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• Headed all company-side due diligence activities with multiple leading Private Equity (PE) firms resulting in a successful transaction at a high valuation; Venture Capital (VC) backed prior to acq.
• Built a 3-statement standalone operating model with detailed revenue, CoGs, and expense drivers for all existing product lines as well as 2 new products underpinning the transaction - SaaS and Transactional products
• Developed KPI process and methodology for evaluating operating performance resulting in an objective measure for departmental success
• Created and managed to a vendor-level Budget; conducted regular business reviews with department leadership; drove margin gain YoY through expense management
• Initiated and implemented an enhanced reporting package of the company’s financial and non-financial performance; presented analysis monthly to board, CEO, CFO, and other C-suite executives
• Hired, trained, and scaled the finance team to be a key strategic partner to all areas of the organization

Washington DC-Baltimore Area

• Venture Equity backed SAAS and Services Company
• Continue to lead financial and strategic planning for the company, reporting directly to the CFO
• Executed Tableau reporting across the organization to enable analytics driven decision making - driving 2 points margin gain through overhead optimization
• Advanced Workforce development platform that is generating triple digit growth
• Implemented Quarterly investor reporting and lender call to significantly improve shareholder communication
• Upgraded cap table management by using the equity management platform, Carta, for all investors

Baltimore, Maryland Area

• Lead all financial and strategic planning for the company, reporting directly to the CFO
• Established new operational metrics to measure performance as well as enable Sr. management to set company goals
• Developed forecasting methodology to have forward looking month, quarter and yearly P&L and metrics for the first time in the company enabling us to successfully raise funding
• Created pricing and growth strategy for workforce development platform, “Odyssey”

Baltimore, Maryland Area

• Directed all FP&A functions for the company including all monthly, quarterly, annual, and long-term planning & operating rhythms for global P&L
• Developed methodology for quarter and full year public company guidance with accuracy within 5%
• Coordinated interactions with controllership to close quarters, improving close time by 10 days
• Produced critical operational insights to management and investor relations for the quarterly earnings call
• Worked closely with the CFO and CEO to model impact of strategy decisions
• Delivered complex analysis including multiple FX scenarios, what-if scenarios, and valuation models

Baltimore, Maryland Area

• Established standard rhythm, process & dashboard for tracking price, volume, and mix within monthly actuals, quarterly and yearly forecasts, providing full visibility to results and explanation of changes
• Designed novel global financial planning tool that continues to be used for financial planning
• Led execution of transition from all reporting from excel to standard structure aligned with auditor-certified Hyperion Global Business Analysis & Reporting tool
• Defined global financial KPIs and implemented process to track and report monthly metrics which continues to be used to measure performance across the company

Mexico City Area, Mexico

• Consolidated monthly and quarterly forecast, involving key financial indicator reports including variance analysis and management reports for different segments
• Prepared and presented the annual budget to Sr. Management
• Created and defined revenue and cost KPIs, leading to 5% reduction in cost year on year
• Advanced the Mexico region strategic long-range plan to deliver double digit growth in profitability
• Partnered with controllership and business units to remediate system mapping and reduce reporting errors

• Evaluated existing portfolio – recommendation to divest 3 business units was pursued by company
• Coordinated with global users as business system administrator for the long range planning process
• Tracked long-range plan financial metrics evolution and developed recommendations for management
• Formulated key target metrics for company based on industry comparable to achieve premium valuation
• Analyzed upcoming M&A transactions to deliver recommendations to management

Chile

• Developed ERP system to track expenses and identify credit period for major expenses
• Leveraged new cost system to prioritize resources for current projects and to set prices for future contracts
• Identified strategies to provide consistent revenues and to manage cash flow through formal supplier and customer contracts and systematic monitoring of project stages
• Analyzed Chilean market opportunities and identified 50% growth potential in top 10 existing customers

Anjar Area, India

• Led team of six to reduce mill downtime by 30% by developing relevant troubleshooting manuals
• Headed team to increase efficiency by modifying control system in highly complex manufacturing process
• Increased accuracy of product by 10% through projects in automation systems

Lazaro Cardenas

• Undertook project to increase automation in the plant using GE-fanuc and Siemens PLC’s
• Collaborated with an external team for a period of 6 months on rebuilding a damaged 69KV transformer
• Developed and improvised the maintenance schedule to help prevent frequent breakdowns
• Tabulated automation systems on basis of their strengths and weaknesses to determine which system needs to be preferred
• Analyzed and presented quarterly electrical maintenance data to management
• Documented and standardized maintenance data into presentation for training purposes

Vitória Area, Brazil

Process Control, Project Development, Project management

Masters, Business Administration

Bachelor Of Engineering(Honors.), Electrical & Electronics

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