Galleria NuVo, Inc. is a boutique handmade jewelry manufacturer specializing in creating unique, artisanal pieces that celebrate individuality and craftsmanship. Founded in 2004 by John S. Brana, a passionate jewelry designer with over 19 years of experience.Owner of the John S. Brana Handmade Jewelry brand, we are both a wholesaler and retailer specializing in custom handcrafted precious metal and gemstone jewelry, including fashion jewelry in 14K and 18K gold, aluminum, copper, brass, bronze, and stainless steel.With press features in major jewelry trade publications, local news outlets, national magazines, and more, John S. Brana's award-winning designer collections have garnered acclaim across the industry. Discover his handcrafted artisan jewelry as seen in these top media outlets: JCK, MJSA, Copper.org, InDesign, NBC Bay Area, Jewellery World Review, Gentry Magazine, Niche, InStore, Oryx, Kempinski, Gift Shop, 7X7, City, JQ-International Jewelry Quorum, Zinette

Accountable for strategic planning, development, and leadership of the entire finance and technology functions as well as day-to-day operations of the Corporate Oversight (Compliance, Corporate Counsel, Risk Management, Government Affairs, Strategic Planning) division. Recruit, develop, and manage a team of 11 finance and technology professionals, project managers, and support staff. Direct the Annual Plan and subsequent Reforecasts of the Corporate Oversight group’s $64 million expense budget. Manage and negotiate 100 Outside Counsel relationships to ensure rate reduction achievements of 10% or $1.6 million annually. Direct corporate RFP funding process of critical Regulatory initiatives within SOP (97-2, 98-1, 98-9) guidelines: Email Archival, Patriot Act, Sarbannes–Oxley (SOX 404), InSight Surveillance System, Document Management System, India Offshoring Initiative (WIPRO).

Planned, organized, and coordinated the development and approval of the firm’s $54 million revenue and expense budget. Developed and implemented Practice Group Profitability model to assess contribution margin of individual attorneys and practice groups at the request of the Managing Partner, CEO, and CFO. Designed executive and management profit and loss reporting systems and tailored financial and operating reporting systems to meet departmental, branch office, and practice group requirements. Analyzed and reported expense variances for various departments and offices quarterly. Implemented automated Merit Planning system company-wide reducing Human Resource staff by 50%. Directed annual Associate Bonus and Staff Incentive Bonus plans. Evaluated various external legal practices for potential Merger/Acquisition candidates. Analyzed and implemented cost recovery systems for on-line legal research, photocopy, and telephones increasing recoverables by 45%.

Provided financial analysis/planning of customer and marketing information relative to the performance of branches, products, customers, competitors and geographic areas for Community Banking division. Coordinated, compiled, forecasted, and reviewed $7 billion capital and $600 million operating budgets. Prepared and presented quarterly budget variance, staffing, expense, and ROE reports to executives. Designed and compiled branch manager incentive program for 206 retail branches. Evaluated potential Merger/Acquisition candidates. Developed advanced PC applications and modeling using Lotus 1,2,3 (3.1 and Macros). Trained and supervised Market Research analyst and summer interns.