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Los Angeles, Ca, Us

Santa Monica, Ca, Us

JAKKS Pacific, Inc. (Nasdaq: JAKK, >$600 mil revenue) was founded in 1995 and is currently headquartered in Santa Monica, California. We are a leading multi-product line, multi-brand toy company that designs, produces, markets, sells and distributes toys and related kid-targeted consumer products, inclusive of kids indoor and outdoor furniture, costumes and various product lines in the sporting goods and home furnishings space. We focus our business on acquiring or licensing well-recognized intellectual property (“IP”), trademarks and/or brand names, most with long product histories (“evergreen brands”). We also develop proprietary products marketed under our own trademarks and brand names, and have historically acquired complementary businesses to further grow our portfolio.

El Segundo, California, Us

Mattel (>$4B revenue) is a global market leader in toys, games, and baby gear. It licenses Barbie, Hot Wheels, Fisher-Price, Thomas the Train and other brands across other product categories.Accountability steadily expanded and changed over time as part of Mattel's turnaround: Last reported to the Corporate CFO.Integrated and led Corporate Development (evaluating and negotiating corporate-level partnerships), Licensing Acquisition (managing relationships and sourcing deals where Mattel secured external IP from film / TV studios, auto manufacturers, sports leagues, etc.), and M&A teams.

El Segundo, California, Us

Led team across 4 offices and provided pricing, margin, and market analytics to teams creating the global toy line. Two-season, multi-year development cycle.

El Segundo, California, Us

Implemented 1st global IT solutions for Product Approval, Rights Management, and Royalty Accounting supporting 300 internal users and >2K external companies.

Mobile free-to-play startup co-founded with 3 other senior Disney gaming alumni.Created all modeling for ramp-up, launch scenarios, and ultimately capital raise. First title (Days of Discord) launched in Spring 2016 in the US to 5-star reviews.

Burbank, Ca, Us

Disney Interactive Studios (DIS): Disney’s business unit responsible for Video Game Development, Publishing, Licensing, Sales and Distribution. It was the largest business unit within the Disney Interactive Media Group (DIMG) division, one of five Disney operating divisions (Studio, Theme Parks, Media Networks, Consumer Products, Interactive Media)As CFO, I led dedicated finance teams responsible for Global P&L Management, Sales, Worldwide Production Spend and Worldwide Marketing Spend. Accountable for Controllership, IT and Facilities, via 3 direct reports, 4 indirect reports, and collective staff of 60.As STRATEGY LEAD, I worked to re-position and refine strategic direction and subsequently drove execution through management of the product slate, including title selection, platform choice and release windowing. Additionally, I was accountable for business development activities, inclusive of licensing intellectual property into and out of the organization, strategic alliances and M&A.As OPERATIONS LEAD, I owned worldwide product slate and release calendar, including project management from concept incubation thru commercial release. Refined process to accelerate key decisions.

Glendale, California, Us

Business unit was responsible for Licensing Disney IP into Toys, Sporting Goods & Consumer Electronics industries, globally; Largest business unit within DCP in terms of licensing revenue and operating income; Direct report to EVP/GM of Global Toys business unit and dotted-line report to CFO of Disney Consumer Products.Accountable for licensing Disney / Pixar properties, globally; >$375M in licensing revenue. Scope of responsibilities consistently expanded and ultimately included: GENERAL MANAGEMENTManaged Latin America, Asia-Pacific, Canada and Australia P&L/teams, with a focus on strategy, HR and communications. Four international-based direct reports, staff of thirty.FINANCE & PLANNINGManaged Worldwide P&L for world’s largest licensed toy business generating over $3 billion in licensee wholesale sales. Direct management of team responsible for North America and Worldwide financial and management reporting; staff of 7.STRATEGY, BUSINESS DEVELOPMENTLed 5-Year Strategic Plan review: establishing objectives, reviewing and engaging regional team presentations for both strategic content and financial impact, writing global presentation and finalizing global financials.

Glendale, California, Us

Glendale, California, Us

Part of newly assembled team charged with transitioning licensing business from regional structures to global orientation, as well as from licensor mentality to that of product category experts.

Glendale, California, Us

Paris, Fr

Strategy Consulting firm, spun-off from Boston Consulting Group (BCG) in 1979, staff of 200 professionals working across offices in Paris, London and Greenwich, CT. Promoted from Associate Consultant to Senior Associate to Consultant Industries included: soft drinks, salty snacks, equipment / service / consumables, spirits, banking. Extensive work in Mexico, across multiple markets, as well as US-based-client sites.

Mba, Strategic & Entrepreneurial Management

Bachelor Of Science, Management Science, Finance Concentration, Economics Minor