BYRON LOPEZ
Manor, TX
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Summary
Byron is a skilled supply chain specialist and financial analyst with a strong background in economics, business, and psychology. A Marine Corps Veteran with over seven years of experience, Byron excels in strategic planning, econometric thinking, risk mitigation, and operational efficiency. Byron’s expertise in data analysis, contract negotiations, and problem-solving allows him to drive informed decisions and optimize supply chain and financial operations. Byron is proficient in excel, stata, and R. Byron applies economic principles like Game Theory in negotiations and leverages critical thinking to assess complex challenges. With a strong work ethic and adaptability, Byron is committed to delivering strategic, data-driven solutions.
Skills
● Supplier Management
● Contract Review
● Forecasting
● Leadership and Team development
● Risk mitigation
● Budget management
Experience
Nov 2023 - October 2024
Capstone Partners Financial, Playa Vista, CA - Financial Services Consultant
● Conducted fifty comprehensive fact-finder interviews on a weekly basis with prospective clients to identify and assess their financial goals, needs, and objectives.
● Critically analyzed over two hundred contracts and financial illustrations on a weekly basis for clients, providing strategic guidance in developing comprehensive financial plans.
● Participated in biweekly training sessions focused on marketing, client prospecting, engagement strategies, investment products, insurance solutions, and retirement planning to enhance client advisory services.
● Sold million dollar Life insurance policies and retirement plans. 2
● Assisted more experienced Financial Advisors via Joint work and together Managed over fourteen million in Assets Under Management (AUM) as a first year advisor.
January 2022 - December 2023
Kinetic Consulting, El Paso TX - Account Receivable specialist
● Developed and implemented new procedures to facilitate business growth.
● Identified needs of small business owners and law enforcement agencies promptly and efficiently.
● Spoke to over one hundred and fifty CFO’s, county sheriffs and small town mayors across the Texas southern Border about new optimization strategies within tactical gear and training programs.
● Created over two hundred plans to propose solutions to problems related to efficiency, costs or profits.
February 2018 - February 2022
United States Marine Corps, Camp Lejeune NC, Vehicle commander, BN Crew Chief
● Relationship development along with monitoring and maintaining supply chain management strategies that increase efficiency of supply operations around 2nd LAR BN.
● Handled all correspondence and negotiations with suppliers for 2nd LAR BN.
● Critically analyzed FAR and DFAR contracts. With FAR contractual provisions overviewing the mechanical components of the Light armor vehicles and the DFAR provisions looking over the Military weapon systems.
● Maintained metrics and critically analyzed data from maintenance reports, armory evaluations and Inventory checklists to locate, close with and assess any issues between the suppliers, mechanics, the light armor crewman and the Armory.
● Prepared over a thousand weekly, Bi-monthly, and Monthly vehicle Maintenance reports across one hundred and sixty vehicles and four companies.
● Prepared, reviewed and submitted budget plans for company goals
● Implemented operational efficiency programs and presented company level KPI’s whenever the 2nd LAR BN Sgt. Major and Battalion Commander requested them.
● Conducted in-depth analysis of budgets, financial reports, and projections to ensure accurate reporting of the company's financial standing, aligning with battalion objectives and strategic goals.
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Education
August 2022-May 2025
Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles - Bachelor of Arts, Economics May 2019-May 2022
Santa Barbara City College, Santa Barbara CA - Associate Of Arts, Economics, Business