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Chicago, Il, Us

Chicago, Illinois, Us

Chicago, Illinois, Us

Chicago, Il, Us

•Developed financial models, evaluated RFP responses, and selected vendors to perform Gogo’s EMEA and APAC warehousing, maintenance, and freight operations in partnership with Production Operations and Maintenance teams•Created financial model to address alternatives to a product recall and recommended $25M+ cost solution to CEO which was implemented, resulting in 15% improvement in performance on Gogo’s 2Ku fleet of more than 1,000 aircraft•Assisted in the development of proposals, participated in negotiations, and performed due diligence related to potential acquisition of an aircraft installations company and an engineering services company•Designed man-power analysis to evaluate current and future staffing needs, resulting in increased headcount for several teams and reductions for others•Redesigned financial tool to identify optimal mix of dedicated and on-call third party maintenance support at 30+ stations which was utilized by Aircraft Operations team and resulted in annual savings of more than $2M•Managed the three-year financial plan, annual budget, and monthly forecast process for the Global Operations teams•Managed one direct report

Chicago, Il, Us

•Created operational and financial metrics to evaluate costs and utilization across Gogo’s network of more than 250 leased cell sites and more than 30 leased satellites, with annual spend exceeding $150M•Developed business case that contributed to launch of Gogo’s next generation ground network with set-up and development costs exceeding $75M•Performed cell site ROI analysis leading to the relocation of more than 10 cell sites across Gogo’s ground network•Co-managed the three-year financial plan, annual budget, and monthly forecast process for the Technology teams

Chicago, Illinois, Us

•Identified recurring savings opportunities of more than $3 million per year that included more than 100 contractor to employee conversions and the merging of various office locations with Lenovo post-acquisition from Google•Worked on cross-functional teams to assess profitability of Moto Maker that contributed to product being introduced in Brazil•Lead finance and accounting training sessions for more than 100 employees across various functions•Managed the annual budgeting process, quarterly forecasting process, and presented monthly financials for the IT, Real Estate, and Consumer Experience and Design teams

New Brunswick, Nj, Us

•Developed and introduced standardized financial reporting packets to finance and key business partners•Redesigned project funding process after identifying inconsistencies that were negatively impacting business decisions

Chicago, Illinois, Us

•Developed more than 30 winning flat/contingent/alternative fee client proposals, generating $100M+ annual revenue•Lead informational sessions and held regular meetings on the changing financial landscape of the legal industry•Conducted in-depth location studies and ROI analyses, leading to the opening of two new office locations•Benchmarked attorney billing rates with competitors and proposed rate increases that were approved by Management Committee

Worldwide, Oo

•Audited public and private corporations to test procedures, research issues, apply guidance, and present results to clients, ensuring proper accounting standards and SEC filing requirements were met•Implemented improved control procedures with client management after identifying SOX 404 deficiencies

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

Mpa, Masters, Accountancy, 2006 — 2007

Ba, Bachelors, Accountancy, 2002 — 2006