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United States

Deliver core, essential business skills training for Excel, SQL, VBA, PowerPoint, and Word. www.biztrix.us

Lead the Finance team for the Hard Goods and Specialty business units and directly support the lead merchants and C-Suite Executives

Seoul, South Korea

Led all aspects of Finance for the South Korea market and was an active member of the South Korea leadership team in strategic direction setting

Hartford, Connecticut Area

Led team that supports US Sales and Marketing in delivering financial performance, financial planning, and strategic direction setting

Bentonville, AR

Led team that measures ROI for Marketing initiatives and in directing efforts toward highest ROI optionsInfluenced $1B price investment strategies through the assessment of Savings Catcher and other programsDiscovered and quantified Ad Match abuse to influence process changes, realizing $120M in annual expense reductionAnalyzed the effects of print.

Bentonville, AR

Supported and advised senior leadership on core financial and strategic initiatives for $28B Health and Wellness DivisionAssessed the financial investment and impact of preferred pharmacy contracts amounting in sales of $1B+Led the operating budget process for 400+ leaders in planning multiple departments and line accounts for 4,100 storesCollaborated.

Provided financial planning, analysis, and budget support to multiple managersIdentified and implemented revenue enhancement and cost savings opportunitiesPrepared internal reports, forecasts, and ad-hoc project analyses for the COO, CFO, and internal departmentsAutomated recurring reports, streamlined and improved template files, and provided Excel and.

Create custom Excel and IT solutions for various user needsSolutions have included custom, automated financial analysis models and reporting tools for a merchant services company and an asset management firm; user form application for a school district; and BSA scout tracker for a local troop

Created comprehensive models analyzing various transactions including IPO, LBO, M&A, and recapitalizationPrepared valuations using DCF, equity, precedent, bank debt, and high yield comparablesDrafted information memoranda, management presentations, and various other marketing materialsConducted financial, market, and business due diligence to understand.

Programmed a custom trading multiples model in Excel VBA to focus on the fund’s value investing strategyUtilized the model to evaluate existing and potential portfolio companies for further financial analysisDeveloped a performance returns model to analyze IRRs based on user-defined buy and sell multiples

Facilitated a billing process change and developed a system for tracking foreign derailments and traction motor change outs, recovering $2.1 million and suppressing future errors on the order of $14 million

Analyzed the pro forma financial impact on constructing a new distribution center and developed a decision process for recapturing profits from unprofitable customers

Spent two years in Seoul, Korea, teaching people about religious and family valuesLearned how to speak, read, and write KoreanOne of five (Top 5%) selected to oversee a geographic region and train 24 representatives in language and teaching skillsAssisted the Mission President in conducting training sessions and in supervising the work of 100 representatives