Omar Henry - Financial Analyst/Manager, Saputo

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Work Background

Lethal Weapons FutsalFounder/Owner

May. 2021Dallas, Texas, United States•Spearhead business development and marketing activities within a highly competitive environment to grow from 5 to 120 clients within 18 months •Manage revenues (fees, donations, sponsorships, branded merchandise) and costs (league fees, uniforms, branding, scholarships, taxes, etc.) to minimize losses •Created a 6-figure non-profit company which focuses on identifying, training and developing t •Coach and lead a team of 4 managers and 2 coaches on training and developing very technical soccer players •Won multiple local and national championships and have sent multiple players to represent the USA in world championships •Developed a non-profit organization explicitly focusing on building diverse and inclusive talent to give these players exposure to the most popular sport in the world

Saputo Inc.Sr. Financial Analyst

Jan. 2023 - Feb. 2024Dallas, Texas, United States• Utilized advanced pricing tools, created using Excel and SAP, and models to ensure consistent application of pricing strategies and profitability guidelines, bolstering channel-specific pricing processes with dairy costing expertise. • Engineered a sophisticated predictive analytics model analyzing five years of revenue data, yielding a 15% revenue boost through the identification of critical financial trends and cost-saving opportunities. • Applied extensive financial acumen to drive a 12% revenue efficiency surge by pinpointing cost-saving measures and implementing strategic financial planning techniques, enhancing profitability as a Senior Financial Analyst in Revenue Management. • Enhanced accounting procedures, resulting in a 10% efficiency uptick and precise revenue forecasting, pivotal for informed financial decision-making as a Senior Financial Analyst in Revenue Management. • Developed streamlined revenue forecasting models leveraging strong mathematical skills, achieving a 8% increase in accuracy and providing valuable insights for fiscal planning decisions. • Employed advanced economic knowledge to craft and execute revenue management strategies, culminating in a 18% cumulative uptick in quarterly revenue over a 3-year period.

Toyota North AmericaFinance Information Technology Manager

Apr. 2021 - Mar. 2022Plano, Texas, United States• Overhauled the OCIO's ($600MM) forecasting model from the ground up, leveraging SAP, Apptio, Excel, and Ariba. • Drastically minimized manual review requirements for purchase orders (PO) by transforming thousands of POs into precise and actionable cost forecasts. • Established a robust IT governance framework for the OCIO, streamlining decision-making processes and driving a notable 30% surge in project delivery efficiency across diverse technology endeavors.

FRITO LAYStrategic Finance Manager - Revenue Management

Jan. 2019 - Apr. 2020Plano, TX• Enhanced end-to-end forecasting and closing procedures for a $50B mortgage portfolio, diminishing average loan closing time from over 54 days to 49 days. • Successfully recognized and retrieved $13M in missing loans from the portfolio, contributing to a substantial annual bottom-line revenue increase of $0.8M. • Identified and rectified toxic and dilutive loans, improving the overall health of the P&L statement.

Frito-LayAssociate Finance Manager – Supply Chain Finance

Jul. 2017 - Jan. 2019Plano, Texas, United States• Built more reliable forecasting models, improving monthly forecast accuracy from 1.3% to .9% - an improvement of ~ $900M per period and $11MM per year • Developed new cost models which decreased analysis time of monthly expenses from 4 days to 2 days – resulting in 3.5% efficiency gains for supply chain partners • Oversaw a team of functional partners to implement a new process to monitor project expense dollars resulting in more timely payments from vendors and $2.8MM in annual savings ($2MM P&L impact) • Co-lead diversity recruiting for The Consortium and National Black MBA program – increased diversity candidate yield by 200% • Directed planning, forecasting and reconciliation process for $2.2B (26%) of total company costs

KaplanGMAT Premier Instructor

Jan. 2014 - Sep. 2016Houston, Texas Area• Taught goal-orientated thinking, critical reasoning and problem solving to pre-college and pre-MBA students; instruct students how to use these techniques to synthesize the right information from complex and often ambiguous scenarios • Increased students’ confidence by providing continuous feedback and coaching for areas of weakness • Tutored 2 students to 700+ scores (610-700, 620-720) and two from less than 500 to 650+ within two months

PepsiCoStrategy Finance Intern

Jun. 2016 - Aug. 2016Plano, TX Developed strategies to increase annual revenues by $300M (projected), a 16% increase ; analysis presented to Frito Lay CFO then to Chief Strategy Officer for immediate implementation • Identified acquisition target that will net a five-year ROI of $230M+ • Analyzed category insights data; analysis helped to eliminate 3/22 redundant systems

Capital One FinancePrincipal Financial Analyst

Jan. 2013 - Dec. 2013Plano, tx• Enhanced end-to-end forecasting and closing procedures for a $50B mortgage portfolio, diminishing average loan closing time from over 54 days to 49 days. • Successfully recognized and retrieved $13M in missing loans from the portfolio, contributing to a substantial annual bottom-line revenue increase of $0.8M. • Identified and rectified toxic and dilutive loans, improving the overall health of the P&L statement.

BB&TCorporate Credit Risk Analyst and Project Manager

Aug. 2012 - Jan. 2013Houston, Texas Area•Designed and implemented 20 complex statistical models using SAS which mitigated risk on a $20B C&I portfolio; models helped bank pass federal stress test and avoid $50B in downside exposure •Trained 4 junior analysts in SAS and VBA – enabling them to build alternative forecasting models •Executed risk analysis projects from data collection stage to regulatory approval Enterprise Risk Analyst and Business Intelligence Project Manager (2010-2012) •Working with partners from the Community Reinvestment Team, developed a grant that saved 1,200 borrowers’ homes and more than $6M in charge-offs and legal expenses •Wrote a white paper on Strategic Defaulters which was used to influence policies by senior management •Founded diversity initiative with C-suite executives; decreased attrition among minority males by 25%

BB&TEnterprise Risk Analyst and Project Manager

Aug. 2010 - Aug. 2012Winston-Salem, NC• Managed the creation of 20 complex Commercial Credit Risk Models, required by federal regulators, representing 40% of Bank’s $50B portfolio; BB&T passed regulatory requirements, keeping BB&T solvent, securing thousands of jobs and assets • Designed less-punitive credit risk models, which reduced borrowers’ financing costs, significantly reduced number of loans automatically defaulting and lowered federal reserve requirements for the Bank • Led cross-functional/cross-departmental teams, providing "end-to-end" execution of risk analytics projects • Built predictive and portfolio models including, delinquency and default behavior models using SAS, SQL and VBA • Maintained and executed ongoing analytical processes including, migration analysis, vintage analysis, correlation studies, loss severity analysis and stress testing. • Worked with senior members of the group to provide "end-to-end" execution of risk analytics projects, including support for resulting implementation/systems projects. • Played lead role in building and executing complex, analytical processes such as portfolio model calibration and parameter estimation. • Developed new Master Rating Scale (MRS) used to risk grade all large commercial obligors in BBT's $80 billion commercial real estate portfolio, which helped increase earnings ~80% over Q4 2011 and Q1 2012 • Ensured projects and processes comply with BB&T Model Risk Policy requirements for model documentation, validation and other policy requirements. • Provided analytical support to Credit Administration, Portfolio Administration ABL and Capital Markets • Built and maintained relationships with associates in other areas of the bank and organize technical training opportunities for staff, including Funds Management, Financial Management and Capital Markets • Developed, built and tested Excel-based scorecards used to risk grade Bank C&I obligors ($50 billion in exposure); Developed equivalent models in Moody's IRMA

USDA - ERSEconomist intern

May. 2010 - Aug. 2010Washington D.C. Metro Area• Updated, collected and formatted proprietary Phytosanitary data; organized its presentation, and assisted in the publication of Economic Research Services (ERS) articles related to: the level of trade interruption of crop imports due to violation of quarantine regulations to prevent invasive species • Updated ERS statistics on the percentage of goods rejected at the border, the reasons for the rejection, and the disposition of those rejected goods. • Analyzed data on scale and efficiency of farmers’ markets and other direct marketing outlets Updated the USDA website (Phytosanitary Restrictions, Census of Agriculture and the Economic Census) with the results of various spatial statistical analyses • Used spatial statistics to create geocoded maps of all local foods markets within the US; maps were then used to identify the optimal location for additional local food markets that could be then used to stem food insecurity in disadvantaged communities

University of IllinoisResearch Assistant

Aug. 2007 - May. 2009Urbana-Champaign, Illinois Area• Constructed quantitative models replicating the empirical results of seminal papers in Equity research • Designed statistical programs in SAS to develop new pricing methods for Credit Default Swaps and CDOs • Developed proficiency analyzing/ manipulating large datasets such as WRDS, CRSP and Compustat • Collected, cleaned, validated and analyzed CDS data using DataStream

AMERICAN ECONOMICS ASSOCIATIONSummer Research Fellow

May. 2007 - Aug. 2007Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area• Prepared an in-depth analysis of Gary Becker's Nobel Prize winning `Crime Model' and presented the results to a panel of 100 students and professionals • Learned techniques used in analyzing descriptive statistics and data analysis through PhD coursework in econometrics, time series, game theory and economic analysis.

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