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Dallas, Tx, Us

Seattle, Wa, Us

• Develop vision and strategy for, as well as lead discovery, design, delivery, and adoption of, worldwide operations finance data, reporting, and analytics products used millions of times per year across 10K+ users• Manage worldwide operations finance adoption of artificial intelligence and machine learning / natural language querying to save finance customers time •Manage numerous products spanning all stages of the product lifecycle, from intro discovery through product end of life• Work with finance customers to understand continuous improvement opportunities and transform those business requirements into data strategy and work with data and business intelligence engineers on delivery of best-in-class datasets and data products• Developed leadership presentation on technical journey of our Worldwide Operations Finance Organization that was presented at the company-wide analytics and tech conference in 2024

Seattle, Wa, Us

• The Bar Raiser (BR) Program is a unique organization of Amazonians (Bar Raisers) committed to keeping Amazon's high hiring bar by being role model interviewers, coaches and decision makers on hiring decisions.• Less than 1% of all employees receive this designation as it requires rigorous interviewing and hiring training (including hundreds of interviews and dozens of additional interview loops) for the Bar Raiser training program and approval from numerous current Bar Raisers confirming a contact is fully prepared to be a Bar Raiser.• In addition to being a Bar Raiser, I have the designation of also being a Tech Bar Raiser, even more rare in the BR program as this requires additional training or specific job families• Led dozens of interview loops as Bar Raiser and completed 100+ interviews across numerous job families including: Finance, Tech, PM, Sales, Security, Operations, and more.

Seattle, Wa, Us

• Recruited by finance leadership to lead Fintech team to drive automation and standardization• Managed team of ten business intelligence engineers and business analysts developing financial and operating reporting and data solutions for Amazon's Global Customer Fulfillment Network, spanning hundreds of fulfillment centers. Reports developed on this team are used millions of times per year across thousands of users. Directed the development of new insightful reports and additional functionalities which has driven 50% YoY growth in 2022 and 2023. • Rated significantly above benchmark on all 7 major categories (Manager Skills, Manager Satisfaction, Job Satisfaction, Team Effectiveness, Day 1 Culture, Inclusion, and Leadership Principles) of Amazon Connections, an internal employee feedback system that assesses managers. Scored 100% favorable scores on Manager Satisfaction, Manager Skills, Leadership Principles, Ability to Manage Technically, and Inclusion.• Established and influenced database management best practices (SQL and Amazon Redshift), including data access controls and data retention policies on key information to ensure proper use and efficient querying.• Invented and managed the development of automated user impact notifications for data delays or inaccuracies, first of its kind in Amazon Fulfillment reporting.• Established best practice processes spanning: sprint and scrum planning, code reviews, data and pipeline documentation, and more.• Develop tech expertise in SQL and data visualization platforms across Tech and Finance, supporting training programs ranging from internships, to returnships and military fellowships.• Attract, develop and retain top tech talent. Amazon Bar Raiser (more in role below). Trained finance contacts to increase technical skills, developed finance contacts into tech conversions, increased tech knowledge for business analyst to business intelligence conversions, and promoted business intelligence engineer talent.

Seattle, Wa, Us

• Managed team of seven financial analysts in Amazon's largest fulfillment network, responsible for creating Amazon Robotics Network financial and operating reporting and analyses, standardizing best practices and identifying cost savings opportunities• Demonstrated ability to attract and develop diverse talent as evidenced by successfully promoting 25% of network promotions despite making up only 4% of the organization over time in role. Drove technical development of team talent and broader network through development of recorded trainings, documented best practices and mentorship as well as allocation of impactful and visible projects to drive impact in the business• Led reporting and technology strategy for Amazon's largest fulfillment center type, developing data analytics and reporting solutions leveraging SQL, data visualization platforms (Amazon QuickSight and Microsoft PowerBI) and Excel VBA.• In Nov 2021, scored as the Finance Manager in Amazon's North America Customer Fulfillment (NACF) network (over 100 Finance Managers) with the most strengths identified via employee feedback scores on Amazon's Connections tool. Strengths span manager satisfaction, employee satisfaction, manager technical and interpersonal skills• In Oct 2021, scored as the Finance Manager in Amazon's NACF network (over 100 Finance Managers) with the second-most strengths identified via employee feedback scores. Strengths span manager satisfaction, employee satisfaction, manager technical and interpersonal skills• In Q1&Q2 2021, my team responded with 5.0 (out of 5.0) on Manager Satisfaction (benchmark 3.7, top 25% at Amazon/100% favorable) and 4.8 on Job Satisfaction (BM 4.1, top 25%/100% favorable)• Selected to, and graduated from, Amazon's Leadership Expansion and Development (LEAD) Program, a training program led by Cornell University Graduation School of Management. The LEAD program provides high potential future finance leaders professional development training

Seattle, Wa, Us

• Developed numerous North American Customer Fulfillment (NACF) technical and reporting solutions to increase business insights and drive continuous improvement using SQL and business intelligence platforms, including a top 15 report across all of Amazon during peak usage. Reports account for 20K users a quarter across 2K users• Served as key POC for adoption of Amazon QuickSight data visualization platform across the network, a vast and important shift to internally supported platform compared to an expensive third-party solution. Reduced costs and drove technological improvement• Created and managed finance training team of 12 responsible for on-boarding and training for all North American fulfillment centers after a North American Customer Fulfillment Center (NACF) Finance survey identified training and on-boarding as the number one most critical need across the finance organization. Quickly adapted training program to support training and on-boarding needs during early months of COVID-19 pandemic. Led on-boarding for over 150 external and internal finance hires / transfers prior to transitioning ownership to a team of four dedicated solely to managing this scope• Mentored dozens of site finance contacts from entry-level analysts to Finance Managers

Seattle, Wa, Us

• Finance lead and Controller for Amazon’s 2nd largest fulfillment center in the world at the time, responsible for leading variable and fixed cost planning, building financial and operations reporting packages, and identifying and driving cost reduction opportunities• Identified and drove cost savings totaling over $4M over the course of 2019

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• Served as the financial analyst for Esso Exploration and Production Chad Inc. (EEPCI), ExxonMobil's Chadian affiliate, and equity pipeline companies in Chad and Cameroon. This role was one of two across all of ExxonMobil's upstream operations where one contact led the financial reporting, analysis and accounting for a business unit• Analyzed business drivers and reported financial and operating results to Regional Management (Lead Country Manager for Chad and Cameroon) and Production Leadership Team• Created earnings model for annual budgeting cycle• Traveled to, and worked in, Chad / Cameroon three months per year

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• United States Production (USP) Area Advisor for the Gulf of Mexico (GOM) offshore platforms and South Texas onshore production facilities• Served as the financial analyst for ExxonMobil's Gulf of Mexico assets. Analyzed business drivers and report financial and operating results to the Gulf of Mexico Area Manager. Strong experience in income statement analysis• Primary finance contact in the development of the ~$100M annual Gulf of Mexico operating and capital budget• Financial advisor to Gulf of Mexico production management on financial processes, cost stewardship and controls• Coordinated the work efforts of 40+ Controllers personnel in three countries to successfully transition finance stewardship of two new assets from Development phase to Production phase. Developed models and tools to ensure accurate handover. Both assets transitioned smoothly into existing processes• Led the cross-functional Gulf of Mexico Asset Based and Gulf of Mexico Plug & Abandonment financial teams of 20+ contacts each. These teams ensured accurate financial reporting and accounting of operational activities in the GOM• Involved in on an ad hoc / one-off basis: United States wide financial reporting of OPEX and overhead; researching and analyzing acquisition, divestment and impairment opportunities • Served as the team lead of the US Production Controller's learning team • Rolled out numerous financial process improvements on the GOM desk

Notre Dame, In, Us

• As Assistant Rector, I served in a residence hall and lived side by side with students• Together with the Rector, the other Assistant Rector and the Resident Assistants (RAs), made up the Hall Staff of Duncan Hall. Co-managed the team of six RAs that oversaw over 200 undergraduate students• Assisted the Rector in general administration of Duncan Hall and worked with the Hall Staff to ensure a healthy, safe and vibrant learning community• Called to be a professional, minister, educator and administrator for the Hall as well as the undergraduate students that I oversaw

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• Selected as one of two summer interns to work in Doha for the summer - a prestigious opportunity• Designed and developed an excel-based Joint Venture database for ExxonMobil Qatar Inc. (EMQI) to be used as both a historical reference and a go-forward monitoring tool that has numerous benefits for ExxonMobil• Analyzed current operating landscape to capture important insights, key historical trends and statistics• Presented process improvement opportunities to EMQI management • Created desk documentation that will assist future EMQI employees with keeping the tool evergreen

Virginia, Us

• Facilitated all aspects of lending process for commercial lending executive vice president• Prepared loan summaries on personal and business revolving and term loans • Analyzed personal and business financial statements and tax returns• Managed $75M loan portfolio and served as the main contact for any issues arising on customer’s accounts or loans; Monitored Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) of the loan portfolio• Advised bank members on their existing financial accounts • Opened new checking, savings and CD accounts and educated bank members on bank's products and services, policies, procedures and regulations• Completed training in management, compliance, banking law and commercial lending

Charlottesville, Va, Us

• Worked closely with division managers in the development of annual budget and project cost estimates to support district plans• Reviewed and evaluated budget requests• Assisted Debt Collection Specialist with delinquent tax and debt collection

Virginia, Us

• Retail banking summer intern; processed banking transactions and assisted bank members on any issues arising on their checking, savings, CD or loan accounts with Towne Bank

Virginia, Us

• Retail banking summer intern; processed banking transactions and assisted bank members on any issues arising on their checking, savings, CD or loan accounts with Towne Bank

Virginia, Us

• Retail banking summer intern; processed banking transactions and assisted bank members on any issues arising on their checking, savings, CD or loan accounts with Towne Bank

Master Of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Corporate Finance And Investments

B.A., Economics, Politics

Advanced Studies Diploma