At Hyland's Naturals, I lead the company’s business analytics efforts, architecting solutions that transform disparate sources of data into actionable knowledge. I partner closely with leaders across the organization to deliver insights that drive profitable growth, innovation, and operational excellence.

As a senior member of the Executive Management team, I provided leadership in the development of the company’s growth strategy. Successfully executed the strategic financial and operational initiatives that led to sustainable revenue growth and improved profitability.• Established financial infrastructure and managed all financial operations, including budgeting, forecasting, analysis, and financial reporting to Executive Management and the Board of Directors. • Negotiated and structured financing agreements with banks and private investors resulting in over a 50% reduction in financing costs, decreased covenant restrictions, and simplified borrowing processes.• Designed and led the development of custom web-based financial reporting systems and dashboards to ensure timely, accurate, and actionable information was available to support strategic business decisions.• Led finance, technology, and operations teams to reengineer business processes and implement software solutions to streamline operations and reduce operating expenses by 15%. • Improved gross profit margin from 18% - 22% with the design and implementation of a custom technology solution to effectively deploy sales and fulfillment resources.• Increased employee productivity ratios by 12% to levels above industry average by establishing KPIs and standardized reporting processes to more effectively manage and improve performance. • Established Project Consulting line of business to improve profitability serving as the Engagement Manager to negotiate contracts and develop strong partnerships with Clients’ Senior Management.• Provided financial expertise and leadership managing a team of five Financial Analysts at Toyota Motor Sales, USA, Inc. reporting to the office of the CIO; led continuous improvement (Kaizen) initiatives in financial planning and reporting within the TMS/USA IS organization.

Managed a team of 18 insurance experts that specialized in providing value added services for the largest independent provider of dialysis services in the United States. • Led strategic initiatives aimed at the attraction and retention of high margin patients generating over $30 million in annual incremental revenue.• Led the development and implementation of custom technology solutions to improve the efficiency of a decentralized team of insurance experts and enhance the reporting of patient and revenue trends.• Led business analytics on the company’s most profitable patient segment to identify opportunities for revenue growth, presenting insights to Executive Management for strategic and operational planning.• Identified key growth markets and worked in collaboration with Divisional Vice Presidents to pilot and implement strategic growth initiatives.• Developed and implemented organizational awareness campaigns and insurance education programs for 500+ P&L owners and their teams.

NHL was a venture funded start-up company in the integrative healthcare industry that specialized in clinical software development and health supplement distribution. Led finance and operations teams in the re-engineering of business processes and implementation of various software solutions. Managed daily financial operations, developed yearly operating budget, and conducted various financial analyses for Executive and Sales Management teams.

Invictus was the first mobile diagnostic imaging company in the Western U.S. that specialized in bone densitometry and women’s preventive healthcare services. Developed business plan, obtained start-up capital, and led business development strategies to successfully launch the company. Established business processes and implemented systems for reporting of financial performance to investors and patient outcomes to healthcare facilities. Negotiated the sale, and led the integration of Invictus, LLC with Natural HealthLink, Inc. to expand services and accelerate growth.

Directed research funded by the National Institute of Health (NIH) that examined the hormonal profiles of trained female athletes to gain a better understanding of the mechanisms that cause exercise-induced physiological dysfunction. Research was published in leading national and international peer-reviewed journals and presented at national conferences for the Endocrine Society and the American College of Sports Medicine.

Directed research funded by UCLA School of Medicine that examined nighttime incontinence care, exercise, and noise abatement programs in nursing homes. Efforts aided in the advancement of nursing home practices, and greatly increased the quality of life of over 3,000 nursing home residents. Research was published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society.