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Houston, Tx, Us

Manage team of senior analysts supporting merchant reporting, pricing, private label product development, global sourcing, and purchase orders. We also work on high return on investment projects supporting business improvements across processes, people and technology.

At the intersection of business and technology, my team supports effective delivery of pricing execution, price sign and tag, competitive price, price optimization, product development and global sourcing technology solutions.Helped deliver clearance optimization using both Oracle and Revionics solutions, resulting in improved profits exceeding $20 million.Conceived and delivered reporting mechanism to improve pricing system reliability, reducing store reported pricing issues substantially.Prior positionsAdvanced Analytics Team LeadEnterprise Reporting Team Lead(Managed small team delivering analytical support to Academy using business intelligence tools like MicroStrategy.)Senior Business AnalystBusiness Analyst

Houston, Tx, Us

Armonk, New York, Ny, Us

IBM MARKET INTELLIGENCESenior Competitive Analyst* Presented 17 competitive risk and insights reports to executive leadership teams in both IBM GTS and GBS. Regularly consulted on high-level internal projects. Won multiple internal awards.* Increased competitive scope from $14 - $40B USD under coverage and directed work of analyst in India. IBM GLOBAL BUSINESS SERVICES STRATEGYAdvanced MI Specialist* Reported directly to the global head of strategy for GBS. Delivered twelve earnings analyses and over 80 competitive insights reports, including in-person presentations for IBM’s CEO and Technology Team. IBM GLOBAL BUSINESS SERVICESSenior Consultant—Strategy and Change* Facilitated three cross-functional work threads for the Air Force Materiel Command Transformation Project.* Defined $18 million of potential savings using a shared HR service contact center for the State of Michigan. Gained agreement on targeted processes across all major agencies and developed the relevant business processes.* Played key role in commercializing a new service offering from IBM Strategy and Change which combined IBM’s leading-edge unstructured text analytic capability (also called web-mining) with IBM's strategic business problem solving skills. Created proof-of-concept prototype, methodology, and marketing collateral. Served as project manager with $150K budget to keep the project on time, on budget, from the project kickoff meeting through to the final deliverables.* Collaborated across units to lead a team compiling IBM internal operational statistics into summary packages for senior management. Conceived new customer satisfaction metric.* Executed competitive analyses and formulated data-driven strategies for scores of IBM e-business strategy and change engagements. Clients included organizations in aerospace, high technology, finance, insurance, manufacturing, and utilities in areas ranging from general e-business strategy to e-marketplace engagements.

Chicago, Il, Us

* Examined nationwide ground service equipment costs. Through interviews and careful analysis of existing data, the work resulted in several recommendations to senior management, including approaches in maintenance, fuel usage, staff and capital usage. Savings from these improvement opportunities combined to total in the high six-figures.* Analyzed major capital expenditures and saved days during the annual budgeting process through partial automation.

Applied process improvement to create final documentation for shipping vessels, reducing completion time from 8 hours to 5 minutes. Conducted financial analysis of $13 million tank farm project to determine viability. Evaluated potential expansion sites and completed comprehensive asphalt marketing study.

Chicago, Il, Us

Improved product development process at a large clothing manufacturer. Made recommendations to enhance product pipeline efficiency. Identified problems and solutions with contact management.Managed selection/installation of a process manufacturing system at a small refinery, completed on time, on budget.

Dublin 2, Ie

Worked on engagements ranging from creating custom order entry software to formulating global IT strategy.Frequently selected to train others at Accenture’s Center for Professional Education.

Mba

Bba, Marketing