Manager Sales

Bruce M. Filak, MBA

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Basking Ridge, NJ 07920 C (908) 334-

1194

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Summary

Highly talented and results-driven Senior Finance Manager with solid

statistical report management, data investigative and scenario analysis in

telecommunications, and wireless industries. MBA in finance from the NYU

Stern School of Business, graduating in the top 10% of class.

Core Competencies

Proven excellence in financial analysis to determine areas of opportunity

and risk for current and proposed products, coupled with high motivational,

creative and technical skills. This includes data analysis, financial

modeling and feasibility analysis for new products, and vendor platform

utilization. Proven leadership in design and implementation of business

processes and controls to allow for effective organizational change,

growth, and improved efficiencies for cost savings.

Academic Qualification

. MBA in Finance - New York University, Leonard N. Stern School of

Business, NY

o Graduated in top 10% of class. Member of the Stern School Chapter

of Beta Gamma Sigma.

. BA in Molecular Biology - Columbia University (Columbia College), New

York, NY

o Dean's List Student

Industry Experience

Sr. Financial Analyst for Frontier Communications - 2010

. Led development of Product Reporting and Analysis package, Consumer

and Small Business Services within very limited timetable of 30 days.

. Coordinated the process design, and maintenance of coding to track

promotional offers.

Manager/Sr. Financial Analyst, Business Development, Consumer Services for

Verizon Wireless and Verizon Corporate Resources Group LLCs - 2007-2010

. Designed business case models to analyze the financial impacts of

multi-million dollar payment structures with vendors saving the

corporation millions of dollars.

. Designed process to analyze customer price plan purchase behavior of

wireless data plans and features utilizing data warehouse information

coupled with knowledge of tracking codes.

. Managed and designed new processes and controls, working with the

legal org, to effectively execute organizational contracts with

external vendors for the wireless business within lower than average

timeframes.

. Managed organizational expense budget, reporting and forecasts.

. Saved more than $1M annual organization expense via leading efforts to

properly classify external vendor charges per GAAP.

. Coordinated and educated organization as related to wireless data

products and reporting issues.

Bruce M. Filak, MBA

Supervisor/Sr. Financial Analyst, Wireless Data Products, for Verizon

Wireless - 2001-2007

. Led team in the design of a monthly synopsis of data product

activation, deactivation, revenue, and direct cost results by area and

region, indicating risks and opportunities for upper management during

the period annual data product revenue grew to a multi-billion dollar

industry.

. Designed and produced the company's first wireless data product

results, margin and profitability statements along with their

automation working with IT, accounting and finance organizations.

. Managed wireless data product forecasts and budgets.

. Assisted in the audit of data product, feature, price plan and bundle

sales to net add and reported revenue processes to ensure customer

specific records were not dropped within processes.

. Coordinated analysis, computation and verification of quarterly

commissions for the Enterprise Data Sales Team. This included the

creation of processes and controls to track activations,

deactivations, and net adds by enterprise customer.

. Designed processes and controls to determine the key drivers of the

profitability of individual data products, as well quarterly

profitability levels.

. Main point of contact for education of CFO org as related to new data

product offerings.

Sr. Associate, Management Assurance Services for KPMG LLP - 2000-2001

Internal Audit analysis for the telecommunications industry related to

the following processes:

. Mergers and Acquisitions

. Network Cost

. Systems and processes utilized to determine and payout sales commissions

Sr. Financial Analyst, Network and Carrier Cost for Covista Inc. - 1999-

2000

Reported directly to the CFO, leading the internal audit of all

processes to validate domestic and international carrier bills for

leased network facilities

Regional Financial Manager for KMC Telecom - 1999

. Trained and supervised regional personnel in all job functions related to

financial forecasting, budgeting and results analysis for the Mid-Atlantic

region.

Sr. Finance Consultant - 1998-1999

AT&T Solutions, Florham Park, NJ - Automation of an international

billing process project.

RCN Telecommunications, Princeton, NJ - Network cost analysis project.

. CIBC Oppenheimer, New York, NY -Budget automation project for

financial products division.

Staff Finance Manager, Local Services Division, for AT&T - 1996-1998

. Designed financial business case models related to local market re-

entry, which included competitive analysis.

. Led cross-functional business analysis teams in the development of

strategic financial and ratio analyses for business partnerships

resulting in new product offerings.

Financial Analyst, Products Business, for AT&T - 1990 - 1996

. Graduate of 5-year Financial Management Development Program - product

results, budgets, forecasts.

Computer Skills

PC Proficiency with: Microsoft Office Suite, Tableau Software, as well as

Peoplesoft, Hyperion ESS Base, SQL, and Cognos Powerplay cubes. Extensive

experience with financial information systems.

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