* Manage $300M+ yearly Budget for AT&T’s Corporate Data Office across various VP Organizations* Provide Actuals Reporting and generate Forecasts to meet yearly Targets, for Expense and Capital Budgets* Developed complex financial models, cost benefit realization, and ROI analysis to drive business decisions* Integral in Quarterly & Annual Budget Planning; analyzing funding levels, staffing allocations, and past trends of major cost drivers, i.e. Employee, Vendor Labor, Hardware, Software, Travel, etc.* Provide financial ad-hoc requests for executive support, business cases, and special studies

* Over-see $150M yearly Vendor Labor spend, validating costs from 25+ Vendors and ~1,500 Contractors* Manage strategic Vendor profile within operational and budgetary goals, and facilitate on/off-boarding* Finance lead for Vendor Contract Negotiations; Collaborating with Global Supply Chain and Operational Leads and providing key analysis of Contract Terms, Cost Trends, Headcount, On/Off-shore strategy, Risks/Opportunities, and incentives/discounts/credits; resulting in $7M/year savings* Resolve Vendor Invoicing issues by verifying Accruals, coordinating with leads and vendors for remediation

* Manage 20+ IT SW Dev Projects’ Budgets, totaling $25M, across various funding sources* Perform weekly and monthly Financial Reporting and Forecasting, Variance Analysis, and supply actionable recommendations to stay in Budget, within Agile Project Mgmt and Financial month-end close processes* Maintain schedule, performance, and cost risks, while identifying mitigation strategies and opportunities* Generate and perform executive presentations on Portfolio of projects of $40M+ to varying levels of mgmt* Develop database reports to explain complex issues and resolve difficult problems* Facilitate Requirements gathering, daily scrum meetings, and project sprints* Key member in IT-PM’s Team to establish, test, and implement New Cognos Budgeting Tool

* Business Finance Lead for Proposals/ Projects for various Gov’t Defense Programs ($10M–150M)* Maintained budgets and financials through weekly and monthly reporting from Nameruns to Cost Reports* Generated cost estimates using analysis from Financial Data, Cost Models, Company & Industry trends* Collaborated with Directors for Post-Award Budget creation and workstream allocation* Performed complex Variance Analysis through Performance Tracking with Root Cause research* Financial liaison to Government Auditing Agency (DCAA) in support of monthly audits* Provided training to less experienced analysts, customers, and gov’t auditors on process and tools* Promoted to Division’s Proposal Team Lead and Supervised 6 Employees; provided guidance and oversight

* Managed Cost Accounts using Earned Value Management (EVM) tools for USAF C-17 Aircraft Program* Supported account managers in monthly Budgets, EAC Development, Reporting & Month-end Close* Facilitated labor corrections, journal entries, and fund transfers between cost centers, projects, budgets* Created and presented Sales, Forecast, Headcount, and Funding Reports in monthly Program reviews* Executed Quarterly aggregate roll-up activities for Quarterly Comprehensive EAC and Budget reviews* Assisted in the development of the Long-Range Business Plan to forecast growth, profit, and performance

* Administered Contracts and Proposals for US AirForce’s B-1 Bomber Program* Created Cost Proposals and other Pricing data, using forecasted rates and industry factors* Developed complex database model with varying Program Costs based on complexity* Performed financial review and reconciliation before program close, ensuring all invoices & timecards paid* Provided recommendations in support of lengthy negotiations and audits with Government agencies* Formed Program’s Pricing Procedures & Guidelines consistent with company and gov’t policies

* Generated and processed court documents necessary to begin legal process for new cases* Researched and analyzed state guidelines on required documents and fees* Supported paralegals, attorneys, and specialists in daily operations* Improved business practices by closing over 2,000 old cases, creating process improvement guidelines

UCLA P.E.E.R* Created and implemented counseling, tutoring, and mentoring outreach program to local high schools* Researched and applied to various Grants, developed a mission/curriculum, and established a Budget* Conducted operational and financial reviews, assessing against program objectives and goals* Managed budget and all expenditures, i.e. labor, travel, advertising, development, and general admin* Chaired and facilitated weekly meetings with 10 person staff* Solved complex program issues, ranging from funding and staffing to issues on daily site visits