ALEJANDRO GARCIA
https://www.linkedin.com/in/alex-business-professional
628-***-**** ac2ecc@r.postjobfree.com
BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE, STRATEGY, FINANCIAL ANALYSIS AND MARKET RESEARCH PROFESSIONAL
Professional Senior Analyst widely known for providing business professionals with market research and data, while engaging in operational and regulatory processes, to drive revenues, reduce costs and inefficiencies, and formulate business strategies. Strong analytical, quantitative, writing and communication skills.
Collaborator, team builder and mentor, with experience partnering with and leading global cross-functional teams. Multi-lingual with excellent interpersonal skills. Fluent in Spanish, Functional Skills in Portuguese and French.
Financial Analysis Business Development Project Management
Strategy and Planning Mergers and Acquisitions Technology Evaluation
Due Diligence Marketing / Branding Investment Prioritization
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Pacific Gas and Electric Company, San Francisco, CA
SENIOR FINANCIAL ANALYST 2016 - 2017
Provided financial, business and market analysis, data compilation, and strategic portfolio support to the Sourcing Organization which identified $200M in savings
Led the development of sourcing related contracting spend and savings analyses
Facilitated the monthly review meeting with the division Mangers, the Executive Director and the Vice President of Supply Chain
Thomson Reuters, Houston, TX
SENIOR ANALYST 2014 - 2015
Developed commodity production models, trade, supply/demand balance models and commodity pricing models that improved client investment portfolio yields on average by 3-4%
Synthesized business intelligence, industry expertise and innovative technology to deliver informative messages at industry conferences, events and trade shows designed for decision-makers searching to improve their business operations
Trained, supervised, and mentored junior staff on core analytical and technical processes
IHS Markit, Houston, TX
AREA RESEARCH COORDINATOR 2009 - 2011
Structured and supervised the infrastructure and markets research group which primarily focused on extending the current information network and on expanding the database scope and content, causing an overall $5M increase in the departments new business revenue
Established and maintained contacts and information flow with government bureaus, industry agencies and private companies operating domestically as well as internationally for the purpose of sourcing and validating all data
Organized business & industry conferences/events to present and promote proprietary information & insight products
Baker & O’Brien, Houston, TX
SENIOR ANALYST 2008 -2009
Provided analytical expertise through the utilization of technical, econometric and industry best practice models for $300M-$500M corporate optimizations and feasibility projects
Analyzed the economics for business units to estimate revenues, costs & margins for proposed corporate expansion projects
Performed asset valuations and determined the market outlook of investment projects for acquisition and market entry analyses
Arthur D. Little, Houston, TX
BUSINESS ANALYST 2006 -2008
Performed risk assessments for new business developments to forecast potential profits and understand potential losses
Analyzed international business policies and fiscal terms of various countries throughout the world and helped formulate tax and other incentive policies designed to foster international business deals
Developed a model for an $800M investment project that simulated operating costs, production, product processing and transportation costs as well as supply/demand models for final products
Econ One Research, Houston, TX
MARKET RESEARCH ANALYST 2004 -2006
Performed analysis of legal documents and financial statements to value assets and calculate economic damages for legal disputes involving Fortune 500 companies
Analyzed price differentials to determine competitive vs. anti-competitive practices among major product distributors, which ultimately led the client to collect $55M in economic damages
Determined methodologies for calculating appropriate discount rates for discounting expected future cash flows involving breach of contract cases between Fortune 500 companies
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Arts, ECONOMICS AND PHILOSOPHY
Rice University, 2004