Micah Collins

Experience

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  Wine Trends, Inc

  Jan 2007 - Jul 2008

  Territory Sales Manager
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  The Acadiana Center for the Arts

  Feb 2009 - Aug 2010

  Manager, Property and Events
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  The Performing Arts Society of Acadiana

  Jul 2011 - May 2012

  Director Operations and Outreach
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  SCP Health

  May 2012 - Jul 2019

  I was promoted to Director of Operations, Corporate Services, overseeing 6 shared-service lines with a P&L budget oversight of up to $70M (OPEX and CAPEX budget). Reported directly to the Vice President of Corporate Services and held dotted-line reports to the CFO, COO, and CEO.𝙈𝙮 𝙎𝙞𝙜𝙣𝙖𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙚 𝘾𝙤𝙣𝙩𝙧𝙞𝙗𝙪𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨 𝙄𝙣𝙘𝙡𝙪𝙙𝙚:► Appointed as a Private Equity and Procurement Ambassador, responsible for defining private equity business requirements and aligning them with corporate strategy and technology business case objectives across various departments, including Finance, Accounting, IT, Human Resources, Risk, Insurance, Legal, and Compliance operations.► Successfully implemented governance controls across Workday Finance, Accounting, and Expense Management applications, resulting in a 25% decrease in overall costs. Also improved transaction visibility from less than 40% to 80% across 6 Indirect Spend Categories. Show less Promoted to Director of Operations, Business Services within a Shared-Service Lines environment, with budget oversight ranging from $10M to $25M (OPEX and CAPEX). Successfully completed ERP Integration Projects for three post-close mergers and acquisitions, ensuring seamless transitions and optimal efficiency.𝙈𝙮 𝙎𝙞𝙜𝙣𝙖𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙚 𝘾𝙤𝙣𝙩𝙧𝙞𝙗𝙪𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨 𝙄𝙣𝙘𝙡𝙪𝙙𝙚:► Conducted thorough assessments of newly acquired teams' organizational culture and operating structure, identifying gaps in policies and procedures and implementing effective organizational development solutions.► Developed and implemented an operational support services reporting platform, known as "data as a service," aligning bottom-up tasks and activities to achieve top-down pipeline-cross revenue to budget value creation decisions.► Generated purchase behavior trends and forecast reports, identifying key performance indicators (KPIs) and key performance outcomes (KPOs) to impact budget to actual financial targets for approximately 120 Cost Managers. Show less I successfully led a technology business case project to migrate from Peoplesoft/TeamWorks ERP HR/FIN ecosystem to Workday ERP HR, Finance Accounting, and Expense Management reporting system, deploying Workday ERP (HCM/HRIS/FIN), Concur/SAP (Sabre), and Salesforce TE Database. Gathered SQL/NOSQL requirements and decision-matrix workflows for HR/FIN cost center managers, enabling the definition of EIB input/outputs and system architecture workflow designs for HR/FIN OMS (Object Management Services) to improve month-end close processes and ensure compliant transactions across Workday ERP Financials and Concur/SAP/SABRE systems.𝙈𝙮 𝙎𝙞𝙜𝙣𝙖𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙚 𝘾𝙤𝙣𝙩𝙧𝙞𝙗𝙪𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨 𝙄𝙣𝙘𝙡𝙪𝙙𝙚:► Significantly reduced email volume by up to 80%, increasing productivity and efficiency in month-end close activities.► Improved Accounting and Expense Management productivity by reducing email volume by up to 80% and expediting month-end close processes. Show less

  • Director Corporate Services

    Apr 2017 - Jul 2019

  • Director of Business Services

    Jul 2014 - Mar 2017

  • Program Manager

    May 2012 - Jul 2014
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  LexisNexis Risk Solutions

  Dec 2021 - Sept 2022

  Senior Manager Product Innovation

  In this role, I generated market research, competitive intelligence analysis, sales enablement toolkits, product battle cards, 3Y Operating Plan Presentations, Commercial Innovation Advisory Board Presentations, and Product MVP roadmaps supporting new product development business cases pending approval; successfully achieved all objectives and key results, delivering all OKR assignments to 100% completion.𝙈𝙮 𝙎𝙞𝙜𝙣𝙖𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙚 𝘾𝙤𝙣𝙩𝙧𝙞𝙗𝙪𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨 𝙄𝙣𝙘𝙡𝙪𝙙𝙚:► Conducted 100 informational interviews, analyzed product use cases, identified business process optimization opportunities, and developed an electronic voice of customer solution to close feedback loops. This resulted in increased data accuracy and operational efficiency, enhancing the speed and scale of product innovation services.► Actively participated in Business Development client meetings to validate product prioritization needs, conduct performance diagnostics retrospective testing, and develop client proposals.► Investigated duplicative efforts across internal teams and identified consensus with Senior Leadership. Recommended the creation of calculation SOPs to identify pipeline cross-over synergies. Suggested revisions to OKR targets to address internal operational challenges and enhance speed and agility capabilities within the commercial innovation process. Show less

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  Taylor English Decisions LLC

  Mar 2023 - Jan 2024

  Licensing Specialist
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  William Costley LLC

  Jan 2024 - now

  Client Services Manager
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  C to C Healthcare Connections

  May 2024 - now

  Recruitment Consultant