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Monroe, Michigan

Direct staff of over 30 in all aspects of cash and investment management, funding, insurance and risk management, currency hedging, credit and accounts receivable and accounts payable.• Renegotiated secured credit facility to save nearly $100,000 in fees annually.• Protected operating plan from exposure to fluctuations in Mexican peso exchange rates through launch of currency hedging program.• Implemented pension plan lump sum payout of terminated vested participants to generate approximately $400,000 in present value savings.• Realized over $60,000 in annual savings through transfer of $10 million in letters of credit.• Implemented on-line payment option for La-Z-Boy customers to reduce manual effort and enhance accuracy of payment application.• Managed transition of corporate purchasing card program; launched pilot travel and entertainment card program to convert paper-based expense reporting to on-line system..

Directed staff of 13, with responsibility for all aspects of securitization activities of automotive lending operations in 16 countries. Integrated cash flow impacts of securitization funding into corporate cash flow forecast.• Generated $1.6 billion in new funding through expansion of asset classes that can be securitized to include leases and dealer floor plan receivables. • Launched first ever international public securitizations for GMAC of Mexican and Brazilian dealer floor plan receivables in midst of turbulent markets in 2008-2009.

Managed staff of 20 responsible for reporting consolidated financial results, forecast updates and variance analysis to top management and investors. Supported corporate implementation of SAP. Accounted for and allocated corporate center results.• Improved control and accuracy of timely quantitative analyses for CFO and CEO for use in earnings releases, board meetings and investor presentations.• Led team that enhanced process for soliciting and consolidating 3-year strategic business plans for all operating units.• Developed and implemented revised methodology for allocating costs of global corporate staffs.

Directed staff of three with responsibility for all aspects of $3.2 billion in funding for operations in seven Latin American countries.• Doubled overall funding while reducing liquidity risk and interest costs through the increase of funding provided by capital markets from 4% to 35% of total. • Saved $30 million in interest costs through trail-blazing securitization of $850 million in retail automotive receivables by GMAC in a Latin American country.• Implemented capital markets funding programs in Mexico and Ecuador and the use of interest rate swaps in Mexico. • Reduced risk and increased control by negotiating use of standard credit line documentation throughout the region with 40 local and international banks.

Directed special projects related to lending operations in seven Latin American countries.• Reduced tax expenses by $5 million annually through leading project that converted Argentine operation into regulated financial entity.• Increased efficiency and process standardization through launch of center that evaluated commercial customer credit throughout the region from one location in Mexico.

Led staff of 10 with responsibility for all aspects of $10.5 billion in funding for operations in 18 European countries.• Provided cost-effective funding for five countries through launch of commercial paper program with short-term derivatives.• Increased efficiency and lowered costs by centralizing funding activities for 10 countries into Brussels office. • Established bank relations and developed funding sources for new GMAC operations in Czech Republic, Greece, and Poland.

Managed staff of 10 with responsibility for all financial aspects of the operation, including investment management, asset/liability management, and accounting. • Grew assets from 0 to over $90 million; turned profits of $300 thousand in third year and over $1.5 million in fourth year • Planned and launched MasterCard BusinessCardTM product; issued over 80,000 cards for GM employees yielding annual revenue of over $5 million.

Mba, Finance

Attended as General Motors Fellow.

Ms, Operations Research

Ba, Mathematics

Activities and Societies: Winner of Rinck Memorial Prize in Mathematics for top mathematics major.

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