Manager Quality Assurance

*AMY MENDEZ*

***** Sentinel Drive Boulder, CO ***01*

*C: 858-***-**** **********@*****.****

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*PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY *

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*Financial planning manager with 5+ years of experience in strategy

development and decision support at two Fortune 500 companies. Demonstrates

a record of achievement in advocating for business objectives with internal

and external partners. Well-versed at working with cross-functional teams

to achieve short- and long-term goals.*

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*Strengths include:*

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*Customer Focus Continuous Improvement Thought Leadership

Teamwork Problem Solving *

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*PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE *

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*BALL CORPORATION, Broomfield, CO February 2012 -Present *

*Manager, North American Metal Beverage Division Financial Planning and

Analysis *

*Manage a team of three Senior Financial Analysts to deliver quarterly

financial statement forecasts, annual operating plans, 3-year strategic

outlooks and month-end reporting and analysis for $3+ billion revenue

manufacturing business.*

* Engaged senior management to set operating earnings and cash flow

targets for FYE 2012 and FYE 2013. *

* Manage budgeting and review/approval process for $135MM capital spending

budget. *

* Leverage Hyperion reporting tools to create scorecards used by senior

management across functions to track performance of annual operating plan

objectives.*

* Developed forecasting methodology and reports for operating earnings

impact of multiple hedging programs (aluminum, utilities), resulting in

improved organizational understanding of program efficacy. *

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*WAL-MART STORES, INC., Bentonville, AR May 2006-August 2006; June

2007-February 2012 *

*Senior Manager, Sam’s Club Strategy (August 2009-February 2012)*

*Engaged CEO and senior leadership to develop strategic plans for

presentation to the Walmart Board of Directors and external financial

analysts and to set sales and gross profit targets for FYE 2011 and FYE

2012 for $45+ billion revenue retail business.*

* Developed recommendations for merchandise product portfolio optimization.

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* Earned a Lean Six Sigma Green Belt by improving feature item sales

forecasting. *

*Senior Manager, Walmart U.S. Strategy and Customer Insights (June

2007-August 2009)*

*Analyzed and prepared customer, competitor and company assessments to

identify opportunities for six main merchandising units that generate $200+

billion in revenue. *

* Completed developmental rotations in Walmart merchandising, logistics,

store innovations, finance, global procurement, store operations and Sam’s

Club merchandising.*

*MBA Intern, Sustainable Value Network for Textiles (May 2006-August 2006)*

*Presented recommendations regarding sustainable textile supply chain to

the Chief Executive Officer and his direct reports, resulting in formation

of a working group to implement my recommendations.*

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*QUALITY ASSURANCE INTERNATIONAL, San Diego, CA April 2000-June 2004

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*Sales & Marketing Lead (August 2003-June 2004)*

*Revised the pricing structure for all QAI client programs working directly

with the President to create a more transparent cost structure resulting in

lower audit liabilities/costs and increased client retention. *

*European Union Services Coordinator (February 2001-August 2003)*

*Designed and implemented a new system for verifying compliance with

European regulations, positioning QAI as a global competitor.*

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*EDUCATION *

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*INDIANA UNIVERSITY, KELLEY SCHOOL OF BUSINESS (2007)*

*Master of Business Administration in Finance*

*UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS, FULBRIGHT COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES (1998)*

*Bachelor of Science in Biology*

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