Partnering with the Chief Information & Transformation Officer and helping to drive Business Transformation project success via critical path planning & milestone management, business partner advisory, Organizational Change Management (OCM), and budget / funding management.Responsible for developing & executing OCM strategy that secures projected transformative benefits in reducing Finance / Procurement / SG&A, Audit & Sales Cost Containment, Direct / Indirect Material Spend, Outbound Transportation Cost Containment, Increased Days Payables Outstanding (DPO).

Entrusted with dual role in Finance organization and reporting up to CFO. Responsible for (i) JCI’s global transformation portfolio management, performance and Management Consulting and (ii) collaborating with transformation leaders to ensure effective execution towards cost containment & growth-enablement targets.Directed corporate transformation office team to administer global project portfolio (strategic initiatives) to drive accountability to planned execution and enable profitable growth for transformation annual plan. Enabled systemic linkage to Business Strategy and validated impact to P&L by partnering with functional leaders to evaluate and make necessary adjustments to project portfolio and strategic initiative design.Designed & governed largest enterprise-wide Cost Optimization program in company history, securing path to SG&A run-rate savings, re-designing org and impacted business processes to ensure optimal efficiency and efficacy.Conceptualized program management design & execution expertise to CFO & senior Finance leaders and external consulting partner in multi-year Global Finance Transformation (Centralization) across key functions e.g., FP&A, Record-to-Report, and Order-to-Cash to ensure operationalization of synergistic / integrated solutions on track to realize industry benchmark efficiency.

Managed internal consulting group to support UNUM's Digital Transformation cross-functional teams (Finance, IT, Operations and R & D). Responsible for portfolio performance management and investment planning - maximizing operational efficiency and return-on-investment (ROI) from technology strategic initiatives portfolio vs. annual targets.Supported delivery of OpEx and Incremental Sales Revenue targets via advanced bespoke risk (to value) management techniques. Achieved turnaround of two consecutive years’ double-digit portfolio profit loss while re-building direct team and attaining highest employee engagement in company history.Spearheaded annual strategic planning process re-design - collaborating with Chief Transformation & Chief Strategy Officers to implement integrated portfolio optimization process, ensuring strategy-derived (vs informed) portfolio design, improving capital & resource utilization and Corporate Communications (from PM to Board of Directors).

Launched independent Management Consulting practice focused on providing small to middle-market companies in the Americas with tailored business performance solutions ranging from; Go-to-Market Strategy, Business Transformation / Turnaround, Marketing, M&A, Operational Excellence (Lean), International business development.Provided South America-based CRM-AI-eCommerce-powered SaaS client detailed Strategic Planning for global market expansion with multi-year Operational Strategies including valuation (exit) strategy to yield payback on Year 1 and double-digit top-line growth. Company executed strategic plan achieving tiered operations expansion to Colombia and subsequently entered U.S. market by securing major service contract with top Telecom provider.Conducted in-depth process re-engineering for market leading (Florida) PE-backed real estate investment client in Single-Family Rentals and Built-for-Rent segment with ~1B sq/ft or $2B managed assets portfolio. Devised operational and growth strategy to secure double-digit performance uplift.

Recruited internally to lead global strategic / financial planning and tactical implementation of expansive Global Franchise Operations - enabling double-digit revenue growth each year during tenure.Engineered first of its kind strategic alliance in global car rental industry along with largest & most complex post-merger integration in company's history. Subsequently, managed strategic partnership P&L, driving sales revenue growth in Year 1. In Year 2, devised competitive market strategy, forcing major competitor to exit market, favorably inverting competitive dynamics by substantially growing market share.Directed design and execution for new Global Franchise B2B go-to-market system, launching a comprehensive portfolio of value-add products / services, with projected incremental revenue stream largely improving value-proposition to business partners.

Promoted to lead high-performance +30-member practice comprised of (1) Management Consulting/PMO, (2) Lean Six Sigma Training, and (3) Ops Excellence Standardization Team tasked with delivering cultural & functional change by delivering solutions aimed at holistic and sustainable business performance optimization.Spearheaded first in company history enterprise-wide Business Transformation - reporting to CEO, Board of Directors, and publicly via quarterly 10-K. Developed bespoke Transformation Management Office and Governance. Directed global team to support cross-functional portfolio with 250+ initiatives and 200+ stakeholders. Captured $230M+ in Year 1 savings, + $75M vs. goal and +25% vs projections (by competing external consulting firm).

Recruited by Hertz to build and lead company's first Internal Management Consulting function to drive ongoing business transformations, create a best-in-class training framework for future business leaders and continue to position Hertz as a dominant force in global markets.Partnered with C-Level executives (as internal clients) to identify opportunities and pursue improvements in operational efficiencies, revenue growth and enhanced customer experience. Managed strategic initiative portfolio of growth-enabling business solutions delivering $150M-$200M in annual net profit.

Played a key role as a member of an elite, cross-functional team partnering & servicing C-level executives focusing on innovating and deploying impactful solutions to achieve Operational Excellence and drive profitable growth.Instrumental in redefining corporate aerospace commercial GTM strategy by developing a detailed profit maximization model outlining potential financial impacts for different material choices available for aircraft designs and initiating a paradigm-shift in aerospace Business Strategy for the company.Designed comprehensive one-of-a-kind Lean Management executive training program to deploy at new JV site in Saudi Arabia - world's largest aluminum complex. Enabled strategic alignment to achieve ROI on investment by deploying integrated operating system which streamlined strategic planning with Lean Management to maximize profitability.Developed predictive analytics / scenario modeling tool to optimize price hedging strategy which CFO approved for adoption over 40+ year old legacy method, increasing profitability of entire global business division by optimizing supply chain economics.

Competitive program designed for high-potential leaders and comprised of three rotational cross-functional assignments

Led global cross-functional team in development of prototype production intelligence system. Achieved buy-in from senior management to implement as global standard across all manufacturing sites resulting in substantial and sustainable improvements in productivity and operational costs.

Spearheaded transformative & strategic change for primary medical device manufacturing facility by developing new product transportation/logistic processes opening new sales & distribution channel in the UK and Western Europe and leading major digital transformation at our main manufacturing site, to implement new ERP system (Oracle) and validate in accordance with 21CFR Part 11 in a record 6-months.

Made major contributions in areas of operational efficiency, spoilage reduction, new product commercialization, and process improvement.