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New York, NY, US

Austin, Texas, US

San Francisco, CA, US

Overseeing all finance-related functions, including pro-forma financial modeling, pricing, revenue forecasting, budgeting, cash flow management, and tax advising

San Francisco, US

Investor in promising tech startups such as Brex, Didi, Finix, Constructor, Canela Media, Form Energy, Optibus, Noyo Technologies, Forage, Bitwise Industries, and Gerald Technologies

San Francisco, California, US

Responsible for owning the business financial model, driving strategic planning processes, analyzing growth opportunities, developing pricing strategies, and building investor materials

San Francisco, CA, US

Led all financial and business operations, including business valuation, product cost analysis, budgeting, accounting, management of receivables and payables, payroll management, cash management, tax compliance, and strategy

Foster City, CA, US

Supported the evaluation of external pipeline opportunities and created processes to forecast investment activities; also provided FP&A support on resource and headcount planning for the External Innovations organization

Santa Clara, California, US

Managed the P&L consolidation for budget planning and monthly close processes, oversaw 10K publication reporting, led control processes supporting SOX, and coordinated forecast processes

Santa Clara, California, US

Partnered with GMs, finance and engineering groups to lead all finance processes (budget planning, project/product prioritization, monthly close, etc.); implemented and maintained strategic execution and efficiency indicators; and ensured effective controls across the organization

Santa Clara, California, US

Played a central role in partnering across operations, marketing, business planning and finance to develop and deliver meaningful analysis to influence strategic and tactical pricing decisions for deals covering $21B+ in annual revenue, with the goal to maximize ROIs and margins for the business unit and the company

Santa Clara, California, US

Owned financial analysis support for augmented reality glasses business unit; work encompassed setting business strategy, supporting customer engagements, M&A analysis, enacting cost targets, evaluating targeted pricing, revenue classification, customer credit risk assessment, budget formation and post launch analysis

Santa Clara, California, US

- Restructured over $500M in annual spending and enabled a 33% reduction in product development time by consolidating international sites by 35%, resulting in $90M per year in savings- Spearheaded a 10% spending reduction within the $450M/year platform hardware category by leading a group of finance analysts across functional areas including business units.

Santa Clara, California, US

- Analyzed spending trends for a 2500+ headcount group across 11 countries; forecasted spending that resulted in a reduction of the average quarterly variance from 11% to 2%; reported variance drivers to senior controllers; and prioritized resource requirements during budget planning cycles - Implemented innovative tools and efficient processes relating to.

Tucson, Arizona, US

Supported two professors teaching marketing and economics courses to undergraduates by providing feedback and explaining subject concepts to students, researching outside materials pertaining to classroom topics, grading assignments and examinations, formulating test questions, and contributing to the formation of the curriculum.

St. Louis, MO, US

- Assisted the preparation of the FY 2011 budget for the $2bn grossing Network Power division by conducting financial projections, trend analysis and data compilation- Created monthly reports that presented the division’s financial performance and corresponding employee bonus compensation; reports were presented to the CFO and business unit presidents.

Washington, District Of Columbia, US

- Developed a financial model for an anti-malarial project leading to the introduction of an innovative anti-mosquito lotion; conducted market research and developed a marketing plan for a successful regional market launch as part of the President’s Malaria Initiative goal to reduce malaria mortality by 75% through 2015- Launched and managed a regional.

Toronto, Ontario, CA

- Developed training guidelines to align new and current associates on systems usage, trading policies, and recommended actions to address infractions; reduced reporting time by 15%- Evaluated risk within tens of thousands of cash and margin account activities in over 50 branches, ensuring those accounts were in line with the SEC and NYSE regulations, as.

Arlington, Virginia, US

- Led a team of four in completing 60+ combat logistics patrols and field artillery survey missions in Iraq during Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF II), resulting in the bestowment of the Army Commendation Medal - Instructed over 100 soldiers on common soldiering and occupational-specific tasks in group and individual settings; results included 10+ promotions.

Minneapolis, MN, US

 Effectively managed a $60 million a year store including managing various departments such as human resources, assets protection, guest services, logistics and the sales floor  Strategically and prolifically implemented a sales driven plan that addressed inventory problems Provided training and on-the-job support for 75+ store employees

M.B.A., Finance

Study Abroad, International M.B.A.

B.S., Economics, Minor In Mathematics