Financial Analyst in the Real Estate Finance group supporting the Global Retail Stores organization.• Worked closely with business partners in the Supply, Preservation, Innovation and Development groups for Apple stores worldwide• Forecasted rent and occupancy expense for offices, data centers, and worldwide retail stores. Managed Ops and maintenance, Facilities cost, Lease accounting, Depreciation and capital projects• Provided support for monthly review of lease changes, impact on amortization schedules and delivered critical analysis and commentary on forecast flux, actuals, and plan for Quarter End• Supported professional services vendors for real-estate worldwide managing deliverables and spend analytics

•Lead Financial Analyst for the Real Estate, Workplace (REW) group in charge of the modernization of the Palo Alto campus ‘Promenade’ ($30M project) encompassing the renovation of 5 buildings impacting approximately 1,500 employees•Headed approvals for all spend on the renovation, working closely with REW design and procurement to optimize efficiency between budgeting and delivering state of the art workspaces for VMware employees•Partnered with Facilities and IT groups to integrate project budgeting across all three organizations for optimal cost effectiveness

Company: Silver Springs NetworksJob Responsibilities: Sr. Financial Analyst• Lead analysis and consolidated reporting at all levels of the organization on actuals and forecasts (including Management presentations, Flash Financials, etc). Provide meaningful analysis of trends, variances and key metrics for executive management. • Participate in the preparation and standardization of reporting packages• Manage the forecast and budget with one or several operating functions by building successful partnerships. Review and analyze actual results, develop monthly forecasts and annual budgets. Drive forecast accuracy, predictability in results, and adherence to high standards of controllership. • Drive month-end processes and reporting activities, including expense accruals, validation of consolidated results, headcount reporting, and other requests. • Gain a comprehensive knowledge of the Company’s product lines, competitive environment, and the market it addresses to better support functional initiatives and provide recommendations to business partners. • Build analytical models that utilize both financial and non-financial data to forecast operating results. • Lead the development and implementation of process improvements. • Drive preparation of materials for the regular Board of Director’s meetings and other executive meetings.• Advise business leaders on the impact of operating decisions to revenue, expense and profitability. • Exercise financial influence in driving cost effective actions. Company: Santa Cruz NutritionalsWebsite: http://www.santacruznutritionals.com/Specialties: Gummy Vitamins, Sports Nutrition, Manufacturing, and PackagingResponsibilities: Sr. Financial Analyst• Help with building financial BoD/ Investor Presentation Deck for EOY FY17• Drive Preparation of FY18 Financial P&L Plan • Work closely with the CFO and controller on FPA related activities

FP&A and budget management for WW Sales, WW Marketing (including Corp. Marketing, Video Product Marketing and Cable Edge Product Marketing), and Corporate Development.

• Structured cost model for perspective customers for the Picarro Surveyor program, determining return on Surveyor investment from the prospective of potential utility customers• Prepared extensive industry analysis for top 20 US Utility Companies. Includes customer financial and operating metrics including sales potential• Performed cost sensitivity analysis for each of the key variables included in the Picarro customer cost model. Determined cost impact of key variables

• Prepared & distributed Inventory and Turns forecast for all of Cisco supply Chain ($3.8B FY14 Pipeline) including variance commentary and analytics• Documented & streamlined month end reporting procedures for calculating weeks of supply & other throughput metrics • Managed budget & expense forecast for the Global Planning and Fulfillment Group HC ~160 ($120M FY14 expense)• Constructed budgeting and planning tools to aid small businesses with financial planning, reporting, inventory reconciliation & purchasing

Financial consultant work for various firms. Developed business plan for family sandwich business. Conducted industry evaluation, SWOT analysis, competitor identification & evaluation.

Intuit ($4.2B in revenue 2012, 8,500 employees) is the leading provider of business and financial management solutions for small businesses, consumers, accounting professionals and financial institutions. Sr. financial analyst for IFS (Intuit Financial Services) group until July 2013 at which time Intuit chose to divest the IFS business unit due to a conflict of interest with their Mint offering. Intuit sold IFS for $1.025B to private equity firm Toma Bravo in July 2013. Since that time, ATM giant NCR purchased the newly re-branded Digital Insight Corporation for $1.65B in December 2013.Achievements:* Drove thorough, accurate and on-time month end reporting (P&L and revenue) with insightful management close packages outlining results and implications on the BU’s performance for the quarter* Prepared monthly/ quarterly variance reports outlining potential discrepancies from the plan/ budget/ forecast and options to mitigate the risk created by them* Collected inputs and consolidated mid-month flash forecasts showing the financial health of the BU through customer and shareholder metrics. Report included trends and commentary and was prepared for the IFS VP and the Intuit CFO* Coordinated all aspects of the FY14 IFS Financial Plan. Prepared bottom’s up analysis on a senior leader level for the entire IFS P&L, ~$400M in FY13. Worked with corporate finance to deliver trends and insights behind the targeted revenue and expense growth. Performed historical analyses on gaps from prior years’ plans and recommendations to ensure IFS would meet targeted revenue number* Documented business model behind the Implementation and Professional Services teams in IFS. Prepared accurate and detailed revenue forecasts for the group, giving our finance team a better understanding of the group’s revenue drivers, something that had not been provided previously.

Synopsys ($1.9B in revenue 2013, 7,500 employees) is a world leader in electronic design automation (EDA), supplying the global electronics industry with cutting-edge software, IP and services. Synopsys tech is used in semiconductor design and manufacturing, implementation, verification, manufacturing and FPGA solutions. Headquartered in Mountain View, California, Synopsys is located in over 25 countries located throughout North America, Europe, Japan, Asia and India.* Responsibilities include monthly & quarterly close process, financial reporting & forecasting, project revenue allocation, product related expense modeling, product profitability analysis, M&A integration & performance analysis and headcount tracking & spend analysis.* Designed, constructed, and managed offline Expense Tracking Model for the SG BU. Model includes HC tracking for 1,800 SG employees representing quarterly spend of $40M, fx impact for 17 currencies, variance metrics and analysis for $200M budget.* Oversaw cost center ERP consolidation project. Established 1:1 relationships with SG Vice Presidents and the 300+ cost centers they oversee.* Conducted quarterly resource allocation method for SG BU, based on ‘percentage of time’ allowing for more accurate budgeting metrics amongst SG Vice Presidents. Model split expense across cost centers and allocated through product families based on revenue allocation.

* Implemented process improvements for revenue tracking of reimbursable travel expenses for Global Technical Solutions Group. Facilitated process changes from expense management software transition. Documented process flow, drafted guide for new expense tracking process allowing for project specific expense tracking and revenue recognition.* Created online, intra-company depository for Synopsys Facilities Project Scopes and related documentation. Depository allowed for international access to a restricted user-group, increasing group transparency and efficiency without sacrifice in privacy.* Provided FP&A support for FIN/ Legal Finance group for P6, including HC budgets and forecasts for FIN (~600 HC WW, annual expense of $150M).* Documented process flow of capital and non-capital purchases through SNPS systems. Prepared flow analysis documenting the approval and document flow from budgeting to purchasing, asset creation, invoice reconciliation, and finally payment distribution.* Ad hoc assistance to the SG Controller beginning September 2011

* Managed collections for 10 of the top 170 accounts, including Freescale, Fujitsu, GlobalFoundries, GM, and Hitachi with a monthly booking value exceeding $10M. Managed contract /payment terms approval, collection, payment application, credit limit approval and monthly and quarterly collection forecasts.* Member of the Financial Pipeline Team, responsible for the weekly review of at risk bad debt with an aggregate revenue impact of $50M worldwide. Collection and forecasting efforts drove increased transparency for quarterly forecasting.* Managed and distributed Customer Risk Assessment (CRA) Report for Synopsys senior management. CRA Report acts as a snapshot of the strength and riskiness of the Synopsys’ customer base by measuring the financial strength of all Synopsys’ customers based on complex monthly model of customer’s financial strength, credit rating, and probability of default.

* SOX Management Testing and Review: Performed interim and year end testing on key controls of the following SOX business processes: VCM (Variable Compensation Management), HRP (Human Resource Planning), SFP (Sales Forecasting Process), FSR (Financial Statement Reporting), and FSC (Financial Statement Certification). Documented testing procedures and conclusions in audit work-papers for review by the Internal Audit Director and Audit Committee.* SOX testing of various key controls/ fulfillment processes at Budapest and Dublin field sites.* BCP Threat and Vulnerability Assessment: worked in conjunction with Marsh Consulting in drafting and producing Synopsys’ current Business Continuity Plan. Assisted with Business Impact Analysis for key Synopsys processes. Researched and prepared flow diagrams for the various department processes to aide IA’s understanding for Corporate Threat Assessment and Enterprise Risk Management.* Synopsys Deferred Compensation Plan Review: Responsible for audit of the Synopsys Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation Plan. Audit Plan included: fieldwork, sample testing, cost effectiveness, and documenting results in Synopsys official Audit Report to be reviewed by Synopsys senior VP’s and Compensation Committees.

* Assisted with quarterly and monthly close, Audit package preparation, revenue backlog and deferred revenue analytics.* Included on team to determine collectability of inbound royalties from previous IP deals.* Managed collection initiative for 50+ past due accounts resulting in improved cash and revenue position.