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Niles, Il, Us

Lead the Corporate FP&A and Capital Finance teams, who are responsible for the forecasting and planning of a multi-billion dollar P&L and coordinating the organization's hundreds of millions of dollars of capital expenditures, respectively.• Enhanced the Annual Business Planning process via strengthened Executive communication and engagement, as well as more focused tactical process improvements across broader Finance and Accounting teams.• Instituted a consistent postmortem review process for critical Capital Investments, enabling the organization to leverage learnings from past investments and produce more accurate Investment assessments prior to committing to Capital funding.

Niles, Il, Us

Led RCCB Field Operations Finance teams, who were collectively responsible for the management, planning, and forecasting of a multi-billion dollar P&L. Integral member of RCCB's President/COO's leadership team.• Designed and implemented strategic compensation structures (driver component based compensation, warehouse incentives), improving front-line team members productivity and driving cost efficiencies.• Benchmarked financial and operational metrics across the business, identified best practices, and facilitated process improvement and cost savings opportunities.

Niles, Il, Us

Led RCCB West Business Unit Finance Teams, who provided FP&A support to regional Presidents. Also directed the 80+ member Field Finance team, who were responsible for local financial administration. • Led financial design and execution of a new monthly incentive program for frontline sales team focused on optimizing product mix and growing gross margins. • Revamped month end reporting process to implement automation, provide deeper analytics, and drive consistency across the business.

Independent Management Consultant focused on Strategic Planning, Investment Research, and Financial Planning. • Advised private equity, investment management, and industry research firms on investment opportunities within the toy industry.• Evaluated small and medium size business acquisitions on behalf of a boutique private equity firm.• Supported a savings and procurement initiative at a leading educational institution.

El Segundo, California, Us

Built and led team charged with planning and oversight of $1.5B annual overhead spend and $200M annual capital spend.• Designed, implemented, and executed zero-based budget process, resulting in planned year-over-year 14% decrease in addressable non-compensation overhead spend.• Established Capital Planning Committee which focused on designing annual capital plan and prioritizing capital expenditures based on business imperatives and overall financial returns.• Integrated 5 overhead and capital planning teams into single company-wide team, delivering headcount efficiencies (17 to 12) through process simplification and standardization and management reporting alignment and enhancement.• Advised executives on savings initiatives, including Chief Financial Officer, Chief Information Officer, General Counsel, and Chief People Officer, based on strategic alignment and probability of success, producing optimization of spend.

El Segundo, California, Us

Managed team of 12 across 3 campuses, accountable for long-range sales forecasting, financial planning, budget management of $500M in annual SG&A and advertising expenses, and month end close accounting activities. • Redesigned team structure, developed insightful management reporting, and improved relationships with finance partners, enhancing service levels to key business partners and executives. • Developed and implemented brand-based productivity study, resulting in re-allocation of resources and budgets and optimized spending across brands.

El Segundo, California, Us

Established Pricing COE, which was charged with optimizing organization’s consumer pricing strategy. Advised US subsidiary on specific pricing actions and developed training regimen for international subsidiaries. • Built team into go-to resource for pricing advisory services across organization, increasing demand for services from 30 individual analyses / projects in 2012 to 100+ in 2014. • Directed consumer research study, determining optimal mix of product attributes / features and pricing, yielding a reassessment of consumer value perceptions for baby gear and fashion doll segments.

• Provided management consulting services to clients in health/wellness, consumer goods and retail industries with a focus on new product development, market research, sales & marketing strategy and financial evaluation.• Evaluated 70+ business acquisition opportunities, submitted 5 offers and entered due diligence on 2 businesses.

Los Angeles, California, Us

Provided general management for health focused start-up product line. Held P&L accountability for POMx supplements, energy bars, energy shots, and other health related products which were sold via retail and direct-response channels.• Led PMO, spearheaded business development, assessed competitive landscape, developed pricing strategy, and managed vendor selection process, enabling multiple successful product launches. • Supervised marketing and sales activities, which included managing $2.5M advertising / trade budget, evaluating and improving advertising / promotional effectiveness, and guiding sales calls, leading to $3M revenue in 2nd year post launch.

Los Angeles, California, Us

Served as project-based management consultant focused on highest priority company initiatives.• Conducted numerous sales and marketing effectiveness analyses and created sales and marketing strategy, improving return on trade and media spend for POM Wonderful Health Products direct response business.• Directed management systems work stream of lean manufacturing project at Paramount Farms almond and pistachio processing operating unit, delivering enhanced KPI reporting leveraged in decision making.

Mclean, Virginia, Us

Managed business planning and financial forecasting for Pedigree pet food and new-brands business unit, which represented $720M sales and $90M marketing budget.• Guided cross-functional team answerable for assessing business impact of launching new pet food brands, leading to valuable new brand launch ($120M target revenue in 1st year of launch).

Blackfriars, London, Gb

Directed business planning and financial forecasting process for Country Crock Margarine brand team ($325M revenue).• Analyzed strategic product innovations via in-depth financial modeling, resulting in corporate investment of $2M+ in capital and $9M+ in advertising and media.

London, England, Gb

• Served as project manager during merger integration of Astra-Zeneca’s and Novartis’ agribusinesses units (creating Syngenta Global), focusing on consolidating HR organizations.• Analyzed data, demonstrating effect of HMO’s new co-payment policies on Pfizer’s drug sales.

Master Of Business Administration, Finance

Bachelor Of Science, Finance And Accounting