Experience

University of Minnesota - Carlson School of Management

• United States
• Higher Education
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Lecturer, Finance Department

  • Aug 2023 - Present

  - Teach undergraduate courses, including Modeling Business Scenarios in Excel (BA 2051), Fundamentals of Finance (FINA 3001), Financial Modeling (FINA 4422) and Advanced Financial Modeling (FINA 4920) - Serve as Course Coordinator for BA 2051- Develop new curriculum for Advanced Financial Modeling course

• Senior Teaching Specialist, Finance Department

  • Aug 2022 - Jul 2023



Bluestem Brands

• United States
• Retail
• 700 & Above Employee

• Consultant

  • Aug 2022 - Present

  Provide ad hoc support and analysis

• Director of Financial Planning and Analysis

  • Oct 2019 - Aug 2022

  Led merchandise finance, pricing, operations finance, and marketing finance teams

• Financial Planning and Analysis Manager

  • Apr 2017 - Oct 2019

  Led merchandise finance team specializing in financial planning, decision support, and negotiations

• Senior Financial Analyst

  • Jul 2015 - Apr 2017

  Guided strategic decisions around promotions, clearance, merchandise assortment, and private brand profitability



University of Minnesota - Carlson School of Management

• United States
• Higher Education
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Adjunct Faculty, Finance Department

  • 2021 - 2022

  Taught undergraduate courses, including Analyzing Business Problems in Excel (BA 1001) and Financial Modeling (FINA 4422) Taught undergraduate courses, including Analyzing Business Problems in Excel (BA 1001) and Financial Modeling (FINA 4422)



University of Minnesota

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Tom Burnett Leadership Program Facilitator

  • 2017 - 2021

  - Facilitated Tom Burnett Advanced Leadership Program - Developed student leaders through conversations around credibility, courage, and authenticity - Facilitated Tom Burnett Advanced Leadership Program - Developed student leaders through conversations around credibility, courage, and authenticity



Target

• United States
• Retail
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Financial Planning Analyst - Corporate Social Responsibility Finance

  • Aug 2014 - Jul 2015

  - Partnered with CSR team to manage Target’s 5% giving budget based on business and social impact- Performed internal audit on 5% giving budget

• Financial Planning Analyst - Corporate Financial Planning

  • Jun 2013 - Aug 2014

  - Informed chief executives of total-company financial performance through weekly and monthly P&L forecasts- Prepared materials for earnings releases and board meetings- Managed short-term incentives program and return on invested capital modeling