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AEG FUELSDirector of Inventory & Logistics
Jan. 2017 - Aug. 2021Miami/Fort Lauderdale Area- Overseeing a great team that manages 40+ domestic jet-fuel inventory locations that account for 250M gallons of annual consumption and ~$500M+ in annual spend
- Ensuring inventory purchases are optimized to capitalize on fluctuating market opportunities
- Ensuring logistics are set up properly for timely pipeline and truckload deliveries into inventories
- Forecasting and planning fuel nominations with suppliers to ensure customer needs are met with no lapses in service levels
- Ensuring supplier, carrier and 3rd party invoices accurately reflect agreed upon contract terms
- Focused on achieving operational efficiencies through the use of new technologies, communicating cross-functionally with other team members to understand pain points & areas of improvement and ensuring information is shared effectively across teams and with a purpose.
AEG FUELSSpecial Projects Manager
Dec. 2014 - Dec. 2016Miami/Fort Lauderdale Area- Managed the day to day operations of the multi-million-dollar US Govt. AIR Card® contract. Acted as the main point of contact with Government contractor on technical and operational issues
- Reconciled U.S. Government accounts that were in disarray. Put new processes in place to ensure invoicing and payment of transactions was accurately completed
- Resulted in a 100% invoice acceptance by the customer and less than 1% over/underpayments on future transactions
- Successful in leading the collection of ~$1 million in outstanding invoices
- Managed the bid process to win additional U.S. Government Fuel Contracts
- Managed Fuel Inventory and Fuel Purchasing
Kropp Holdings Inc.Sr. Marketing Analyst
Nov. 2012 - Feb. 2013Miami/Fort Lauderdale Area- Reported to VP of Commercial / Front Office Operations
- Participated in the development of a Merchant Onboarding process which included the creation of Merchant Agreements, Operating Procedures and Data Capture sheets for the U.S. Government AIR & SEA Card® contract.
- Participated in the development of the contract Marketing Plan, which included creation of Marketing Collaterals, Advertising strategy, Trade Show strategy, Credit Card Design, Merchant Training and Merchant Surveys.
- Developed site content for merchant facing website.
- Conducted data analysis on historical information to formulate a merchant targeting strategy.
- Performed operational walkthroughs of various functional areas to report back to upper management on gaps within processes and areas of improvement.
World Fuel ServicesSr. Analyst, Government Contract Proposals
Oct. 2011 - Oct. 2012Miami/Fort Lauderdale Area- Reported to Director of Government Contracts
- Managed the day to day operations of the multi-million dollar US Govt. AIR Card® contract.
- Interfaced daily with the US Govt. contractor on both technical and operational issues. Successful in leading the collection of ~$8 million in outstanding invoices through an improved invoicing/collections process and by developing new lines of communication with the current AIR Card® contractor. - Project manager responsible for the creation of bid proposal package related to the ten year US Government AIR/SEA Card® processing solution. Managed and organized data inputs from multiple functional areas across multiple levels of the organization, including senior management. Demonstrated the ability to contribute both technical and government knowledge along with learning new prototyping software on the fly. Bid successfully awarded in 2012.
- Created business requirements, interfaced with internal IT personnel and external contractors to implement an XML invoicing solution to bill the US Government. The results of the automated solution included a reduction in invoicing errors, shorter invoice processing times and a faster collections process.
- Focused on stabilizing and organizing back-end processes related to existing government fuel contracts. Tasked with establishing new processes and procedures along with discovering pain points and areas of improvement. Implemented technologies available within current IT infrastructure to introduce efficiencies and reduce manual processes. - Traveled to Costa Rica to conduct operational walkthroughs of various functional areas that contribute to the success of the Government group. Created an “Observations” document that was presented to management to note areas of improvement and suggest technologies that can be leveraged to reduce manual processes and increase synergies across international teams.
Self EmployedEquities & Options Trader
Feb. 2011 - Dec. 2014Miami, FL• Executed equity, options and ETF trades based on technical and fundamental analysis to capitalize on market opportunities, while striving to minimize risk via hedging activities
• Well versed with market terms and trading procedures including understanding Level 2 data, market makers, tape reading, and technical charting terminologies
• Continually monitoring macroeconomic news and fundamentals to capitalize on the effects of that information
• Ability to work under high-pressure situations with the capacity to ask the right questions and understand quickly
World Fuel ServicesGovernment Research Analyst
Jul. 2010 - Sep. 2011Miami/Fort Lauderdale Area- Reported to SVP of Government Team
- Contributed to the operational stabilization of various international multi-million dollar US Govt. fuel contracts.
- Assisted management with the creation of new operational procedures, task lists, technical documents, training manuals, data retention policies and implemented the use of electronic signatures.
- Responsible for a Freedom of Information Act requests (FOIA), which involved reviewing extensive amounts of documentation to protect company trade secrets/strategies from being released to the public.
- Developed a SharePoint portal to capture and manage new government business opportunities - Participated in numerous bid proposals related to US Government, United Nations and NATO business.
- Organized yearly team sales meeting, weekly operational team meetings and assisted with the creation of budgetary data for forecasting purposes.
World Fuel ServicesInternal IT Auditor
Feb. 2008 - Jul. 2010Miami/Fort Lauderdale Area- Reported to Senior Level Audit Staff & Management performing IT audits.
- Attained Certified Internal System Auditor (CISA) certification (2010)
- Performed IT audits (both SOX & Operational) using the COBIT model to ensure the security, reliability, availability and integrity of the IT infrastructure and application systems.
- Discovered inadequacies in the Data Management function that sparked changes in policy to streamline data backup processes world-wide. Enabled IT personnel to better utilize their time to manage more critical matters.
- Discovered issues during Software Licensing reviews that prompted management to update policies and enforce strict deadlines for the completion of a crucial system that reconciles existing software with its corresponding licenses. The implementation of this system ensured that potential Legal and Financial issues would be avoided.
- Traveled with the Financial Audit team to Singapore to evaluate the Credit & Re-bill function. Discovered issues that exposed a lack of control to ensure that duplicate billing wasn’t occurring. This discovery and implementation of new controls led to a reduction in the number of overall credit memos issued.
Lennar CorporationInternal Auditor II
May. 2006 - Jan. 2008Miami/Fort Lauderdale Area- Reported to Senior Level Audit Staff to perform both financial and IT audits.
- Part of the internal audit team that conducted financial audits (including SOX) for management to assess effectiveness of controls, accuracy of financial records and efficiency of operations for one of largest publicly traded home building corporations in the United States generating over $13 billion in revenues in 2005.
- Performed IT audits (including SOX) using the COBIT model to ensure the security, reliability, availability and integrity of the IT infrastructure and application systems. - Involved in the development of IT Audit Program, creation of work papers and review of audit testing procedures.
University of MiamiRepairs Manager / User Assistant
Aug. 2000 - Dec. 2003- Reported to Network Admin. who delegated tasks that needed to be completed.
- Repaired, upgraded, restored, and ordered parts for 500+ Dell computers campus wide. - Provided basic network and server support.
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