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San Dimas, Ca, Us

Oakland, California, Us

Dallas, Us

San Francisco, Ca, Us

- Designed and deployed automated Budget Planning Tools for management, replacing a manual based approach with improved flexibility and significant time savings - Performed medical service line, payor mix and revenue volume analysis to support decision making efforts- Solely hosted budget planning sessions for upper management at two hospitals and 300 departments- Facilitated staff productivity reviews with department heads and corporate - Researched budget variances to capital and operating budgets

Duarte, Ca, Us

- Liasion for all IT capital and operating expenditures from beginning to end, including contract and procurement request reviews, budget variance analysis, labor cost tracking, and identifying cost offsets - Successfully led a project team in the design and deployment of strategic financial reporting tools to measure capital project performance, clean up aged purchase order balances and automate year end close processes- Designed and deployed a workflow management tool to strategically assess the team’s workload and delegate tasks to meet time sensitive deadlines- Trained and oversaw Jr Analysts in the completion of business and financial processes

Oakland, California, Us

- Monitored the financial performance of a $300M+ budget portfolio of capital and operational costs- Created custom financial management dashboards to track and measure budget performance, procurement status, and headcount- Built data models to support the budget planning and systems deployment of a enterprise wide VoIP phone system replacement - Facilitated meetings with business partners at all levels to review financials and guide budget and forecast planning activities - Analyzed and addressed inquiries about complex technology cost allocations to the regional and business offices across the enterprise

Oakland, California, Us

- Conducted business partner meetings to review over 200 software and hardware vendor contracts to adjust forecasts and general ledger posting- Analyzed data from multiple sources to research and explain budget variances to actuals- Assisted with SOX compliance and audits- Established a process to accurately and efficiently journal $3M+ in monthly amortization of services

Berkeley, Ca, Us

- Produced annual financial reports for private agency sponsored grants- Prepared budgets and conducted financial reviews of grant funded projects - Uncovered $0.3M additional grant funding to support project research- Assisted with internal and external audits

Austin, Texas, Us

- Managed license metrics, contract terms and conditions for over 300 higher education and commercial accounts- Identified over $1.0M revenue opportunities as a result of license expansion

Walnut Creek, Ca, Us

- Analyzed the financial performance of a multi-year $250M insurance policy administration system replacement project- Facilitated discussions with Project Managers, Legal, Finance, and Accounting to address potential project risks, clarify general ledger costs, adjust forecast, contract compliance and financial reporting needs- Reconciled invoices with timesheets to ensure proper ledger coding and payment within contractual agreed terms- Gathered and presented technical documentation to obtain project review board approval

Walnut Creek, Ca, Us

- Led a team in the design and deployment of MS Access databases to manage contract terms, sourcing status, and costs savings / avoidances- Coordinated competitive bids with vendors, key stakeholders, business partners and legal- Created and distributed sourcing project status reports to business partners

Santa Clara, California, Us

- Negotiated staffing agreements with Cisco Systems and Hewlett Packard- Sourced, interviewed and hired technology consultants and managers - Onsite staffing coordinator for Asyst Technologies

- Aided in the development of policies to onboard new hires, book travel, conduct interviews and prepare for job fairs- Coordinated staffing resources to deploy global Interactive Voice Recognition (IVR) and Computer Telephony Integration (CTI) projects- Screened resumes and coordinated interviews

Bachelors Degree

Business Administration Coursework Completed, Accounting, Finance, And Economics