Travis Bennett Email & Phone Number

Plano, Tx, Us

Plano, Tx, Us

•Monitor federal and state emissions regulations to formulate strategies for compliance•Track Toyota/Lexus results against exhaust and evaporative emissions standards•Analyze changes to short- and mid-term sales/allocation plans to assure fleet average emissions compliance•Evaluate future powertrain and vehicle scenarios as a check for future compliance of our advanced product portfolio plans•Communicate emissions compliance strategy with related members planning fuel economy(GHG/CAFE) compliance for an integrated approach•Monitor, support, and communicate incentives for advanced technology vehicles and labeling requirements•Maintain and upgrade software and systems designed to support compliance tracking•Support CAFE, GHG, and ZEV Credit trading activities

Plano, Tx, Us

Remarketing Analytics:• Created an interactive dashboard in Excel to monitor key performance indicators for remarketing; enabled users to monitor performance at the model level and evaluate previous and future incentive programs• Researched emerging trends and potential strategic disruptors in the remarketing industry • Shared techniques and procedures learned in Excel with the department; showed others how to make their dashboards more dynamic, embed SQL queries in Excel, and set up connections to data martsConsumer Risk:• Developed new biweekly reports and interactive Tableau dashboards for Regional management to help them meet their goals of reducing the percentage of high loan to value, C/D/X retail loans in their portfolios• Evaluated reports from the field about disagreements with auto-decisioning results. Communicated the logic behind the decisions to the field, and recommendations for improvements to the auto-decisioning team• Collaborated with decision science team on the development of new auto-decisioning scorecards; worked to select variables that were both statistically significant and aligned with business concerns of the field and managementInsurance Analytics:• Developed a Tableau tool for insurance managers and field representatives to show dealers how an incentives policy change will affect their business. Taught the users how to utilize the tool and explain the output to their clientsTreasury - Debt and Capital Markets:• Responsible for reporting weekly cost of funds for term debt to the organization and preparing weekly meeting materials.• Used analytical tools to help organize and visualize cost of funds, bank relationships, investor participation etc.

Plano, Tx, Us

Worked in the Treasury department with the Sales and Trading group. I evaluated a new floating rate commercial paper program for Toyota Credit Canada. I analyzed yields of issuing commercial paper in the U.S. vs Canada, and established the cost savings that could be realized. I worked with Canadian banks to determine the pricing and mechanics to execute the necessary cross currency basis swap.

Arlington, Virginia, Us

2nd Battalion, 7th Cavalry, 1st Cavalry Division - Fort Hood, TX• Managed training and operations of a 42-soldier Battalion Fire Support Team• Led all personnel to qualify on all of their individual and collective tasks, including Artillery, Mortar, and Bradley live fire events• Trained, mentored and guided the professional development of 5 Company Fire Support Officers• Coordinated the management of personnel and resources to facilitate training and tasking requirements that supported both maneuver and fires battalions

Arlington, Virginia, Us

5th Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery, 1st Cavalry Division - Fort Hood, TX and Laghman, Afghanistan• Led a 30-soldier platoon in combat deployment to Afghanistan; leading over 120 patrols, both mounted and dismounted • Managed the transition from a combat to a training focused mission, rapidly learning and training on the Soviet D30 howitzer and Afghan Army doctrine; ensured the platoon became experts in training on the new equipment• Developed an artillery training and certification plan for the Afghan National Army, training over 350 Afghan artillerymen • Trained and mentored senior Afghan military leaders, while facilitating the establishment of a new Afghan Field Artillery school• Managed over 10 million dollars worth of property; ensured vehicles and equipment were maintained for combat readiness• Led a mobile field artillery training team that trained and certified howitzer sections, Fire Direction Centers, and Fire Support Teams across 4 provinces• Promoted to Captain; Awarded the Army Commendation Medal for meritorious service during Operation Enduring Freedom

Arlington, Virginia, Us

5th Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery, 1st Cavalry Division - Fort Hood, TX • Earned the Top Fire Direction Section Award in the Battalion for the quickest and most accurate fire computation during Battalion Gunnery and was rated as the best Fire Support Officer in the Battalion.• Trained and mentored Soldiers to excel in jobs that were above their skill level, bringing out the best in them • Solved multiple fire direction issues, commended for showing innovation in troubleshooting technical firing data

Arlington, Virginia, Us

2nd Battalion 12th Cavalry, 1st Cavalry Division - Fort Hood, TX and Kirkuk, Iraq• Led the Company Fire Support Cell and Company Intelligence Support Team for an infantry company while deployed to Kirkuk, Iraq• Gathered intelligence, planned and helped execute 12 operations that resulted in the capture of 2 High Value Individuals• Planned the expansion and training of the Kirkuk Combined Security Force, a partnered, multicultural unit comprised of Iraqi Army, Iraqi Police and Kurdish Peshmerga, from a company to battalion sized element, also serving as the Fire Support Officer• Generated reports of the Peshmerga incursion into Kirkuk and Day of Rage protests, ensuring the highest political and military leaders maintained awareness of these highly volatile situations• Promoted to First Lieutenant; Awarded the Army Commendation Medal for meritorious service during Operation New Dawn

Master Of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Finance And Strategy

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Molecular Cell & Developmental Biology