $145 million in inventory assets. Acquired, trained and directed a team of 4 analysts’ daily activities to ensure inventory accurately valued in the General Ledger. • Designed, tested and implemented new online spot count program and system posting of transactions, which eliminated manual adjustments, saving $150,000 in annual labor, and provided framework for future company growth. • Realized $150,000 in savings in first year by eliminating the need for labor-intensive adjustments by corporate teams.

Ensured transactions and adjustment accuracy for 500 retail stores, distribution and commercial centers. Collaborated and assisted in the acquisitions and integrations of $50 million in revenue. Department leader of 4 analysts.• Eliminated task redundancy, saving department $20,000 in labor costs. • Streamlined full physical count process from 6- to 2-week process, reducing labor cost by $45,000, increasing efficiency while improving accuracy. • Recognized need to reduce department turnover, establish procedures and improve performance. Improved employee retention and reduced turnover by 75% within 6 months, saving $135,000 per year. • Improved productivity by 30% as measured by open-invoice metric and satisfaction surveys.