Experience

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  Washington state university

  Sept 2005 - May 2006

  Sector analyst

  Assisted with managing a university endowment fund valued at over $1 million. Responsible for researching and analyzing holdings in the Health Care and Consumer Services sectors. Performed extensive research on individual securities, created reports, gave presentations, and provided “buy”, “hold”, or “sell” recommendations.

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  Boise cascade

  Jan 2007 - Mar 2011

  Audit analyst

  Performed audit functions including: data analysis, process documentation, data mining, audit program construction and internal control review management. Ensured that processes had adequate internal controls and identified potential process improvement opportunities. Internal contacts included various levels of administrative and management personnel. Extensively used written and verbal communication skills. Worked with a variety of accounting and inventory management systems. Performed Sarbanes-Oxley compliance reviews. Evaluated financial reports such as 10-Ks and 10-Qs before they were released to external audiences. Show less

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  Boise inc.

  Mar 2011 - Oct 2013

  Senior planning associate

  Was responsible for consolidating companywide monthly forecasts and annual budgets. Created Board of Directors presentations that were shown by management during quarterly board meetings. Supported the Treasurer, Director of Strategy, and VP of Corporate Development with their analytical needs. Assisted the Energy Manager with natural gas hedging activities and monthly settlements with counterparties. Created and maintained financial statement and discounted cash flow models used to make significant strategic decisions. Used a FactSet based model to perform relative valuation analysis to industry peers. Was an integral member of the team that helped the 2013 purchase of Boise Inc. by PCA come to fruition. Created the financial model that was used by JP Morgan to “shop” Boise Inc. to potential buyers. During this time, interfaced directly with investment banking personnel as well as potential suitors including private equity firms. Show less

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  Packaging corporation of america

  Nov 2013 - Jul 2015

  Senior business analyst

  Provides forecast data for the “Boise Legacy” side of the business which are used in the earnings guidance numbers communicated to Wall Street analysts each quarter. Performs monthly variance analysis between forecasted and actual financial performance to identify opportunities for improvement. Regularly executes macro and micro supply/demand analysis on paper and packaging products. Created and maintains an Excel P&L file that links to the TM1 planning system. This file is used by packaging mill leaders to manage their business. Currently tracking the performance of a major machine reconfiguration project. Part of a team that is actively reviewing the suitability of converting PCA into a Master Limited Partnership (MLP) structure. Show less

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  Micron technology

  Aug 2015 - now

  Senior financial analyst

  Responsible for creating and presenting the financial review deck that is shown to the Storage Business Unit (SBU) management team each month. I have become the SBU inventory lead on all cross business unit finance related projects and assignments. Created and currently maintaining various Excel P&L and inventory spreadsheets that are linked to the TM1 planning system. A member of the SBU Product Life Cycle Management (PLM) team that supervises a product from “idea” to “end of life”. As part of the PLM work, I created a dashboard that compares the current performance of our product portfolio with what was originally forecasted; this has become a valuable tool for SBU management to gauge the success of programs and assess what can be improved. Show less