Functional Skills

Business Unit Strategy
Commercial Due Diligence
Corporate Finance
Cost Reduction
Customer Experience
Finance Transformation
Financial Modeling
Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A)
Integration Management (IMO)
M&A Support
Performance Management
Project Management
Revenue Growth
Strategic Planning
Financial Due Diligence

Software Skills

Microsoft Excel
Microsoft PowerPoint
Microsoft Project
Microsoft Visio
Microsoft Word
Sharepoint
Smartsheet
Tableau
Microsoft Office
Netsuite
SAP CRM

Certifications

CPACertified Public Accountant
CFAChartered Financial Analyst

Sector Experience

Financial Services
Healthcare
Life Sciences & Pharma
Manufacturing
Travel & Hospitality

Languages

English
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Strategic Business Transformation for Fortune 300 Company
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Notable Clients

Cushman & Wakefield
Hiscox Insurance
Office Depot
Pfizer
US Steel

Big 4 Accounting
Top Consulting Firms

Experience

CDB Advisory Services Management Consulting
CEO and Principal Consultant - Strategy, Finance & Operations
1/2011 - Present
~ Advise on strategic program development & execution; perform business analyses;
~ Supported Interim P/E CFO, by undertaking a wide array of responsibilities
~ Defined a global insurance company’s US business strategy; restructured its operating model;
~ Stood up & ran a Project Management Office (PMO); implemented project & resource governance;
~ Developed & led a ‘Continuous Improvement’ program; drove EBITDA savings of +$35MM;
~ Built & implemented a long-term forecast model for annual planning;
~ Designed & successfully executed a $15MM ‘Cost Out’ plan.

Veritiv Corporation Corporate Strategy & Development
Senior Director, Strategy & Transformation
2/2016 - 5/2019
•Took on a long-term project in a W-2 capacity at the client's request; CSO from prior Fortune 100 client changed companies and requested my assistance.
•Led the C-Level Team of an $8B Fortune 300 company in developing transformational Corporate & Business Unit strategies that drove EBITDA growth in both new & existing markets, verticals, channels & geographies.
•Reinforced the strategy with and executable 'Go-to-Market' plans, which were meticulously tracked and measured using performance management dashboards featuring SMART financial and operational KPI targets.
•Increased stock price from $6/share to $150+/share over following three years after implementation.

Deloitte Management Consulting
Sr. Manager, Strategy & Operations, Finance
6/2015 - 1/2016
~ Led Corporate Finance projects, including finance organization transformations, M&A due diligence & valuation efforts, post-merger integrations & cost-out initiatives;
~ Co-led planning & initial execution of an M&A integration & finance organization transformation for the firms’ largest global client;
~ Sold an automotive OEM’s captive finance arm a $3MM lease end redesign project, designed to optimize the off-lease return process, thus enhancing customer experience & business economics.

JM Family Enterprises Corporate Strategy & Development
Various Strategy & Finance Roles
7/2006 - 1/2011
~ As Senior Manager, Investments, directed investment strategy for a $15B private company’s corporate, retirement & statutory insurance assets
~ As Senior Manager, Strategic Planning, facilitated the annual strategic planning process and worked to align financial forecast and annual budget with new strategic initiatives.
~ As Manager, Financial Planning & Analysis, oversaw the team that created the GAAP and EVA business plans, monthly rolling forecasts and executive management analyses

PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) Accounting
Engagement Manager, Assurance
1/2001 - 6/2005
~ Led cross-functional audit engagement teams in audits of multinational SEC, broker / dealer and banking clients with individual annual fees of up to $2MM, including a first year Sarbanes-Oxley implementation for an $8B banking client;