Oliver Brown, MDiv

Oliver Brown, MDiv

Financial Specialist

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Leading People - Our greatest asset! ;) Management | Finance | I EAT, SLEEP, & BREATHE NUMBERS | 11+ Years US Navy Transitioning | Veteran | Lean Six Sigma

  • Education

    • Baruch College

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      Bachelor of Business Administration - BBA Investment Finance & Mathematics

      Majored in Investment Finance and minored in Mathematics. My love for mathematics has helped to fuel my passion to use number and finance to help other maneuver through the financial arena during these crazy, fast-changing times.

    • Liberty University

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      Master of Divinity - MDiv Pastoral Studies/Counseling

      Mastered an array of humanities topics, including Multicultural Issues, Womens Studies, and Leadership Development, that help me to understand people better. When you understand people, they tend to be more open to be lead, and leads to a healthier relationship - which speaks volumes in the workplace and the workforce.

    • Seattle University

      2022 - 2023
      Certificate in Accounting Accounting

      Activities and Societies: Academic Honor Society

  • Experience

    • Transient Personnel Unit Puget Sound

      Dec 2015 - Dec 2018
      Financial Specialist

      - Spearheaded presentations for training over 3000 new staff on financial literacy, policies and procedures.- Decreased monthly expenditures by 25% through procedure review and LEAN A3 Problem Solving, and formulated solutions for areas of improvement.

    • Airborne Command & Control Squadron 115

      Dec 2018 - Nov 2020
      Financial Manager

      - Administrated P&L via assessment of financial statements, financial data trend analysis, and other performance indicators to assess standing and financial position, in addition to calibrating commensurate operational costs.- Identified trends and improvement changes regarding key processes for internal controls and accounting procedures.- Reduced the materials costs by 33% within the first 6 months of employment.

    • US Navy

      Nov 2020 - now
      Lead Finance Manager

      - Ensure Management and employees’ full understanding of business needs, auditing compliance, tracking progress toward goals, and measuring analytics on P&L and ROI.- Lead a division of 30 employees, while providing oversight of 320 employees, ensuring consistency across policies, procedures, and operating standards in assigned territories.- Managed 117 projects – total budget $23MM.

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Instructor

      Center for Personnel and Professional Development
    • Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt (ICYB)

      Tri-County Career Academy
      Aug 2021
    • Ken Blanchard on Servant Leadership

      LinkedIn
      Sept 2021
      View certificate certificate
    • Lean Six Sigma White Belt Certification

      The Council for Six Sigma Certification (CSSC)
      Aug 2021
    • Change Management Foundations

      LinkedIn
      Sept 2021
      View certificate certificate
    • Leading with Emotional Intelligence

      LinkedIn
      Sept 2021
      View certificate certificate
    • Personal Financial Specialist (PFS)

      United States Department of Defense
      Sept 2012
    • Pay and Personnel Administrator

      United States Department of Defense
      May 2018