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Los Angeles, Ca, Us

Los Angeles, Ca, Us

San Jose, Ca, Us

Private manufacturing company specializing in machining and distributing products for use in the aerospace, automotive, medical, and electronics industries 📌𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲: Established and scaled inaugural transformation team and function to identify initiatives to increase profitability and company value📌𝗞𝗣𝗜 𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁: Developed operational, financial, and change management KPIs in line with industry standards to measure transformation success and drive operational excellence 📌𝗢𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗘𝘅𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲: Led initiatives to optimize operations, reduce costs, and drive value across key functions, including finance, supply chain, and HR

Los Gatos, Ca, Us

Key contributor in 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘂𝗽 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 function to drive scalable growth for the 𝗻𝗲𝘄 Advertising business model📌𝗦𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗺: Partnered across sales/go-to-market, product, engineering, and finance to implement commercial systems and infrastructure to support growth📌𝗚𝗼-𝘁𝗼-𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗲𝘁 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝘆: Developed go-to-market strategy and product roadmaps for system implementations. Defined business requirements, customer success metrics, and system interdependencies📌𝗩𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗼𝗿 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁: Led RFP process for selecting systems vendors, ensuring successful project implementation within budget and on schedule📌𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁: Led communication efforts for CRM adoption and annual strategic planning process📌𝗖𝗥𝗠 𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: Led Salesforce CRM design and implementation in collaboration with sales/go-to-market

Los Gatos, Ca, Us

𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗰 𝗮𝗱𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗼 𝗖𝗛𝗥𝗢 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗛𝗥 𝗩𝗣 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 (Talent Management, Talent Acquisition, HR Operations, HR Business Partners, etc.). Coached a leadership team to deliver data-driven solutions, strategic analysis of complex business challenges, and implement industry best practices and benchmarks📌𝗕𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗵𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴: Led industry research and developed a data-driven recruiter capacity model with KPIs such as cost-per-hire, time-to-fill, requisitions per recruiter, and offer acceptance rate. 📌𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗰 𝗥𝗼𝗮𝗱 𝗠𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴: Created a long-term financial roadmap to drive achievement of strategic goals and KPIs📌𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁: Led people finance processes for a $300M budget, overseeing budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis, and monthly close processes to support strategic decisions📌𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁: Implemented a new HR cost center framework to improve spend visibility and enable data-driven headcount management

Palo Alto, Ca, Us

Led a $𝟭𝟬𝗕 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗻𝘆-𝘄𝗶𝗱𝗲 workforce planning program with a 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝗼𝗳 𝟭𝟬 𝗶𝗻 𝗔𝘀𝗶𝗮, 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗨𝗦. Managed talent strategies, location strategy, organizational transformation, and headcount governance for a 𝟱𝟬𝗸+ workforce in 𝟲𝟬 countries📌𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗰𝗲 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: Developed a new hiring demand forecasting methodology to optimize talent acquisition, real estate, and IT capacity planning📌𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴: Led development of long-range, annual, and quarterly people plans aligned with financial goals📌𝗧𝗮𝗹𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗢𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗶𝘇𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: Led cross-functional initiatives with operations, strategy, HR, and finance to tackle talent supply and demand challenges 📌𝗛𝗥 𝗠𝗲𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗰𝘀 & 𝗥𝗲𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: Led transformation of static HR reports into real-time and dynamic visualizations, metrics, and storyboards

London, Gb

𝗕𝗶𝗴 𝟰 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝗺 – strategic advisor driving tangible client value through cost savings, increased productivity, and operational efficiency improvements📌𝗩𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗲 𝗖𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: Led initiatives through launch, ensuring quality, on-time completion, budget, and business alignment📌𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: Developed strategy and launched a Shared Services Center (~2k employees) in Manila, Philippines📌𝗦𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺𝘀 𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: Designed, tested, and implemented an Oracle ERP system for a SaaS cloud client, resulting in $20M in operational improvements📌𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁: Led strategy for a $600B governmental agency's major reporting modernization initiative

Boston, Ma, Us

With a 10+ year career at GE, I led 𝗺𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗶-𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗻-𝗱𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗿 teams in 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹/𝗴𝗼-𝘁𝗼-𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗲𝘁 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲, 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗹𝘆 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲, and 𝗙𝗣&𝗔. I owned the 𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝗣&𝗟 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮 $𝟭𝗕+ 𝗷𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁 𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲. My tenure spanned the 𝗔𝘃𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗘𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗴𝘆, 𝗢𝗶𝗹 & 𝗚𝗮𝘀, and 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲 divisions._______________________________________________________________I concluded my tenure by scaling the 𝗙𝗣&𝗔 function for the newly established $𝟱𝗕 𝗡𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗵 𝗔𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮 𝘀𝗮𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 +𝟴𝟬𝟬 𝗲𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗼𝘆𝗲𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝟱 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁𝘀 following the merger of Baker Hughes and GE Oil & Gas.📌𝗕𝘂𝗶𝗹𝘁 𝗙𝗣&𝗔 𝗙𝘂𝗻𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: Hired and developed a high-performing team of 5 to drive performance improvements in orders, revenue, CM/OM, and cash 📌𝗙𝗼𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗥𝗵𝘆𝘁𝗵𝗺𝘀 𝗢𝘄𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽: Led long-range, annual, and quarter forecast rhythms, exceeding revenue targets by 10% and achieving cost savings of 5% within the first year of operation📌𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗰 𝗖𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁: Developed financial targets for T&E and headcount, leading to a 5% margin expansion

Boston, Ma, Us

FP&A leader for Oil & Gas – Drilling & Surface Technologies $3.5B division with over 1,000 legal entities and 6 P&Ls: Drilling, Artificial Lift, Logging Systems, Downhole Technology, Pressure Control, and Lufkin 📌 𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽: Transformed a team of 3 into a highly effective unit through targeted coaching and development 📌 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝘆: Shaped data-driven financial strategies through collaboration with P&L CFOs to maximize profitability 📌 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁: Improved analytics, processes, controls, and business insight to strengthen predictive capability 📌 𝗠&𝗔 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: Led integration of Lufkin Industries, a $3B acquisition, driving operational synergies

Boston, Ma, Us

Strategic finance leader for 11 global jet and helicopter engine manufacturing plants within a $1B division 📌 𝗘𝘅𝗲𝗰𝘂𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽: Led a 20-person team transformation, driving labor productivity gains and product cost savings 📌 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗰 𝗖𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗥𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: Streamlined operations through strategic cost reduction initiatives, driving a $5M annual saving while maximizing labor output, optimizing production models, and guaranteeing on-time deliveries 📌 𝗠&𝗔 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: Integrated 8 plants, implementing standardized processes within an aggressive 2-year timeframe

Boston, Ma, Us

Partnered with the Sales GM to drive orders and revenue growth of the 12-state $1B Central Region comprised of MR, X-ray, CT, and Ultrasound products📌 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗧𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱: Structured commercial deals with sales, marketing, legal, compliance, pricing, collections, and financial services vendors to drive medical device orders and revenue growth, and margin expansion📌 𝗕𝘂𝗱𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁: Led financial planning, forecasting, and reporting. Set financial goals, implemented metrics, and customized dashboards to track progress

Boston, Ma, Us

After establishing my career foundation across industries like 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀 (Fidelity), 𝗮𝘂𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗼𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 (GM), 𝗽𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗰𝗲𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹𝘀 (Eli Lilly), and 𝗿𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗹-𝗵𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 (Home Depot), I kicked off my GE journey in 𝘀𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴/𝘃𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗼𝗿 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 as a 𝗦𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗿 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗿. _______________________________________________________________Partnered with Sourcing GM and team. Drove financial modeling of $3B commodity-focused spend incorporating inflation and deflation forecasting 📌 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁: Achieved Lean Six Sigma certification – standardized over 100 vendor payment terms (3.5% 10, net 90) and implemented controls, leading to a $65M cash flow improvement 📌𝗕𝘂𝗱𝗴𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 & 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴: Managed the end-to-end budget formulation, forecasting, and actuals tracking process for various commodities and functions, enabling the Sourcing team to achieve $140M in spending deflation

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Bachelor Of Business Administration (Bba), Finance & International Business