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About Me

Results-driven manager with solid operations, finance, and leadership experience across multiple industries and disciplines. Excellent management, process engineering, negotiation, project management, and analytical skills. Proficient in using vision and strategic planning to anticipate growth in the organization and implement processes, procedures, technology, and training to meet future demands. Outstanding sales, account management, and vendor management track record

Work History

Electric Reliability Council of Texas
Procurement Manager
June 2009 to October 2010
ELECTRIC RELIABILITY COUNCIL OF TEXAS (ERCOT), Taylor, Texas 2009 - 2010 Procurement Manager
Managed, mentored and trained staff who purchased professional services, construction contracts, security, facilities commodities and other commodities related to managing ERCOT. Managed procurement and vendor management of construction of a $45M control center and data center for Texas grid.
Successfully presented to the ERCOT board on several occasions which included selling technical and business projects and managing board member objections.
• Created project plan and worked cross functionally to manage the purchase of hardware, software and other commodities, as well as transition of all procurement functions during the divestiture of Texas Reliability Entity (NERC/PUC entity) from ERCOT.

IBM
Finance Team Lead
April 2008 to June 2009
IBM CORPORATION, Somers, New York 1998 - 2009
Americas Incentives Team Lead (promotion), 2008 - 2009
• Trained and mentored 11 financial analysts in the Americas (US, Canada and Latin America).
Managed sales commissions forecast, budget, accruals and actuals for all IBM business units within the Americas.
Managed head count deployment for 14,000 sales reps, managers and technical staff with an annual incentives budget of $800M annually across all IBM hardware and software brands in the Americas.
Created tools to improve accuracy of data imported and exported in and out of Siebel database resulting in shorter cycle times and more accurate forecasts and accruals for the Americas Region.

Education

Golden Gate University
MBA program Finance and Acctg Concentration
1996 - 1997
Didn't finish program due to cross country move

Unversity of Massachusetts
Bachellor of Science, Business
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Interests

Volunteering at local Crisis center, volunteering with pregnant teens, volunteering doing fund raising for the Ronald McDonald House, lobbying for women's health, playing soccer, boating, running, working out, yoga, pilates and more.

Goals

Make so much money I am able to give away a million dollars
Become post traumatic stress counsellor.
Find a job in finance, project mgt, acct mgt or procurement

Favorite Quote

Be the change you wish to see in the world.

Specialties

Process management, working cross functionally to create solutions, pitching to C-level/board level audiences, using finance skill set to analyze data and create solutions. helping others with their careers, negotiation and mediations.

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