Experience

Cicero®

• United States
• Business Consulting and Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Sr Director of Operations and Finance

  • Jan 2023 - Present

• Director Of Operations and Finance

  • Jul 2019 - Dec 2022

  - Responsible for the financial health and the efficient operating of Cicero. Direct reports to COO and CEO on initiatives and improvements happening around the organization- Set company strategy and responsible for implementation of cost-effective systems and improvements to meet current and future needs of Cicero- Management of due diligence and oversight of millions of dollars in potential M&A targets and initiatives - Created and maintain cost-effective systems saving the company tens of thousands of dollars in labor costs- Final review and sign-off of monthly, quarterly, and annual financials for the organization- Ensure increased company profitability through team lead reviews as well as the efficient management and use of people resources- Weekly financial reviews with the controller, payable, and receivable departments and continue to look for ways to improve efficiency Show less

• Operations and Finance Manager

  • Aug 2018 - Jun 2019

  - Tasked to locate and solve inefficiencies in both the operations and finance departments- In four months, created 10 new SOPs, learned and implemented 3 new software programs for expense and accounting management, and streamlined roles and responsibilities within the organization saving the company $120k in labor costs within the first year of implementation



Vivint

• United States
• Computers and Electronics Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Financial and Data Analyst

  • May 2018 - Jul 2018

• Finance and Data Analyst

  • Jan 2018 - May 2018

  I am also responsible for maintaining fiscal responsibility within operations through analytics and critical thinking. I created monthly budget reports as well as held monthly meetings with directors to ensure budgetary needs were followed as well as met. During my time at Vivint, I have lead projects on compensation changes and I have created automated reports using VBA to increase accountability within the organization.I'm also responsible for monthly close reports and allocation of funds to the correct organizations. Attention to detail is critical. I work closely with VP of finance as well as the director of operations. I use R programming and Python to perform statistical analysis on financial operations of the business like forecasting sales and predicting trends or clustering market segments. I use R and Tableau to provide a data visualization to management to turn a complex answer into a simple one. Implemented A-B testing to control for compensation models and analyzed effects of changes to the employees. Show less

• Sales Manager

  • Dec 2015 - Dec 2017

  I sold alarm systems door-to-door and generated $1.15 million through personal sales and recruiting. I managed office functions and trained 60 individual sales representatives on sales tactics as well as mental toughness. I was responsible for the creation of two subsidiary offices in different states to expand market and sales growth. Through my sales experience I learned to understand customer needs and create solutions to problems. I mastered the art of motivating through sales tactics while answering the needs of the consumers. Show less

• Operations Manager

  • Apr 2012 - Dec 2015

  I was responsible for the creation and management of two subsidiary offices in two different states including the management and recruitment of 20 workers. I oversaw installation of 3,000 smart home security systems as well as the servicing and scheduling of these systems. The equipment used on these systems was managed by a personal forecast sheet created in excel.Successes include developing a system to streamline customer service through the office, taking weight off of the customer service phone-line at corporate. This increased revenue by $450,000 in just 2 years.Forecasted equipment usage daily using excel to ensure proper inventory levels of $1.2MM in home automation inventory Show less



Utah Valley University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Supplemental Instructor - Business Statistics

  • Aug 2015 - May 2016

  Instructed 120 business students on sampling techniques, statistical inference, probability distributions, and confidence interval methods. I planned, organized, and executed lectures according to the needs of the students. I created effective teaching techniques and increased the overall average grade in the class from a C to B-, a 10% increase. Instructed 120 business students on sampling techniques, statistical inference, probability distributions, and confidence interval methods. I planned, organized, and executed lectures according to the needs of the students. I created effective teaching techniques and increased the overall average grade in the class from a C to B-, a 10% increase.