Project Process Improvement
Resume:
ARTUR SZCZEPANEK, CPA
**** ******* ****** . *** *******, CA 90066 . *****.**********@*****.*** .
EDUCATION:
*/**-*/** ********** of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
. Masters of Accounting. Cumulative GPA: 3.72/4.0
. Relevant course work: Strategy and Organizational
Consulting, Intermediate Accounting, Cost Accounting,
Taxation, Auditing, Enterprise Information Systems,
Assurance
9/06-6/09 Stanford University, Stanford, CA
. Bachelor of Arts in Economics with a minor in History.
Cumulative GPA: 3.6/4.0
. Relevant course work: Finance, Organizational Theory,
Statistics, Sustainable Development, Computational
Modeling, Advanced Macroeconomics and Microeconomics,
Economics of Law
4/08-6/08 Oxford University, Oxford, England
. Completed a classic Oxford style tutorial on Ancient
Roman Military History
1/08-3/08 Stanford-in-Berlin, Berlin, Germany
. Completed studies of the German Economy with a
culminating study on the German Labor Market
EMPLOYMENT:
12/12-Present Senior Internal Audit, AECOM, Los Angeles, CA
. Lead for strategic assurance audits, SOX 404 control
testing and various special projects (consulting) for the
Global Audit Services Department of a professional
technical and management support services conglomerate:
o Conducting process improvement study of project
approval process in the Middle East geography for all
business product lines.
o Assessing effectiveness and efficiency of Payroll
processes transition plan for the entire Middle East
Geography, based out of Abu Dhabi, United Arab
Emirates.
8/10-11/12 Senior Business Risk Advisor, Ernst and Young, Los
Angeles, CA
Responsibilities included:
. Risk:
o Designed and executed operational reviews within the
Internal Audit Department of a Fortune 500 Managed
Health Care Company.
o Evaluated financial, regulatory, and operational
risks, providing detailed recommendations for
improvements in business processes to mitigate these
risks and optimize performance. Developed process
maps for each audit project to facilitate work plan
creation.
o Identified and implemented a process improvement
project, which automated and streamlined
communications between the Internal Audit department
and Management.
o Implemented KPI Metric monitoring at Internal Audit
department, leading to a project length decrease from
an average of 160 to 90 days.
o Responsible for project management oversight for six
million dollar account, including monitoring risks,
milestones and budgets for over 60 projects on a
yearly basis.
. Performance Improvement:
o Developed a process mapping and re-engineering study
on an organizations' key revenue generating business
process, examining ways to streamline and maximize
efficiency.
o Consolidated multiple varying process maps into a
single proposed standardized version, and held a
three day work-group session with key executives to
streamline revised process acceptance.
o Over $2 million of year-over-year savings were
discovered through process mapping implementation.
. IT Risk & Assurance:
o Performed extensive reviews of controls over specific
enterprise resource planning systems, including
leading walkthrough interviews with the client and
building test sheets.
o Supervised as many as 5 staff concurrently.
EXPERIENCE:
10/09-Present Co-founder, Hugart Inc, Los Angeles, CA
. Assisted in the entire start-up process of a
distributional branch in the US for a leading European
packaging company, Hugart LTD.
. Established marketing strategies for custom production
machines that package a variety of liquid and viscous
products primarily in the beverage and dairy industries.
CONSULTING
9/09-12/09 Managing Director, Strategy and Organizational Consulting
Course, USC, CA
. Completed a market analysis and growth strategy
recommendation in the Healthy Snack industry for Nestle,
while managing a team of USC MBA students.
6/08-8/08 Management Consulting Intern, Simon-Kucher Partners, Warsaw,
Poland
. Managed a cost reduction project for a major Polish
supermarket chain with a final energy tender proposal
deliverable, ultimately leading to over 10% energy cost
savings.
LEADERSHIP
1/07- 6/09 Internal Director, Stanford Environmental Consulting,
Stanford, CA
. Oversaw multiple projects in a Board of Advisors capacity
while developing club strategies.
. Conducted research for the city of Palo Alto to determine
whether it is economically feasible for Palo Alto to
collect restaurant grease and transform it to Bio-diesel
as Consulting Associate.
2/07-6/09 Associate, Supporting Initiatives for the Redistribution
of Unused Medicine, Stanford, CA
. Drafted a business plan for a non-profit organization
that connects clinics with charitable suppliers of
medicine through an internet information-sharing media.
CERTIFICATION:
Certified Public Accountant, State of California
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
. Proficient in the use of Microsoft Excel (pivot tables,
vlookups, and other advanced functions), PowerPoint,
Word, Visio, and Savvion
. Fluent in Polish. Intermediate skills in Spanish.
Beginning skills in German.
. GMAT Score: 690. SAT I: 1460/1600.
. Interests: Traveling, reading, board games and sports,
especially soccer & volleyball.
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