Executive Director, Financial Planning & Analysis

• Nov 2020 - Present

Project Consultant

• Feb 2020 - Nov 2020

Implementation services for cloud based planning and forecasting EPM solution Planful (Host Analytics). Implementation services for cloud based planning and forecasting EPM solution Planful (Host Analytics).

Senior Director, Financial Planning & Analysis

• 2014 - Jan 2020

Senior finance partner collaborating with C-suite, business unit, and project leaders to prepare detailed budgets and analyze trends for multiple business units, 45 departments, and 40 projects. • Prepared annual detailed, consolidated budgets and rolling forecasts, including balance sheets and cash flows, to support continuous monitoring of corporate cash burn and drive cost control measures throughout the organization. • Championed and led transition to an automated online solution (Planful), reducing turnaround time on forecast updates by several weeks and improving reporting cadence by one week. • Catalyzed culture shift to clearer financial management by leading initiative to improve R&D project leaders’ understanding of their project forecasts and financials. • Successfully handled multiple business unit and senior leadership reorganizations, including underlying project and department infrastructure modifications and allocation methodologies to reflect new matrixed financial management and reporting requirements. • Recognized as thought partner by CFO while stepping in to fill vacant VP Finance role. • Managed and mentored senior finance manager responsible for supporting synthetic biology platform unit and RNA medicine programs. • Coordinated composition of the financial package and presentation for quarterly board meetings and investor reporting; reviewed results with board members and high-profile investors. • Key partner on long-term plan used for periodic company valuations (409A).

Senior Director, Financial Planning & Analysis

• 2006 - 2014

Acted in senior advisory capacity to CEO, CFBO, SVP Finance and business unit GMs. Directed corporate-wide budget process and analyzed trends and metrics for 6 business units, 75+ departments (800 employees) during period of 5 acquisitions. • Recipient of Executive Management Award for Quality (2007). • Promoted as first woman to Senior Director level during period of 5 acquisitions and 400% employee growth; founding member of women’s leadership network. • Prepared first 5-year plan after purchase by the parent company used in tracking performance for equity plan valuation and impact of new initiatives for annual strategic planning process. • Decreased turnaround time on rolling forecasts by over a week while improving data integrity and automation of the consolidation process by advocating implementation of Cognos Planning budgeting software, including training end users. • Created distribution cost per shipment model to forecast and measure business performance and to drive decisions regarding capacity and future facility investment. • Organized creation of the financial package and presentation for quarterly financial reviews and board meetings. • Prepared and presented quarterly financials to employees at company meetings, enhancing effective corporate communication by sharing implications of results towards company goals.

Director, Operations Planning

• 2002 - 2006

Delivered operations and financial leadership for public drug discovery collaboration and services company with $50M in revenue and 6 acquisitions in 6 years. • Provided management with financial data to justify business decisions by producing detailed budget and standard monthly financial reporting for all worldwide business units within 2 months of hire. • Implemented online budgeting software within first 5 months of hire. • Established standard costing model used by the accounting group for overhead distribution, business development for proposal creation, and project managers for estimations. • Supported financial P&L project management and led reviews of research programs, including a multi-year $140M multi-project program.

Director, Research & Analysis

• 1999 - 2002

Provided executive-level financial strategy for public real estate database company with $220M in revenue and 8 acquisitions/mergers in 4 years. “Does What It Takes” Award (Employee of the Year). • Executed formal financial packages for creditor presentations resulting in over $20M in financing. • Prepared and analyzed financials and made recommendations on merger and acquisition prospects, closure of business units, and integration and consolidation opportunities. • Key team member identifying and implementing $5M (2000) and $12M (2001) annual cost savings.

Business Analyst

• 1997 - 1999

• Administered a $26M operating budget for 25 S,G&A, and R&D departments. • Administered a $26M operating budget for 25 S,G&A, and R&D departments.