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Eagan, MN, US

Oakdale, MN, US

Sioux Falls, SD, US

• Led end to end subscription Pricing Deal Desk, including strategic contract management & client margin reviews, for nine telemedicine service lines (Pharmacy, ICU, Behavioral Health, Emergency, EMS, Hospitalist, Senior.
• Created the $60M+ budget, new and improved quarterly forecasts, & reporting for board meetings, private equity ownership & debt covenants in a freshly acquired >15% growth company.

Minneapolis, MN, US

• Prepared ~100 annual departmental budgets, including allocation and expense tracking for ~$300M.
• Directed analysis, consulting, and financial support services for 8 Directors including training, pro forma development, expense investigation including 950 FTE staffing productivity and capital process navigation.
• Engaged in development and approval of a new 23K square foot clinic including strategy formulation, site selection, lease negotiation and ongoing implementation, optimization, and operational support.
• Invited member of newly formed Outreach Committee due to Finance and Strategy expertise, tasked with managing analysis of new and existing business ventures, including joint ventures, and providing recommendations.

Minneapolis, MN, US

• Recognized as foremost capital expert in a large and diverse non-profit health system. Exhibited strong and effective leadership to a wide range of users through navigation of a complex and dynamic capital planning and.
• Supported mergers and acquisitions including integration, and other long-range planning via balance sheet scenario testing and cash and debt capital capacity recommendations to appease existing debt covenants.
• Performed due diligence for hundreds of routine and strategic requests, driving refinements and delivering biweekly packets to the CFO for review and approval; built business cases and pro forma models for governance.
• Executed real estate and business reviews for developing and existing ventures and ongoing operations in hospital, clinic and other business units like senior living, pharmacy, and insurance.

Minneapolis, MN, US

• Created post-project reviews, external competitor benchmarking, business portfolio assessments, government reporting and lease vs. buy analysis as well as management consulting, system wide.
• Spearheaded evaluation, implementation, and continuous improvement of a new capital budgeting software solution, including project scope and requirements, on-time and within budget.
• Constructed policy refinements and process improvement initiatives alongside V.P.’s, enhancing quality and user experience while saving money.

Minneapolis, MN, US

• Managed and executed all capital process aspects for 100’s of disparate business entities, including long range planning, operating budgeting, forecasting, cash flow and variance analysis, and reporting.

New York, NY, US

• Devised metrics and tracing tools to assess vendor performance in 64 remote locations. Studied results and trends, recommended actions to management to increase internal and external performance.
• Led $8M capital program, including contract and purchase order creation, following, budget analysis and reporting results to executive team.
• Facilitated annual budget preparation including allocation by store location and expense scrutiny and identified areas of investment while developing initiatives to grow margin.

Minneapolis, MN, US

• Learned equities and fixed income settlement process from custodial standpoint.

Minneapolis, MN, US

• Gained understanding of transaction entry and reimbursement procedures from broker-dealer perspective.

Master Of Business Administration - Mba, Finance & Mili

Bachelors, Economics