Management Engineer

Summary

Over ** years of multinational experience gained in roles of increasing

responsibility within Finance/Treasury, Project Management and Operations.

Strong track record in Leadership, Financial Analysis, Project Management,

Process Reengineering, Change Management and Client Relationship

Management. Candidate for the June 2010 Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA)

Level III exam.

Professional Experience

GMAC Financial Services

Specialist, Treasury Operations (July 2007 - Present), Fort Washington, PA

. Executed multiple projects related to financial process optimization

involving process reengineering, process outsourcing, vendor

rationalization, treasury workstation implementation etc that led to

consistent practices, increased timeliness of accounting, easier

reconciliation of sub-ledgers, lower processing costs and aided in head-

count reductions.

. Provided critical support in terms of market research, financial analysis

and modeling for portfolio management and corporate restructuring

activities.

US Airways Group

Manager, Treasury and Corporate Finance (July 2005 - July 2007), Tempe, AZ

Senior Analyst, Treasury (July 2004- July 2005), Arlington, VA

. Contributed towards several financing and capital restructuring

transactions including the Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing, and subsequent

merger. Modeled cash flows, conducted DCF/NPV, IRR and sensitivity

analysis and provided recommendations based upon available alternatives.

Simplified the 'Lease versus Buy' decision making process and

considerably reduced the need to individually model each transaction by

building a universal tool to conduct analysis.

. Managed a short-term investment portfolio worth approximately $2.2

billion dollars in accordance with the company's investment policy and

simultaneously ensured proper liquidity. Drafted the new investment

policy of the company based upon those of the two merged entities for

presentment to the Finance Committee.

. Administered a portfolio composed of derivative securities for hedging

exposure to price risks related to fuel purchases of approximately $1.6

billion per year. Monitored counterparty risk metrics and renegotiated

master trading agreements (ISDA) to achieve better credit terms and

improved interest rates on collateral.

. Managed the treasury operations group with a staff of 4 direct reports

responsible for banking relationships, bank account maintenance, wire

transfers, foreign exchange transactions and letters of credit (LOC).

Renegotiated the LOC facilities to realize savings of approximately

$20,000 per year. Successfully led the integration of the treasury

operations of two merged corporations.

. Built and maintained spreadsheet tools/models to manage budgets,

investments and debt/lease obligations, analyze variances, test hedging

strategies and forecast income, expenses and cash flows.

. Researched financial and commodities markets and drafted market

intelligence memos for presentment to top management.

Other Experience

Infosys Technologies Ltd, Programmer Analyst (Oct. 1999 - June 2002), Pune,

India

Mahindra and Mahindra Ltd, Sales Executive (Feb. 1999 - Sept. 1999), Pune,

India

Tata Motors Ltd, Engineer (July 1997 - Jan. 1999), Pune, India

Education

Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) Program, Level II, June 2008.

Master of Business Administration (Finance and Accounting), Michigan State

University, May 2004

Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical Engineering), University of Pune, July

1997

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