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El Segundo, Ca, Us

• Responsible for annual operating/strategic planning, risk and opportunity identification, feasibility modeling, contingency planning and financial analysis for subsidiary of Goldman Sachs/Starwood Capital focused on owning and operating 165 golf course facilities across the United States with $600MM annual revenue and $150MM EBITDA.• Directly supervised team of 20+ professionals in managing strategic planning, financial analysis, annual budgeting, treasury, business intelligence, IT and payroll.• Ensured accuracy and transparency while evaluating and analyzing records and statements to deliver timely reports and financial planning and forecast recommendations to C-level executives.• Spearheaded an expense reduction program on behalf of the CFO leading to 30% reduction in corporate overhead and led business process outsourcing of A/P, A/R and Bank Reconciliations (5 FTE / $500M).• Successfully partnered with Goldman Sachs Investment Banking division in preparation of valuation models, formal offering memorandum, and investor relations to position company for sale.• Acting member of Executive Steering Committee responsible for American Golf Corporation financial systems visioning and strategy.• Built bottom-up labor scheduling models and efficiency metrics resulting in $1MM+ in performance improvement.• Reduced bottom up budget cycle time by over 50% by implementing standard scenario modeling and forecasting system.

El Segundo, Ca, Us

• Responsible for $600MM company-wide Golf Operations and Corporate Overhead P&L and Cash Flow performance.• Led a team of ten professionals overseeing all financial system, reporting and process improvement initiatives.• Oversaw three-year strategic plan, annual plan, capital spending plan, quarterly re-forecasts and closing processes and procedures.• Designed and successfully implemented $4.5MM OutlookSoft/ SAP BPC business intelligence platform to increase accuracy of budgets and forecasts, automate sales information reporting and improve decision making process ($1.4MM ROI).• Provided strategic direction and guidance to deal analyses, sourcing synergies and single G/L platform integration.• Launched balanced scorecard reporting to identify both leading and lagging KPI metrics and business drivers.

El Segundo, Ca, Us

• Led $11MM, year-long implementation of JD Edwards ERP financial system leading to significant enhancements in productivity across accounting, forecasting, budgeting, and analytical procedures ($2.3MM ROI).• Reported to the CFO and served on the Steering Committee for the JD Edwards implementation responsible for overseeing vendor selection, partner selection, and module design among other functions.• Worked collectively with CFO and COO to define/build KPI dashboards and automation of standardized reporting packages.• Developed and managed training programs designed for field operations in conjunction with financial system deployment.• Acted as a liaison between the end-user and IT communities in areas of system design, training and communication.• Drove execution of $3MM project to incorporate a biometric Kronos timekeeping system to facilitate better human capital management and cost control ($700M ROI).

• Reviewed/analyzed monthly financial results and recommended actions for correcting variances to $300MM+ Daily Fee Operations P&L.• Utilized MS Access, MS Excel, Crystal Reports and R&R Report Writer to prepare and deliver operational performance evaluation reports and forecasting trend analyses to senior management.• Developed annual and five-year operational plans using bottom-up forecasting, scenario and sensitivity modeling.• Assisted in standardization of the monthly business review processes and delivery to corporate stakeholders.• Prepared detailed schedules comparing site-by-site information for inclusion in formal National Golf Properties/American Golf Corporation offering memorandum.• Member of feasibility and strategic planning team for preparation of $1B Goldman Sachs/Starwood Capital acquisition of National Golf Properties/American Golf Corporation.

• Supported 25+ private country club operations with direct accountability to COO for Eastern United States division.• $95MM+ annual P&L responsibility included budgeting, forecasting, short/long term strategic planning and variance analysis.• Developed standard operating procedures (SOP), inventory reconciliation policies and cash control protocols.• Prepared business plans, pro-forma/post-mortem analyses and presentations assessing viability of new/post initiatives.

• Supported National Golf Properties (REIT, NYSE: TEE) strategic business development efforts across the United States.• Developed long-range business plan pro-formas for 50+ existing and 25+ prospective golf course locations.• Conducted capital spending NPV, IRR & ROI analyses ensuring covenants compliance with banking institutions.

Bs, Business Finance

Ms, Management Information Systems

Real Estate Investment