Experienced Project Manager

Professional Experience

Director, Finance Program Management Office 11/03-4/08

Yahoo, Inc.

Acted as interim leader for a global team of project managers for

about six months developing an organizational strategy, mentoring

other project managers, supporting business partners, and

screening new consulting teams.

Implemented a method for recognizing revenue in a timely manner

by managing diverse engineering teams, facilitating design

discussions, and leading a team to develop a viable solution

resulting in head count savings and a new scalable process.

Improved internal controls and financial reporting by

implementing seven Oracle Financials modules in Taiwan while

overcoming distance and language barriers, migrating data from a

legacy system, facilitating business process re-engineering

discussions, and overseeing user testing.

Implemented a modified global chart of accounts (used by more

than 12 countries) by creating the project plan, defining system

rules, overseeing testing, and training users which provided

management with enhanced financial reporting.

Decreased costs and set the stage for re-designing diverse business

practices by creating the high level plan, facilitating HR

discussions, and hiring a local project manager to migrate five

European accounting offices to an Ireland Shared Services Center.

Lead the due diligence effort to determine if a Finance SSC in Asia

had a sufficient ROI this included site selection, budget estimate,

scope of processes for each country, and estimated timelines

(recommendation was to not implement).

Director, Internal Audit 02/03-11/03

Overture Services, Inc.

Reported to the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors and

was responsible for communication to them surrounding internal

controls.

Completed a formal Enterprise Wide Risk Assessment by

interviewing sr. management, analyzing observations, and utilizing

available benchmark information which resulted in its acceptance

by the Audit Committee.

Built relationships with management across all departments and

territories in order to effectively identify areas of concern and

implement solutions

Evaluated financial, operational, and system driven processes and

recommended practical ways to improve controls, gain

efficiencies, and implement best practices

Managed the Company’s compliance efforts with the recent

Sarbanes-Oxley Legislation

Managed 3rd party audits to minimize duplicative efforts

Authored a new process for approving Affiliate Partner contracts

efficiently

Co-authored a new policy and developed the supporting

procedures for segregating sensitive Affiliate Partner and

Advertiser data from Yahoo! (post acquisition)

Manager 7/99-2/03

Sr. Associate 1/98-7/99

Associate 8/96-1/98

PricewaterhouseCoopers

Managed 30+ client engagements annually with teams of 1 to 4

members

Developed and communicated practical recommendations to

executive management of a potential client by interviewing sr.

management, documenting observations, performing analysis, and

utilizing industry experience under extreme time pressures, which

resulted in a new client for the firm.

Was responsible for formalizing the Firm’s global audit

methodology on performing customized attestation engagements

over e-business activities

Maintained CIO / VP level relationship for the Firm for

approximately 20 clients

Consulted with clients regarding business risks and appropriate

mitigation strategies

Performed customized attestation engagements over e-business

based activities

Managed and performed various types of audits including

Financial Statement Audits, Outsourced Internal Audits, and SAS

No. 70 Audits

Co-Founder / Chief Executive Officer 02/95–06/96

Fibernet Corporation

Started the Company with two other individuals

Formalized the Business Plan

Stimulated 1,000 percent company growth (approx. $1 Million in

revenue) as CEO

Recruited executives to fill key positions

Developed short- and long-term strategies

Consulted with businesses on how to apply Internet technology to

their strategic plan

Trained individuals and businesses on Internet applications

Assisted in the planning and implementation of an IP WAN and its

integration with Windows for Workgroups and Windows 95 LANs

Designed, documented, and developed a MS Access 2.0 and 95

internal customer database

Certifications

Project Manager Professional (PMP)

Certified Public Accountant – inactive (CPA)

Certified Information System Auditor – non practicing (CISA)

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