Management Project

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

Finance, project management and business analysis professional with experience in financial planning & management of Government contracts in Defense / Aerospace Industry. Perform SAP financial and project management duties for multi-million dollar contracts conducting process, cost planning and budget analysis. Proficient in establishing goals and objectives and developing implementation plans that support and achieve them.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Warner Bros. Studios Burbank, CA October 2011- Present

Consultant

• Provide support to financial functional users (Financial Planning/Reporting & Analysis, Financial Operations, Legal Affairs, and Audit) who rely on well managed systems (SAP, Marvin) to provide Business Unit & Corporate deliverables.

• Worked with the finance SME’s (subject matter experts) on functional teams (Financial Planning/Reporting & Analysis, Financial Operations, Legal Affairs, and Audit) to develop data requirements for system enhancements to streamline financial operations. Work includes: facilitating creation of functional specifications, data conversion scope, business process flows (current & future state), change management and cutover strategy.

• Assist with interfaces that send relevant information between systems and assure data integrity in the transference.

• Assist with master data setup and maintenance for all systems supporting financial operations (SAP).

Raytheon Defense Company El Segundo, CA June 2005 - September 2011

Program Cost Scheduler I, R Six Sigma Specialist Clearance – Secret 2011

• Develop yearly 5 - year plan and perform Monthly Financial Planning & Analysis forecasting for various Raytheon programs.

• Analyzed and evaluated financial data generated from SAP to provide finance information to management.

• Performed a wide range of budgeting/forecasting analysis and reporting duties for numerous projects.

• Carried out risk & opportunities analysis to assigned programs ensuring integrity of reporting and program cost savings totaling $6.5M.

• Performed cost tracking and analysis for time & material, fixed fee and cost plus fee projects.

• Developed and tracked program cost performance and schedule performance plan pertaining to earned value analysis.

• Responsible for processing monthly booking, sales, & earnings for multiple programs totaling: Bookings $125M, Sales $124M & Earnings $12M as of 2008 to date.

• Supported Monthly Program Performance Reviews providing monthly financial and strategic data to senior management.

• Provided financial data for Internal / External Government Audits ensuring compliance with Department of Defense financial regulations.

• Coordinated various Earned Value Baseline Reviews establishing program cost and schedule plan.

• Responsible for pricing support capturing various proposals bids exceeding $35M. Proposal efforts cost elements: material, labor, ODC, travel.

• Supported product line business managers ensuring Basis of Estimate data is adequate for Government and Commercial proposal bids.

• Coordinated and successfully completed B2 Program ($6.2M) Budget at Complete (BAC). Completed ASTOR program ($9.6M), E2D program ($2.2M), MP RTIP program ($6.5M), Japan F-15 program ($1.2M) SSP LRIP program ($1.65M) and ATFLIR program ($2.9M) final BAC’s.

Turner Construction Co. Los Angeles, CA

Labor Compliance Analyst LCP January 2005 – June 2005

• Simultaneously supported multiple publicly funded public works projects, including logging, auditing, and reporting duties resulting in 95% project close rate.

• Reviewed payroll records for over 75 vendors verifying benefit statements, employer training contributions, and apprenticeship paperwork to determine compliance with applicable rules and regulations.

• Managed compliance of contract documentation for multi-million dollar projects > $1M to ensure integrity and increase repeat business opportunities.

• Investigated complaints of noncompliance with prevailing wage payments, Benefit payments, and apprenticeship violations; takes written or recorded statements to establish facts; compiled reports, records any other pertinent material to complete case file.

EDUCATION

Masters of Business Administration (MBA) - Project Management

Keller Graduate School of Management April 2008

Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (BA) – Finance

Florida Agricultural & Management University Tallahassee, FL December 2004

CERTIFICATES

Graduate Certificate in Financial Analysis - Finance

Keller Graduate School of Management October 2011

TECHNICAL SKILLS

SAP, Business Warehouse Production Systems (BPS), Micro-Frame Program Manager (MPM), Microsoft Office Suite, Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Visio, APEX Financial Reporting, ACES Advanced Company Estimating System, Lotus Notes, SPSS, LISREL

AWARDS & HONORS

Raytheon – Individual Achievement Award, June / 2010, November / 2010

Keller Graduate School of Management Honor Society

Florida A & M University Honor’s Society

Ronald E. McNair Scholar 2004

Adams Mark Tuition Scholarship Recipient, 2004

MEMBERSHIPS

Keller Graduate School of Management (Devry) Alumni Association

Masters of Business Administration (MBA)

Florida Agricultural & Management University Alumni Association (Los Angeles Chapter)

Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (BA)

PUBLICATIONS

1. Ronald C. Carter, Ulysses J. Brown, & Guy Saintil (2003). The Effect of Hip-Hop Music on the Aggressive Behavior and Violent Attitudes of College Students. Business Research Yearbook (11), 2004, 699-701.

2. Ronald C. Carter, Ulysses J. Brown, & Guy Saintil (2003). The Effect of Age and Gender on Television Viewing Habits of College Students. Business Research Yearbook (11), 200*-***-***.

3. Ronald C. Carter and Ulysses J. Brown (2004) Basking in the Reflected Glory of Others: Spectator Attendance at College Football Games. Journal of the Florida A&M University McNair Program (14), 2004.

4. Ronald C. Carter & Ulysses J. Brown, (2005). Gender Differences and the Performance of Management Science Students: The Impact of Stress and Test Anxiety. Business Research Yearbook (12), 200*-***-***

PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATIONS

1. Ronald C. Carter & Ulysses J. Brown (2003). The Effect of Hip-Hop Music on the Aggressive Behavior and Violent Attitudes of College Students. / The 13th Annual Economic Research Symposium. November 12, 2003, Jackson State University.

2. Ronald C. Carter, Ulysses J. Brown, & Guy Saintil (2004). The Effect of Hip-Hop Music on the Aggressive Behavior and Violent Attitudes of College Students. / 16th Annual Conference of the International Academy of Business Disciplines., March 25-28, 2004, San Antonio, Texas.

3. Ronald C. Carter, Ulysses J. Brown, & Guy Saintil (2004). The Effect of Age and Gender on Television Viewing Habits of College Students. / 16th Annual Conference of the International Academy of Business Disciplines., March 25-28, 2004, San Antonio, Texas.

4. Ronald C. Carter (2004). Basking in the Reflective Glory of Other: Spectator Attendance at College Football Games. / 10th Annual SAEOPP / UTK McNair National Scholars Research Conference., July 1-4, 2004, Knoxville, Tennessee.

5. Ronald C. Carter & Ulysses J. Brown (2005) Gender Differences and the Performance of Management Science Students: The Impact of Stress and Test Anxiety. / 17th Annual Conference of the International Academy of Business Disciplines., April 6th-9th, 2005, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

6. Ronald C. Carter & Ulysses J. Brown (2005) Response to Stress and Test Anxiety: A College Students Perspective. / Academy of Management Meeting., Aug 5-8, 2005 Honolulu, Hawaii.

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