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Mesa, Az, Us

Austin, Texas, Us

Van Buren, Ar, Us

• Responsibility / oversight for financial planning & analysis, strategic reporting & analytics, procurement, facilities, operational shop / maintenance teams, management trainee program, mergers and acquisitions, & investor relations• Member of the ATRI (American Transportation Research Institute) Advisory Board

Van Buren, Ar, Us

• Led all financial planning & analysis activities including annual operating plan and monthly rolling forecast• Led Strategic Reporting Team• Manage M&A inquires/targets• Member of the ATRI (American Transportation Research Institute) Advisory Board• Presenter (2x) on Rolling Forecast at FP&A Innovation Summit

Van Buren, Ar, Us

• Designed rolling forecast process to provide executives consolidated, segment and line of business forecasts using bottoms up approach utilizing KPI metric inputs from 4 lines of business and account level detail from over 25 support departments utilizing IBM TM1• Built FP&A team from ground up with 5 analysts• Led monthly variance review meeting between line of business/departmental leaders and CEO/CFO • Managed complete annual budgeting process

Phoenix, Arizona, Us

• Managed annual budgeting process for a $4+ billion transportation leader for 5 years• Led rolling forecast process, and present findings with actionable recommendations to President/CEO and CFO monthly• Designed rolling forecast process to provide consolidated, segment and line of business forecasts using bottoms up approach utilizing KPI metric inputs from 16 lines of business using Oracle Hyperion Strategic Finance (HSF) and Oracle Smartview• Created corporate allocation methodology to assign corporate cost centers more accurately to operational lines of business• Manged & trained new FP&A analysts

Phoenix, Arizona, Us

* Analyst for Linehaul and Logistics lines of business* Lead FP&A team member for integration process of Oracle HSF (Hyperion Strategic Finance)* Key roll in development of rolling forecast process* Ad Hoc analysis on projects from COO and CFO* Developed key monthly metrics for Logistics

Phoenix, Arizona, Us

* Managed the overhead budget development for AOP for $4 billion public company

Craig, Co, Us

* Financial analysis on financial statements, created monthly and yearly financial budgets and projections, and worked on cost cutting initiatives to manage expenses* Managed all personnel that includes over 25 employees in all offices; * Project manager for the construction of 8,000 sq ft. office building* Developed new communication systems to increase employee efficiency and decrease scheduling conflicts* Analyze commercial insurance needs for businesses. Work with general liability, property, workers compensation, inland marine, auto, error & omissions, and director & officers coverage. * Managed all operations and day-to-day activities for agency with 5 offices and over $12 million in written premiums

Menlo Park, California, Us

* Internal Audit Consultant specializing in Sarbanes Oxley compliance, internal controls, and due diligence reviews

* Managed all accounting, budgeting, financial analysis, payroll and tax planning, and strategic coordination from start-up phase* Developed business plan, secured investors, obtained financing, and negotiated building lease for start-up of the Southwest Phoenix Valley's first upscale health club* Managed day-to-day activities of health club producing 40% margins and over 35 employees* Organization exceeded financial projections and creating a positive monthly cash flow from day one

Arlington, Va, Us

* Redesigned a rework/repair process and renegotiated the labor rates on a RF Microwave tactical system* Identified a 41% reduction of cost for repairs via the re-engineering of the rework process* Reduced cycle time for repairs by 82% by analyzing and eliminating down time within the supply chain* Participated in a team of project managers, engineers, procurement, and the supplier to negotiate a strategic contract.* Initiated problem solving to eliminate inaccurate supplier data and to improve communications across supply chains.

Mississauga, Ontario, Ca

* Designed and implemented a new customer ordering system that realized a 30% timesaving for managers* Managed logistics for a $1.5 million dollar wholesale business* Developed and maintained strategic customer relationships increasing market share by 15%* Analyzed market trends, increased accuracy of sales forecasts, and integrated data flow with production, logistics, and sales to reduce obsolete inventory by 50%

Master Of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Supply Chain Management

Post Baccalaureate Certificate In Accountancy, Accounting

Bachelor Of Science, Education, Minor: Business Management