Building my dream company.

Leading business operations for scale-up of Light Directing Array manufacturer bringing game-changing technology to precision digital control of light.

 Perform system reviews and provide improvement plans for accounting, finance, billing, materials management, project management, and reporting, with an eye on government compliance and industry best practice. Servicing clients with SBIR grants to $10’s of millions of dollars in FFP deliverable manufacturing contracts. Develop custom applications and business solutions when COTS do not provide for specific needs and requirements. Getting stakeholder feedback to tailor solutions for maximum value and efficiency. Educate and advise C-suite executives on business planning, budget monitoring, resource forecasting and allocation, internal audit, and systems architecture. Lead implementation of government compliant systems, from selection, to go-live, providing implementation plans, managing outside vendors, developing systems integrations, and documenting processes and requirements. Provide ongoing services for rate computation, monitoring, and approval, proposal and estimation development, revenue recognition, and project management and reporting. Train staff and analyze operational gap analysis for government compliance activities. Craft policies and procedures to clearly define roles and responsibilities within the organization.

 Drive and implement the finance systems and process strategy, in addition to oversee all financial reporting, audits, and project invoicing, for this technology research and development firm which serves government and commercial clients with over $60 million in revenue Architected, planned and managed the complete overhaul of the forecasting, resource and expense planning systems, transforming the workflow from manual, independent inputs in Excel, to automated, scripted updates within a SQL database, within 5 months Engineered cost savings of $100,000 over four years leading migration of accounting system cloud providers with a team of five outside consultants, internal Sr. Developer, six accounting staff, and CFO through requirements analysis, negotiation, testing, platform integration tool development, user account establishment, and training and deployment in under 6 months Dotted line management of Sr. & Jr. Operations Analysts, coordinating purchasing, forecasting, project management, budgeting systems development, reporting, and integration Modelled data reports and analytics using Power BI, Microsoft Excel, and IBM Cognos performing data transformation, joins, and views to satisfy needs of business owners and requirements of customers Evolved business transparency using database queries and data lake architecture leading cross-functional teams with Senior Developer to customize financial system workflows and outputs, achieving user satisfaction and efficiency gains across business teams  Responsible for monthly revenue recognition across milestone, installment, cost-type, and ETC type designations resulting in reducing preparation time down from 1.5 to .5 days per month, and three employees to one Reduced forecasting variance from 10% to less than 5% percent through project planning tool development, and pipeline workflow structure in response to Executive team mandate for improved accuracy

 Led a cross-organizational team for government and commercial operations, designing and deploying a solution across multiple software platforms to aggregate project actual and forecast data, providing a bottoms-up build of revenue forecasts and Monte Carlo Analysis confidence risk intervals Collaborated with CEO, Senior Executives, Business Development, and Senior Research Scientists, to gather requirements, define scope and then build an excel based costing application to build labor, non-labor, travel and other direct costs, and apply SAG burdens during the pricing phases of commercial and government projects, which reduced preparation time and eliminated costing errors  Implemented a change management model to ensure that any changes made to the forecast were captured and reconciled, reducing time to prepare monthly financial updates by 75% Removed the need to hire external IT consultants for critical SQL and database support by obtaining Masters in Computer Information Systems Negotiated over $50 million in government contracts reviewing IP terms, budget, payment, and revenue recognition filling vacancy for five months as Sr. Contracts Manager, while performing all other duties

 Managed staff of three Financial Analysts, oversaw and assisted on over $100m of proposal pricing, performed all invoicing and financial reporting Led first successful outcome of DCAA Accounting System audit in over 4 years through process redesign and documentation, drafting policy and procedures across multiple departments, and handling of auditor engagement Compiled and executed on corrective actions from audit, namely labor and time keeping violations, and development of policies and procedures. Participated in a 5-month migration of accounting and finance systems to a cloud-based solution, which included evaluating providers, coordinating testing plans, and acting as point person for technical discussions

▪ Consulted with over 20 clients, ranging from small businesses to multi-national firms, providing expertise and solutions on cost allocations, government compliant systems, audit defense, corrective action planning, and systems design ▪ Designed QuickBooks based Excel integration that allowed small businesses to develop a government compliant accounting system in less than a day, which was replicated to multiple clients across various industries and government sponsors▪ Hired by PARC because of successful consulting partnership

▪ Led classes and workshops across the United States, partnering with top-level instructors to lead groups of up to 300 people in movement and education

▪ Performed a variety of compliance, pricing, and operational audits independently, completing working papers, briefing program managers and contracting officers on findings and recommended actions