Medical Device Six Sigma

JEFFREY MICHAEL PELECH

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FINANCIAL LEADERSHIP: FINANCE, ACCOUNTING

Innovative financial leader with more than 13 years of experience driving

business development, financial reporting, planning and accounting

functions across a wide range of industries. Introduce cutting-edge

strategic analysis tools, synchronizing data for insightful decision

making. Expand business operations, supporting product launch, market

expansion, and M&A activities. Envision strategic business plans,

forecasting P&L and delineating programs to investors and executive team.

Possess superior business acumen honed as an MBA with strong DBA,

troubleshooting, technical modeling, and software expertise. Versatile

skill set includes project management, accounting, financial planning,

reporting, financial valuations, and Six Sigma methodologies. Recognized as

an entrepreneurial leader and dynamic presenter with exceptional

interpersonal skills.

New Business Development . Problem Solving . Financial Modeling . Strategic

Planning

Cross-Functional Project Management . Reporting . Variance Analysis . Cash

Flow Management

M&A . Due Diligence . Technical Solutions . Business Charters . Valuations

. Product Launch

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

CARIDIANBCT BIOTECHNOLOGIES, Lakewood, Colorado . 2005 to Present

$487 million global medical device manufacturer specializing in blood

transfusion products.

Finance Manager

Reporting to Senior Vice President of business area, responsibilities

include all the financial and administrative functions for the subsidiary.

Lead subsidiary financial planning and analysis, financial reporting,

oversight of entities' audit, cash flow management, management of R&D

contractual obligations and accounting complying with international

accounting standards.

. Launched novel medical device as member of senior management team.

. Stimulated $80 million in private equity investment over 4 years,

originating business charters for 2 new core products with plans to

commercialize products in development and post trial phases.

. Ascertained business unit valuation for private equity firm leveraged

buyout (LBO) in 2006.

. Boosted data analysis capabilities by establishing Health Economic

Analysis tool identifying cost-benefit analysis for potential clients and

for European/Japanese market product reimbursements.

. Introduced market scoping project which defined new global market for

strategic decision making.

. Part of cross-functional team which raised $12.1 million in grant revenue

over 4 years, collaborating across disciplines to develop 4 Department of

Defense (DOD) grant proposals.

. Able to significantly reduce clinical study costs by up to $2 million by

establishing market experience program using existing customers to

retrieve clinically relevant data points.

Career Note: Completed MBA at Texas Tech University from 2004 to 2005.

NEW YORK LIFE, Austin, Texas . 2001 to 2004

$71 million long-term care insurance business operating as a subsidiary of

a global insurance company.

Senior Financial Analyst

Reported to Chief Financial Officer, responsibilities included management

of company's financial reporting, accounting for reserves and strategic

planning. Delivered sales support, generating client data, actuarial

support and calculation of sales bonuses. Served as DBA for budget

application.

. Instrumental for generating 3% gross margin improvement, introducing long-

term care insurance pricing strategy via statistical analysis of current

insured clients and claims forecasting.

. Cut annual costs by $200,000 by developing in house financial reporting

and planning application.

. Reduced departmental expenses, collaborating with cost center managers

for cost control.

. Assisted actuarial design of product establishing statistical model of

insured client trends.

. Strengthened policy underwriting, inputting, and issuing processes via

Six Sigma methods.

JEFFREY MICHAEL PELECH . Page 2 . ********@*****.***

VICORP, Denver, Colorado . 2000 to 2001

$359 million restaurant and franchisee operator.

Financial Analyst

Facilitated new business development, introducing strategic plans and

revenue forecasts. Analyzed P&L and sales variances for regions and cost

centers. Conducted profitability and cash flow analysis for new locations.

. Created eastern United States franchising business plan, expanding reach

to new region.

. Supported new restaurant construction, developing pro forma business

cases for locations.

. Elevated restaurant performance, data mining and evaluating menu item and

restaurant metrics.

. Instituted financial reporting, performance analysis, inventory, and

pricing systems via Microsoft Access, SQL, Excel, Macros for Excel (VBA),

and Crystal Reports programs.

CHATEAU COMMUNITIES, Greenwood Village, Colorado . 1998 to 1999

$198 million Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) owned and operated

community portfolio.

Financial Analyst

Developed strategic plans and forecasts, analyzing and auditing expenses

and identifying controls. Evaluated annual budgets as acting budget system

coordinator. Supported rent increases and expansion schedules, tracing

occupancy and market data.

. Contributed to new property acquisition success, conducting due

diligence, establishing long-term ROI-focused business plan, and

originating pro forma financial statements.

. Saved $750,000 via utility expense audits of 350 communities, negotiating

rates with utility providers.

. Originated utility metering ancillary income program, conducting

strategic cost-benefit analysis.

. Bolstered data availability, creating Visual Basic/SQL/Microsoft Access-

based sale, utility, consumption, billing error, leakage, and budget

variance databases.

Note: Experience includes role as Accountant with TCI PAY-PER-VIEW. Details

on request.

FORMAL EDUCATION

Master of Business Administration

Rawls Scholarship Recipient

Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas

Bachelor of Science, Business Administration (Finance Emphasis)

University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado

PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATIONS & DEVELOPMENT

Six Sigma Yellow Belt Certification

Accounting Learning & Development Coursework

BioScience Entrepreneurship Coursework . Health Economics

TECHNICAL SKILLS

PeopleSoft, SAP including BPC planning module, Oracle, MRI Accounting

Packages

Sequel Server 2000 Database . Minitab Statistical Software

Microsoft Office (MS Excel Expert, Access Applications & Excel Macro

Development)

Visual Basic (VB), Visual Basic for Applications (VBA), C++, SQL, HTML

Language

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