Shawn R.

Experience

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  US Army

  Aug 2009 - Feb 2016

  Controller, Supply Officer, Platoon Leader

  While Deputy Director of Budget (June 2013 - February 2016)...• Zero Anti-Deficiency Act violations over 2 years, $90 MIL of vendor payments, and $2 BIL in budgetary resources in an overseas contingency operation.• Increased funding available by 5% over inflation by drafting comprehensive and compliant budget requests supported by accurate and thorough financial analysis, resulting in more flexibility for the Command.• Reduced delinquent travel claims, Accounts receivable, and procurement requests through responsive shifting of manpower assets (6 analysts) to support customer training, special reviews/audits, and stakeholder meetings.While a Field Artillery Officer (August 2009 - June 2013)...• Selected to Battalion staff after no equipment ($120 MIL), personnel (24 assigned), or funds losses as a Platoon Leader in garrison and overseas combat deployment (12 months).• No delayed deliveries of ammunition for three training exercises, leading to increased time for subordinate units to train.• As Reset Coordinator, no losses of Battalion equipment ($2 BIL) through a decentralized shipping, repair, return, and testing process spanning 10 months. Show less

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  Lantmännen Unibake Norway

  Nov 2019 - Jan 2021

  Business Controller

  • Responsible for cost valuation of traded goods and internally produced products (400 products, ~35mNOK in value) and budget for Operations Division (~230 mNOK), supporting a production staff of 85 personnel between two factories, two relational databases, and two different accounting standards (IFRS and NGAAP).• Improved budget forecast accuracy from 70% to 95% through proactive data collection and economic model creation utilizing SQL and PowerBI to simulate material costs and exchange rates, further improving executive decisions during COVID-driven instability for manufacturing processes. • Improved velocity of variance analysis and product development by automating dashboards and analysis products using PowerBI, Microsoft Excel, and Python to more rapidly integrate COGS data points. Show less

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  EBI Management Group

  May 2021 - Dec 2024

  • Led a team of 5 consultants to design, build, and deploy robust data warehouse and business intelligence solutions for automated reporting and improved information generation, from nearly 8500 test cases and 31 products, to support 75 testers under 3 Test and Evaluation programs for the Defense Healthcare Management Systems Program Executive Office. • Reduced time to publish critical reports for manpower planning and traceability 80% by creating and maintaining database solutions for software testing data from IBM Jazz and Jira, using Python and MySQL for automated extraction, cleaning, translation, and modelling of data.• Reduced overall contract costs 8% by improving visibility and application of Technology Business Management (TBM) metrics, aiding leaders in understanding the return on investment of IT acquisitions and how to better allocate resources. Show less • Reduced delinquent Accounts Receivable 55% by designing, building, and deploying timely dashboards, reports, and myriad other data assets, enabling invoice approvers across the nation to more rapidly review and approve requests for payment.• Improved budget forecast accuracy from 0% to 95% by applying rigorous statistical methods, integrating acquisition plans and enforcing standard Federal processes.• Reduced improper payments from 8% to 0.5% of payments processed by creating tools, training, and dashboards for invoice approvers and for leaders to identify additional areas for improvement.• Built relationships throughout FTA IT, Acquisitions, and Project Management divisions, resulting in nomination to support deployment of 2 ERP systems as SME for Federal Financial Management and Data Management. Show less

  • Project Manager (Metrics and Data Analysis)

    Mar 2024 - Dec 2024

  • Senior Financial Analyst

    May 2021 - Mar 2024
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  St. Michael's Inc.

  Dec 2024 - now

  Project Manager (Systems Innovation)