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Boston, Ma, Us

Worldwide, Oo

Worldwide, Oo

FINANCE & ANALYTICAL TRANSFORMATION & MODERNIZATION – Remotely lead a geographically dispersed, 10-person analytics team throughout the U.S., India, and Mexico. Oversee software implementation efforts, design roadmaps, and develop strategies to modernize finance organizations by leveraging the latest advancements in cloud-based analytics. STRATEGIC LEADERSHIP & CONSENSUS BUILDING BETWEEN INSISTENT PARTIES – Advise executive-level clients and business leaders on best practices in utilizing data analytics; create industry-relevant 3 and 5-year strategic plans, establish relevant KPIs, identify organizational deficiencies, and prescribe and refine actionable solutions across administrative, executive, and supervisory levels.ENTERPRISE PROJECT MANAGEMENT - Manage a portfolio of software implementation projects across analytics, finance, supply chain, and HCM; lead sales initiatives, oversee project scoping, SOW creation, project plan creation, and execution, primarily with Oracle Cloud technology.

Austin, Texas, Us

DATA ENGINEERING & PREDICTIVE ANALYTICS EXPERTISE – Supported strategic and evidence-based decision-making by modeling data sets for key business functions, including market trends, competitive dynamics, customer insights, capability assessments, relevant financial indicators, and operations data for customers ranging in $50M to $1B+ in size. Analytics use cases included forecasting long-range growth trends, identifying market opportunities, and optimizing expenses. CLOUD ADVOCATE – Main contributor in the development and execution of a first-of-its-kind pivot from an on-premises model to a Cloud-first sales engineering strategy; the project involved converting hundreds of enterprise customers to Cloud and was hailed by the Regional VP of Sales for contributing to $100M+ in sales over 2 years. HIGH-PROFILE CLIENT ADVISOR – Developed customized technical proofs of concept for strategically critical Oracle analytics customers requiring evidence supporting the technical viability of products; cleansed and manipulated data sets for business presentations utilizing powerful visuals and interactive dashboards.

Plymouth, Ma, Us

TECHNICAL SALES CONTRIBUTIONS – Authored technical designs for projects of up to $1M. Determined cluster and server design, network topography, and infrastructure and completed cost-benefit analyses for presentation to government-funded labs, major defense contractors, and Fortune 500 companies.INFRASTRUCTURE DESIGN ENHANCEMENTS – Designed IT infrastructure including cluster configurations, network topologies, and TCO calculations maximizing capabilities such as CPU/GPU power, memory, storage, I/O, and network bandwidth; infrastructure improvements. BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT – Contributed 40% in annual revenue growth after developing actionable marketing plans and successfully bringing products to market.

Bridgewater, Ma, Us

SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTISE IN MARKETING, HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT, INTERNATIONAL MANAGEMENT, AND INFORMATION SYSTEMS - Entrusted as the sole instructor for the capstone marketing course with research topics including consumer risk preferences across cultures and social network analysis.

San Jose, Ca, Us

Created a model and complementary presentation package analyzing the financial health of Cisco’s 4 primary manufacturing partners; leaders utilized this package to make essential supplier selection decisions.

Led 5-person multinational marketing team selling corporate education proposals to Japanese companies with notable clients including Kodak and Epson. Spearheaded the development of a new service channel by directing enterprise expansion into the corporate training market.

I worked as an English and mathematics instructor for Cherwell College in Oxford for over one year.As a fresh graduate out of Oxford University, I was chosen to lead and instruct the most gifted students who were attempting to enter Oxford of Cambridge.With an instructional method imitating that of Oxbridge, I conducted private tutorials and small seminars with students who came from all over the world.

Mba, Finance, Strategy, Organizational Behavior, Entrepreneurship

Ba, Modern History