Kate Homer

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Patchogue, NY *****

347-***-**** acc1nr@r.postjobfree.com

Summary of Qualifications

• Over ten years financial planning, analysis and modeling experience

• Breadth of experience outside of accounting and finance to leverage, to include:

• Operations management

• Strategy analysis and development

• Business presentation and literature creation

Professional Experience

OPX Biotechnologies Inc., Boulder, Colorado 2011 - Present

Manager of Financial Planning

• OPXBIO is a bio-based chemical company focused on commercializing research and development through

strategic partnerships.

• Responsible for leading FP&A for the company, to include:

• Develop long term company modeling to support internal planning, external valuation and business

development.

• Work closely with Engineering and Scientific teams to create economic models to support new product

development.

• Manage internal planning and analysis to include budgeting, cash management and reporting to internal

and external stakeholders.

TRIMBLE NAVIGATION Ltd., Westminster, Colorado 2010 - 2011

Operations Senior Financial Analyst

• Trimble Navigation provides Advanced Positioning Solutions for the Agriculture, Construction and Survey

markets.

• Responsible for leading the FP&A process for the global operations group, to include:

• Manage and ensure consistency and quality of quarterly and annual financial closes and audits.

• Develop cost models and ROI analyses in support of global supply chain projects.

• Develop policies and strategic reporting around inventory and gross margins.

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EVERGREEN ENERGY, Inc., Denver, Colorado 2008 - 2010

Senior Financial Analyst

• Evergreen Energy is focused on cleaner coal technology for the Energy and Utility market.

• Provided both oversight and support across operational and corporate activities, to include:

• Financial and economic modeling for use in internal planning, external valuation and business

development.

• The creation of presentations and literature for use in external communications, to include proposals,

marketing material and investor relations.

• Manage internal planning and analysis to include budgeting, cash management, pricing and reporting.

BOOZ ALLEN HAMILTON, New York, New York 2005 - 2008

Strategic Simulation Consultant

• Created strategic simulations to aid in decision making for Commercial and Government clients.

Experienced in the full life cycle of creation, planning and execution of strategic simulations, including

design, scenario development, and financial modeling. Client assignments included:

• Exercises designed to assist in strategic investment decision making, helped clients develop simulations

to aid in making difficult investment decisions in complex markets.

• Exercises for financial institutions to test their response plan in a crisis event.

• Simulations designed to increase collaboration between the public and private sector.

KELLOGG, BROWN and ROOT, Arlington, Virginia 2004 - 2005

Senior Financial Analyst

• Provided accounting, financial and management support to four international Government contracts totaling

53 million a year in revenue, responsibilities included:

• Client and internal financial reporting on earned value management and various performance metrics.

• Managed cost control, accounts receivables and accounts payable.

• Managed and accounted for indirect rates, fringe benefits, labor accounting and accruals.

• Managed and coordinated with subcontractors and outside vendors.

BOOZ ALLEN HAMILTON, McLean, Virginia 1994 - 2004

Business Operations Manager / Financial Analyst (2000 – 2004)

• Provided financial analysis and business management support to Booz Allen’s Vice President of Modeling,

Simulation, Wargaming and Analysis, responsibilities included:

• Ran business operations for a team of 412 staff and 66 million a year revenue, including three reports.

• Reported on funding backlog, fiscal year analysis and various performance metrics. Presented business

performance at weekly senior staff meeting and performance reviews.

• Developed fiscal year plan, built and managed indirect budgets and assist in rate planning.

• Managed team’s contract management, including budget planning, forecasting, coordinating

subcontractors, consultants and pricing of proposals.

• Monitored compliance, billing and contractual issues.

Administrative Assistant / Intern (1994 – 2000)

• Assisted contract administrators in processing modifications, briefing summaries and prepared the

closeouts of contracts and subcontracts.

• Gained accounting experience, including client billing and contract briefing.

Education

• VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC and STATE UNIVERSITY, Blacksburg, Virginia

• Bachelors of Science in Finance, 2000

Professional Training

• Greenbelt in Lean Six Sigma

• Earned Value Management

Software Expertise

• Microsoft Office applications: Access, Excel, Project and Word

• Accounting and financial tools: Microsoft Dynamics, Hyperion, COGNOS, JD Edwards, Oracle and SAP

• Cost scheduling and management tools: Primavera – Expedition, P3EC and Cost Manager scheduling software

Security Clearance

Top Secret (last active March 2008)

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