Functional Skills
Procurement
Strategic Planning
Corporate Finance
Budgeting
Communications
Predictive Analytics
Financial Modeling
Revenue Growth
Supplier Relationship Management
Integration Management (IMO)
Commercial Due Diligence
Finance Transformation
Operations Management
Sector Experience
Business Services
Energy
Financial Services
Retail
Transportation & Logistics
Fortune 500
Experience
IBM Consulting
Finance
Chief Financial Officer and Global Operations Lead
1/2018 - 6/2024
$16B provider of software products and services
● CFO, Banking & Financial Markets IBM Consulting
Global CFO responsible for function transformation, FP&A, reporting, SOX compliance and business controls, change management, internal audit, integration, and global finance team oversight
• Rebuilt pricing, reporting, and contracting processes using agile and value chain mapping resulting in 300% annualized growth
• Re-segmented service portfolio resulting in annualized financial services revenue growth of $50M
• Implemented automated tracking process of key spend areas resulting in annualized cost reductions in excess of $20M
• Implemented Agile management structure resulting in improved visibility for key stakeholders through mutually developed KPI's
• Own and execute global annual strategic and financial planning function for IBM Consulting ($20B)
CFO and Global Operations Lead Promontory (Risk & Compliance Practice) IBM Consulting
Practice CFO Responsible for global report
● CFO, Banking & Financial Markets IBM Consulting
Global CFO responsible for function transformation, FP&A, reporting, SOX compliance and business controls, change management, internal audit, integration, and global finance team oversight
• Rebuilt pricing, reporting, and contracting processes using agile and value chain mapping resulting in 300% annualized growth
• Re-segmented service portfolio resulting in annualized financial services revenue growth of $50M
• Implemented automated tracking process of key spend areas resulting in annualized cost reductions in excess of $20M
• Implemented Agile management structure resulting in improved visibility for key stakeholders through mutually developed KPI's
• Own and execute global annual strategic and financial planning function for IBM Consulting ($20B)
CFO and Global Operations Lead Promontory (Risk & Compliance Practice) IBM Consulting
Practice CFO Responsible for global report
Promontory Financial Group (An IBM Company)
Finance
VP Finance - Risk & Compliance Managed Services Practice
1/2017 - 1/2018
Financial Services Consulting/Technology provider
VP Finance - Risk & Compliance Managed Services Practice
Practice CFO and member of executive leadership team responsible for leading global FP&A, cross-brand services pricing, offering strategy, and integration efforts
● • Key finance lead in the rollout of 3 new global support centers resulting in 30% + savings through automation and labor arbitrage
• Developed and implemented dynamic flash dashboards that resulted in a 15-point Gross Margin improvement within 4 months
• Owned global pricing including having direct approval authority on offerings up to $30M in contract value
• Leveraged internal IBM CRM, BPM and BI tools to streamline reporting efforts resulting in real time and predictive analytics
• Led financial modeling and price case development of $500M multinational carve out and hybrid cloud utility platform leading to the first public cloud offering for financial services
VP Finance - Risk & Compliance Managed Services Practice
Practice CFO and member of executive leadership team responsible for leading global FP&A, cross-brand services pricing, offering strategy, and integration efforts
● • Key finance lead in the rollout of 3 new global support centers resulting in 30% + savings through automation and labor arbitrage
• Developed and implemented dynamic flash dashboards that resulted in a 15-point Gross Margin improvement within 4 months
• Owned global pricing including having direct approval authority on offerings up to $30M in contract value
• Leveraged internal IBM CRM, BPM and BI tools to streamline reporting efforts resulting in real time and predictive analytics
• Led financial modeling and price case development of $500M multinational carve out and hybrid cloud utility platform leading to the first public cloud offering for financial services
Crescendo Group, LLC
Start-Up
Chief Financial Officer | Partner
1/2015 - 1/2017
A strategy consulting firm providing services to private low-middle market companies
CFO Partner
Responsible for providing finance and operational guidance to private companies. Led M&A efforts until dissolution in 2017
● • Interim CFO of local CPG company. Directly responsible for identifying and closing funding round with key investors and leading organization to a multi-million-dollar merger within 10 months.
• Built proprietary acquisition diligence model used to source, analyze, and manage small company M&A transactions
• Identified value drivers and established KPI metrics for portfolio holdings, resulting in over $1.5M in annualized profitability increases
CFO Partner
Responsible for providing finance and operational guidance to private companies. Led M&A efforts until dissolution in 2017
● • Interim CFO of local CPG company. Directly responsible for identifying and closing funding round with key investors and leading organization to a multi-million-dollar merger within 10 months.
• Built proprietary acquisition diligence model used to source, analyze, and manage small company M&A transactions
• Identified value drivers and established KPI metrics for portfolio holdings, resulting in over $1.5M in annualized profitability increases
Superior Energy Services
Finance
Sr. Finance Manager
1/2014 - 1/2015
A Private Equity backed provider of energy products and services
● Sr. Finance Manager
Led the day-to-day F&A operations as well as charted the strategic direction of the Finance function
● • Developed and managed corporate operating budgets of $200M across Manufacturing, Consulting, and Development divisions
• Led strategic acquisition efforts including: pipeline development, data gathering, due diligence, valuation, and modeling
• Assisted the CFO in developing key profitability initiatives which resulted in an annualized EBITDA increase of over 25%
• Responsible for Treasury reporting including covenant compliance, WIP schedules, and short-term debt obligations
● Sr. Finance Manager
Led the day-to-day F&A operations as well as charted the strategic direction of the Finance function
● • Developed and managed corporate operating budgets of $200M across Manufacturing, Consulting, and Development divisions
• Led strategic acquisition efforts including: pipeline development, data gathering, due diligence, valuation, and modeling
• Assisted the CFO in developing key profitability initiatives which resulted in an annualized EBITDA increase of over 25%
• Responsible for Treasury reporting including covenant compliance, WIP schedules, and short-term debt obligations
GD LOGISTICS
Finance
VP Finance & Operations
1/2011 - 1/2014
A privately held logistics firm serving large energy corporations
VP Finance & Operations
Hired as change agent to turnaround operations and prepare company for acquisition
• Utilized network modeling to design route optimization schedules which resulted in a 50% annualized EBITDA increase
• Implementation of EDI/API enabled communication and monitoring technologies resulting in a 20% cost savings
• Implemented capital structure guidelines increasing ROE by 300%
• Designed and implemented fuel hedging strategies to cap exposure and improve accuracy of budgeting and forecasts
• Developed acquisition case to acquire real estate and associated terminal assets from a Publicly Traded company
• Improved valuation by 4X over 3 years and subsequently negotiated a successful multi-million dollar exit in 2014
VP Finance & Operations
Hired as change agent to turnaround operations and prepare company for acquisition
• Utilized network modeling to design route optimization schedules which resulted in a 50% annualized EBITDA increase
• Implementation of EDI/API enabled communication and monitoring technologies resulting in a 20% cost savings
• Implemented capital structure guidelines increasing ROE by 300%
• Designed and implemented fuel hedging strategies to cap exposure and improve accuracy of budgeting and forecasts
• Developed acquisition case to acquire real estate and associated terminal assets from a Publicly Traded company
• Improved valuation by 4X over 3 years and subsequently negotiated a successful multi-million dollar exit in 2014
Ameriprise/American Express
Management Consulting
Strategy Consultant and Practice Leader
1/2006 - 1/2010
financial/operational oversight and strategic guidance for small companies in the Los Angeles metro area, and Finance and
American Express
Operations
Operations director
1/2001 - 1/2006
Financial services support