My responsibilities include, but are not limited to:• Provide analysis and guidance to CEO/CFO in order to make strategic decisions to achieve goals and improve financial performance• Conduct tasks associated with monthly close in HFM, validation of data and coordination with regional controllers on timeliness of close• Research and preparation of monthly management reports by business function (IT, Marketing, Legal, IP, RnD, Operations)• Preparation of financial data for board meeting packages and monthly/quarterly financial reports• Manage models related to accounting and IFRS management reports• Consolidate P&L results and research variances to budgets, forecasts and prior periods for monthly reviews with senior management• Assist in the business planning/consolidation of regional Budgets, Forecasts, and Strategic Business Plans• Prepare detailed files/templates for Global Budgeting and Forecasting• Assist in management and evolution of planning models (Average Sales Price and Cost models)• Prepare and design ancillary business/financial models and other special projects as needed• Provide technical expertise to highly visible, multi-faceted systems-related projects impacting the Accounting and Finance departments with specific focus on tasks that impact automatic entries to the general ledger• Support acquisitions financial and operational integration activities • Assist management with the internal and external audit engagements• Coordinate the implementation and/or maintenance of internal reporting systems with the IT department, finance and operational departments

Supported Services, Software & Peripherals line of business for Public/Corporate Accounts and the Global Support and Deployment Division. Performed multiple tasks including:• Engagement in all aspects of Financial Planning and Analysis: annual plans, forecast, outlook, month end close, variance analysis and executive reviews/presentations• Provided support to the Operations team to achieve financial goals• Team lead/consolidator of financial information for all regions (AMER, EMEA, APJ)• Collaborated with marketing team to review business cases for new services offers • Provided finance and operational support to manage compensation for a group of Services Sales Representatives in the US responsible for ~$270M in annual revenue.• Assisted in the development/management of compensation plans/policies to maximize business growth • Set fair but challenging quotas for sales teams working in collaboration with line of business finance owners• Led the strategy to compensate the newly created Cloud Specialists team by establishing new methodology as needed to compensate the reps through manual processes according to established comp plans and metrics• Provided recommendation for compensation exceptions and pay reviews adhering to existing plans and policies• Finance and compensation support for the $1.3B revenue per year Services business for the Public Accounts Business Unit. • Developed processes and retrieved information from financial systems to model, analyze and report on business unit metrics as appropriate to tract business performance and sales attainment• Collaborated with other functional areas within finance, marketing, sales and accounting to review processes and propose recommendation for improvement with significant focus on productivity and variance analysis

Responsible for all duties associated with the management of the $4 Billion loan and debt TWDB Portfolio•Prepared long-term financial projections/cash flows for 8 TWDB loan programs• Conducted database research for Legislative impact analysis and system analysis and prepared financial disclosure reports for the SEC, Nationally recognized Securities Information Repositories and the Texas Bond Review Board• Performed quantitative analysis for the TWDB State of Texas General Obligation and Revenue bond sales• Developed queries in Access and templates in Excel to analyze financial data

Ensured that TWDB loan/grant recipients receiving Federal monies complied with all Federal requirements including following the Small, Medium and Women Enterprises six affirmative steps procurement process

• Prepared grant applications• Conducted all necessary research and analysis to develop a business plan to attract investors for Cenetron Diagnostics European expansion: Arranged all logistics and set up meetings with employment agencies, couriers, local business development agencies, bio-technology companies and tax attorneys for a fact finding trip to The Netherlands (Amsterdam, Leiden) and England (Cambridge)

Developed strategies to market Texas businesses internationally and to attract foreign investors to Texas. Supported all marketing efforts for a team of four International Trade Advisors Contract Manager (Apr 2001 – Aug 2001)Monitored contract compliance by analyzing data, examining billings and evaluating performance for a $50 million job training program (Smart Jobs) between the State and private companies

Web Developer/Administrator and Community Coordinator Assistant (Jun 2000 – Mar 2001)Designed and administered a web site to provide up-to-date community information to 4,000 Americans residing in Belgium. Served as liaison between the Community Coordinator (one star Air Force General) and all entities that offered services to community members. Served as Protocol Officer for the Community CoordinatorU.S. Mission to NATO – Brussels, BelgiumOffice Manager (Apr 1997 - Mar 2001)Supported a team of five Electronic Engineers in the Communication and Electronics Division (CED) of the U.S. Mission to NATOConference Services Assistant (Jun 1996 – Apr 1997)