Melanie Varkey, M.Econ. Email & Phone Number

Calgary, AB, CA

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

• Developed and optimized long-term financial models for Keyera’s Gathering & Processing business unit, supporting strategic and operational planning.
• Conducted scenario analysis, asset-level discounted cash flow analysis, and rate-of-return evaluations to ensure alignment with corporate objectives.
• Coordinated the preparation of multi-million capital and operating budgets, facilitating financial data integration for corporate planning.
• Constructed and refined models to evaluate projects and enhance decision-making, ensuring alignment with long-range strategic goals.
• Collaborated with Business Development, Operations, and Finance teams to synchronize business insights with corporate strategies.
• Partnered with cross-functional teams to deliver financial insights for business development projects, directly influencing investment decisions.

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

• Led multi-million dollar budget planning and analysis, ensuring accurate financial reporting through multiple budget cycles and providing in-depth variance analysis to support long-term business strategy.
• Developed and maintained Power BI dashboards, delivering performance insights and trends to executive leadership, enhancing data-driven decision-making and visibility on key cost performance metrics.
• Streamlined internal processes by identifying inefficiencies in expense tracking, leading to an 85% increase in process efficiency and reducing manual data entry by 90% through automation tools.
• Collaborated with cross-functional teams, including finance, operations, and external stakeholders, to optimize data collection, improve reporting processes, and ensure alignment with long-range planning and business.
• Delivered presentations and reports that bridged the gap between analysis and strategic execution, contributing to decision-making on capital allocation and cost optimization.
• Drove process improvement initiatives, implementing automated workflows that reduced task management time by 95%, resulting in increased efficiency and accuracy in performance tracking across US, Canada and Mexico.

• Conducted quantitative and financial analyses to evaluate the economic impact of various healthcare intervention strategies, utilizing statistical analysis tools to generate insights and scenario-based forecasts.
• Designed, developed and implemented a large-scale electronic health facility assessment tool using customized surveys, ensuring high data integrity and efficient data collection for robust decision-making.
• Collaborated with external stakeholders to resolve issues, deploy surveys, and analyze collected data, ensuring alignment with project goals and operational efficiency.
• Delivered detailed reports and presentations for stakeholders that bridged the gap between analysis and action.
• Proactively controlled data access and maintained databases, enhancing reliability and accuracy for ongoing performance evaluations.

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

• Conducted a systematic review to identify published literature on economic evaluations of gastroenteritis interventions in children using EndNote software
• Redesigned patient experience surveys to enhance the collection and quality of precise data on the family borne costs of pediatric gastroenteritis using REDCap software.
• Disseminated results through the production of posters and research papers, and presentation at conferences.
• Conducted a content analysis of almost a thousand journal articles using Atlas.ti software
• Developed a coding scheme for analysis from primary data
• Drew inferences based on codes generated in the analysis

Master'S Degree, Economics

Bachelor'S Degree, Economics (Honours)

Bachelor'S Degree, Health Sciences (Honours)