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Austin, TX, US

Austin, Texas Metropolitan Area

• Working with the Director of Strategy and Development to assess and analyze sales trends to better align our selling efforts and focus with company strategy and market direction.
• Maintaining the company's CRM tool in alignment with Senior Management Strategy, and assisting with designing upgrades or making adjustments to facilitate evolving reporting needs.
• Reviewing all sales opportunities entered in the CRM tool and monitoring for accuracy and performing strategic data… Show more
• Reviewing all sales opportunities entered in the CRM tool and monitoring for accuracy and performing strategic data tracking.
• Performing growth-initiative tracking and working with internal growth leaders for data needs and analysis, facilitating the internal monitoring of strategic investments in the future of the company.
• Assisting with the creation of the company-wide Sales Plan as a part of the annual planning process.

Austin, Texas Area

• Consolidated data from 5 regional client operations into a monthly Profit/Loss statement of revenue and operational costs as well as additional information on anticipated backlog of work by service line, performing.
• Prepared corporate cash-flow forecasts used in understanding short-term liquidity requirements and communicating with financial institutions while also compiling reports on actuals versus forecasts monthly.
• Led… Show more
• Led and managed annual cost allocation projects, organizing, presenting, and summarizing the labor data on 700+ employees for use in allocating overhead costs accurately to business units enabling a true representation.
• Utilized Adaptive Insights Planning including updating financial actuals, employee info and charge setup data, and maintained select division forecasts. Included extensive use of Adaptive Office Connect for Excel.
• Created an accessible and meaningful reporting tool, including informative graphic and data table outputs both in summary and individually, using advanced functions of MS Excel to aid managerial-level decisions.

Austin, Texas Area

• Financial Operations, Client Billing Support and Reporting. Devised and calculated methodology of client value ranking analysis based on revenue volume and rate of turnover for use by management in evaluating.
• Groundwater Baseline Sampling, Data Manager… Show more
• Groundwater Baseline Sampling, Data Manager. Served as the focus for the handling of information and documents from field teams and laboratory, including cataloging, formatting, verifying, and presenting to the client.
• Health and Safety, Compliance Coordinator. Drafted and managed the process of preparing corporate policy addendums to meet multiple clients’ requirement in aggressive random contractor drug and alcohol screening.
• Office Business Continuity Plan, Coordinator. In charge of revising and assembling plans to ensure the continuity of operations in the event of a disaster using tools provided by the corporate office and posing.
• Division Real Estate, Administrative Personnel. Assisted managing real estate leases, assuring timely payments, and preparing contract negotiations on offices spread across the southern US and Hawaii.Formulated and.

Austin, Texas Area

• DSHS - CFO Division - Special Projects Team
• Chair an interdepartmental financial meeting to discuss improvement opportunities across the division
• Draft agency wide communications from the Chief Financial Officer on finance related issues which impact state employees
• Draft financial standard operating procedures for the division documenting best practices and standards related to policy set down by the Chief Financial Officer
• Gather and report division performance… Show more DSHS - CFO Division - Special Projects Team
• Gather and report division performance measures on a monthly basis reported to the Texas State Legislature and produce charts to aid in trend analysis

• Project management on a micro and macro scale. Scheduling and planning of personal and employee assignments daily
• Follow-up on job completion and quality of work and coached where necessary
• Experience in handling difficult customer service situations with tact and a calming demeanor
• Assist in the interviewing process for new employees as well as the performance evaluations of current employees
• Complete daily financial packets and goal tracking for reporting up… Show more
• Complete daily financial packets and goal tracking for reporting up the corporate chain

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Area

• Organized historical data from over 30 past projects into meaningful reports intrinsic to well-informed decisions by management staff.
• Prepared budget forecasts of $250,000 - $1,000,000 for cash flow management of land development operations at the largest homebuilder in Oklahoma
• Worked with contractors weekly to create accurate schedules predicting project completion for 10+/- projects simultaneously and assisted in discussing alternative, budget-friendly solutions to… Show more
• Worked with contractors weekly to create accurate schedules predicting project completion for 10+/- projects simultaneously and assisted in discussing alternative, budget-friendly solutions to challenges
• Maintained open dialogue with contractors to ensure completion deadlines
• Processed final plans with the multiple City and County staffs to meet regulatory standards and to find alternative solutions to potential pitfalls

• Managed the organization and consolidation of a single Nite Ize product catalog database involving over 30 products and variants
• Assisted in various day-to-day support activities related to the marketing and operations departments.

• Camp Counselor working with other team members to accomplish daily goals
• Daily practice in interpersonal relations working with often-times difficult individuals with high expectations

Master Of Business Administration (Mba), 3.86

Activities and Societies: Beta Gamma Sigma Coursework included: *Accounting Analysis for Managerial Decision Making: Budgeting, Cost.

Bachelor'S, Business

Activities and Societies: * Social: Treasurer of music-related social/service fraternity for two years; president of same fraternity for.