Project Financial

SUMMARY

Functional lead for program teams greater than 10 people. Experienced in

handling multiple contracts from a quantitative and qualitative standpoint.

Possesses ability to use strong interpersonal and analytic skills when

working with team members and customers.

. Highly motivated to perform task at hand beyond expectations

. Seeks "special assignments" to improve job functions by mitigating risk,

streamlining, and reducing non-value added processes

. Strong ability to prioritize and multi-task in a very active and dynamic

environment

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

BAE Systems, Inc.

06/2009-Present

Contract Administrator, Financial Leadership Development Program (FLDP) II,

Austin, TX, 06/2010-present

BAE is the 2nd largest global defense, security, and aerospace company,

with sales in 2009 of 22.4 billion. Financial Leadership Development

Program is a professional, full-time program with one-year rotational

positions, for future financial leaders.

. Contracts lead (point-of-contact) for 233 contracts, total value $7

million. Contract support on 13 contracts, total value $110 million

. Perform pre-acceptance contract review, ensure team is compliant with

the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) and Defense FAR (DFAR), and

maintain a positive partnership between BAE Systems and the customer

. Mitigate risk by compiling proposal for Firm Fixed Pricing on customer

repair contract

. Definitized (defining term, conditions, and price) 80 repair contracts

and cut cost by consolidating purchase orders. Persuaded customer to

buy new units rather than repair, resulting in quicker turnaround and

cost savings

. Co-Business Area Lead for Kaizen contracts initiative to improve

internal contract processes

. In process of resolving 3 year delinquent report issues by directing

team members and creating a process to submit reports in the future,

which is preventing the Air Force from closing 5 contracts (497

delinquent reports worth approximately $20K)

Project Financial Analyst, Financial Leadership Development Program (FLDP)

I, Hudson, NH, 06/2009-05/2010

. Finance lead on 4 defense contracts, approximate value $17 million

. Co-lead on Finance Special Project to reduce costs to the project

finance function, briefed to Director of Finance

. Lead in answering DCMA questions for a post award audit, by gathering

and analyzing financial data, resulted in a pass rating

. Developed a non-conventional presentation for Program Managers (PM)

and Directors on quarter financials

. Enhanced methods of calculating percent complete on programs by

marrying earned value criteria with Excel formulas to allow for

streamlined updates and concrete back-up for audit purposes

. Improved month-end and weekly cost reports/forecasts, by providing

greater program visibility and decreasing completion time, which were

adopted by co-workers

. Lead for Program Management and Risk Analysis Meetings

. Designed program plans including budget, work break-down structure,

trading plans, and various billing methods

. Lead on presentation briefing of a quarterly business review to CFO

. Completed financial forecasts before due dates; forecasts in Hyperion

were consistently balanced

Strategic Risk Solutions Inc., Concord, MA

05/07-05/09 Financial Analyst, Intern

Independent Captive Insurance Management Firm

. Streamlined, maintained, and tested various financial models and

performed feasibility studies for captive insurance companies

The Travelers, Hartford, CT

05/08-08/08

Financial Management Leadership Program, Corporate Financial Planning and

Analysis Dept., Intern

Nationwide Insurance Company with $24.7 billion in revenues for 2009

. Compiled and analyzed the progress of expense information for strategic

cross-company projects totaling greater than $300 million spent-to-date;

summarized and computed findings for distribution to the CFO's of each

business unit

Bentley University, Waltham, MA

09/06-05/07

Academic Services Calculus Peer Tutor

EDUCATION

Bentley University, Waltham, MA

Bachelor of Science, Economics and Finance, Suma Cum Laude, Cumulative

G.P.A 3.95 05/2009

Minor: Mathematical Sciences

. Academic Honors: President's List; Bentley Honors Society; Financial

Executive International Scholarship recipient

. Project: Lead team of 6 people that placed 1st out of 18 teams in El

Pollo Loco Integrated Business Plan Competition

CERTIFICATION

ESI International and George Washington University School of Business,

Federal Contracting Basics CON 110 Certification

TECHNICAL SKILLS

COBRA, CAPPS, Hyperion, MATLAB, MS Office Suite 2007 and 2003, Oracle,

Project Data, SAS, Sharepoint 2007, and STATA

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