Experience

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  Raytheon Company

  • Consulting Financial Analyst

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  Raytheon Corporation

  • Baltimore, MD

  • Consulting Financial Analyst

    • 1998 - Present
    • Baltimore, MD

    • Coordinate the Monthly Financial Close consolidation and reporting process for product lines with $250M-$400M in annual Sales• Coordinate the AOP / 5 Year Plan forecasting, analysis, and reporting process for a multisite business organization (mentioned above)• Product Area Business Systems Management (From SAP systems implementation to the present time): Front-End Systems management, maintenance, and sustainment• Developed and implemented process improvements to support progressively reduced monthly close cycle calendars within Raytheon SAS and Raytheon NCS (from 5 days to 2 days)• New Business Forecasting (Product Lines valued at up to $300M): Developed the division’s initial multisite forecasting and consolidation process; Represented Division during internal FP&A reviews• Business Reorganization Support (multiple events and multi-site focus): Adaptation of internal processes, Integration of management approaches, and Team building• Training and development of others, including: Creation of supporting tools, courses, documentation, and workshops, plus Follow-up analysis and process adaptation• Generate Termination Liability Analyses for complex production and engineering new business proposals• Perform Credit and Treasury Cash Flow Analyses of new business proposals (including IDIQ production contracts and large international proposals).• Backlog management and related business system records clean-up• Production Inventory Investments: Teamed with Program Management Offices to develop justifications, secure investment authorization, and manage funds thru the point of New Business Bookings liquidations• Capital Appropriation Requests: Generated financial analyses, Executive Summaries, and partner with Technical Requestors to develop Business Case narratives.• Supported the Egyptian IFF Proposal process via in-country customer meetings together with the local Raytheon consultant (Cairo, Egypt).

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  Allied Signal Corporation

  • Business Enterprise Financial Analyst

    • 1994 - 1998

    • Responsible for increasing enterprise gross margin performance by $1.7M over a 16-month period through the identification of excess product warranty reserves.• Collaborated with the Patriot Proximity Fuze Program Manager to improve product line margin performance.• Financial Liaison between Controller, Senior Management, and General Manager.• Coauthored, consolidated, and analyzed forecasts for production and engineering bookings and sales forecasts (up to $109M annually), annual operating plans, and five year strategic plans.• NBI / New Business Investment funds management (up to $5M)• Provided oversight to help ensure that departmental overhead expenditures were within yearly targets (responsible for up to $3.2M annually).• Transformed the analysis process for assessing new business opportunities, allowing for greater flexibility, faster turnaround, a reduction in the number of required participants, and increased customization.• Consolidated the job responsibilities of two Financial Analysts into one position through streamlining responsibilities, eliminating non-value-added tasks, realigning roles, and educating technical Program Managers.• Originated the then standardized approach for consolidating and presenting enterprise sales and bookings forecasts.• Developed and presented a financial training seminar for technical managers that elevated their business awareness, enhanced their understanding of available resources, and demonstrated how EVMS performance data is generated.• Researched and compiled the financial support for a successful $4.5M contract claim.• Authorized and conducted monthly business performance presentations for the site Executive Leadership Team.• Conducted weekly status presentations for key Management Personnel.• Trained newly hired Financial Analysts.• Core member for the employee satisfaction site survey team that identified issues affecting morale and job performance.

  • Senior Project Administrator

    • 1992 - 1994

    • Compiled comprehensive periodic progress reports detailing project performance histories, anticipated budgetary requirements, product delivery schedules, and unit cost analyses.• Integrated financial performance measurement indices, EVMS techniques, and judgment to evaluate program efficiencies and the validity of projected expenditure trends.• Facilitated the development, implementation, and follow-through of program corrective action plans; analyzed results for lessons learned.• Spearheaded the creation of a project allocation process which reduced approval cycle times by 83% (from three months to two weeks).• Generated bid and proposal financial inputs.

  • Project Financial Analyst

    • 1989 - 1992

    • Implemented and maintained an EVMS-DOD 7000.2 Cost Schedule Control System (CSCS/C-EVMS) certified program management information system (Tri-Service RDT&E EVMS validation received in September 1991).• Functioned as a liaison between Program Management and Line Managers to obtain, consolidate, and analyze EVMS data / cost and schedule information.• Generated time-phased budgets, evaluated cost and schedule variances, and created monthly program status reports (CPR’s, CFR’s, DD-1921, etc.).• Established departmental operating procedures.

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  Allied Bendix Corporation

  • Towson, MD

  • Engineering Administrator

    • 1987 - 1989
    • Towson, MD

    • Compiled monthly divisional budgetary forecasts categorizing both funding and manpower requirements by department, task, and labor grade.• Provided general financial support to various engineering and technical Line Managers• Validated the accuracy of all contract labor charge-backs.