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Boulder, CO, US

Boulder, Colorado

Boulder, Colorado

Duluth, Minnesota

Duluth, Minnesota

Duluth, Minnesota

Denver, Colorado

• Led budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis for $2.5B of operating expense and $600M of other expense, full-company cash flow ($1.2B FCF), and inventory management strategy; managed team of senior financial.
• Analyzed quarterly trends and competitive landscape for quarterly reporting; developed all backup documentation used by senior leadership team in earnings call, including likely analyst Q&A for CEO and CFO
• Created and maintained weekly P&L and cash forecasts for CFO and Treasurer used in strategic decision making and weekly executive review
• Worked closely with internal reporting and SEC accounting teams to provide accurate, consistent, and actionable financial reporting and analysis for internal and external stakeholders

Denver, Colorado

• Established business knowledge/modeling expertise to work on extensive cross-functional projects ranging from subscriber economics and NPVs, to corporate alliance negotiations, to online customer activation profitability
• Developed all budget presentations, full P&L forecasting, and year-over-year targets as lead analyst for 2014 and 2015 annual planning processes
• Delivered ad hoc financial analysis for CFO driving key corporate initiatives including attempted Sprint Corp acquisition and pre-launch feasibility analysis and subscriber valuation of streaming TV service (“Sling TV”)
• Managed and trained financial analyst responsible for all monthly and quarterly reporting presentations

Minneapolis, Minnesota

• Researched and monitored portfolio holdings for $18M small-cap growth fund recommending position changes based on valuation and market conditions
• Wrote in-depth research reports and built detailed DCF valuation models to pitch new stocks to Investment Oversight Committee of professionals
• Created accounting reports each month for entire portfolio to track performance

Minneapolis, Minnesota

• Board Member and Vice President of Finance for MBA Association
• Member of ACG Cup Finance Case Competition Team, awarded 1st place
• Member of Illinois Strategy Case Competition Team
• Finished 1st out of 49 Carlson students in 2010 Cargill Commodity Futures Trading Competition

St. Paul, Minnesota

• Developed an objective, metric-based reporting system for the North American Food and Beverage division to identify and quantify a $15M opportunity related to account retention

Minneapolis, Minnesota

• Developed business strategies to increase program enrollment and profitability for the International Institute of Minnesota

Minneapolis, Minnesota

• Consistently achieved or exceeded individual and branch sales goals leading to routine recognition as one of the top 5 strongest performing branches out of over 100 in the state
• Performed accounting duties on a daily basis and analyzed general ledger accounts and transaction journal histories to identify and resolve discrepancies
• Interacted with customers in a fast-paced environment determining their needs, performing transactions, and resolving their concerns
• Took initiative in educating and training a new set of branch employees forming a highly successful team

Master Of Business Administration, Finance

Activities and Societies: MBA Association - Vice President of Finance, MBA Finance Club, Graduate Volunteer Consultants, Admissions.

Bachelor Of Arts, Psychology

CERN Laboratory study abroad: Switzerland, Italy, and France