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Detroit, MI, US

Detroit Metropolitan Area

• Refined EV profitability reporting and data collection in Excel using Hyperion data, allowing for flexible forecasting outside of set forecast cycles; identified more than $500M of initiatives to improve EV profitability
• Analyzed business case for segment of EV fleet business, presenting action plan to senior leadership balancing profitability, emissions compliance, and corporate priorities to maximize value, resulting in changes.
• Led cross functional project to refine segment reporting system based on Hyperion data; created web-based solution for real time profitability data across products, regions, and forecast cycles, driving insight across.
• Coordinated monthly meetings with CFO staff, presenting key EV business updates and shaping strategy discussion across all functional areas, leading to increased awareness of issues facing EV profitability

Detroit Metropolitan Area

• Providing finance support to EV battery raw material procurement, including negotiation, investment structuring, and financial modeling
• Led negotiation on $85M senior loan facility to support U.S. localization project for Australian manganese supplier, worked with purchasing and legal teams to structure investment to ensure project completion on time.
• Supported $2B joint venture with Korean supplier to produce cathode material; ensuring capital availability and working with both companies’ teams to double production capacity, add on-site input processing, and.
• Recommended action plan for $50M in financial support for lithium supplier; evaluated options for best structure to support target in reaching target start of production while protecting investment; negotiated terms.
• Collaborated across internal functions including purchasing, operations finance, legal, and corporate development to set priorities, goals, and investment budget for long-term EV battery raw material procurement strategy

Detroit Metropolitan Area

• Managed and traded ~$12B in internal investments using Bloomberg while supervising ~$4B in externally managed investments, maximizing yield while maintaining liquidity for all corporate needs
• Recommended interest rate risk management plan after modeling impact of various strategies on P&L and cash flow using Excel and Bloomberg to analyze options, including interest rate derivatives and long duration.
• Invested over $4B to rebuild medium duration portfolios, planned and executed investments to increase yield while maintaining target liquidity and credit risk profile Exited from Russian ruble investments after.
• Facilitated $1.5B share buyback plan, modeled potential impact of buybacks on trading volume and price to gain internal stakeholder approval, partnered with multiple banks and internal legal counsel for execution
• Assessed internal investment portfolios for ESG guidelines, consolidating external data sources and developing internal criteria to invest proceeds of green bonds to align with company-wide sustainability goals

• Hired by private equity team to support finance and accounting functions for national ice cream manufacturer
• Developed analytics system, utilizing Microsoft Excel and Access, to forecast freight costing more accurately for more efficient shipping of finished product, facilitating entry into new markets
• Coordinated relationship between company management and private equity executives

Richmond, Virginia Area

• Restructured credit risk team to fit company needs following major department restructuring, reorganizing tasks and lowering overall team size by 25% with no change in output
• Led three-person credit risk team and assumed responsibilities in other areas of risk management, including market and operational risk, following department personnel changes
• Collaborated with cross-functional teams after main credit risk system failure to create manual workaround and ultimately validate new system; completed within new timeline of one-month after unexpectedly taking over.
• Designed new statistical backtesting process for credit risk metrics, resulting in time savings of 25%
• Created new credit standards for mortgage bond customers, doubling monthly new customer pipeline while staying within acceptable credit risk guidelines set by parent company
• Promoted from junior analyst in 2019, ahead of traditional progression by approximately 6 months

Richmond, Virginia Area

• Developed spreadsheet-based analytics to store and track prospect and client data to support new client service plan, allocating team resources to best opportunities, leading to an average of one additional in-person.
• Contacted cold prospects, conducted market research, and customized presentations according to client needs, allowing external salespeople to interact with one additional warm prospect daily

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Delivered actionable, multi-faceted financial planning and investment advice, building a $5 million personal book of business from scratch
• Drafted and implemented marketing plan to grow personal business, including analysis of target market, customer value proposition, and positioning strategy

Master Of Business Administration - Mba

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Economics, History