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Leading various teams to 1) design and evaluate Southwest Airlines' future schedules and the impact to operational groups, 2) provide relevant business intelligence to improve Southwest Airlines' network, and 3) support and develop new applications and capabilities within Network Planning.

Leading a team of Capacity Planners to manage the domestic routes and 4000+ daily trips offered by Southwest Airlines

-Collaborated with all internal commercial groups, including Financial Planning, Marketing, Network Planning and Revenue Management to construct and execute cross-functional strategic plans for each city within the Southwest Airlines route network.-Provided insight into monthly and quarterly financial results.-Developed competitive strategies-Regularly worked with external business partners to promote business opportunities.

-Actively managed capacity for multiple Southwest cities including: Chicago, Detroit, Milwaukee, Minneapolis, Grand Rapids and Flint-Developed and managed relationships with Airport personnel-Crafted business cases for the implementation of new cities into the Southwest Airlines Network portfolio-Performed ad hoc analysis for future Network designs to enhance and improve competitive advantage-Forecasted traffic, revenue and profitability for new or developing markets using QSI… Show more -Actively managed capacity for multiple Southwest cities including: Chicago, Detroit, Milwaukee, Minneapolis, Grand Rapids and Flint-Developed and managed relationships with Airport personnel-Crafted business cases for the implementation of new cities into the Southwest Airlines Network portfolio-Performed ad hoc analysis for future Network designs to enhance and improve competitive advantage-Forecasted traffic, revenue and profitability for new or developing markets using QSI based models-Presented action plans to leadership on recommendations for business improvement Show less

-Analyzed and reported weekly competitive airline schedule changes-Developed data analysis tools with MS Excel VBA to visualize industry data and enhance market discovery-Built complex forecasting models for future profitability assuming multiple scenarios-Supported International market development during the Southwest/AirTran Airlines merger-Provided airline specific Network and Fleet information from competitor earnings calls

-Performed annual testing to ensure compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley regulation-Audited third-party vendors for complete execution of contractual terms-Audited internal groups to ensure that all internal controls were adequate and completed-Provided recommendations for improvement of internal and operation controls.