Small-cap firm specializing in High Performance Computing hardwareStrategic Cost Initiative: Facilitated executive decision to cut 10%+ of marketing spend on lowest ROI activities while minimizing decrease in lead generation by implementing ROI calculation in marketing dashboardsAccounting Entries: Revamped accuracy in breakdown of Marketing cost reporting by performing journal entries to re-categorize costs in wrong budgets, which comprised over 15% of total costsPartner Marketing: Saved $3M+ in expiring partner rebates by spearheading cross-functional discussions to estimate reimbursement amounts for the largest co-funded expensesStrategic HC Planning: Quantified YTD cost savings for open HC vs budget for 10+ teams, which enabled strategic shift towards greater mix of outside specialist laborArtificial Intelligence (AI): Developed business unit with long-term budgets to fund future expansion of team HC and research sponsorships to grow brand perception

Data Analytics: Developed analytical model to identify root-cause reasons in volatility of weekly revenue by product category, customer segment, and sales region to pin-point sources of growth for product managersProduct Portfolio: Influenced decision to discontinue selling Server Options in discount portfolio by highlighting lower profit margin contribution vs those from non-discount channels, saving over $5M lost profitsPricing Strategy: Recommended price hold on Server Memory during pricing reviews to profit from decreasing input material costs and steady demand at current prices, boosting profit margins by $10M+ over 3 quartersFinancial Model: Re-engineered team analysis spreadsheet to fix incorrect reporting by customer segment, leading to improved team credibility in product performance presentations and future-period forecastingBusiness Intelligence: Persuaded database team to implement Business Intelligence tool to enable finance teams to analyze 3x larger data sets to generate more insights from more data fields and time periodsAccounting Process: Streamlined process with accounting team by obtaining timing and size of booked journal entries to explain over 30% of P&L variances for month end close reporting vs forecastsFinance Leadership Development Program (Founder and Intern Recruiter/Coordinator): Presented in over 5 recruiting events and organized 10+ intern events, achieving a 2x increase in intern conversion rate

Created forecast regression model to analyze trends for 6+ key performance indicators and received return offer