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Stamford, Ct, Us

Stamford, Connecticut, United States

• Integrated 12 acquisitions into Merkle and Dentsu in a matrixed team environment to establish a unified go-to-market model, common technology platforms and deployment of the standard business function operating model; strong foundational knowledge across finance, HR, tech, legal, compliance, sales, account management, marketing, and comms.• Meticulously guided Concentrix Japan through a complex three-entity merger via hands-on cross-functional leadership, proactive plan development, and active issue management to eliminate $415K or 80% of Japanese taxes.• Developed the integration framework, functional integration playbooks and high level / detailed plan templates that were subsequently adopted across dentsu international.• Designed a commercial integration playbook and integration process to combine commercial and delivery teams, formalize account strategies, and realize revenue synergy targets.• Simultaneously led up to 3 concurrent integration teams on single and multi-market deals across the Americas, EMEA, and APAC.• Regularly interfaced with senior executives in terms of acquisition portfolio management, integration program metrics, performance to plan, and program governance.

Stamford, Ct

➢ Adapted IBM Opportunity-to-Order processes to a nimbler acquiring entity as part of a $505M business divestiture.➢ Coordinated the merger of three Concentrix Japan legal entities into one; included finance, accounting, payables, receivables, account management systems, procurement systems, HRIS, HR transfers, recruitment, and payroll processing.➢ Realigned new hire compensation/benefits across 25 countries; reduced labor cost by $7.9M annually. ➢ Developed a process to register new hires for Work Opportunity Tax Credits; captured $700K in annual tax savings.➢ Created a process to minimize Unemployment Insurance costs; successfully challenged 25% of claims as invalid.➢ Re-engineered background checks by integrating Taleo Recruiting with third party services; reduced cycle time by 93%.➢ Designed an application that applied business rules to multiple data sources to automate payroll changes for 1500 US employees.

Armonk, Ny

➢ Harmonized a major transformation with nearly 200 projects and 17 work streams; ensured uniform objectives and integration.➢ Designed sales analytics to compare seller performance laterally and historically for a $4B outsourcing division.➢ Analyzed correlation between skills and sales force effectiveness; developed a learning program with tracking to bridge gaps.➢ Established an Enterprise Risk function for IBM China ($3.6B); analyzed 8 risks with a consulting team and 60 client people.➢ Forged the IBM risk assessment framework that became the standard for internal risk deployments. ➢ Championed two Lean Six-Sigma deployments; mentored leaders and black belts to deliver $5.5M in business value.

➢ Merged two businesses onto a single Oracle GL platform; migrated numerous feeds, interfaces, reports, and processes. ➢ Championed process improvement projects to reduce receivable DSO by 42% and trade processing cycle time by 35%.➢ Coached ten black belts through Lean Six Sigma projects; delivered formal training on LSS and statistical methods.

➢ Designed and developed numerous Cognos budget/forecast models; enabled more iteration while reducing cycle time and effort.➢ Examined working capital for a defense electronics manufacturing firm; identified $18M in potential cost reductions.➢ Recovered $10M in aged client receivables; leveraged OLAP/reporting tools, reconciled accounts, and negotiated agreements.➢ Analyzed a national environmental engineering firm; recommended a location consolidation plan with $8.4M in cost reductions.➢ Assessed three acquisitions across multiple industry sectors in terms of IT due diligence.➢ Developed 14 analytical models that Goldman Sachs Investment Research uses to analyze the IT hardware sector.➢ Quantified damages for a Wells Fargo court settlement using transactional data and business intelligence tools.

➢ Collaborated with a 3d Party firm to design and deploy automated test equipment in Thailand, Saudi Arabia, and India➢ Negotiated agreements; reduced cycle time 70%; achieved 6σ quality; and delivered a $1.2M cost reduction 20% under budget.➢ Liaised with UTC R&D to develop the first industrial laser leak-testing system; reduced process cycle time by 90%.

➢ Designed and developed a $2.5M new product production line that generated $11M in revenue.➢ Transferred manufacturing operations to Mexico and Costa Rica, saving $1.35M annually.➢ Slashed failure analysis cycle time by 75% by developing a streamlined process that applied Lean principles.➢ Championed a six-month, 100% increase in production volume by executing $1.2M in equipment procurement and enhancements.➢ Resolved leak defects from >10000 to <50PPM using root cause analysis, Taguchi methods, and statistical process control.

Mba, Operations, Strategy, Statistics

Bs, Engineering

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