Finance professional with over twenty years of experience in auditing,

accounting, and operations. Diverse background in industry, including

steel making, railroads, insurance and healthcare.

EXPERIENCE

University of Pennsylvania Health System Philadelphia, PA 2008 -

Present

Assistant Director of Finance - CPUP Dept of Medicine

Responsible for the financial operations of a complex academic medical

department that includes 400 physicians and 1,100 employees. Manage the

clinical, research and education missions with leadership of Penn

Medicine and the Perelman School of Medicine. Both clinical net patient

revenue and research direct revenues are in excess of $110M. Track grant

spending.

. Manage staff of four employees, provide effective on-the-job training

and coordinate work assignments to ensure efficient work flows

. Responsible for financial analysis and implementation of financial

reporting for newly acquired independent physician practices

. Led departmental redesign of UPHS funds flow model. The department now

receives over $80M in UPHS financial support

. Assist in the development of a comprehensive annual operating budget

for approval by both the School of Medicine and University of

Pennsylvania Health System. This budget encompasses the clinical,

academic and research missions of the Department of Medicine

. Assisted in the implementation of a strategic plan that reduced

temporary and agency staff expenses by $600K annually

. Created a practice scoreboard that encompassed patient satisfaction,

practice efficiency and financial metrics

University of Pennsylvania Health System Philadelphia, PA 2002 -

2008

Supervisor of Capital and Operating Budgets

Manage staff of five accountants and financial analysts. Oversee

accounting and budget maintenance of an annual $100 million capital program

for three hospitals. Assist Director of Capital and Operating Budgets in

the annual budget process for the health system in Hyperion. Report on

monthly patient activity reporting for the health system. Lead health

system benchmarking initiative utilizing Solucient's Action OI software.

. Consistently meet accounting close deadlines.

. Helped create and implement an on-line capital expenditure request

system to replace the current paper process.

. Created on line project management reports to assist capital project

managers

. Part of the install team for Hyperion Planning budget system

. Converted three hospitals to Solucient's Action OI software for

benchmarking.

Prudential Insurance Company of America Horsham, PA 1998 - 2002

Supervisor GUL/GVUL Accounting

Manage staff of three accountants for Prudential's Group Universal Life

(GUL) and Group Variable Universal Life (GVUL) products. Accounted for

annual revenue of $250 million. Established procedures to reconcile

payments in A/R system. Was part of team that created a direct lockbox

feed of individual payments into the A/R system which cleared up a habitual

two month backlog of uncredited payments.

The Consolidated Rail Corporation Philadelphia, PA 1996 - 1998

Financial Analyst

Responsible for maintaining and tracking Conrail's $500 million capital

budget. Performed net present value analysis on proposed capital projects.

Created a forecasting system for unabsorbed switching expense which

reduced the forecast error from above 10% to less than 3%.

The Consolidated Rail Corporation Philadelphia, PA 1994 - 1996

Internal Auditor

Conduct risk assessment of assigned department or functional area in

established/required timeline. Establish risk-based audit programs.

Determine scope of review in conjunction with the Audit Manager. Review the

suitability of internal control design. Conduct audit testing of specified

area and identify reportable issues and dimension of risk. Determine

compliance with policies and procedures. Verbally communicate findings to

senior management and draft comprehensive and complete report of audit

area.

The Consolidated Rail Corporation Pittsburgh, PA 1993 - 1994

Car Reporting Clerk

Tracked the status of Conrail's train cars across the northeastern USA.

Shenango, Inc. Pittsburgh, PA 1992 - 1993

Accounts Receivable

Performed accounts receivable and treasury functions for a coke and mold

manufacturer.

Lender's Services Inc. Pittsburgh, PA 1991 -

1992

Title Insurance Manager

Approved title insurance commitments for homes valued up to $300,000.

EDUCATION

Drexel University MBA Finance 1997

University of Pittsburgh BA Business and Liberal Arts

1989

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