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Boston, MA, US

Professional consulting work with biotech, pharmaceutical, healthcare and academic clients, both on-site and remotely. Focused on high-growth initiatives, software platform implementation, contract negotiation, public and private financing transactions, FP&A, M&A, and financial strategy.

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

• Led and improved the financial and business operations of the Berklee College of Music and Boston Conservatory at Berklee at the central administration level, including the controller’s office and treasury, campus.
• Arranged successfully for immediate financing need of $150M via direct negotiations with a top five global bank at half of prevailing market rates.
• My win-win negotiation strategy with faculty union leadership drove a critical $40M savings over 10 years, while strengthening mutual trust and transparency.
• Delivered positive operating margins of 4.7% and 5.6%.
• Established an A-Stable bond rating from S&P amid economic uncertainty in sector.
• Implemented new endowment investments tracking platform, improving reporting efficiency.

Keck School Of Medicine Of USC

• Promoted to direct and oversee the time/effort-recording system and reporting design, implementation, oversight, and cultural integration with physician faculty and clinical department management. Reported to the.
• Negotiated with Los Angeles County to obtain a 23% increase in revenue of on the largest agreement in the Los Angeles County contract portfolio.
• Oversaw the $170M/year contract with the Department of Health Services of LAC, including continuing direction and management in key financial areas from previous role (budget allocation, budget to actuals, expense and.
• Directly communicated with Chief Medical Officer on all Medical School Affiliation Agreement (MSAA) contract-related business matters including valuation models, strategic communication, inter-institutional.
• Oversaw ~50 direct, indirect, and matrixed management and professional staff.

Chatsworth, CA

• Responsible for all final design authorizations before production. Produced artwork using Adobe Illustrator and InDesign.
• Managed art department, designed artwork, prepared printing film and multiple color prepress including manual color trapping, steel rule die digitization. Designed and produced adhesive vinyl graphics using digital.
• Designed and produced all company marketing and the company website.

Los Angeles, California

Performed work for various large corporate clients including IBM, Warner Bros., PeopleSoft, et al. for information technology consulting services.

Sherman Oaks, California

Designer of in-house marketing materials for high-profile project offerings in the local real estate market. Worked with agents to establish marketing plans for large commercial properties. Wrote marketing copy and researched market data which improved effectiveness of marketing campaigns.

Topanga, CA

Composed film score cues. Orchestrated cues via digital production methods. Provided music editing and technical (sync) work on various film projects. General office administration, etc.

Executive Mba, Finance And Financial Management

Activities and Societies: One term of the MBA program was completed in Shanghai, China with travels to Hong Kong and Thailand.

Bm, Music Composition - Film Scoring, Magna Cum Laude

Activities and Societies: Thematic Option and Phi Kappa Lamda.