Gustavo Garza

214-***-**** ad35pm@r.postjobfree.com LinkedIn.com/in/gustavogarza24

SUMMARY:

Experienced business analyst/project manager skilled at building relationships with key stakeholders, problem solving, diplomatic communications, and streamlining company objectives.

Skills:

Tableau Excel Trello Palantir Foundry QuickBooks Salesforce Goal Oriented Coachable Power BI Managing Workflow Relationship Builder Time Management Team Leader Qlik Sense Negotiations Azure DevOps Cross Functional Collaborator Resourceful/Tenacious Proficient in Spanish

EXPERIENCE:

Trinity Industries Jun/2021-Present Dallas, TX

Strategy Analyst III

•Lead team in rolling out 2024 Strat plan across operational decision-making platform; Palantir.

•Generated $23.2M in sales through product redesign, collaborating with various business units.

•Redirected operations from low revenue product to a streamlined enhanced profit earning model.

•Advised on sale-off of excess assets, avoiding down turn market losses in near term.

Market Strategist

•Compiled year-end analysis with future focus for companywide strategic planning for RCMC and C&M verticals, as well as quarterly vertical reviews for integral customers solutions team.

•Applied qualitative and quantitative analysis on various market segments to identify future risks, emerging opportunities, and to protect and grow the enterprise.

•Coordinated with account managers to align on strategic initiatives and provide market updates.

•Facilitated key customer and industry data points within the NPD process to frame priorities for new products development decisions.

•Met with customers along with account managers to provide market background as well as industry wide equipment overview.

•Furnished initial briefs in vetting new ideas for service expansion process.

•Implemented various support measures for account managers, portfolio management team, capital markets team, sales operations, etc.

Wentworth Institute of Technology Oct/2019-Mar/2021 Boston, MA

Business Analyst

•Oversaw the implementation of two new systems to improve business metrics and profitability by streamlining large-scale direct assessments and analysis.

•Helped review department’s past performances and provided recommendations to improve profitability and asset utilization.

•Collaborated with end users to document existing end user reporting and identify data availability, needs, and development issues.

•Gathered report requirements and created report specifications.

•Extracted, stored, rehoused, and decommissioned 15 years of sensitive data.

•Liaison between third-party vendor and stakeholders to streamline on-boarding systems.

•Conflict resolution between multiple factions, biased concerns, and budgeting fears.

CIB Non-profit Organization Aug/2015–Oct/2019 Boston, MA

Program Director / Business Analyst

•Conducted business analysis and inducted new business model for other enterprises to follow.

•Implemented organizational changes and presented new solutions to stakeholders at regional and national level.

•Coordinated with leadership team of various businesses in the region to carry out yearly trainings for 23 different organizations, supporting up to 280 participants.

•Worked in concert with, and oversaw, a team of five to carry out the growth and development of program value at the University of Massachusetts Boston.

•Over the span of 2 years, brought UMB program up from last in the district to first in the region in 9 out of 10 statistical measurements via agile and scrum methodologies.

Project Coordinator

•Conducted financial analyses to strengthen organizational efficiency and developed financial models for growth.

•Supervised and directed diverse and multi-disciplinary teams.

•Organized and prepared job development teams that match the knowledge, skills, and abilities of program participants with available training opportunities.

•Carried out problem solving decisions and negotiating skills routinely in situational changing environment.

Kinder Morgan April/2014–July/2015 Albuquerque, NM

Public Affairs / Project Manager

•Responsible for all aspects of implementation of 214 mile/$300M CO2 gas pipeline.

•Interpreted broad scopes of data from multiple organizations and communicating problems.

•and solutions to leadership team in Chicago to continue to meet project milestones.

•Orchestrated business solutions across various teams including ROW, PR, engineering corps,

etc., to keep the overall flow of the project moving towards the comprehensive goal.

•Drove change in the reduction of opposition while gaining momentum with public at large and government officials.

•Oversaw budget planning in collaboration with Marketing, Advertisement, and state-wide public outreach operations.

•Created presentation and reporting materials for quarterly business reviews, planning reviews, and upper management meetings.

•Conducted contract negotiations, right-of-way, donations, procurements, etc. at state & local level.

Royal Power Management May/2013-April/2014 Los Angeles, CA

Accounting Manager

•Oversaw Accounting department; manage company books for 115 operations.

•Processed AR/AP, bank reconciliation, deposits, and client billings.

•Prepare monthly financial reports, managed accounts receivables, and taxes for vendors.

•Responsible for obtaining and filing all necessary paperwork and writing articles of incorporation for new business start-ups.

•Implemented various marketing/network schemas to generate new sales and clients.

McWilliams Governmental Affairs Jan/2011-Feb/2012 Austin, TX

Strategic Consultant

•Analyzed needs and solutions for clients while synthesizing external political problems.

•Devised multi-level strategies under strenuous deadlines for Fortune 500 clients.

•Conducted policy research and analysis on various issues and composed reports for clients.

•Strong emphasis on writing, research, intercommunication, and presentation skills.

Texas House of Representative Jan/2009-Feb/2010 Austin, TX

Legislative Deputy

•Met with various groups including state organizations, lobbyist, constituents, committees and visitors on behalf of representative as his liaison.

•Oversaw and carried 12 bills (8 passed into law), including oversight of 3 committees.

•Evaluated sociological data and provided analysis on effectiveness of proposed bills.

Ameriprise/Axa Advisors Dec/2007-Aug/2008 Dallas, TX Financial Advisor

•Met with clients to map out financial future goals.

•Created customized financial plans and strategies in unity with various investing instruments and tools to plan, protect, and achieve objectives.

•Allocated and diversified clients’ assets and funds to implement financial plan.

EDUCATION:

University of Texas at Dallas

Masters of Business Administration, Strategic Management – (August 2025)

University of Texas at Austin

Bachelor of Arts Economics, minor – Business

Bachelor of Science Public Relations, - minor Philosophy

Bachelor of Science Political Communications, minor – English

Red McCombs School of Business

Business Foundations Certificate

Oxford University, Oxford, England

Studied Abroad – English Program, (summer)

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