Vladimir Fedorov, MBA, PhD

Experience

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  Russian Academy of Sciences

  Sept 1986 - Nov 1989

  Research Associate ~ Completed PhD in 3 years

  - Selected optimum methods of complex development of mineral deposits for iron mines;- Worked out the methods of the separate mining and selective dumping of mineral resources, used by the Major Project Institute, for the complex development of big iron-ore deposits;- Diploma of XVI All-Union mining conference of young scientists, Moscow, USSR, 1989.

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  Mining Institute of the Kazakh Academy of Science

  Jan 1989 - Jan 1993

  Senior Research Scientist - Cheif of Lab ~ Methods of the complex development of mineral resources

  Conducted research on methods of material transference with the use of liquid, and found optimum methods of the complex development of mineral deposits;- Developed methodical provisions and practical applications of adaptation of mining methods with complex development of mineral resources.

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  The Almaty Managers' School

  Jan 1991 - Jan 1992

  Expert Consultant on Economy ~ Prepared programs for accounts and tax courses

  - Prepared programs for accounts and tax courses;- Maintained contacts with heads of different departments of major tax inspection departments;- Revised programs and prepared materials for training courses;Mining Institute of the Kazakh Academy of Science, Alma-Ata, Kazakhstan

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  Independent Trade Union Center of the Republic of Kazakhstan

  Jan 1993 - Feb 1994

  Deputy Head ~ Political activity, prepared tax training

  Deputy Head of the Bureau of Recommendation, Analysis and Consulting, Director of the Center for Labor Training,- Prepared programs for labor training, and analyzed political situations in the Republic of Kazakhstan and prepared statements and appeals;- Maintained contact with representatives from different independent trade unions;- Inspected a situation in the Uralsk region of Kazakhstan as a member of the government commission;- Founded an Investment Fund during the privatization process in Kazakhstan; Show less

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  NRG Texas LLP - Reliant Energy - HL&P

  Aug 1994 - Jul 2006

  Financial Analyst - Engineer ~ Performed financial analysis, reporting, forecasting, accounting

  - Prepare financial reporting package (quick P&L, LCM analysis, Inventory analysis, etc.);- Responsible for fuel accounting (gas, oil, coal) for the whole company;- Created cash forecast modeling package with graphical presentation and earned complements from Company's executive management, applied cash for the complex structure;- Revenue accounting, PUC reporting, Sarbanes Oxley testing;- Support for internal & external audit requests and CNP's Regulatory Department;- Capacity auction (CA) reconciliations and settling ERCOT statements;- Verified and processed around 85-95 % of the company revenue on the monthly bases;- Performed PUC filing for Asset Group, contract administration for coal and lignite; - Increased efficiency rail delivery forecasting by reducing cycle time analysis from two days to an hour;-Operational and economic evaluations of major utility company's coal and lignite assets and projects;- Reduced the capital budget by $280,000 by using my own developed analytical computer program for the economical evaluation of purchasing used versus new equipment analysis, and the economical evaluation of leasing equipment versus purchasing;- Completed research showing very attractive opportunities for HL&P to participate in privatization of the power industry of Kazakhstan. Show less

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  WellDynamics LLP

  Jul 2006 - Jul 2008

  Financial Analyst ~ Improved efficiency of budgeting process, prepared financial reports, analysis

  - Initiated and improved efficiency of budgeting process which led to reduction processing time from 300 to 20 man-hours;- Prepare individual and consolidated financial reports (BS, P&L, Operating Statement, Inventory, NOVA) for a few companies, create analytical package with ratio and trend analysis, economic modeling;- Create /modify / update FRx reports, weekly P&L forecasting, Gross Profit analysis, etc;- Reconciled depreciation/inventory discrepancies for companies with different functional currencies. Show less

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  Halliburton International Inc.

  Jul 2008 - Sept 2010

  Managed accounting for income taxes, permanent/temporary differences, deferred tax asset/liability, and tax optimization.• Reconciled differences between tax fillings and Halliburton's provision, discovered errors in tax accounting for previous years, and developed recommendations to fix errors, improving accuracy of tax provision and initiating mapping process • Created Excel model to evaluate activities in different regions, leading to new approach presented to F&A and tax management on corporate and regional levels and receiving high compliments.• Discussed approaches, minimizing tax effects, optimizing tax registrations, and consolidating tax filings. Show less

  • Accounting Manager ~ Accounting for income taxes, tax optimization

    Aug 2009 - Sept 2010

  • Business Systems Analyst ~ Financial analysis, reporting, forecasting, budgeting, and data migration

    Jul 2008 - Jul 2009
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  Halliburton

  Nov 2010 - Feb 2015

  Principal Accounting Supervisor ~ Major M&A integrations, projects; Trusted Business Advisor award

  Collaborated with departments throughout organization on M&A integrations and special projects: Purchase to Pay (PTP) (calculation/presenting metrics) and FATCA (payments to foreign vendors).• Recognized with Halliburton Trusted Business Advisor award for smooth processes integrating 8 major acquisitions (M&As) and evaluating fair market value fixed assets (one of the highest Halliburton award in finance/accounting; only 7-10 people from the whole company receive this award every year).• Modified integration instructions for F/A and created M&A lessons learned file, improving efficiency, streamlining processes in post-acquisition integration, adopting best practices of standardization in merges and acquisitions (M&A) integration, and reducing integration team from 3 people to 1 person. • Led group to create deployment / operational metrics and present in QlikView, updated business case, and assisted in challenging FATCA project, complying with federal government requirements for reporting payments, meeting aggressive deadlines, and receiving recognition from management for project success. Show less

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  SIEMENS /CDI

  Aug 2015 - Apr 2016

  Financial Analyst IV (contract) ~ Completed financial analysis at complex levels, integrations ...

  Prepared and reviewed financial reports, completed financial analysis at complex levels, profit and loss analysis, contribution margin review, cost center analysis; cross functional interactions with operations and Project Managers (PMs).• Streamlined reporting process, and increased the accuracy of reporting by around a million dollars a month;• Filled missing knowledge gap by finding data, preparing agreements (SLAs) and prevented the company from losing hundred thousands of dollars not signing contracts. Show less

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  AIG

  Aug 2016 - Nov 2018

  Manager of FP&A ~ Streamlined /automated processes, completed quantitative due diligence analysis

  Streamlined /automated processes, completed quantitative due diligence analysis.• Automated the Goodwill impairment test reducing 1.5 week spent time (~50% shorter) and making it an easy task;• Streamlined upload data from BPC to CART and reduced time by 55% for P&L (saving an hour of time);• Reduced due diligence data gathering to a week per country (50% less than original target) and made it very simple;• Selected for a pilot rotation program from a list of talent candidates (one of three from a hundred candidates). Show less

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  HP

  Jul 2019 - Sept 2023

  - Led alignment/implementation of E2E workday calendar for Print; coordinated a completion of a few KDDs; supported implementation of R5/R9 releases; coordinated workflow updates for L1/L2 for Print & PS - Led a completion of Phase I Disclosure Management (DM) project in 3 months, which previously had very little progression, and received compliments from the higher HP management- Actively participated in implementation of Simplify project and Web Intelligence (Webi) tool

  • EBP Planning Manager

    Oct 2021 - Sept 2023

  • Consultant

    Jul 2019 - Oct 2021
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  Nov 2023 - now

  In Transition