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DIEGO CORREA

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ACCOMPLISHED CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

CFO • VP of Finance • Senior Director of Finance • Finance Director • Corporate Controller Corporate Finance • Cash Management • GAAP Compliance • Strategic Financial Accounting Oversaw Organizational Audits • Minimized Risk • Strengthened Controls • Created Financial Plans Future of Finance & CFO Awards Nominee • Gemini Line Management Award Nominee WORK EXPERIENCE

Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy; Miami, FL Jan 2012 - present Chief Financial Officer (CFO), Gemini Observatory

● Strengthened organizational financial controls and management by developing long-range plans, controlling allocations, approving expenditures, and ensuring budgetary alignments.

● Minimized financial risks by identifying all resources required to support Observatory operations and advising Senior Management on business issues/actions.

● Led financial management reviews and delivered financial updates and assessments to key stakeholders including Corporate Senior management and Board representatives.

● Collaborated with the implementation of the AmLight EXP Internet Link project developed by AURA, FIU, FLR optical network and Internet2 to establish a 200G Internet ring to transfer large astronomy science data from Chile to Brazil and USA.

● Nurtured strong management culture by implementing the best management practices.

● Planned, developed, and implemented complex technical projects.

● Played a key role in strategic financial initiatives in support of operations/management plans.

● Worked closely with the Observatory Director, Observatory management, and NSF representatives on the planning, tracking, and reporting of the Observatory financials.

● Applied expertise in US GAAP standards and best business management practices to guide matters of audit, accounting, payroll, internal controls, and fiscal reporting.

● Developed plans and actions towards achieving annual goals for the Observatory business functions encompassing building operations, safety, security, travel services, and finance.

● Applied understanding of financial and business functions to analyze new initiatives and projects based on comprehensive reviews and simulations of diverse business scenarios. Oceana Inc.; Washington, D.C. June 2008 – Dec 2011 Director of Finance & Administration

● Directed the Finance and HR teams of Oceana worldwide (US, Europe, and South America).

● Planned, developed, and directed fiscal management of the organization's resources worldwide.

● Reduced financial risk and ensured regulatory compliance regarding the organization’s audit, accounting, purchasing, payroll, and financial reporting policies.

● Contained budgets by managing spending and monitoring revenue.

● Strengthened internal controls by implementing fund-based information financial systems.

● Implemented automated administrative, accounting, collections, and budgeting processes.

● Identified opportunities for improvement and led cross-functional teams through implementations, resulting in enhanced compliance with various policies/regulations. 2

Pan American Development Foundation (PADF); Washington, D.C. Sep 2006 - June 2008 Deputy Director of Finance

● Oversaw $65M in finances spread across US Government grants and cooperative agreements.

● Executed annual financial and A-133 audits for PADF headquarters/field offices.

● Fueled revenue growth from $25M in FY06 to $57M revenue in FY08 by developing a financial planning system that allowed financial performance tracking of PADF operation worldwide.

● Obtained financial returns of $2M+/year by optimizing PADF's $30M endowment fund.

● Implemented annual financial and A-133 audits on a worldwide basis, confirming that organizational administrative processes complied with US accounting/audit standards.

● Advanced organizational objectives by developing multi-year financial plans.

● Promoted clear insights and transparency by monitoring financial performance and delivering quarterly reports and presentations to the Organization of American States (OAS) Board, enabling business decisions.

● Oversaw PADF's US government letter of credit and cash inflows from other organizations' contributions (World Bank, IDB, and governments of Canada and Colombia). Prior Experiences: Pan American Health and Education Foundation (PAHEF), Director of Finance; World Vision Inc., Senior Finance Officer; GlaxoSmithKline, General Manager/Finance Director; Ralston Purina, Finance & Administrative Director; Cargill Inc., Division Controller

EDUCATION

Iowa State University, Ames, IA

Master of Business Administration

Universidad de Los Andes, Bogotá, Colombia

Bachelor of Science, Industrial Engineer

TECHNOLOGIES, AWARDS, & PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Technologies:

Deltek Costpoint • UltiPro • Oracle's JD Edwards ERP • IBM Cognos Analytics • KCI’s Control MS Dynamics 365 • MS Excel • MS Power BI • Jira • Slack • Asana • Confluence SAS Data Management • SPSS • BPCS • FundWare

Awards:

Nominee, Future of Finance & CFO Awards (2019)

Nominee, Gemini Line Management Award (2015)

World Bank Graduate Scholar

Organization of American States Scholar

Phi Kappa Phi Honorary Society

Professional Development:

Manufacturing Systems - The University of Iowa

Humanitarian Services – The University of Melbourne

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