Jake Mason

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Leads with empowerment, integrity, accuracy and commitment - finance, operations, program management and sales disciplines.

  • Education

    • Sierra College

      1990 - 1993
      Associate's program Computer Science

      Activities and Societies: Volunteered technical support in Audio and Lighting - Theatrical Design, implementation of rigging, programming light board, mixing sound for recording and for live performance. My course of study was called "Computer Aided Electronics" - Was a combination of Electronics and Computer Science. Projects were building electronics, with a robotics element and interfacing with PC computers including software creation.

    • The George Washington University - School of Business

      2006 - 2007
      Master's Certificate Project Management

      Completed Course work and Time commitments required for PMI Certification

  • Experience

    • HP

      Feb 2002 - Nov 2015

      Finance Manager Supporting Global VP, Directors and Managers for HP Customer Service Supply Chain Operations team.Planning annual division budget, forecast, actuals reporting and mediation. Division includes ~205 individuals and ~$2.5M in spend.Monthly Close Activities – validation, remediation, Forecast Updates, Journal Vouchers, Accruals, Cross billings –etc. Data is held in proprietary SAP, Oracle and internal HP Data Warehouse Environments.Global Finance Manager with dotted line reporting from Print, Personal Systems, Managed Services – with Financial Analysts in each of 3 regions – 1 Global Inventory Financial Analyst - Total of 10 Financial Analysts in a dotted line management structure. Responsible for continuous feedback, staff meetings and collaboration. Global Services team responsible for ~$6B in revenue annually.Finance Project Manager – Internal separation of Enterprise, Print and Personal Systems, Internal Merger of Print and Personal Systems.Key Inventory Finance Lead – budget planning, forecast and actuals reporting for AME, APJ, EMEA and WW geography's totaling ~$180M.Key Finance Compliance and Audit contact for division. GAAP, Sarbanes Oxley, and FAS49 Inventory Compliance.Finance Lead for global projects – Developed Global Hub Inventory from Concept to Reality – resulting in a substantial decrease in cost per unit for high volume parts, savings for MOQ and regional EOSL costs.Finance Value Capture Lead – $67M savings realized in FY14 and ~$48M saving realized in FY15 through efficiency projects and price leverage, and vendor negotiations.Global Vender account management finance lead – Multiple strategic materials and logistics vendors. Support for Contract Negotiations, mediations and escalations.Lean Six Sigma Green Belt. Masters Certificate in Project Management (PMI). Background includes Engineering, Compliance, Supply Chain and Finance. Show less • Successfully Orchestrated 2007, 2008 and 2009 SOX Audits performed by Ernst & Young, all issues resolved without the need for remediation.• Managed 2008 JD Powers Certification trials / successfully completed SSA certification.• Responsible for other projects and programs including HP Internal Audit cost saving measures.• Promoted to Program Manager as per recommendation Ernst& Young and other HP management.• Achieved “K-Band” 2008 (Highest Scale / top 5% of all employees) ranking within this position. Show less • Direct supervisor/leadership for 5 team members, provided ongoing feedback and annual evaluations• Delegated and monitored requests for changes needed in the support organization• Developed and improved processes within the team and organization for efficiency customer satisfaction• Managed complex escalations involving HP’s highest visibility customers with complete success• Comprehensively and accurately documented escalation case details and research• Received 7 WOW the customer awards with recognition from senior management including the HP CEO• Received Masters Certificate in Program Management• Achieved “K-Band” 2007 (Highest Scale / top 5% of all employees) ranking within this position Show less

      • Senior Financial Analyst

        Mar 2009 - Nov 2015
      • Global Program Manager - Compliance

        Feb 2007 - Mar 2009
      • Services Project Manager I / Supply Chain Escalation Manager

        Feb 2002 - Feb 2007
    • Disney Parks & Resorts

      Oct 2016 - Aug 2017
      Warehouse Operations Manager

      Starting October 10th 2016

    • The Walt Disney Company

      Aug 2017 - Sept 2019
      Financial System Analyst
    • Systems Innovation by LMG LLC.

      Sept 2019 - Mar 2024

      Nationwide Leadership of Customer Support, Supply Chain, Warehousing, and Managed Services

      • Director of Sales & Operations

        Sept 2019 - Mar 2024
      • Manager Of Sales and Operations

        Sept 2019 - Sept 2019
  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Project Initiation: Starting a Successful Project

      Google
      Nov 2025
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    • Foundations of Project Management

      Google
      Oct 2025
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    • Six Sigma Green Belt

      HP
      Mar 2008
    • Master’s Certificate in Project Management

      ESI Inc. /George Washington University School of Business
      Jun 2007
    • Associate’s Certificate in Project Management

      ESI Inc. /George Washington University School of Business
      Jun 2006
    • Workday

      Coursera
      Jul 2025
    • Low Voltage Systems Contractor

      Contractors State License Board
      Jul 2021
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    • Low Voltage Systems Contractor

      Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation
      Apr 2021
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    • C-7 - Low Voltage Systems Contractor

      California Department of Consumer Affairs
      Jul 2021
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    • Learn with Workday

      Workday
      Sept 2025
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  • Volunteer Experience

    • Director / Secretary

      Issued by Lincoln Crossing Homeowners Association on Jan 2011
      Lincoln Crossing Homeowners AssociationAssociated with Jake Mason