Peter Karanja, Mba, Pmp©, Ms Email & Phone Number

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Greater Atlanta Area

Yongsan-gu, Seoul, Korea

• Tracked operational performance and designed data driven output that informed senior leadership on key decisions and recommendations for action.
• Created customized solutions for systems and operations using project management tools to enhance cost savings and organizational effectiveness.
• Mentored and trained new employees with best practices ensuring they met highest standards of operation.
• Conducted audits, written analyses of budget variances and prepared justification for funding of program resource requirements to appropriate authorities.

Greater Atlanta Area

• Led the restructure of a $30M supplier IT compliance system geared toward improving supply chain performance and enhancing internal systems capabilities.
• Provided visibility into supplier performance, store inventories and helped drive just-in-time solutions that increased profitability.
• Collaborated with IT to reduce instances of system down time, trouble shoot customer inquiries and developed robust outcomes.
• Increased efficiency and lowered costs by consolidating supply chain reporting structures and eliminating bottlenecks.

Greater Atlanta Area

• Added $150M in Gross Margin benefit through efficient business strategies that drove increased growth via superior targeted execution.
• Designed pricing test models focused on enhancing customer value and driving positive bottom line impacts for the company.
• Trained merchants and new associates on new pricing software and acted as internal consultant to develop customized ad-hoc analytics.
• Evaluated differentiated pricing online versus in store to determine customer responsiveness to price prompts in multiple geographic areas.

Greater Chicago Area

• Tracked financial status across all business lines ($110M in sales impact) and distributed weekly scorecard to senior leadership including CEO and CFO.
• Audited and prepared company-wide monthly/quarterly financial statements in compliance with GAAP, SOX and SEC requirements.
• Developed business unit budgets, forecasts and strategic plans from quantitative variance analyses in line with organization mission.
• Prepared senior management for quarterly earnings release sessions via accurate, reliable and pertinent financial reports
• Actively involved in strategic planning sessions and offered recommendations on budgetary and financial resource allocations enhancing efficiency
• Evaluated internal metrics to ensure regulatory compliance prior to external reporting to the SEC and potential investors

Bloomington/Normal, Illinois Area

• Managed a National Science Foundation funded initiative that focused on increasing rates of minority students in STEM disciplines reaching over 200 students
• Increased rates of minority students by over 15% in Science-Technology-Engineering and Math by redesigning a university wide National Science Foundation initiative.
• Created data derived reports that analyzed program effectiveness and developed strategies to improve better service delivery.
• Enhanced service provision by collecting, analyzing and presenting data results of an internet availability and pricing study for the Lieutenant Governor of Illinois
• Developed and presented customized workshops that targeted student retention and helped to curb student attrition from college
• Conducted comprehensive research studies for state government officials geared toward streamlining operations and eliminating waste

Greater Chicago Area

• Creatively attracted new clients by leveraging unique products and services tailored to meet client’s specific needs
• Presented weekly performance reports to management and designed automated reporting scorecards for increased visibility.
• Offered innovative financial products as a state licensed annuities and life insurance specialist thereby protecting client assets and responsibly managing wealth
• Aggressively and profitably increased bank’s consumer and business portfolio by acquiring untapped client markets
• Enhanced financial operations and industry best practices by applying knowledge of regulatory and statutory requirements in daily transactions
• Actively managing cash transaction and processing contractual disbursements for the bank thereby ensuring compliance with financial controls

Mba, Finance & Organizational Behavior

Activities and Societies: MBA Student Association; Chicago Council on Global Affairs

Masters, Applied Economics

Activities and Societies: Chicago Council on Global Affairs

Bachelors, Economics, 3.9 / 4.0

Activities and Societies: Chicago Council on Foreign Relations; Economics SocietyGraduated Summa Cum Laude