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Providence, Ut, Us

Houston, Texas, United States

Coordinated the first and second planning and budgeting cycles for a multi-billion dollar organization, formed through a major reorg. This required acting as a translator between various heritage organizations, defining new, harmonized processes and best practices, and balancing contrasting priorities.Between cycles, lead the re-platforming of organization’s planning and budgeting database and it’s resultant recovery calculation from Excel Power Queries into Snowflake, ultimately reducing daily processing time from nearly 5 hours to under 20 minutes- Lead daily stand-ups as the primary point of contact for consultants hired to undertake the project- Acted as the database administrator after the consultants’ exit- Authored Python scripts to improve automation of the pre-processing of manually collected dataCoordinated various Stewardship activities such as monthly PowerPoint decks for the president, Quarterly financial statement reviews and yearly close activities.

Houston, Texas, United States

Performed advanced analytics in support of fraud detection and business process improvement as a controls analyst within the Data Insights and Analytics Group.Regularly utilized Microsoft SQL server to gather and transform data. Authored several scripts for new tables in the Audit database.Built and ran outlier detection models in Python using machine learning algorithms such as Isolation Forest and Local Outlier Factor. Performed initial evaluation of results to weed out false positives before passing leads to Audit for formal investigation.Published data visualizations in Power BI and Tableau, for business use in evaluating trends and identifying potential control circumvention.Spent one month on special assignment as a technical resource and procurement expert during a global internal audit. Educated auditors on historical observations of anomalous behavior, built several specialized Power BI dashboards, and ran various ad-hoc reporta to assist in auditors’ evaluations.

Baltimore, Maryland

Owned revenue forecasting for ~$750 MM in generics products

Baltimore, Maryland Area

Scottsdale, Arizona

Directly lead the talent development of 5-15 team members concurrently.Utilized technology to monitor performance metrics and engage in performance driven decision making.Made merchandising and process development decisions in order to drive sales and reduce waste in various departments.Lead specialty teams for events such as inventory, Black Friday and remodel prep and execution.

Provided direction as the sole leader on most nights.Balanced safe, ordered cash, ensured execution of proper cash handling procedures.Protected assets and ensured team safety in a high-risk store.

Global Mba, 3.54

Bachelor'S Degree, Business Data Analytics, 3.71 Gpa

Associate'S Degree, Mathematics, 3.6 Gpa