Senior Solutions Designer candidate in Kansas City, Missouri, United States

Summary

A strategic business partner, technology leader and proven problem solver, driven to make a difference. Passionate about building tools, technologies and solutions to support C-suite vision, he has a track record of aligning systems with business objectives to fuel transformative change.

An innate people person and collaborator, Eric connects with stakeholders across levels and functions, effortlessly fostering rapport, trust and mutual respect. Compassionate and empathic with a high degree of accountability, he builds and leads engaged and responsive teams focused on project goals and profitable outcomes.

Excelling autonomously, Eric swiftly steers teams and projects through corporate restructurings, M&A integrations, client realignments and leadership changes, consistently going the extra mile to achieve excellence.

Determined in the face of challenge, Eric has played a role in strategic corporate initiatives such as centralizing enterprise financial reporting, building a data warehouse, integrating billion-dollar acquisitions and creating end-to-end solutions to strengthen efficiency, growth and competitive advantage.

Thirsty for knowledge and keenly aware of the multifaceted complexities of business operations, Eric dives deep to unearth issues, eliminate roadblocks, test concepts and illuminate the most favorable path forward.

BUSINESS IMPACT:
- Integral team member on buildout of multimillion-dollar data warehouse, supporting C-level decision making and enterprise operations as the company grew fourfold.

- Collaborated on integration of 3 strategic acquisitions including Siemens Health, Fortified Health Security and Kantar.

- Headed creation of Contracts Receivable Reconciliation, Client Reconciliation and Contract Milestone Management solutions, strengthening core financial operations; key in defining essential product bundling and pricing benchmarks.

- Teamed on post-merger integration of back-office systems, software and data, following Oracles acquisition of Cerner.

- Navigated multiple corporate restructurings, re-brandings and client realignments, updating BI, reporting and data management systems and strategies to enable quick transition to the new corporate structure.

- Enhanced accuracy of Wall Street quarterly earnings reports via comprehensive enterprise revenue recognition and backlog solution.

- Key in securing millions in savings, working cross-functionally on high-visibility data mining project aimed at capitalizing on new IRS tax ruling.

- Spearhead the buildout and support of complex reporting and automation solutions as well as ad hoc reports, integrating data from multiple disparate systems into single-source solutions for various enterprise functions.

- Regularly sought out to provide input on viability of tools, software, systems and resource utilization.

- Partner across multiple organizations on highly visible, complex projects.

- Architect BI solutions, optimizing C-suite planning, forecasting and visibility; advise on data interpretation and analysis.

- Manage financial reporting architecture for revenue stream - troubleshooting, enhancements and user training.

- Go-to SME on cross-functional technical, data and reporting initiatives, resolving problems and educating stakeholders.

- Oversee maintenance, support and updates for Oracle Cerners Consulting Services business model forecasting.

- Championed buildout of a Contracts Receivable Reconciliation tool, maximizing identification of errors to speed recovery and/or ensure appropriate write off for tax purposes.

- Collaborated to enhance competitive advantage, leveraging data mining technologies to identify products commonly purchased together to enable efficient pricing and bundling strategies.

- Directed data strategy and ETL in the creation of a Contract Milestone Management tool for field personnel.

- Spearheaded integration of 3rd-party software, Anaplan, a Corporate Performance Management (CPM) tool, optimizing enterprise planning and business intelligence.