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Miami, Fl, Us

Miami, Florida, United States

Miami, Florida, United States

• Analyze, oversee, support, and render opinion on Wippli’s Financial Valuation.• Review and pressure-test revenue streams and innovation pipeline for fundraising purposes.• Lay foundation of US operations in line with vision and foreign market development strategies.

Miami/Fort Lauderdale Area

Provided overall strategic and financial direction to the regions’ technology and operations division including financial planning and analysis, budgeting, forecasting, risk management, and statutory reporting. Served as internal consultant to C-suite team on business expansion, systems upgrades, short and long-term financial impact. • Established operating policies and leadership necessary to enhance revenue growth and operating efficiency, while maintaining controls and sound procedures throughout Latin America. • Developed and retained high-performance team to drive disciplined growth, strengthen controls, and scale infrastructure to support $20M business operations. • Identified areas of improvement, introduced new processes and consolidated financial activities to maximize use of time and resources, which reduced labor costs while maintaining staff productivity and satisfaction. • Led and mentored technology staff, promoting synergetic partnerships, credibility, and teamwork.• Oversaw business model restructuring, which reduced operating expenses and improved ROI. • Developed and implemented technology programs to determine performance measurements, outcomes, and investment needs.• Standardized financial operations across the region, including monthly financial planning and forecasting, enhancing transparency and achieving financial reporting accuracy across LATAM business units. • Analyzed financial data, developed budget and managed expenditures for technology services.• Coordinated, managed, and prepared RFPs and RFQs for purchasing department, recommending software and hardware specifications.• Achieved $3.7M savings by analyzing high-level IT vendor business services and finance stability; renegotiated contracts ensuring terms compliance and consistent service quality. • Improved Capital Authorization Process by establishing data-access user friendly methods, while concurrently enhancing supervision and process ownership accountability.

Caracas Area, Venezuela / Bogota, Colombia / Miami, Florida

Directed and supported financial and operations management activities for Venezuela, and launched operations in Colombia, including budgets, accounting, and payroll. Represented HBO before all relevant parties, including federal agencies, cities representatives and regulatory entities. • Worked collaboratively with HBO LATAM senior leadership on financial matters impacting decision making process relevant to Venezuela / Colombia service units.• Improved staff morale and productivity by promoting management / staff communication practices, creating professional development opportunities, reviewing and adjusting compensation and introducing rewards system.• Launched and oversaw HBO operations in Colombia compliant with government regulations: - Designed, planned, and executed physical and operational relocation from Venezuela to Colombia Facility within budget and time specification. - Secured and opened Bogotá office, recruited, hired, and supported in-country operations team - Established and maintained positive and strategic relationships with government entities leaders, local business partners, service providers, and industry related groups. - Compiled and submitted feasibility analysis reports for Colombia Office development project.• Analyzed and identified opportunities to improve operational efficiencies and traceability for Venezuela and Colombia including: - Developed and implemented financial processes that ensured data and reporting accuracy. - Implemented short-term and long-term strategies to achieve business plan. - Reviewed daily financial reports and reconciled accounts, maintained information current and accurate. - Identified areas of improvement across regional service agreements and collaborated with HBO local and corporate legal teams, resulting in integration of country-specific requirements into corporate guidelines. - Oversaw multiple high-volume projects budgets, costs management and deliverables.

Caracas, Venezuela

Directed financial planning and forecasting of revenue and margins, expenses, treasury, AP, FA, internal control, taxes, payroll, purchasing and facilities for HBO operations in Venezuela, ensured timely submission of forecast to Corporate. • Prepared complex financial models, scenario planning, companywide target setting, and impacts of business reorganizations; ensured accuracy of proposals and business case process. • Compiled, interpreted, and verified crucial financial data, both actual and projected.• Decreased risk by analyzing business operations model, loan submissions and expenditures; established processes that maximized staff accountability, data access, reporting accuracy and transparency.• Developed and implemented aggressive FX strategy reducing local currency exposure risk (VES, Venezuelan Bolivars) generating gains of $5M between 2013 – 2016.• Oversaw financial and operational reports, capital improvement projects, budgets, contract negotiations and banking transactions.

Caracas, Venezuela

• Developed, implemented, and executed: - Hedging Strategy for Chile and Colombia generating $ 0.6 MM on a yearly basis between 2010-2012 period. - Cash Flow Optimization Strategy for the Latam region investing excess cash generating $ 2MM in 2010 and $0.7 M in2011. - Credit Committees along with the Commercial area, mitigating company credit risk and reducing delinquency by 30% on 1 year. - Dividend payment process for Colombia and Chile to US holding company for $ 15 MM in 2010. - Aggressive FX strategy reducing local currency exposure risk (VES, Venezuelan Bolivars) generating a savings of $40 MM for the 2006-2010 period.• Optimized warehouse inventory management decreasing 7% inventory loss on an annual basis.• Implemented Oracle Financials for Venezuela

Caracas, Venezuela

• Developed Shared Services Regional Budget Report process. • Designed and executed AR/AP swap strategy between Motorola US, Motorola Venezuela and local Venezuelan customers, preventing AR default risk and keeping business continuity in country.• Implemented Oracle Financials for Venezuela, Colombia and Peru regional offices along with Motorola HQ Financial Shared Services.

Advanced Management Program, Business Administration And Management, General

Master Of Business Administration (Mba), Business Administration And Management, General

Bachelor Of Business Administration (B.B.A.), Accounting And Finance

High School Diploma