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Orlando, Florida, Us

Fort Lauderdale, Fl, Us

Lead Corporate Strategy and Transformation Management Office, Analytics, Enterprise Program Management, India Operations, and Sales and Partnerships for Kaplan North America.

Fort Lauderdale, Fl, Us

In addition to corporate strategy and university partnerships, led enterprise program management office and operational excellence for Kaplan Higher Education.

Fort Lauderdale, Fl, Us

Responsible for the design and development of a new business model to enable online education for the leading universities in the United States. Responsibilities included the implementation of the go-to-market strategy and business development.

Fort Lauderdale, Fl, Us

Assumed additional responsibility for the Strategy function. Part of a small group that conceptualized, modeled, and developed the strategy that ultimately led to a path-breaking partnership with Purdue University.

Fort Lauderdale, Fl, Us

Led a team of 10 Directors, Managers and Individual Contributors in Finance and Accounting. Responsibilities included Financial Planning & Analysis, Annual Budgeting, and Forecasting for the US-based Higher Education businesses of Kaplan Higher and Professional Education Group. Worked closely with Senior Management to monitor and improve financial performance and drive overall strategy agenda for the business

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Worked with senior leadership at Fortune 500 organizations in a variety of sectors and functional areas. Examples of completed client engagements: - Labor negotiations strategy and negotiations support at a major Airline - M&A Strategy and Integration capability building at a Natural Resources company - Operational revamp at a large state Department of Transportation organization - Supply Chain strategy for a Detroit Big Three Automobile manufacturer (US and international) - M&A integration at a major Foods company

Memphis, Tn, Us

ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES Held roles as a Senior Financial Analyst, Manager-Engineering and Finance and Managing Director with the Latin America & Caribbean Division of FedEx Express during June 2004-March 2012. In the final role as a Managing Director, led a team of 35 diverse and cross-functional (e.g., marketing, finance, engineering, operations, and PMO) analysts and managers in Miami, Mexico, Brazil, and Argentina. Developed many of these to assume leadership positions both within and outside FedEx Led Strategy, M&A, Integration, aircraft operations, and marketing and financial analyses for ~50 countries in Latin America and Caribbean regionsWorked as a trusted advisor to senior leadership – Latin America CEO, CFO, and senior leadership team. Spearheaded many strategic initiatives. ACCOMPLISHMENTS Led design of domestic market entry in Mexico, Colombia and Brazil–these models were heavily leveraged in market entries in many other countries Led identification, valuation, and strategic business case development for three acquisitions in Mexico, Brazil and Puerto Rico to close critical gaps in FedEx’s competitive positions in these important markets.Led 100+ strategic analyses to introduce new products and services, upgrade aircraft on existing routes, introduce aircraft on new routes, reduce cost, and capture revenue in Latin America RECOGNITIONRecognized with three Five Star awards in the first four years with FedEx. A Five Star award recognizes manager-nominated team members whose accomplishments demonstrate innovation, collaboration, efficiency, and profitability. It’s the most prestigious honor a FedEx team member can receive. (See example: https://www.fedex.com/en-us/about/leadership/jill-brannon.html)Recognized by FedEx Corporation Founder/CEO and CFO for extraordinary leadership of M&A efforts Multiple recognition for Leadership, Communication, Impact, and Analytical Excellence

Mba, Business

Master Of Science (Ms), Corporate & Mathematical Finance