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Miami, FL, US

Novato, California, US

• Managed revenue forecasting across entire business and act as key business partner to commercial team
• Partnered with 2K commercial teams and parent company sales planning teams on revenue forecasting to ensure accurate and timely financial reporting
• Oversaw and developed senior analysts to partner with the business on commercial planning and intercompany reporting
• Responsible for managing retail promotions and rebate transactions as well as financial assessment for sku profitability, COGS, inventory cost, distribution and margin analysis
• Implemented process to more accurately forecast and report on largest revenue source which is in-game transactions for the NBA franchise
• Spearhead 5-year planning effort between finance, executive leadership and parent company to create a consistent package for long range planning

• Led commercial financial management for distribution of the $2B+ global marketing sponsorships
• Served as finance project manager for the IOC digital strategy which includes content distribution portal OlympicChannel.com and the Tokyo Olympics website & mobile applications
• Managed Value in Kind (VIK) activities valued at $200M+ for broadcast and marketing partners in support of digital media assets and supply of goods and services to the Olympics
• Fiscal business partner for global sponsorship partnerships across 12+ Fortune 500 companies (e.g. Coke, Visa, Intel, Airbnb, Toyota)
• Oversaw reconciliation and distributions between IOC and future Olympic host cities as it relates to their multi-billion dollar commercial programs across sponsorships, licensing, and supply agreements

Culver City, CA, US

• Responsible for financial & sales planning for the APAC & LATAM regions, generating $35M in profit including acting as GM for the physical business in licensed markets
• Managed staff of 5 based in Hong Kong, India and Mexico including P&L and SG&A activities
• Led promotional pricing testing and implementation for international digital products as well as COGS and inventory management for physical products
• Negotiated distribution and licensing contracts with 15 territories with global and local partners while designing new structures to maximize both efficiency and revenue
• Created management level global product sales & KPI reporting for $100M+ digital business
• Formalized budget, forecast and reconciliation process by working cross-functionally across the US, Asia, and LATAM offices

Culver City, CA, US

• Managed supply chain costs globally including COGS, manufacturing and distribution for DVD & Blu-ray business
• Internal financial director for Sony Pictures global operations team including SG&A management
• Responsible for team of 5 whose function was retail product allocation at more than 25K store locations
• Implemented negotiation modeling of global contracts to achieve savings of $20M+ annually
• Designated point person for Big 5 consulting project for a distribution and staffing model delivered to EVP and CFO
• Proposed business model for joint venture in Europe leading to 15% cost savings across retail servicing

Los Gatos, CA, US

Managed budget for all content spend on physical DVDs & Blu-rays in excess of $300M. Provided strategic analysis on new business models and formats including Blu-ray and digital viewing adoption. Also performed analysis on consumer behavior and trends to best support and maximize the economics of our content deals with the major movie studios.

Los Gatos, CA, US

Served as primary contact for studios and independent distributors to make decisions around product strategy and spend. Assessed consumer demand to accurately place inventory for new release and catalog product based on individual deal economics. Managed catalog purchasing for entire company with an annual spend of $50M+.

US

Responsible for all aspects of budgeting and forecasting company performance at small cap public company. Worked with all department heads on overhead and capital spending targets and revenue forecasting. Supported deal analysis for strategic partnerships and potential acquisitions.

M.B.A, Mba

B.A, Economics