Project Manager
Resume:
BENJAMIN T. LEE
**** *. **** ******, **** Beach, CA 90804
***************@*******.***
PROJECT MANAGEMENT & FINANCIAL CONTROLS PROFESSIONAL
Financial professional and strategic business partner (MBA) with 9+ years
of experience supporting large-scale software implementations and high-
value manufacturing in diverse industries, including financial services,
real estate, automotive, freight, public sector, A&D and management
consulting. Active National Security clearance.
Certified Microsoft Excel Specialist and SAP Super User able to create
tools to streamline financial processes and to increase the integrity and
the usability of data extracted from organizational databases. Deloitte
national subject matter expert for MS Project and for SAP CRM. Founding
Treasurer of the Deloitte Orange County Toastmasters chapter. Strengths
include:
. Budgeting & Forecasting
. Flash Reports
. Financial Modeling
. Variance Analysis
. Earned Value
. Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
. Lookups & Pivot Tables
. Pricing Models
. Profitability
. Revenue Recognition
. AP/AR
. Procurement
. Contract Administration
. Int'l Resource Coordination
. Process Mapping & Improvement
. Knowledge Transfer & Deliverables
. Communications/eRoom
. Training/Staff Development
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
DHX - DEPENDABLE HAWAIIAN EXPRESS, Rancho Dominguez, CA Jan.
2009 - April 2010
A freight forwarding company that coordinates pickups, ocean shipments, and
deliveries around the world. DHX moves more freight to the Hawaiian
Islands than any other forwarder. 1,600 employees in more than 20
locations.
Business Consultant
Direct report to CFO on development of domestic ocean pricing model, cost
accounting, AP/AR, and financial analysis requests.
. Developing MS Excel pricing model for domestic ocean shipments to be
integrated with new freight brokerage software in 2010. Able to stabilize
current billing, collections, and cost estimating processes leading to
more accurate cost accounting. Achieved 10% increase in both domestic
lanes to Hawaii and to Guam in 2009.
. Created virtual purchase order system in MS Excel increasing accuracy of
accounts payable disbursements and of GL account coding for over $50M in
labor and expense annually.
. Secured $90K in Alternative Fuel tax credit by organizing 3.5 years of
propane purchases and by registering with the IRS for exemption status.
. Developed annual internal cost projections in MS Excel for contract
renewal negotiations with The Home Depot and ensured accurate MS Excel
template cost estimates to move 28 lanes of commoditized freight for Pet
Smart under a two day deadline.
DELOITTE CONSULTING LLP, Costa Mesa, CA Oct. 2003 -
Aug. 2008
A member of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu, Deloitte Consulting LLP is one of the
world's largest management consulting firms.
Project Controller Manager
Responsible for budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis, financial
reporting, data modeling, contract administration, MS Project workplan, and
PMO support for the implementations at the following Deloitte clients:
CLIENT: Administrative Office of the Courts, Santa Ana, CA (2008) - Java
and Oracle maintenance.
. Reengineered financial tracking processes to increase accuracy of client
status reporting by 1,000 hours per period and established proper
accounting controls and audit trails.
. Improved cash flow by establishing deliverable ownership and review
cycles.
. Managed three direct report employees supporting contracts, PMO, HR, and
administration.
CLIENT: The Irvine Company, Irvine, CA (2006 - 2008) - full SAP
implementation, including FI, HR, P2P, Technology, & Construction
modules.
. Resource planning & coordination for over 250 resources, including
subcontractors, international and offshore across multiple threads
including Finance, HR, P2P, Technology, Development and Change
Management.
. Streamlined client procurement and financial reporting for 4 statements
of work and 35 change requests, maintaining both internal and external
views of project performance based on varied rates of return.
. Above-target fiscal year rate increases successfully negotiated for 2008.
. Consolidated deliverables and MS Project work plan updates from Team
Leads for weekly client status reporting.
. Managed two direct report employees supporting financial tracking and
reporting, expense invoicing, status reporting, defect tracking,
logistics, and administration.
. Invoice days to payment kept under 30 days for over $18M in fees and $4M
in expenses requiring receipt validation.
CLIENT: Countrywide Financial Corporation, Calabasas, CA (2005 - 2007) -
implemented PeopleSoft FI, HR, Budgeting & Forecasting modules, as
well as numerous other projects, including SOX.
. Collected $100M over three fiscal years. Maintained largest favorable
unbilled balance in the region.
. Exceeded targets for margin as a percentage of revenue by 10% for entire
client portfolio.
. Created MS Excel scenario analysis tool to develop favorable bill rates
and expense reimbursement.
. Assisted client's CFO and Corporate Accounting to streamline accrual
process and expense categorization.
CLIENT: American Honda Motor Co., Inc., Torrance, CA (2003 - 2005) -
data warehousing project.
. Created MS Excel tool to report budget performance for a portfolio of
clients and projects.
. Invoiced and collected over $30M. AWIR kept under target of 8 weeks.
. Established best practices for use of international and offshore resource
groups.
NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION (Previously TRW Inc.) Redondo Beach, CA
Jan. 2001 - Oct. 2003
Global defense and technology company that serves government and commercial
customers worldwide.
Project Control Administrator
Responsible for budgeting, forecasting, modeling, variance analysis,
financial reporting, contract administration, and MS Project workplan
maintenance for a portfolio of projects within the Cryocoolers, Directed
Energy, Sensors & Phenomenology, Advanced Deployables, and Missile Defense
groups.
. Financial tracking and reporting to Division heads for a portfolio of
projects valued at $64M.
. Recognized for process improvement suggestion as part of Bureaucracy
Busting Bonanza.
. Secret (Level II) security clearance completed.
EDUCATION
M.B.A. - Management, California State University Long Beach - G.P.A. 3.405
B.S. - Operations / Management, California State University Long Beach -
G.P.A. 3.774
COMPUTER SKILLS / TRAINING
SAP R/3, SAP BW, SAP CRM, BEx Analyzer, MS Excel, MS Project, MS Visio, MS
PowerPoint, MS Outlook, Windows XP/Vista, Lotus Notes, Google Apps,
Documentum eRoom Extranet Manager, Clarity & Mercury time tracking, Earned
Value (C.E.V.M.S.), MPM, CAJN, DAR/FAR, Six Sigma, HP Accounting,
Toastmasters
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