Perry Baker Email & Phone Number

The Woodlands, Texas, United States

Finance Leader for Financial Planning and Analysis, Financial Reporting, Treasury, Payroll and Accounts Payable

Greater Atlanta Area

Independent Consultant - Airlines

Greater Atlanta Area

Finance Leader for Treasury, Financial Planning and Analysis and Financial Reporting. Responsible for $600M lending portfolio.

Greater Atlanta Area

Financial Planning and Analysis Leader for ABM's $1B aviation division.

Atlanta

Division Controller responsibilities for $5+ billion in annual expense related to Delta’s airport and cargo operations. Department leader for 30 management employees• Developed and mentored multiple general managers and managers • Finance leader for Delta’s Care While Waiting customer friendly service recovery program• Finance leader for Delta’s radio frequency identification bag tracking technology solution that enabled record bag performance in 2016 • Prepared and presented annual operating expense budget ($5+B), annual capital budget, five-year plan and monthly rolling forecast. Identified and implemented productivity initiatives • Financial controller for approximately $6B of long term capital strategic terminal redevelopment programs in LGA and LAX and $1 billion JFK T4 terminal expansion. Provided quarterly cash flow projections and forecasts to ensure the projects remained within budget • Division leader for the implementation of Delta’s Hyperion enterprise reporting platform

Greater Atlanta Area

Provided financial leadership for Delta’s largest single division operating budget of $4.5B• Identified frontline agent staffing parameter changes, utilizing industry benchmarking research, yielding substantial run-rate savings while maintaining operational performance• Led and developed a team of 22 finance professionals • Partnered with supply chain management to identify contract pricing and scope opportunities • Performed NPV and IRR analysis and review of approximately 60 capital projects each year. Ensured each project met the required financial return or was validated as an operational or regulatory necessity • Provided the framework for Delta’s monthly rolling forecast process for the enterprise allowing Delta to accurately forecast financial results • Constructed monthly general ledger close packages with variance analysis, balance sheet reconciliations and performed financial audits of operating entities to ensure compliance with GAAP and Sarbanes Oxley

Department leader providing a full range of analysis support as an operational performance liaison between the System Operations Control Center and various other groups within the organization including, Scheduling, Crew Resources, Marketing, Finance, Field Services, Flight Operations, Inflight, Government Affairs, Fleet Management and Maintenance • Responsible for the oversight, analysis and reporting of the Continental’s operational goals and required Department of Transportation airline performance metrics • Developed block time standards designed to achieve the company’s strategic scheduling initiatives and on time performance objectives• Provided detailed statistical reviews of all operating metrics and evaluated trends to identify improvement opportunities• Resolved multiple day to day operating issues that affected performance which in many cases required presentation of recommendations to the Chief Operating Officer• Represented Continental in operationally related government and industry meetings and evaluated the potential benefits of new operational technology applications• Identified $80M of Continental/United merger synergies including plans for implementation

Houston, Texas Area

Provided financial reporting including monthly close, forecast and annual budgets. Performed financial audits of operating entities to ensure compliance with GAAP and Sarbanes Oxley. Department leader of 80 employees with financial and strategic responsibility for Continental’s $8 billion operating divisions including the Fuel Division, Flight Operations, Inflight Services, Food Services, System Operations Control Center, Safety & Regulatory Compliance, Airport Services and Cargo• Finance leader for Continental’s fuel efficiency task force that achieved fuel burn savings of $175 million• Elected and served as the Air Transportation Association representative for the Navigation Canada Advisory Committee, representing air carrier interests regarding navigation and airport user charges• Served as the primary Finance business partner for Continental’s Chief Operating Officer building a strong trust between the operation and finance divisions

Houston, Texas Area

Financial controller responsibilities for Flight Operations, Inflight, Crew Training, Food Services and Fuel with an annual operating budget of $3.5 billion• Initiated a pilot productivity improvement process that resulted in a twenty percent efficiency increase valued at $140 million in annual run rate savings, and yielding $540 million in cumulative savings. Through the process Continental improved its industry standing for pilot productivity from last to first when compared to the other legacy carriers• Implemented $220 million of pilot concessions and $78 million of flight attendant concessions ensuring savings were achieved as negotiated• Identified and implemented cost saving initiatives worth $63 million annually• Researched, justified and implemented a $6 million comprehensive staffing optimization system that allowed Continental to staff and train pilots in a cost-effective manner

Houston, Texas Area

Financial controller responsibilities for Continental’s Cargo division with annual budget, capital plan, five-year plan, rolling forecast, monthly financial close and general ledger audit responsibilities • Coordinated with the Cargo sales and marketing teams to ensure the division met its $280 million annual revenue goals • Implemented a revenue recognition process that improved monthly and quarterly reporting accuracy• Constructed an internal Cargo division profit and loss statement

Master Of Business Administration - Mba, Business Administration And Management, General

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Business Administration And Management, General