Jason Diptee
**** ********* **** *** **, Jacksonville FL, 32256
E: acb81g@r.postjobfree.com T: 904-***-****
OBJECTIVE
To apply my finance and engineering expertise, skills and 10 years of
experience, in a challenging position with a results-oriented company that
will draw on my project management, analytical and creative abilities.
Keywords: Budget administration, Chemical Engineering, Environmental
Compliance, forecasting, data and variance analysis, performance metrics,
scorecards, business plan, statistics, advanced Excel and Access, financial
modeling, scenario analysis, risk management, process flow, cost based
analysis, NPV, IRR, ROI.
Profile
. Key member of corporate finance team responsible for budget planning,
risk management and regulatory reporting
. Budgeting and Financial modeling to provide senior management with vital
guidance on multi-million dollar decisions
. Results oriented - driven by long and short-term goals, with focus on
improving methods, and generating real bottom-line performance
Education
Masters Business Administration
Finance, Schulich School of Business, York University, Canada
Masters Applied Science
Chemical/Metallurgical Engineering, University of Toronto, Canada
Bachelors Applied Science
Chemical Engineering, University of Toronto, Canada
EXPERIENCE
DEUTSCHE BANK, Florida (2013-Current)
Profit and Loss Risk Support, Markets Clearing Desk
. Project Management for the Markets Clearing Investment Area: coordination
between various departments and facilitation of meetings to delegate
tasks for set deadlines
. Responsible for daily investment performance reporting of bond portfolios
and F/X SWAPs
. Responsible for triangulation (accuracy measures) of P&L statements with
explanations of variances
. Research and provide support to Traders, Managers and Finance Department
regarding questions on a $4 billion portfolio
. Manage accrual and true-up scheduling with Accounting department for
maintaining accuracy of Markets Clearing published income statement
. Training of junior staff and development and documentation of standard
protocols
Jacksonville Universities/Colleges, Florida (2011 - 2013)
Research/Professor
. Design, built and administer the Chemistry Lab and Theory undergraduate
program for Florida Career College, including the setup of safe lab
working conditions for students and staff
. Re-designed Environmental Science college course and lectured the same
. Author of the published research paper "A Thermodynamic Framework for
Economic Production" for presentation at SCIECONF 2013 international
conference
. Co-author of published research on "Tacit Knowledge Acquisition in
Virtual Teams" for presentation at the Wireless Telecommunications
Symposium 2013 Conference (published WTS 2013 Proceedings)
. Design MS Access database, with user forms and performance metric reports
for accurate tracking of instructor statistics
. Build a "qualitative teacher database" to allow instructors to tap into
the shared experience of the faculty and see most effective work policies
to use (obtained via questionnaires to the staff)
. Lecture and administer courses in Problem Solving (Kepner-Tregoe
Analysis), Mathematics Economics and Statistics, Research Methods;
instructor of the Quarter
VyStar Credit Union Jacksonville, Florida (2005 - 2011)
Senior Financial Analyst
. Key player of the Finance team in the development, evaluation,
presentation and recommendation of budgetary policies, precedents,
procedures, and regulations; work with VP Finance in preparation of
company's balance sheet and income statement position for the bi-weekly
committee meeting.
. Interview heads of department to establish core production metrics, lead
and synchronize data measurement timelines and analysis for ongoing
reporting of organization-wide performance scorecards
. Develop and maintain the financial simulation model (Sendero) for balance
sheet optimization; used in identifying, analyzing and resolving a range
of budgetary problems.
. Perform risk analysis on the balance sheet and income statement, as well
as provide insight into the key drivers behind variance to budget;
acquired explicit knowledge of administrative and financial management
systems
. Implement an OPS (Organization Profitability System) across the Credit
Union, allocating expenses via valid statistical drivers to the company's
profit centers
. Work with the various departments (Senior Management, Marketing,
Automated Services, Purchasing & Facilities, Negative Shares Team) to
allow identification, analysis and conceptualization of budgetary
problems and development of alternative solutions
. Develop a report that reviews, trends and evaluates the performance of
the entire ATM network (report is now a company standard)
. Statistical analysis of the institution's member behavior to shortlist a
comprehensive set of options for reducing negative share occurrences
Royal Caribbean International Miami, Florida (2004-2005)
Revenue Analyst
. Revenue manage several ships of the Royal Caribbean fleet ($20 million
revenue)
. Responsible for pre-sailing revenue optimization, including pricing
strategies and inventory control
. Decide on and approve promotions and marketing programs to ensure revenue
forecasts are met
. Financial reporting and accounting for variances to forecast, with action
plan on how to meet shortfalls
. Meet one-on-one with executive management on revenue performance issues
and to discuss pertinent topics
. Independent research on finance projects (including financial modeling)
to test and validate proposed changes to current operational strategies
aimed at increasing revenue
. Develop "critical short forms" to reduce reports and streamline
information going to Department heads
James & Sherman Associates Ltd. Toronto, Canada (2002 - 2003)
Financial Consultant
. Write business plans and conduct project viability analyses for clients
starting business ventures
. Approach loan institutions on behalf of clients to present their business
plans in order to secure funding
. Meet with prospective clients to determine their needs and produce a
specific service package to suit their budget and goals
. Income statement, balance sheet and cash flow statement analysis;
development of pro forma financial statements
. Cost-volume-profit analysis and contribution analysis
. Prepared and conducted a successful three hour seminar on "Global
Investing Using Options" (sole lecturer: group size 30-40 people, ran for
a year); wrote a book on the same topic (published 2004)
. Founder, designer and logistics director for all related services of
EqualEdge Inc.; grew client base by 100 in approximately four months
increasing revenues by 50%
. Supervised a staff of four personnel
Kraft Ltd., Etobicoke, Canada (2000-2002)
Financial Analyst
. Conduct financial analysis for Private Label and Export channels (approx.
$100 million in revenue)
. Support all financial management decision making through variance
analysis, item profitability, scenario analysis; key member in the
development of business plans for the division
. Responsible for all phases of budget preparation including price, volume
and sales budget construction, variance analysis and detailed explanation
of budgeted versus actual performance; including detailed knowledge and
understanding of budgetary policies, precedents, procedures, and
regulations
. Continuous and ongoing review of the performance of Private Label and
Export portfolios, with a focus on formulation of budget and estimates to
support plans, programs, and activities, including presenting and
defending budget estimates
. Facilitate communication among five different teams, ensuring timelines,
pricing strategies and volume production issues are all aligned
. Review and evaluate budget requests, also implement controls regarding
reporting of obligations and expenditures for various product groups to
Kraft's bottomline
. Create templates to help automate general tasks involved in the financial
management (wrt data-mining and analysis) of the Private Label and Export
team
. Train two junior financial analysts
Computer Skills
Word, Excel (modeling/macros), Access, PowerPoint, Outlook,
Essbase/Hyperion, Lotus Notes, Explorer, Crystal Reports; Sendero ALM, DMS,
Monarch (data mining tool); Programming Languages: Fortran
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