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Canton, Ma, Us

Canton, Ma, Us

Guidon Performance Solutions has joined forces with Peppers & Rogers Group, a management consulting firm recognized as the world’s leading authority on customer-based business strategies. I am looking forward to the continued opportunity to deliver value for our clients.

Mesa, Az, Us

Guidon Performance Solutions helps solve business problems from strategic to tactical and provides the support and knowledge to help clients sustain the change and enhance their profitability and the customer value they deliver.

Woonsocket, Ri, Us

Delivering a cross enterprise, client benefit program that identifies individual members eligible for condition management across retail and mail member channels.

Woonsocket, Ri, Us

Responsible for consolidation and reporting of benefits delivered for enterprise level department and facilitated cross-departmental coordination efforts including measurement and program methodology development. •Obtained Six Sigma Green Belt, CPM and PPM certifications

Armonk, New York, Ny, Us

Sector lead for general accounting and close processes. Managed financial and reporting assessments for several fortune 1000 organizations. Involved in presentation of results and recommendations, often at C suite level. Led reporting strategy stream for major retailer including definition of KPI's. Led report rationalization effort for consumer goods company to reduce reporting duplication and complexity. Developed more effective reporting templates, and identified key financial and operational metrics. Managed process improvement and documentation streams and leveraged them to run workshops with global representation to drive effective operational and financial efficiency. initiated organizational improvement efforts including shared service center initiation and team optimization. Documented existing reservation process and led week long workshop to identify and document process improvement opportunities for major US airline. Co-led and managed from concept to implementation the teams and the client communications necessary for the development, acceptance and rollout of a custom developed finance system tool to a global environment for a major global entertainment company.

Addison, Texas, Us

Responsible for controls environment of two revenue lines for early compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley requirements. Reviewed existing controls environment by developing from scratch existing process documentation to support existing operational and financial controls identification. Evaluated control environment by developing and utilizing business unit testing plans, risk and control matrices and led testing teams for assesment. Managed initial testing and communicated status with operational and financial stakeholders at all levels. Led remediation efforts for both revenue lines including the conceptual design and development of additional primary and secondary financial controls, increased operational attention to and effectiveness of existing controls and established an effective controls environment. The controls environments for both lines were tested and signed off as effective by external audit firm leading to successful compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley legislation.

Marketed and delivered on individual consulting roles including:• Billing process and systems development and implementation• Definition of business metrics and KPI's for evaluation of operations• Identification of process improvement opportunities• Development of data analysis database• Collection and analysis of financial, operational and marketing data • Development of business models • Identification of evaluation criteria for merger/ aquisition decision• Development of financial control documentation and recomendations for a stronger controls environment.

Managed all aspects of financial operations and reporting of organization. Developed and maintained strategically effective banking relationships to secure additional capital access and to purchase additional office space. Responsible for overall program review, identification of, and remediation of project overruns to maintain firm profitability. Identified potential acquisition opportunities to support firm expansion including site visits, negotiation, business plan development and board presentation. Prepared for and facilitated client DCAA Audit. Supported FOIA requests and research to support several projects including a successful client negotiation of terminated government contract.

Directed all aspects of finance department, including financial reporting and analysis, budgeting, as well as HR and benefits functions for a rapidly growing firm. Maintained profitability during growth from 5 to 85 employees and $250k to $10m in revenue. Responsible for the planning, design and implementation of financial and project management software needed to maintain profitable growth. Pivotal in negotiating firm valuation to secure $1M investment.

Reported to the President. Responsible for all finance and operations of a trade show booth manufacturing company. Managed all financial reporting, HR benefits, payroll, lease agreements, sales tax reporting and tax filing. Managed union labor teams during trade show installations. Managed shipping and staffing logistics as well as purchasing, invoicing, customer and vendor relationships.

Master Of Business Administration, Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies

Bs, Accounting