Nolan Easterbrook

Experience

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  Brasfield & Gorrie, LLC

  Jan 2008 - Aug 2008

  Project Management Intern

  • Supervised several subcontractors on and offsite throughout development of Piedmont West, a $43M satellite medical office building.• Initiated several architectural/structural design changes that were implemented in the office building to maintain project schedule.

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  Delta Air Lines

  Jan 2011 - May 2015

  • Created, analyzed, and audited flight level financial data and reports for senior management based on real-time operational statistics, GL feeds, and modeled costs.• Performed analysis of DL hubs and entities during monthly close and communicated YoY change analysis to senior management used in forward-looking decision making.• Main POC for the Fuel line item which involved performing monthly close consolidation to our profitability system and additional analysis around the impact of Delta’s Trainer refinery on Northeast airport pipelines.• Maintained the methodology process for Aircraft Ownership expense and contribution involving tracking ship rotations, efficiency utilization, and modification projects on a monthly basis. Show less • Performed close consolidation, inclusive of completing Financial Planning templates and managing team deadlines, for a business unit with $2.2B in operating expense including the creation of a $49M Administrative budget.• Managed the 2012 operating plan by creating original slides, ensuring information accuracy, and standardizing formatting.• Assisted in analysis of division initiatives which resulted in $10M of savings in 2011 and further run-rate savings in 2012.• Division coordinator of IFS ground capital projects across the system totaling $2M in project work.• Responsible for the monthly budget and headcount reporting of 26 flight attendant bases and 15 operations cost centers. • Consolidated monthly balance sheet reconciliation support for ~$40M of division accruals. Show less

  • Senior Finance Analyst and Contractor, Flight Profitability & Analysis

    Apr 2012 - May 2015

  • Finance Analyst, In-Flight Service

    Jan 2011 - Apr 2012
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  ConocoPhillips

  May 2014 - Aug 2014

  Capital Projects - Construction Management - Intern

  • Developed three computer-based training modules and five Wikipedia articles as a part of the Knowledge Sharing program.• Attended progress and construction execution plan reviews in Anchorage, AK for two COP Alaska, Inc. capital projects.

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  ConocoPhillips

  May 2015 - Aug 2015

  Capital Projects - Facilities Development Engineering - Intern

  • Developed FEL-1 dominant concept solution to increase water injection capacity for the Greater Kuparuk Area of ConocoPhillips’ North Slope operations resulting in incremental oil production benefit.• Developed models to assess the impact on facility water injection capacity from variables such as future drilling expansion programs, waterflood facility capital improvements, and injection/withdrawal targets.

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  Accenture

  Jun 2016 - May 2017

  Technology Consulting Analyst, Power Generation

  • Supported project change management function as main POC for a large utility client's plant procedure revisions, coordinating Maintenance and Major Projects business representatives across all six plant sites, and as a primary application deployment trainer responsible for educating over 2,000 site personnel over eight months of site deployment and support.• Responsible for development and execution of application test scripts to ensure product requirements are met.• Served as the Project Management Office (PMO) planning and status coordinator for client and Accenture senior management, monitoring and updating the project plan through weekly meetings held with all project managers and leads. Show less

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  IHG Hotels & Resorts

  Jun 2017 - now

  • Supports the Ancillary Revenue (previously Guest Products & Partnerships) division of IHG’s Loyalty & Partnerships organization which drives $400M+ gross revenue annually, consisting of 40+ partnerships ranging from Chase MasterCard to Airline points exchanges, driving IHG Rewards Club member loyalty and engagement, generating investment capital to further grow and develop the Brand.• Capital project lead for Loyalty & Partnerships Finance responsible for managing a $20M+ annual capital budget and partnering with wide array of Business stakeholders to drive creation of project business cases, ensuring financial metrics (NPV, financial benefit, impairment, etc.) are properly met and creating a holistic understanding of the IT Development requirements and expectations so that I can present and represent these proposals to senior leadership throughout the entire project lifecycle.• Collaborates and partners daily with the Business to discuss project and operational profitability, risks and opportunities; evaluate current business and new proposals for completeness pertaining to broader organizational impact; and analyze, recommend, and ensure portfolio mix is optimal across all key metrics and aligned with corporate initiatives.• Works with the Business to create partner monthly financials including product/portfolio volume, rate, mix analysis and variance drivers vs Budget, YoY and Pro-Forma; plans and conducts regular budgeting and forecasting exercises for revenue, overheads and project capital; and sets up and reports on current capital and marketing projects focusing on spend tracking, in-period revenue/expense recognition, amortization updates and submission of budget & scope change requests.• Leads a Finance Analyst and offshore Center of Excellence support team to coordinate and complete ad hoc requests and daily tasks related to budget inquiries, forecasting, invoice/PO creation, headcount tracking and other administrative duties. Show less

  • Director, Portfolio & Business Relationship Management

    Apr 2021 - now

  • Finance Manager, Global Marketing - Loyalty, Partnerships & Delivery

    Jun 2017 - Apr 2021