Project Manager

Rolan S. Hernandez

*** ********* ****** | Hermosa Beach, CA 90254

310-***-**** | *****@****.*******.***

SUMMARY

Former US Air Force contracting officer seeking growth opportunities with solar project developer. Thrives in both entrepreneurial and highly regulated environments, with diverse expertise in strategic planning, project management, operations, and financial analysis. MBA in Strategy and Operations with Certificate in Sustainability.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

CAMPAIGN DEVELOPMENT INTERN Fall 2010

Cause and Affect – Strategy Consulting Los Angeles, CA

• Forged alliances with corporate leaders to raise awareness of rising sea level crisis in the Maldives

• Conducted market research to identify key issues for corporate responsibility public health campaign

MBA FINANCE INTERN Winter/Spring 2010

Fox Searchlight Pictures Los Angeles, CA

• Analyzed historical financial performance, formulated strategic options for dwindling product line sales

• Reported weekly financial receipts of current releases, performed variance analyses against budget forecast

• Mined data to create revenue models, driving ~$500K marketing budget and theatrical release schedules

STRATEGY CONSULTANT 2009

Barcelona Music & Audio Technologies (BMAT) Barcelona, Los Angeles

• Developed US market entry strategy for Spanish tech startup: segment/sizing, entry barriers, value proposition

• Advised CEO/CFO how to best incorporate technical advantages into differentiated product offering

• Created detailed business plan identifying target market, product mix, and financial requirements to enter US

CORPORATE DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATE 2006 – 2010

Wyle Laboratories, Inc. El Segundo, CA

• Performed M&A deal analysis to expand IT and government services portfolio, closed $70M in acquisitions

• Facilitated 2009 sale of Wyle to strategic private equity buyer: handled due diligence and communications with multiple bidders, evaluated near-term contract risk, constructed financial models to evaluate offers

• Led business unit profitability study for CEO; key findings saved $250K, unit turned profitable in FY09

• Reported monthly financial performance to board members, analyzed variances from budget plan/forecast

SENIOR CONTRACTS MANAGER

• Structured and negotiated over $50M of contracts with major commercial and government customers

• Executed JV to design/construct custom Raytheon test facility; increased annual revenue $1M+

• Implemented proposal bid IT system and trained engineering staff to decrease response time ~30%

• Applied database analysis to recover $125K for unbilled contract work – straight to the bottom line!

CONTRACTING OFFICER 1999 - 2005

United States Air Force (USAF) Los Angeles, Tokyo

• Operated $700M/year airlift contract, delivering passengers/cargo to 15 stations in 10 Pacific countries

• Structured and closed over $7M of air terminal contracts, including $1M capital project in Northern Japan

• Spearheaded USAF airlift expansion in Thailand and Singapore, secured new landing rights and longer hours

• Trained/supervised 24 troops while integrating Hawaii contract operations into Tokyo office

• Negotiated a $200M IT system upgrade for bi-coastal USAF satellite launch control facilities

• Advised Source Selection team in defining program budget and acquisition strategy for $1.6B project

EDUCATION

UCLA ANDERSON SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT, MBA Los Angeles, CA, June 2010

• Coursework/Activities: Green Energy Entrepreneurship, Market Entry Strategy, Corporate Finance, Venture Initiation, Managerial Economics, and Green Building; Marketing Team, CACI (CA Clean Innovation)

HARVARD COLLEGE, BA (ECONOMICS) Cambridge, MA, June 1999

• Phoenix-SK Club Comptroller (“Social Network”); Winthrop House Social Chair; AFROTC Scholarship Cadet

• Publications: Let’s Go: Ecuador, Researcher-Writer (1999); Let’s Go: Perú & Ecuador, Senior Editor (2000)

ADDITIONAL

• Fluent in Spanish, conversational in Japanese; Adept in Excel, SQL, ERP (Cognos, SAP), Adobe CS

• Interests: tennis, surfing, cycling, snowboarding, green energy, lighting design, fiction, backgammon

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