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Management Sales

Location:
7093
Posted:
March 09, 2010

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Todd H. Davachi

** ****** ** **** ********, Apt.106, West New York, NJ 07093 . 202-***-****

(c) . ********@*****.***

FINANCE EXECUTIVE

High performing finance professional with a demonstrated track record of

achieving results, fostering teamwork and promoting change. Rapid,

successive promotions highlight leadership qualities, goal-oriented

behaviors and strong analytical skills. Demonstrated professional

strengths include:

. Strategic and Financial Planning

. Financial Reporting and Performance Management

. Acquisition Integration and Process Improvements

. Treasury Management

. FX and Commodities Risk Management

. Financial Controls and Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Financial Consultant, 2008 - Present

Consultancy directed at designing, developing and improving processes

within Corporate FP&A and Treasury functions

. Financial Planning and Analysis: Developed long-range strategic plans,

annual operating plans (budgets), monthly and quarterly forecasts,

metrics analysis (ROI, IRR, NPV), cost analysis and decision analysis

. Treasury: Developed framework for analyzing and mitigating foreign

exchange risk

HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC, 2003 - 2008

Diversified technology and manufacturing leader with sales of $37B

Promoted to support HON CEO and CFO - Lead AOP for HON and company-wide

Finance Strategic Initiative

. Led Honeywell's consolidated Annual Operating Plan (AOP: $37B in sales)

and presented final P&L and FCF plan to Chairman and CEO - Conducted in-

depth business reviews and forecasts on all four HON operating segments;

reviewed operational performance plans and vetted financial projections

with segment CEO's and CFO's; set sales, operating income, free cash

flow and working capital turns targets for consolidated HON and each of

the four operating segments

. Commended by Chairman and CEO for quality and efficiency of AOP process

- 1 month cycle-time reduction

. Responsible for preparing and presenting month-end and quarter-end

consolidated P&L and FCF to CFO and highlighting risks and opportunities

to plan/guidance for sales, segment profit, below-the-line charges, taxes

and net income - Worked with cross-functional teams and operating

segments to optimize quarterly P&L and FCF performance

. Conducted first FCF forecasting review by segment and presented

findings/recommendations to CFO & Finance Council

. Prepared detailed monthly and quarterly financial variance analyses and

complete financial materials for earnings releases

. Led first comprehensive analysis of Honeywell's captive finance company

and presented findings to CFO

. Developed and implemented the Indirect Spend Initiative - Designed the

financial reporting parameters / metrics and presented monthly variance

analyses to the Senior Executive Team - Achieved annualized saving target

of $350M

. Contributed to the Procurement Council's Category Strategy Development

initiative aimed at optimizing indirect costs and developed savings

tracking methodology - BRONZE BRAVO award for contribution to the

initiative

. Established and led the first commodity risk management review with the

Senior Executive Team- Identified, quantified and calculated earnings-at-

risk across all commodities and all business units

. Developed CFO's presentations for Board of Directors, Earnings Releases

and Senior Leadership Meetings

. Taught Leadership & FP&A course as part of the Finance Academy - SILVER

BRAVO award for outstanding contribution

Manager - Corporate Finance, 2005 - 2006

Promoted to lead Global Foreign Exchange and Commodities Risk Management

. Winner - Silver Medal, Alexander Hamilton Award (Treasury Risk Management

Magazine) for use of technology in Treasury - Award for best-in-class

seamless systems integration of foreign exchange business-cycle

processing

. Actively managed $3B share repurchase program (34% IRR) - Daily reporting

and analysis to CEO and CFO

. Responsible for $30B global foreign exchange risk management - Reporting,

trading, analytics and modeling

. Designed integrated FX process systems- Reduced monthly FX cycle-time

from 7 days to 2 days, quarterly FX cycle-time from 15 days to 2 days and

reduced headcount by 1 FTE - Enabled intranet reporting of worldwide

exposures, netting of currency pairs, analyses of forecasts vs. actuals,

execution of quarterly updates and sensitivity analyses

. Traded anticipated FX transactions and balance sheet exposures in 36

currency pairs using FX forwards and swaps

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. Responsible for global commodity risk management - Developed hedge

strategies for base metals, precious metals, energy and precious metals

leasing - Actions and advice led to $500M of commodity risk mitigation

. Analyzed, planned and executed FX and commodity integration for newly

acquired businesses - Integrated six acquisitions into the Honeywell FX

and commodity programs without increasing headcount

. Created, sponsored and delivered FX risk management training in 11

countries in EMEA and AP - GOLD BRAVO award for initiative, curriculum

development and fostering education

Senior Financial Analyst - Corporate Treasury, 2003 - 2005

. Managed the $1.5B share repurchase program - Analyzed EPS and credit

impact of share repurchase strategies

. Executed the Treasury integration for the $2B Novar acquisition which

included unwinding intercompany loans and foreign exchange net investment

structures in a tax efficient manner and integration into Honeywell's

process

. Analyzed and executed commodity hedge transactions and ensured compliance

with FAS133

. Co-sponsored and presented commodity hedging strategies at Honeywell

International Metals Conference

. Participated in the Honeywell Global Learning Program and taught classes

in Finance Fundamentals and Controllership - SILVER BRAVO award for

curriculum development

. Led the implementation of intercompany loans in the Quantum Treasury

Management System - SILVER BRAVO award for timely implementation and

execution

. Responsible for the Sarbanes-Oxley documentation and controls related to

financial hedging transactions

INDEPENDENT EQUITY TRADER, 1999 - 2001

Equity Trader, 1999 - 2001

. Traded equities and options, both long and short, on the NASDAQ and NYSE

and achieved total returns of 57%

. Developed black box programs using fundamental and technical analysis to

maximize returns

SONIX INC (Subsidiary of DANAHER CORPORATION), 1996 - 1999

Lead Project Mechanical Design Engineer, 1998 - 1999

Mechanical Engineer, 1996 - 1998

Designed motion control systems for the development of ultrasonic non-

destructive inspections systems

. Promoted to highest design position within two years

. Headed Research and Development projects involving alternative designs,

high-speed motion control systems and complex fully-automated integrated

chip inspection systems

. Designed and implemented a new standard product line of scanners, which

reduced costs by 31% and decreased production cycle time by 40%

. Designed the following from concept to final product: Custom high-speed

scanners, large industrial turntables and motorized manipulators.

Customers included: NASA, MIT, NAVY, Intel, TI and the Hanford Nuclear

Facility

EDUCATION, COMMUNITY & OTHER

MBA, Finance and Financial Engineering, 2003

ROBERT H. SMITH SCHOOL OF BUSINESS, UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND

MAYER FUND (University of Maryland's Endowment Fund) - Technology Equity

Research Analyst

Bachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering, 1994

UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS AT AMHERST

BAHA'I WORLD CENTER, Haifa, Israel

Voluntary Service Assignment, 1994 - 1996

YOUNG PROFESSIONAL GROUP, Washington, DC

Co-Founder - Promote professional development and education for under-

privileged youth

Fluent in French and conversational in Lingala (Lived in DR Congo for 15

years)

Hyperion Financial Management, Bloomberg, Reuters, MS Office (Excel,

PowerPoint, Word), Quantum SunGard, FXall



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