Project Manager Process Improvement

Carlos E. Garcia

**** **** ***** *****, ***** Pleasant, SC - 29464 -

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Objective

To obtain a Senior Financial Analyst / Project Manager position where I can

apply the quantitative and qualitative analytical skills I have learned

over the years, as well as, the business management and business process

improvement that enables me to understand the various business units that

make up a successful organization.

Skills

Financial Modeling, Forecasting, Data Cross Functional Interpersonal Skills

Mining

Strong Quantitative and Qualitative Joint Venture and Business Contract

skills Negotiation

Advanced PowerPoint, Excel, and Development of Sales & Marketing Plan

Presentation Skills

Project Management & Problem Solving Fluent in Portuguese and Conversational

Spanish.

Professional Experience

Everything Nature Inc: October 2005 - 2010

Managing Director

. Positioned the start-up company to become a key supplier of

superfruit ingredients to the beverage industry resulted on a

fast growth organization

. Built a series of joint ventures and strategic partnerships that

captured new market opportunities and advanced the company's

competitive position in the marketplace

. Developed and implemented a sales & marketing plan that took the

company from concept to a multimillion-dollar contract with a

major U.S. beverage company

. Provided financial modeling, forecasting, and financial

reporting to stakeholders that was critical to investment

decisions and budget controls.

. Raised capital to finance operations for the U.S. marketing

division and the manufacturing facility in Brazil.

. Performed ongoing M&A analysis and business growth scalability

analysis for various partnerships

. Developed revenue management models for partner companies that

resulted in significant cost reduction through the optimization

of business processes.

. Implemented financial reporting systems for international

supplier.

. Developed and implemented supply chain for raw materials for key

supplier

. Managed a team of seven direct reports and a network of

strategic partners in the US, Germany, Japan, and Brazil.

Walt Disney Company: Jan 2004 - October 2005

Alliance Development - WDW Marketing Division

Financial Analyst

. Provided support analysis for business developers on sponsorship

marketing.

. Controlled department forecasting and budget processes

Disney Cruise Line

Financial Analyst

. Provided timely revenue, budget, and cost analysis reports for

all departments onboard of the Disney Magic and to Disney's

corporate office

. Supported department managers by conducting weekly financial

performance and developed financial models to analyze new

revenue generating initiatives

. Supported Steering Committee members with financial reporting

and ad hoc financial analysis

. Ongoing project management for the merchandise, beverage, and

spa business units.

. Managed one direct report

Reliant Energy: May 2002 - April 2003

Solutions Billing Group - Business Support Team

Data Quality / Business Operations Analyst

. Implemented special process improvement projects directed by

business unit directors

. Facilitated interaction among IT programmers, billing analysts,

and management by understanding complex technical issues and

translating it into clear and actionable process improvement

plans.

. Analyzed business processes, identified gaps, and recommended

implementation of new business processes.

. Extensively worked with excel analytical tools such as pivot

tables and database queries in order to analyze billed and

unbilled consumption data and to create timely reports for

business unit directors

. Created intermediate databases to analyze customer related data

and to provide weekly issue count and dollar amount associated

with outstanding problem accounts.

. Briefly analyzed customer's accounts using SAP R/3 and assisted

in the correction of discrepancies between actual and reported

receivables

Education

Bachelor of Sciences in Finance - December 2001

University of Houston - Clear Lake

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