Michelle (Bytnar) Bushe, Mba Email & Phone Number

United States

Us

Hinsdale, Il, Us

Boston, Ma, Us

Graduate School

Oakbrook Terrace, Illinois, Us

• Instrumental in growth and development of business from $600k to $7mm annual revenue through financial management, identification of operational efficiencies, new business initiatives and standardization of processes• Provided financial expertise, initiated and lead cost allocation project to accurately account for, track and reduce operating expenses through management of cross-functional teams • Forecasted and developed annual course schedule including sales projections, location and contract terms for 40+ courses • Instrumental in developing corporate level budget; established and managed budgets for multiple courses ranging from $50k to $200k+• Performed corporate and business line P&L analysis and reporting• Developed models for historical, trend analysis and projection of financial data• Ad hoc reporting and analysis• Achieved 60% reduction of major operating expense through analysis, identification and implementation of operational efficiencies related to sourcing, negotiating, contracting and management of hotel contracts and relationships

London, Uk, Gb

• Reviewed and analyzed current operational environment as part of sales cycle• Identified operational indicators and key performance metrics • Collaborated with client team members on development of preliminary metrics for measurement and evaluation of financial impact of implementation• Researched and identified key sources of existing quantifiable financial data to establish baseline metrics• Analyzed operating budgets and business cases relative to areas of implementation• Gained exposure to multiple industries including Publishing, Building Materials, Distribution/Warehousing and Space Systems

• Identified and assisted in the development of required MIS for operations • Business modeling to determine appropriate volumes and staffing levels• Needs based analysis to identify and determine requirements necessary for growing sales organization to gain a competitive advantage within the mortgage industry• Analysis and redesign of processes to operate more effectively and efficiently• Instrumental in the development of a sales training program for a large mortgage company• Relationship management for ongoing projects and new business development

• Applied consultative approach to identify business goals and objectives of existing and prospective clients as a result of the many changes occurring within the Financial Services industry• Researched and advised on current trends impacting the Financial Services industry• Managed Chicago based relationship for large multinational investment bank at the senior executive level• Oversaw budget for simultaneous projects up to $3mm per phase• Developed proposals, statements of work and determined the associated budget• Collected over $1mm in aged receivables and established new procedures and guidelines for collecting on soft dollar arrangements• Developed “Business Valuation Assessment”, a pre-merger technology due diligence offering, and the relevant “Go-To-Market” strategy

Las Vegas, Nv, Us

• Managed the sales team of an engagement at a top insurance company resulting in savings of over $3mm and 12 FTE annually as a result of process analysis and re-engineering • Effectively managed a team of seven senior level executives through the project life cycle • Managed a 4 month implementation phase within the Collections Department at a large finance company• Refined and reproduced over 200 process flows for a financial services dot-com start-up• Created internal and external training presentation of LoBue Associates Methodology

Toronto, On, Ca

• Managed top 25 accounts in the Midwest region across multiple Thomson businesses• Created account plans for top 25 accounts in the Midwest region• Developed sales goals and marketing strategies with senior management• Consulted clients to meet changing business requirements in response to emerging technologies• Generated over 30 new client relationships through penetration of the Midwest region• Worked closely with sales in overlay position to generate new business• Rolled out Alert, Oasys, Oasys Global, and AutEx to buy-side and sell-side client base• Managed three support and administrative staff for the Midwest region

Master Of Business Administration - Mba, Finance

Bachelor Of Science, Finance