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Parker, Co, Us

Parker, Colorado, United States

♦Track and manage cost savings initiatives, including Fixed and Variable Cost of Goods Sold (COGS), SG&A, and Capex.♦ Develop and execute the financial planning process, including annual budgets, forecasts, and long-term strategic plans.♦Create presentations and communicate findings effectively to key stakeholders.

Parker, Colorado, United States

o Paid contractor supporting the development of youth players in preparation for competitive levels.o Game management and implement training sessions that drive improvement in team performance.

Parker, Colorado, United States

◘Wholesale (2022-2024) – Parker, CO♦ Lead financial support for North America & Asia’s Wireline and Wireless Carriers. Partnered with Senior leadership on creation of monthly business reviews for CEO & CRO. Managed 2 Sr. Financial Analystso Financial Ownership - Managed $3 Billion in 2023 revenue. Focused on reduced Year-Over-Year decline.o Retention Focus - Supported renewal campaign to drive $15 Million in full-year revenue retention improvement.o Gap Closure… Show more ◘Wholesale (2022-2024) – Parker, CO♦ Lead financial support for North America & Asia’s Wireline and Wireless Carriers. Partnered with Senior leadership on creation of monthly business reviews for CEO & CRO. Managed 2 Sr. Financial Analystso Financial Ownership - Managed $3 Billion in 2023 revenue. Focused on reduced Year-Over-Year decline.o Retention Focus - Supported renewal campaign to drive $15 Million in full-year revenue retention improvement.o Gap Closure Initiatives - Forecast / tracking of $96 Million in countermeasures with sales leadership.o Divestiture Success - Collaborated on ensuring accuracy of 3 customer divestures within Wholesale.o ERP Integration - Set requirements to covert forecast & budget to SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC). Show less

Parker, Colorado, United States

◘Customer Success (CS) – Enterprise East & Verticals: Financial, Hyperscalers, Media & Entertainment, Systems Integrators (2021-2022) – Parker, CO♦Revenue retention financial support for Lumen’s largest enterprise customers. Emphasis on disconnect reductions, material customer forecasts. Managed 2 Sr. Financial Analysts and a Finance Manager.o Accounting Standards Codification (ASC 606) - Identified missing credit reporting, synthesized Salesforce system enhancements, captured… Show more ◘Customer Success (CS) – Enterprise East & Verticals: Financial, Hyperscalers, Media & Entertainment, Systems Integrators (2021-2022) – Parker, CO♦Revenue retention financial support for Lumen’s largest enterprise customers. Emphasis on disconnect reductions, material customer forecasts. Managed 2 Sr. Financial Analysts and a Finance Manager.o Accounting Standards Codification (ASC 606) - Identified missing credit reporting, synthesized Salesforce system enhancements, captured $115M in credits, and optimized the credit reserve amortization process.o Revenue Inspection - Amortized 30 - $100,000+ incentive/achievement credits, attained reserve releases on multiple achievement credits & early term fees and partnered to recognize $5 Million in equipment revenue.o Enhanced Revenue Recognition and Forecast Capabilities - Operationalized material customer reporting of upside and risk to future revenue for customer success and finance leadership. Show less

Littleton, Colorado, United States

◘Enterprise East, Central, State & Local Govt & Ed. and Operating Exp. (2016-2020) – Littleton / Parker, CO / Indianapolis, IN♦ Owner of all operating expenses for Gov’t, Enterprise, and Research (GEAR) segment. Sales and revenue finance leader for 2 SVPs, VP & multiple GMs providing financial readouts, forecasts, budgets. Led lucrative network expansions & direct-sale capital approvals. Managed 1 Sr. Financial analyst.o Network Expansion Success – modeled & presented 12 network… Show more ◘Enterprise East, Central, State & Local Govt & Ed. and Operating Exp. (2016-2020) – Littleton / Parker, CO / Indianapolis, IN♦ Owner of all operating expenses for Gov’t, Enterprise, and Research (GEAR) segment. Sales and revenue finance leader for 2 SVPs, VP & multiple GMs providing financial readouts, forecasts, budgets. Led lucrative network expansions & direct-sale capital approvals. Managed 1 Sr. Financial analyst.o Network Expansion Success – modeled & presented 12 network expansions securing $20 Million in capital.o Operating Expense Orchestration – Owned the creation of operating expense costs centers, employee cost center/position moves-adds-changes and constructed the forecast for employee/non-employee costs.o Local Market Planning Support – Provided local GMs financial insights and presentation support for an end-to-end review of their territory for the President of Sales Show less

Indianapolis, Indiana, United States

◘Enterprise Midwest Region (2012-16) – Indianapolis, IN♦ Sole financial leader for the Midwest Region. Contributed financial evaluation of market capital, real estate leases, capital leases, colocation, data centers, and quarterly city forecasting.o Revenue Growth Contribution - Aided achieving 3 consecutive years of increasing recurring revenue growth while maintaining high margins.o Customer Sales Exposure – Contributed in-person financial support for 2 customer sales… Show more ◘Enterprise Midwest Region (2012-16) – Indianapolis, IN♦ Sole financial leader for the Midwest Region. Contributed financial evaluation of market capital, real estate leases, capital leases, colocation, data centers, and quarterly city forecasting.o Revenue Growth Contribution - Aided achieving 3 consecutive years of increasing recurring revenue growth while maintaining high margins.o Customer Sales Exposure – Contributed in-person financial support for 2 customer sales opportunities. Won a multi-year $10,000 monthly recurring revenue deal for the Indianapolis market.o Dedicated and Responsible – Relocated to Indiana to run regional finance for Midwest states following participation in a year-long training program in 2011-2012. Show less

Littleton, Colorado, United States

o Completed training program under existing Regional Finance Director where I:• Handled daily capital approval process for new sales opportunities for the Midwest Region.• Acquired techniques for evaluating IRR and cash-flow returns using in-house capital model.• Performed customer life-to-date analysis and provided capital model training for sales users.o Led intern to retroactively update all capital tracking codes for prior year capital projects.o Successfully… Show more o Completed training program under existing Regional Finance Director where I:• Handled daily capital approval process for new sales opportunities for the Midwest Region.• Acquired techniques for evaluating IRR and cash-flow returns using in-house capital model.• Performed customer life-to-date analysis and provided capital model training for sales users.o Led intern to retroactively update all capital tracking codes for prior year capital projects.o Successfully trained new analysts on maintaining forecast system and capital accuracy tasks.o Maintained all functions of the Financial Analyst II. Show less

Littleton, Colorado, United States

o Co-creator of tw telecom’s capital project tracking code.o Primary owner of forecast system & GUI, expert in adhoc reporting, view enhancement & formula updates.o Created reporting rules to ensure forecast system aligned with Oracle/PeopleSoft 9.1 integration.o Provided OSP construction cost analysis by market, total company time-to-install analysis.o Assisted regional finance in purchase acquisition accuracy & processing for Pacific Region.

Littleton, Colorado, United States

o Secondary owner of financial forecast system & GUI, data loads, enhancement testing, stakeholder reviews.o Capital project analysis & reporting, data correction & entry, expansion plan true up.

Bachelor Of Business Administration - Bba, Finance, 3.75 (Cumulative With Mathematics Minor - Magna Cum Laude)

o Finance Education - financial decisions, investment & portfolio management, financial markets & institutions, international financial.

Minor, Mathematics, 3.75 (Cumulative With Bsba Finance - Magna Cum Laude)

o Single-&-multi-variable calculus, linear algebra & differential equations, statistics, abstract mathematics.

Education record

o Nominated & attended a one-week simulation program for high-performing managers. o Emphasized assertiveness, teamwork, problem-solving.