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Tampa, Florida, United States

- Built 5-Year Strategic Plan Model which has business growing to ~$900M in Revenue by 2028. Model included complex automation for macro-economic factors such as ESL adoption at major grocery retailers and United Kingdom customer expansion. Partnered with SVP of Strategy and Sales on growth factors which resulted in a double-digit 5-Year CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) in Revenue, EBITDA and Free Cash Flow.- Led M&A model creation and valuation on potential acquisitions with SVP of Strategy which were presented to Avery Dennison leadership. Models projected future P&L and resulting Revenue, Gross Margin, SG&A, EBITDA and FCF. Model reviewed resulting 5 Year DCF (Discounted Cash Flows) + Terminal Value to get EV (Enterprise Value) in addition to EVA (Economic Value Added), ROIC (Return on Invested Capital) and IRR (Internal Rate of Return).

Tampa, Florida, United States

•Owner of budgets / forecasts on >$400M of annual Revenue in Marketing & Advertising publicly traded company.•Finance lead for pricing, strategy and contract review on multi-year contract renewals with total value >$1.5B, major clients include: Kroger, Dollar General, Walgreens, Albertson's, and Ahold/Delhaize (Giant, Food Lion, Stop & Shop, Hannaford Bros.)•Finance lead for pricing, strategy and contract review on all new business pursuits.•Created rolling forecast and mid-month projection models to report accurate revenue estimates to Vestcom & Avery Dennison leadership for current month and quarter.•No accurate way to project revenue for shelfAdz product (>$100M annual value) in current month. Created projection model with inputs from Sales and Accounting which integrates event tag hang dates and retailer rebates.•Finance / RTS business lead for CRM implementation into Oracle solution, currently all Sales opportunities are in Excel spreadsheets. Current rollout is for end of FY22 with estimated 5-year savings >$2.4M.•Part of transition from private equity backed firm to publicly traded company when Avery Dennison purchased Vestcom in Aug 2021.

Clearwater, Florida

•Owner of budgets on >$100M of annual Revenue in Printing / Advertising private firm.•Championed and led Strategic Initiatives involving key stakeholders from Operations, Sales and Customer Service to drive overall margin improvement, processes focus on production efficiency improvement at manufacturing facilities and billing properly for contractual fees. Processes implemented will lead to >$100K of pure margin in CY19 and >$200K of pure margin in CY20.•Company did not have a model for forecasting Operating Profit, created and implemented model that incorporates customer and product line mix change to accurately forecast Margin and Operating Profit based on business environment shifts.•Created and implemented manufacturing facility CVD (Core Value Drivers) scorecard which measures plant performance on multiple metrics including Productivity, Production Costs / Expenses and Efficiency. Monthly reviews with VP of Operations and Plant Managers to review performance and create actions to drive improvements.•Company did not have a way to measure productivity of Design teams, created and implemented visual management tool which Design management team uses to hold employees accountable for performance. This has resulted in improvements from ~50% productivity to ~80% productivity, and annual cost savings of >$100K.•Financial consultant to Design team to measure project margin and ensure targets are met on non-production marketing design projects and client photoshoots. Weekly reviews to status projects and create actions to drive improvements.•Financial lead on capital expenditure model and analysis, gather data and inputs from Operations Leadership to justify equipment purchases, return on investment and payback.•Created control tool and audit Order to Cash process on a monthly basis to prevent revenue leakage and ensure compliance.

•Owner of budgets and forecasts on >$250M of annual Revenue with consistent returns of 30% Operating Margins (3X market average) and 7% Core Growth (2X market average).•Owner of Global P&L for Key Performance Indicators (KPI’s): Orders, Revenue, Core Growth, Pricing and Operating Margins.•Financial advisor to the GM of Aerospace on how to drive company-wide performance to meet and exceed daily, monthly, quarterly and yearly financial targets.•Financial consultant to VP of Marketing on creating and presenting company-wide Strategic Plan, a 5-year financial outlook on how business will outperform competition, launch new products and what capital / manpower investments will be required to hit targets set.•Developed and implemented daily visual tool for Sales and Customer Service stand-up meetings to track department ownership (Quality, Sales, Engineering, Customer Service). Enabling accurate projections to be reported and ensuring targets are being met for Operations to ship.•Created and implemented Global revenue forecasting model, utilizing analytics and complex lead times based on Order timing from customers. Reduced turn-around time of forecasting process by 50% and saved the company $25K per year.•Liaise with Sales and Marketing teams in monthly New Product Launch reviews. Drive key “Asks” of leadership to gain market share and win new business. Current strategic initiatives will achieve $3M of incremental revenue at >50% Gross Margin.•Lead Shin and Lean Kaizen events across different manufacturing cells to promote continuous process improvement, resulting in >$100K of savings per year. Establish daily visual management tools and stand up meetings with impacted employees to ensure sustainment of improvements.

• Led program team in cost variance analysis, budgeting and program performance on >$200M in defense manufacturing contracts which consistently returned 15-20% profit rates.• Partnered with new business pursuit team in cost estimate generation which resulted in >$100M in new contract awards.• Created yearly AOP sales forecasts for >$50M profit center with Financial Planning & Analysis team and led weekly and monthly reviews to ensure accurate forecasts going forward.• Performed in-depth cost analysis to identify potential risks to program management which includes creating mitigation plans to eliminate risks.• Performed accurate budgeting to ensure programs complete contractual requirements under budget while minimizing cost.• Certified as a Raytheon Six Sigma Specialist. Process improvement project saved the company over $17K per year.

Interacted with T. Rowe Price clients on a daily basis by offering creative and proactive solutions.Provided fund guidance on how T Rowe Price mutual funds work, operate and are managed.Strong knowledge base of IRS guidelines for different retirement plans offered by T Rowe Price so clients could manage accounts within regulations.

Applied knowledge of T. Rowe Price mutual funds, small business retirement plans, and IRS guidelines to provide outstanding customer service to clients.Assisted specialists in creating, updating, and maintaining processing manual.

Processed retirement contributions to retirement plans within guidelines of the IRS and plan regulations

Provided support to the FAA (Federal Aviation Agency) in the preparation of a rough order of magnitude (ROM) cost estimate utilizing estimation tools and techniques.

Master Of Science (Ms), Finance, General

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Finance, General