Financial and operations leader with proven success in developing and executing upon strategic plans, managing multi-million dollar budgets, optimizing organizational performance, and building strong teams. Change agent who works effectively across public and private sectors.Senior executive with cross-functional experience overseeing teams with executive level sales, marketing, public school management, human resources, legal and technology professionals. Effectively managed these diverse groups of internal stakeholders through both direct supervision and strategic influence.Collaborator who positions organizations for growth by building out sales pipelines, developing pricing models and strategically allocating resources. Ensures teams are aligned and executing on priorities and goals using dashboards to define goals, identify process owners and monitor progress in achievement of priorities. A leader who analyzes data and uses process improvement techniques to identify and resolve the root causes of operational issues. Highlights:- Partnered with CEO in turnaround of $100 million international K-12 educational services provider after private-equity owner exited- Developed Strategic Plan to build Sales department and drive new revenue; lowered overhead costs by $12 million to fund growth and enhance online offerings with Project-Based Learning courses- Senior leadership team rebuilt new business pipeline from $0 to $70 million in planned revenue - Spearheaded financial turnaround, improving profitability from a loss of $9 million to breakevenSkills:Strategic PlanningBudgeting and ForecastingOperations LeadershipMergers and AcquisitionsProcess ImprovementsContract NegotiationsNew Business DevelopmentMarket ResearchMarket AnalysisTeam Building and MentoringLooking for senior-level opportunities with for-profit and nonprofit organizations supporting education, women and children, economic empowerment or social services.