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ROBERTO RUBIN

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DIRECTOR OF SUPPLY PLANNING

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS | MULTI-LINGUAL MBA

Dynamic self-starter with strong customer service focus and experience in the telecommunications, beverage, construction, food manufacturing, and military sectors. Background includes wide-ranging financial roles as well as supply chain planning, inventory management, project and proposal management. Exceptional ability to build strategic working relationships across the enterprise and identify opportunities for improvement that substantially reduce costs and improve efficiency. Strong presentation skills; comfortable interacting with executive staff and representing company with key customers. Effective leadership skills in both direct and matrix reporting environments. Deep understanding of Latin American culture; English and Spanish fluency.

CORE COMPETENCIES

S&OP Planning ~ Business Operations ~ Financial Planning & Analysis ~ Strategic Business Planning ~ Product & Pricing Strategies ~ Change Management ~ Budgeting & Forecasts ~ Inventory Management ~ Six Sigma Trained ~ Process Improvement ~ Strategic Problem Solving ~ People, Project & Financial Management

PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND

MOTOROLA INC., Plantation, FL, 1998 to 2008

Manufacturer and distributor of a portfolio of technologies, solutions and services, including wireless handsets, accessories, and access systems, digital entertainment devices; voice and data communications systems; and enterprise mobility solutions; 66,000 employees and 2007 net sales of $36.6 billion

SENIOR MANAGER - BUSINESS OPERATIONS / S&OP PLANNING – LATIN AMERICAN MOBILE DEVICES, 2006 to 2008

Directed S&OP planning; drove accountability, process improvement, and excess and obsolescence cost/unit reductions. Managed end-of-life portfolio and new product introduction planning. Partnered with Strategy and Finance to complete 2009 financial plan. Supported product launches; supervised three direct reports.

 Saved $12 million annually in excess and obsolescence by establishing and implementing product end-of- life process for the region.

 Improved forecast accuracy from 45% to 70% by revamping planning processes to leverage best practices across all four Latin American sub-regions.

SENIOR MANAGER-BUSINESS PLANNING & PROPOSALS–LATIN AMERICAN-CARIBBEAN NETWORKS, 2005 to 2006

Developed business plans and strategies; managed proposals & pricing team. Supported sales, financial, and S&OP planning; five direct reports.

 Increased resource efficiency by 50% while improving proposal quality and team morale by streamlining sales proposal process.

 Enhanced short- and long-term financial planning process by designing an “opportunity funnel management” application to improve tracking and management of potential sales.

SENIOR MANAGER OF FINANCIAL PLANNING & ANALYSIS – IDEN HANDSETS, 2004 to 2005

Managed financial planning process: worked closely with senior leadership, sales and business operations to establish financial plans, forecasts, outlooks, and reserves. Supervised two direct reports.

 Key participant in developing a web based tool to manage demand planning with interface to financial systems resulting in reduced cycle time, scenario planning, and financial bridging

SENIOR FINANCE MANAGER – IDEN HANDSETS RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT, 2004

Partnered with R&D staff to support new product development; responsible for budget forecasting, planning,

month-end financial reporting, new product profitability analyses, and project accounting.

 Reduced prototype expenditures by $7 million by working closely with engineering team to improve procedures and manage costs.

MANAGER FINANCIAL ANALYSIS – LATIN AMERICAN-CARIBBEAN NETWORKS REGIONAL SALES SUPPORT, 2003

Provided financial forecasting, planning, and reporting services; participated in contract negotiations and proposal development. Led Digital Six Sigma Sub-Team evaluating proposal process front end.

MANAGER FINANCIAL ANALYSIS –LATIN AMERICAN-CARIBBEAN NETWORKS SERVICE BUSINESS, 2000 to 2003

Responsible for financial reporting, forecasting, and planning, and establishing reserves. Contributed to design and go-to-market pricing and strategy for Network Service Plan product offering as well as Order-To-Cash and project accounting implementations. Introduced metrics and business reporting to measure and monitor profitability, efficiency, resource utilization, and other operating statistics. Led global Finance Sub-Committee reporting to the Global Project Management Board.

 Key participant in transformation of service business profitability from -59% GM in 1999 to + 27% GM in 2002.

 Collaborated with Systems Integration team to reduce costs while improving processes, compliance and project management methodology.

FINANCE LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM, multiple locations, 1998 to 1999

Rotations included “Go-to” Market Finance, Motorola Credit Corporation, Corporate Audit, Cost Accounting, and Accounting & Reporting.

NABISCO DEL PERU S.A., Lima, Peru, 1996 to 1998

Subsidiary of baked goods provider, Nabisco Holdings Corporation; Nabisco is now part of Reynolds American.

MANAGER OF TREASURY, CREDIT, AND COLLECTIONS

Promoted from Financial Analysis Manager after nine months to manage cash flow, accounts payable, and collections.

 Increased efficiency by implementing a cash flow budgeting process and electronic supplier payments.

Additional experience as Operations Analyst, Cott Beverages, Dallas, TX and Project Manager, Chicago Bridge and Iron Inc., Houston, TX

EDUCATION & TRAINING

MBA, University of Texas at Dallas, Dallas, TX

B.S. in Civil Engineering, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX

Presenting with Impact, Dale Carnegie

Introduction to Black Belt Digital Six Sigma Program

Digital Six Sigma Green Belt –DMAIC Concepts and Tools

MILITARY

Past service as Second Lieutenant, U.S. Army Reserve, Corps of Engineers

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