Project Manager Management

Amanda karger

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Detail Oriented Financial Analyst

Financial professional with a proven track record of establishing trusted

business relationships. Experience in short and long term financial

modeling, cost and revenue analysis, and monitoring and reporting sensitive

financial information. Proven ability to effectively communicate complex

concepts to multiple audiences including executive management and public

officials. Advanced Microsoft Excel skills and advanced data mining

capabilities. Strong desire to learn new skills and help my team and

organization overcome new challenges.

Professional Experience

City of aurora - aurora, co 4/2006 to Present

Senior Management Analyst

Key Results:

Perform complex technical analyses and compile relevant information into

recommendations that better align resources with strategies and decisions

set forth by management and public officials

Identify key financial and operational issues within departments and make

recommendations to improve the accuracy of financial information available

Develop and maintain strong relationships with internal and external

partners to gain access to sensitive information

Clearly communicate accurate, timely, and sensitive data, analyses, and

recommendations to decision makers

Lead complex analyses for special analytical projects - most notably the

Development Cost Study which paved the way for the City to recover a

portion of its infrastructure costs related to development

Spearheaded, and currently manage, the City's Performance Measurement

Program

Serve as a leading member on the three person executive steering committee

of the Colorado Consortium for Performance Measurement

Develop year-end projections and future year budgets, and continuously

monitor expenditures for multiple funds and programs totaling approximately

55 million dollars

Manage the mandated costs budget development process: develop future

budgets and periodic projections and perform continuous monitoring of the

electricity, natural gas, and water budgets totaling approximately 13.6

million dollars

Managed the annual administrative fee review process

Serve as a subject matter expert regarding the financial, and oftentimes

operational, details of the funds for which I am responsible

Healthstream - Denver, CO 7/2004 to 4/2006

Associate Project Manager

Key Results:

Managed and updated a comprehensive e-learning library for a leading

national healthcare corporation

Completed variance analyses of the project's schedule, staffing needs, and

budget

Created, implemented and controlled a vast change process to exceed client

expectations and meet project deliverables

Established and maintained positive working relationships with multiple

project stakeholders including executive management, IT, accounting, and

sales, as well as external clients and contract resources

Aided in the development of an extensive asset management database

Designed complex and highly useful spreadsheets to track and analyze

imperative course data

Created budgetary spreadsheets to closely examine and effectively

communicate crucial budgetary concerns

Performed ongoing task and budgetary analysis and issue resolution

Coordinated a team of 2 temporary employees and approximately 15 remote

contractors

Colorado State University, Department of Agricultural 9/2003 to 5/2004

Economics - Fort collins, co

Economics Research Assistant

Key Results:

Co-authored an economic report that surveyed and analyzed the impact of the

golf industry on Colorado's economy

Gathered and compiled comprehensive data of the majority of the state's

golf courses through the review of financial surveys and collaboration with

THK Associates, a local market research firm

Performed statistical analyses on trends of the local golf industry's water

usage, revenues, employment levels, and capital and operating expenditures

Analyzed current spending, lifestyle, and travel trends among Colorado

golfers

Using a customized economic model, analyzed the overall contribution of the

golf industry to the state's economy, including the economic activity due

to direct, indirect, and induced effects

Prepared advanced reports of the data and its analysis to aid in public

presentation

Worked with local media and local golf associations to create press

releases and public documentation of the study

Education

Colorado State university

-Fort collins, Co

Bachelor of Arts in Economics, 2004

Bachelor of Arts in French Languages, Literature, and Culture, 2004

Professional Publications

Davies, S., Watson, P., Cramer, A., Thilmanny, D., Prosser, N., & Elzi,

E.P. "The Economic Contribution to Colorado's Golf Industry." Economic

Development Report. June 2004.

Available at:

http://www.cde.state.co.us/artemis/ucsu5/UCSU5213EDR0408INTERNET.pdf

Annual Performance Measurement Report: City of Aurora, CO

Available at:

http://www.auroragov.org/stellent/groups/public/documents/article-

publication/050006.pdf

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