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Trenton, Florida, Us

Key member of the organization’s leadership team accountable for overseeing all operational business aspects encompassing feed & mineral pack formulations, ingredient sourcing, manufacturing and production, distribution and feed sales, commodity contracting, merchandising, supply chain, transportation and logistics, inventory control, key relationship management, HR functions, and budgeting (financials and CapEx). Also maintained shared responsibilities for risk management including insurances, income hedging (USDA programs), and expense hedging (CME commodity trades). Operational Leadership▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬✔Oversaw the development and implementation of FSMA Food Safety Plan for the organization including Hazard Analysis.✔Successfully collaborated with several nationally based nutritionist groups to manage dairy diets across five feeding locations including feed formulation, pricing, manufacture, and ration implementation.✔Led the company's transition to electronic audit and inventory control systems.✔Spearheaded the feed ration formulation, pricing, and manufacture implementation.✔Developed vitamin trace mineral packs to meet specific nutritional specifications and feed rates.✔Strong understanding of dairy feed operations and nutritional needs of transition diets.✔Enacted milk risk management program covering 2.6MM annual CWTS utilizing DMC, LGM, and DRP products.* continued below *

Trenton, Florida, Us

* continued from above *Finance Accountabilities▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬✔Assisted with the design and installation and responsible for the commissioning of new $2MM micro and minor mixing equipment.✔Researched and compiled risk management plan covering 45K tons of commodity purchases and $42MM in milk sales annually.✔Headed strategic analysis of company plans to invest and build a new feed mill and rail transloading facility. ✔Documented insurance claim for audit recovering more than $200,000.✔Led company response to a 3-year state sales tax audit (2 times) resulting in only marginal penalties.✔Oversaw the development and implementation of Coronavirus Response Plan and Paycheck Protection Program filings.

Completed undergraduate prerequisites at Hillsborough Community College and then completed Master’s Degree at the University of Florida.

Deerfield Beach, Florida, Us

Managed automotive leasing for Toyota dealerships in five Southeastern states, designing programs to achieve sales targets while minimizing promotional incentive spending and maximizing profitability. Accountabilities encompassed consumer credit analysis; lease servicing; floorplan auditing; lease portfolio asset analysis & mitigation strategies; and pricing of financial offerings. ✔Implemented dynamic risk analysis of lease residuals to determine statistical loss range probabilities and to minimize losses on a $2B lease portfolio.✔Developed innovative and strategic product pricing, program criteria, customer management practices, and portfolio strategies.✔Established high degree of client contact applying strong written and oral presentation skills enhancing customer relationships with Toyota, Southeast Toyota distributor and dealer network.✔Worked with General Managers and Finance Directors to improve SET customer service & product offerings to increase sales and unit profitability at dealerships.

Deerfield Beach, Florida, Us

Promoted to be accountable for developing and reviewing business units’ long-range strategic vision and financial plans for executive management translating market research, trends and forecasts into operational business decisions supporting corporate strategies.✔Worked in a highly visible position with a diverse span of responsibilities critical to the company's long-term market and strategic position, operating efficiency and bottom-line performance. Involved in strategy, policy, operational, and investment decisions.✔Directed financial evaluations for acquisitions, investment and product development assisting in due diligence, business case development, scenario testing and postmortem analysis.✔Worked closely with M&A deal team to conduct analysis of key aspects of acquisitions and divestitures.✔Developed analytical reporting to effectively manage, communicate, and direct timely economic decisions in support of financing strategies and corporate objectives.✔Instrumental in providing financial overview and leadership for major operating considerations.

Deerfield Beach, Florida, Us

Consulted on economic profit model (EVA) as an alternative to GAAP financial performance assessment benchmarking business units using equity allocation, capital pricing and funds transfer pricing methodologies. Assisted with bank relationship management, account administration and reconciliation, cash flow forecasts, working capital funding, cash management, counterparty risk, long- and short-term funding, and hedging.✔Effectively provided senior leadership with financial insight and strategic support to establish goals and measure performance of the company’s portfolio of business projects and objectives to ensure optimal decision making.✔Supervised IT projects developing operational procedures to overcome legacy software limitations and standardizing budgeting and financial reporting models in Essbase.✔Directed complex modeling process standardizing ability to efficiently create and update budget variance analysis as well as results of 12-month rolling and 3-year strategic forecast.✔Performed balance sheet forecasts and evaluations for asset liability management (ALM) and liquidity assessment.✔Developed JM Family’s bank account operating model to align its banking structure with Treasury function multi-year strategic plan.✔Participated as a key thought leader, influencing decision making and identifying finance priorities. ✔Drove financial best practices and optimized operational efficiencies.

Deerfield Beach, Florida, Us

• Managed automotive leasing for Toyota distributor designing programs to achieve sales targets while minimizing promotional incentives• Implemented dynamic risk analysis of lease residuals to minimize losses on a $2 billion lease portfolio• Established high degree of client contact applying strong written and oral presentation skills enhancing customer relationships with Toyota and dealer network• Developed product pricing, program criteria, customer management practices, and portfolio strategies

Key member of the Corporate Finance Department, accountable for providing financial leadership and strategic analysis for this publicly traded company formed by the roll-up of multiple large private leasing companies. Accountable for supporting the negotiation and servicing of structured financing facilities, both term and revolving. Also assisted with ensuring servicing subsidiary-maintained covenant compliance with facility legal and financial requirements. ✔Assisted in negotiating term securitizations for multi-billion-dollar lease portfolios.✔Managed revolving and term debt financing programs, responsible for documentation administration and compliance with flow of funds, financial covenants, and reporting requirements.✔Asset & Liabilities Committee (ALCO) accountabilities encompassed origination and debt capacity forecasts establishing financing needs; and analytical modeling for transaction valuations, pricing models, hurdle rates, and return on equity.✔Modeled and structured corporate finance facilities, including lease origination suitability and asset compatibility.✔Consulted with deal team leaders, C-level executives, and other stakeholders to help facilitate overall team success.

New York, Ny, Us

Partnered across banking teams to develop strategies for clients, build detailed financial models, analyze market data, and prepare client presentations. Emphasis on accounting methodologies, financial modeling, discounted cash flow (DCF) valuation, capital structure analysis, and credit assessment. Experienced in private debt placement, syndication and refinancing.✔Executed OTC equity derivative valuation and single stock hedging strategies.✔Worked in Structured Finance assisting with the origination and sale of Private Placement Financings (non-public debt). Dealt with both sides of the transaction including borrowers and investors.✔Evaluated and provided fairness opinion for complex $500MM tax-motivated asset sale.

Washington, Dc, Us

Responsible for maintenance procedure preparation; reactor I&C equipment operation, repair, and documentation; personnel training and advancement; and quality control.✔Awarded Navy Achievement Medal and Kuwait Liberation Medal.

🎓 Master Of Science Degree In Agricultural Science

🎓 Bachelor Of Science Degree In Applied Mathematics And Bachelor Of Arts Degree In Economics

Electronics, Reactor Theory, Thermal Dynamics, Chemistry, And Mechanical Systems