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Morrisville, North Carolina, US

Akron, OH, US

• Directed and led global FX strategy and FX trading, worked closely with regional treasurers, tax and controllership to define subsidiary funding and repatriation strategies. Managed external partner relationships. Led.
• Headed global FX strategy and developed regional Foreign Exchange Liaisons resulting in significant multi-million dollar reduced hedging needs.
• Established global fintech solutions to advance collections and extend payments resulting in positive cash flow from working capital.
• Led subsidiary funding strategies and global liquidity planning model used for capital market transactions, annual rating agency reviews and Board of Director's Finance Committee presentations.
• Centralized global supply chain finance programs with credit support available in 20 countries.

Akron, OH, US

• Held multi-million dollar responsibility of debt in 6 countries with direct management responsibility of 15 associates.
• Managed complex debt restructurings in a volatile economic Latin America environment.o Improved covenant and debt-compliance conditions and reduced loans with local banks.o Restructured organization by leveraging.
• Secured capital investment of new facility in San Luis De Potosi with local development bank.
• Collaborated with Corporate Tax to add legal entities to global payment netting structure.

Akron, OH, US

• Spearheaded global cash management forecast and reporting, and all treasury accounting related disclosures for external debt and FX trading. Managed team of 10 associates plus coordinated with regional treasury and.
• Served as Project Manager of centralized SAP-based accounting and reporting solution for global debt.
• Established combined treasury center reporting system between 2 treasury centers (Akron and Luxembourg), resulting in forecasting and funding efficiencies company wide with reduction of cash on hand.

Akron, OH, US

• Managed monthly and annual forecast of largest business unit with multi-billion dollar sales. Oversaw direct team of 5 associates.
• Managed monthly and annual forecasting and reporting cycles for Goodyear’s largest business segment, North America Consumer Business Unit, with multi-billion dollar annual sales and substantial multi-million dollar EBIT.
• Worked with Cost Accounting and Tax to define cost assumptions of newly upgrade Chilean manufacturing facility.

Akron, OH, US

• Oversaw European cash management and working capital, as well as implementation of centralized Treasury system upgrade. Responsible for regional team of 25 associates.
• Led regional and cross-functional SAP and EDW initiative for EMEA to implement a 1–30-day fact-based regional cash flow and forecasting reporting tool.
• Implemented non-resource account receivable sales programs, resulting in multi-million dollar working capital improvement in Poland, Slovenia, Dubai, Turkey, and Germany.

Akron, OH, US

• Oversaw and executed potential multi-million dollar Mergers and Acquisition opportunities. Managed team of 3 associates along with external legal and financial deal advisors.
• Co-led preparation of Offering Memorandum and divestiture financial carve out farm business in Latin America.
• Provided strategic analysis to board on non-core business segments, including reviews with Japanese JV partner.
• Completed Poland business valuation and assisted with the dispute resolution of minority activist shareholders.
• Conducted financial due diligence of acquisition target in Brazil.

Washington, DC, US

• Led global forecasting efforts and managed client relationships. The Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company, Akron, OH
• Created fully integrated financial model demonstrating a risk-adjusted forecast and secured financing by consolidating and closing high risk accounts for global bank group critical to turnaround success.
• Implemented global 13-week cash flow forecast model.GMAC-RFC, Mexico City, Mexico
• Supported US residential mortgage loan originator and servicer in successful investment and integration of acquired Mexican distressed real estate portfolio.
• Valued organization’s portfolio of 5,000+ outstanding mortgages, analyzed alternative stabilization plans, and developed restructuring plan of operations in Mexico City.Avianca Airlines, Bogota, Colombia
• Represented US investors TIAA CREF in favorable settlement of airline ticket receivable loan dispute.

Bachelor Of Business Administration - Bba, International Business

Masters In International Affairs

Education record

Bachelor Of Business Administration - Bba