Manager Process Improvement

____Caitlin Gerstenschlager____

E-mail address: **********@*****.***

Address: Portland, OR 97225

Phone: 573-***-****

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

• The Boeing Company Huntington Beach, CA

Technology Development Subcontracts Manager 5/2010 – present

Negotiate, renegotiate, and administer contracts with domestic and international suppliers, vendors, Universities and other representatives, including terms and conditions, government flow-downs, price, schedule and other requirements.

Research and evaluate suppliers based on price, quality, selection, service, support, availability, reliability, production and distribution capabilities, and the supplier's reputation and history.

Prepare purchase orders, solicit bid proposals, and review requisitions for goods and services with values from $100 to $1,400,000.

Analyze price proposals, financial reports, and other data and information to determine reasonable prices.

Lead and participate on multiple LEAN+ Process Improvement teams, establishing and instituting value added changes to processes, communication, data, and systems.

• The Boeing Company Seal Beach, CA

Integrated Defense Systems Core Accounting - Overhead Analyst 5/2008 – 5/2010

Analyze data and prepare various schedules and tables to explain changes and variances each month.

Write and prepare journals, cost transfers, table and account updates, account reconciliations, and other general accounting procedures.

Verifying/reviewing and updating/correcting errors for continued system functionality and data integrity.

Representative on LEAN+ Process Improvement team providing training on different types of defining and describing problems and opportunities, root cause analysis, benchmarking, decision making and implementation tools for process improvements.

• The Boeing Company Huntington Beach, CA

Boeing Career Foundation Program (BCFP) Participant – Highly selective two year program with four month rotations in finance related functions.

Long Beach Core Estimating – Long Beach, CA 3/2008 – 5/2008

Prepare Basis of Estimates (BOE) and the comprehensive historical and current backup for use in proposal preparation.

Create a database of parts and specific support documents in support of the Life Time Buy effort.

C-130 Contracts and Pricing – Long Beach, CA 11/2007 – 3/2008

Consolidate and verify pricing data for support of proposal preparation.

Collect certifications in support of contract requirements.

Write contractual customer correspondence such as transmittal letters and responses to Requests for Action from the Government customers.

Corporate Consolidations – Chicago, IL 7/2007 – 11/2007

Reconcile financial statements and assemble backup packages as support and validation for the 10Q Document, Earnings Release, and Financial Statements.

Communication Liaison between Investor Relations and Consolidations groups.

Create and compose consolidated supplemental schedules and footnotes for the 10Q.

Huntington Beach Financial Accounting – Huntington Beach, CA 3/2007 – 7/2007

Write and prepare general journal entries, account reconciliations, financial statement schedules, statistical journals, and operating metrics.

Employ logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.

Update and write procedures and desk instructions for 20 new and existing Accounting tasks.

ICBM (Inter-Continental Ballistic Missile) Business Operations – Anaheim, CA 11/2006 – 3/2007

Construct and write procedures for the Final Estimate at Completion (EAC) Process

Prepare exhibits and spreadsheets for Final EACs to close out contracts and realize profit/loss.

Delta Supplier Management Finance Operations Cost Analysis - HB, CA 6/2006 – 11/2006

Analyze proposals, pricing data, technical evaluations, and other documentation to determine reasonableness of time, cost, material, and labor estimates.

Write and prepare preliminary cost analyses and negotiation memos.

Assemble spreadsheets and financial models used to confirm supplier estimates.

• Crazy Music Sound and Light Columbia, MO

Accounts Manager / Bookkeeper 2/2005 – 5/2006

Debit, credit, and total accounts on specialized accounting software.

Calculate, prepare, and issue bills, invoices, payroll, and other financial statements.

Use creative problem solving for identifying and solving issues specific to this small company.

Assist owner in his private property management.

EDUCATION

• University of Missouri – Columbia, College of Business Graduation: May 2006

Dual Major: Bachelor of Science in Business Administration in Finance and Economics GPA: 3.7

• University of California – Irvine, University Extension Graduation: May 2008

Certificate: Specialized Studies Program in Wine

OTHER TRAINING/EXPERIENCE

• Highly skilled in Excel, PowerPoint, and Word, and proficient in Access and other Microsoft products

• Skillful in data collection, research, and technical preparation of data

• Utilize modern communication technology (blogs, instant messenger, social networking, etc.)

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