BRAD DIETZ **** E. Katella Ave. #****
Anaheim, CA 92805
Phone: 714-***-****
Email: ****.*****@*****.***
CORE COMPETENCIES
KPI / Metric Development Six Sigma Proficient Statistical Modeling Agile Software Dev.
Business Process Automation Database Architecture Project Management Analytics & Reporting
Software Development: MS Visual Studio. MS BI Suite (RS,IS,AS,SQL). R/Studio, ggplot2
Programming Languages: Microsoft .NET (VB, C#). SQL (Microsoft, Teradata). R. EDUCATION
ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY, W.P. Carey School of Business TEMPE, AZ Masters (MBA): BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION AUGUST 2010 ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY, Ira A. Fulton School of Engineering TEMPE, AZ Bachelors of Science (BSE): INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING MAY 2006 PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
THE WALT DISNEY COMPANY – DISNEYLAND RESORT ANAHEIM, CA SENIOR BUSINESS ANALYST – REVENUE MANAGEMENT & ANALYTICS FEB 2014 – PRESENT
• Responsible for Disneyland Resort Attendance and Admissions Revenue forecasting & related management
• Ongoing responsibilities ranged from daily attendance projections, to assist in short-term workforce planning, to annual planning, to assist in enterprise-level capital budgeting – covering nearly $2B in admissions revenue
• Automated end-to-end Admissions Revenue forecasting, reporting, and accounting processes to accurately recognize revenue at the time of redemption versus time of sale
• Acted as an organizational-wide business systems analyst to identify and implement process improvement and automation techniques using Microsoft SQL Server database platform BUSINESS ANALYST – REVENUE MANAGEMENT & ANALYTICS APR 2013 – FEB 2014
• Responsible for providing technical, analytical, and reporting support for the implementation and sustainment of the latest generation of the Food & Beverage table service restaurant dining reservation system (“a la carte”)
• Established the reporting platform for timely, accurate, and actionable KPI’s delivered to a variety of user groups and applications from operational and workload support to strategic executive decision making
• Aligned administrative and business processes with Walt Disney World to improve domestic business continuity INDUSTRIAL ENGINEER – OPERATIONS PLANNING & ENGINEERING FEB 2011 – APR 2013
• Responsible for analyzing, identifying, and driving improvements and efficiencies by providing analytical decision- making support to executives in support of multi-million dollar initiatives
• Acted as a liaison between operations management and information technology (IT) to drive solutions in business process automation, data quality controls, analytical model development, and advanced reporting capabilities
• Improved the technical capabilities of the organization by identifying, introducing, and training applicable technologies based on Microsoft SQL Server, SAS, and SAP Business Objects business intelligence platforms
• Created Disneyland Resort’s long-term parking strategy by developing a vehicle demand arrival model, analyzing parking capacity expansion options, and providing recommendations to Disney executives and City leaders
• Consulted directly with the Adventures by Disney travel segment, providing recommendations on improving system and business processes, resulting in a trip capacity increase of 40% without supporting headcount overhead Continued …
Professional Experience Continued …
INTEL CORPORATION – GLOBAL SUPPLY NETWORK CHANDLER, AZ BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE ENGINEER – INFORMATION SYSTEMS ENGINEERING JUN 2005 – FEB 2011
• Responsible for engineering supply network system and reporting capabilities by partnering with key business stakeholders, formulating requirements, and managing technical teams
• Managed small project software teams with varying levels of experience and qualifications to deliver successful customer solutions using Scrum development methodology
• Developed enterprise-level tools, including a transactional freight rate database and freight spending forecast model, to support internal operations through the use of efficient, data-driven processes
• Engineered customized B2B data integration and architecture between Intel and global third party logistics operations, partnering with worldwide internal and external stakeholders, utilizing common EDI standards
• Supported end-to-end software development from concept prototype creation to release and sustainment