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Framingham, Massachusetts, United States

As the CFO of Phase Four Services, I lead financial operations across a multi-state footprint, overseeing Finance, Treasury, HR, and Procurement. I co-founded Phase Four Services as the umbrella laboratory management company, ensuring alignment with strategic goals and fostering strong networks with clients, vendors, and financial institutions. My.

Greater Boston Area

In my role as Director of Business Operations at MCR Labs, I was instrumental in scaling the company from a single lab to a robust, multi-state operation. My responsibilities spanned Finance, HR, Procurement, and Business Development, where I managed and grew teams, developed operational efficiencies, and navigated the complexities of multi-state.

Toronto, Canada Area

Financial Controller for Hertz, Dollar, and Thrifty brands in Canada. Directly responsible for planning, forecasting, and analysis of Hertz' Canada financial/operational performance. Provide financial support for Canada VP, including performance tracking, budgeting, cost management, and forecasting.

Greater New York City Area

Rotation 3: Global TaxProject Management: Managed integration of acquired companys Sales Tax function; mapped current/future states and identified areas for improvement. Reporting to SMT: Managed a process improvement project using Six Sigma methodology; reporting directly to CFO and other SMT members. Business Process Improvement: Identified opportunities.

Sacramento, California Area

Rotation 2: Hertz Equipment Rental Group, Assistant Region Controller for Western RegionOperations Management: ICC/Internal Audit - Audited seven branches for ICC and Internal Audit compliance, including auditing physical and financial controls, as well as producing an action plan to get the branches to compliance. Worked with Internal Audit to ensure.

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Area

Rotation 1: Finance Shared Services GroupProject Management/Software Implementation/Business Process Improvement – I was able to increase accuracy and efficiency in the reconciliation process by managing a project to streamline existing account reconciliations, reconcile outstanding items, and roll-out a software suite to facilitate process automation..

Bedford, Massachusetts

Operations Management: Drove collaboration between the Service and Operations departments to implement a significant overhaul of service center material flow resulting in an over 10% decrease in turnaround time.Project Management: Restructured Customer Service Center to reduce turnaround time resulting in proposed expansion of work center space in 2011.

San Francisco, California

Innovation: Prepared the first consolidated financial and tax model for Compass, projecting cash and tax income through 2030 for all of Compass’ investments and assets leading to the detection of a $14M shortfall. Business Development: Independently evaluated a proposed Venture Leasing business for Compass Capital by modeling cash flows through 2020 and.

Boston, MA

Research: Performed due diligence prior to merger of two multinational multibillion dollar corporations. Performed pre-spinoff analysis of a corporate segment of a multi-billion dollar corporation. Initiative: Volunteered to assist other departments during busiest portion of the year; created returns and provisions for 29 nonprofit organizations to.

Master Of Business Administration (Mba), Finance And Financial Management Services

Activities and Societies: Consulting Club, Graduate Finance Association, Public Speaking ClubAreas of study included: Finance, Strategy.

Master Of Science In Taxation, Taxation

Studied Corporate Taxation, International/Multistate Taxation, Transfer Pricing

Graduate Certificate In Financial Planning, Financial Planning And Services

Graduate coursework comperable to a Masters degree in Financial Planning. Fields of study included Retirement Planning, Investment.

Bachelor Of Science In Accounting, Accounting

Honors: Dean’s List Leadership: Cofounder of Russian Club