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Stephenson, VA, US

Rhode Island, United States

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

• Applies a strategic and analytical mindset to lead core financial processes in the grooming business, analyzing data and trends to support fact-based decision-making and foster company growth. Manages trade funds.
• Manages a finance team that owns the planning and execution of our go-to-market strategy, and stewardship of a $400M budget with P/L ownership.
• Delivered $10M of savings on in-store display execution by partnering with our sales, marketing, and product supply organizations to reduce the cost of production by more than 50%, while increasing the number of.
• Leads the annual planning process for a $2B business, collaborating with multifunctional partners to develop a sales strategy backed by key business drivers to enable a 7% profit growth year-over-year.
• Continually assesses strategic investments, analyzing ROI and growth metrics against key business drivers, and driving a culture of productivity and efficiency, resulting in a $30M cut of inefficient spending and.

Cincinnati, Ohio, United States

• Led core financial forecast processes across our flagship business units, analyzing data and trends to support fact-based decision-making and foster company growth. I synthesize complex information and generate.
• Drove incisive analysis and forecasting to accurately reflect over $330M in annual variance in materials costs, refining with course corrections every month.
• Maintained a forecast accuracy of.5%, significantly below the company’s target of 1.5%, despite recent commodity and transportation headwinds throughout the pandemic.
• Established a new talent pipeline for veteran hires, collaborating with cross-functional departments to introduce P&G as a corporate partner for Hiring our Heroes, resulting in five direct hires. The new program.
• Built and launched a global team SharePoint site to streamline the onboarding process and improve ongoing forecast processes across the group.

• Part of an internal consulting team tasked with a "flow-to-the-value" philosophy to create actionable business insights with emphasis on identifying cost savings and maximizing cash flow through payment terms. Using.
• Delivered $50M in cost savings by identifying obsolete communication systems through rigorous analysis. Designed Power BI dashboards to visualize analysis insights.
• Astutely negotiated with largest IT supplier to extend payment terms from 120 to 180 days for $200M of annual spending.
• Refined complex technical information into easily understandable ideas, communicated information to senior leadership, and provided recommendations to drive continuous improvement efforts and promote information sharing.
• Remains knowledgeable regarding contract negotiations, commodities, and foreign exchange rates to ensure planning cycles remain seamlessly executed across all business units, regions, and functions.

Bremerton, Washington, United States

• I orchestrated training development and assessment for 5,000+ personnel, coordinating ship-wide drills and exercises across 19 individual departments to prepare for a 7-month deployment. I created a high-performing.
• Reorganized the indoctrination course to streamline the training timeline, reducing it from 2 weeks to 5 days for 3,000 personnel, saving 5,600 work hours each month while increasing training efficiencies.

Austin, TX

• I led and directed recruitment efforts for 21 recruitment officers across five offices to identify and recruit top candidates. I transformed team performance and morale by leveraging emotional intelligence with strong.
• Recognized as one of the top recruiters spanning 3 consecutive years. Awarded two Navy Commendation Medals (2015 | 2017) and two Navy Achievement Medals (2016 | 2017) during tenure.
• Designed and executed monthly team building activities to improve team morale, which led to increased productivity and winning the “Division of the Year” award in recognition of team leadership and performance.

Norfolk, VA

• I served as aircraft commander for naval helicopter operations, demonstrating exemplary collaboration, a decisive mindset, and outstanding interpersonal and communication skills to maintain safety for all passengers.
• Mentored 18 junior pilots to develop top talent. Successfully assisted all 18 to achieve their next level of qualification.
• Supervised 81 maintenance professionals, overseeing critical maintenance activities to support helicopter operations.

Norfolk, VA

• Completed the Fleet Replacement Squadron syllabus to become qualified as a pilot in the MH-60S Knighthawk
• Passed the FAA Military Competency Exam, receiving qualifications as a Commercial Pilot for both fixed and rotary-wing aircraft, and as an instrument-rated pilot

Pensacola, FL; Corpus Christi, TX; Milton, FL

I combined knowledge of systems, sound decision-making, clear communication, technical expertise, and flight planning to receive designation as a Naval Aviator, completing 200+ flight hours and an additional 100+ simulator hours.

Master Of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Business Administration And Management, General

Marine Engineering Systems, Marine Engineering

Activities and Societies: Offshore Sailing Team