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Sr. HR BD Analyst
Thermo Fisher ScientificSr. HR BD Analyst
Sep. 2017Carlsbad, CA
Plant Controller
Nanostone WaterPlant Controller
Apr. 2016 - Sep. 2017Carlsbad, CaBusiness partner to all functional leaders, Prepare monthly Financials and analysis for BOD, Manage $2.5M plant inventory, key player in systems integration
Sr. Supply Chain Analyst
Ajinomoto Windsor, Inc.Sr. Supply Chain Analyst
Apr. 2015 - Apr. 2016Ontario, CaliforniaInventory management, production scheduling, Weekly and monthly analytics, Financial modeling
Sr. Financial Analyst
DJO GlobalSr. Financial Analyst
Feb. 2013 - Feb. 2015Vista, CADJO Global is a market leader in the production of orthopedic, pain management and rehabilitation devices with $1.2 billion in annual revenue and a significant presence in the Direct, Distribution, and Reimbursement channels. • Developed a profitability model for a $90 million dollar reimbursement channel at the customer level. Model resulted in increased visibility into drivers of recent margin compression and a list of action items to improve EBITDA contribution • Lead on collections team charged with identifying root cause of $1.5M gap in cash collections. Identified root cause and charged with evaluating progress of collection initiatives • Developed pricing parameters for launch of new $100M product suite • Worked directly with President of the company to evaluate acquisition targets
Sr. Finance Manager
Ajinomoto Windsor, Inc.Sr. Finance Manager
Mar. 2009 - Feb. 2013Ontario, CA• Managed F&A team of 4 responsible for all aspects of financial reporting and analytics • Direct liaison to marketing and sales teams for ad hoc analysis and support – worked very closely with both teams on the annual budget, quarterly forecasts, item/customer profitability analyses, and pricing strategies • Integral member of M&A Team responsible for acquisition of $175M frozen food company • Supported activities related to securing $240M to finance acquisition • Led team in annual standard cost roll, weekly operations analytics • GL monitoring and analysis • Developed comprehensive channel and category profitability analysis and presented key findings to Executive Leadership Team. Recommendations resulted in an effective sku rationalization that improved company margins by over 200 basis points • Selected as key member of Innovation Team charged with improving overall corporate profitability. Drove significant results by empowering employees to develop new, more efficient product development methodologies and identifying and implementing key process enhancements • Led development of an automated, streamlined data source that generates sku profitability at the EBITDA level. • Prepared monthly and quarterly presentations to Board of Directors and lending institutions
Owner/Operator
The CrepeVine Bistro and WinebarOwner/Operator
Oct. 2005 - Feb. 2009Pasadena, CA• Developed and opened successful new restaurant concept • Delivered positive EBITDA by third month of operations. Exceeded revenue projections by 47%. • Developed and submitted business plan for SBA loan and successfully secured $375,000 in financing
Director of Finance
j2 GlobalDirector of Finance
Mar. 2001 - Feb. 2005Hollywood, CAA publicly traded $350M Telecommunications/Internet company providing cloud-based, business-critical communications, messaging, and data backup services to businesses of all sizes, from individuals to enterprises(NASDAQ: JCOM) • Performed 382 Analysis (Net Operating Loss) under Chairman of the Board, resulting in tax savings of over $15M and accounting expense savings of $200K • Supervised International Tax Strategy initiative, which resulted in over $3M in Tax Savings • Integral member of M&A Team responsible for acquisitions of several international companies which helped to significantly strengthen company's international presence • Developed ROI models for all advertising programs, engineering projects, and acquisitions, enabling senior management to more effectively assess the viability and profitability of potential projects and to track the performance of existing initiatives • Led the development of a profitability profile package for both the web and corporate business units, which led to significant margin enhancement of over

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