Job experience

• January 2006 - August 2019
  MANAGER, REPORTING
  TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX
  

  Los Angeles, CA, USA

  • Managed film stock rebates, including: forecasting, collection of data, calculation, distribution, tracking and price analysis in annual film stock contract negotiations.
  • Managed vendor pricing and savings analysis on request for proposals for strategic sourcing contracted commodities.
  • Managed contractual compliance with commodity pricing by conducting internal vendor pricing audits.
  • Managed internal financial reporting on strategic sourcing projects including: departmental savings, video services spend reports for contracted rebates; new contract opportunities and annual spend review.

• May 2005 - January 2006
  ASSISTANT BRAND MANAGER
  DISNEY
  

  Burbank, CA, USA

  • Gathered research (industry analysis, competitive analysis and tracking analysis).
  • Provided strategic guidance and oversaw the timely execution of all marketing plan components (creative materials, production materials and operational executions).
  • Developed, refined and executed of marketing business plans and department budgets.
  • Coordinated and disseminated information among support groups to ensure proper execution of business plans.
  • Developed presentations to “sell” product for internal and external departments.

• January 2005 - April 2005
  ARTIST CONTRACT REPORTING, RESIDUALS ANALYST
  NBC UNIVERSAL
  

  Universal City, CA, USA

  • Analyzed and interpreted collective bargaining agreements along with other legal documents in order to extract pertinent contractual provisions for determining residual liability.
  • Worked with production, business and legal affairs, and payroll companies to ensure program setup documents are delivered timely and setup accurately for payment of residuals.
  • Monitored the processing of monthly, quarterly and semi-annual residual payments for union and guild programming to ensure that residual payments are made on a timely basis.
  • Performed initial review of residual invoices for reasonableness and accuracy.
  • Tracked payments to verify completeness.
  • Researched and responded to written correspondence and oral inquiries received from the various departments, guilds, talent, and senior management and outside payroll services.
  • Enhanced business relationships with clients, guild contacts and payroll companies.
  • Participated in discussions and/or meetings as it pertained to the development of new ways to view our programs and the corresponding residual liability.

• September 2004 - January 2005
  RESIDUALS CONTRACT / OPERATIONS ANALYST
  WARNER BROS.
  

  Burbank, CA, USA

  • Maintained show folders which included gathering required documentation from the individual productions and from internal and external payroll companies which including contracts, time sheets, cast lists, final credits, and pay logs required to setup casts in the AIRS system and enabling residuals payments to be generated.
  • Configured casts in AIRS system based upon collected documentation. Reviewed cast setups to ensure that proper rates and bases were calculated. Prepared payments, depending on payment schedule (weekly, monthly), by Union and/or by market and reviewed payments for accuracy. Made necessary adjustments to cast setups or airdates and regenerated payments as needed.
  • Analyzed AIRS revenue and airdate reports for reasonableness and researched any and all discrepancies or inquiries from talent or other stakeholders.
  • Prepared monthly, quarterly, semi-annual and annual financial statements for T.V. and Theatrical participants.
  • Calculated and reported residuals for T.V. and theatrical first run markets along with gathered cast data in the airdate reporting database.
  • Set up and closed residual files for talent which included issuing, re-issuing and canceling residual checks and processing beneficiary information.
  • Performed other related duties and projects (e.g. audits, provided information for claims, performed system testing, processed foreign guild payments and attended departmental trainings).

• July 2001 - June 2004
  INVENTORY & PURCHASING MANAGER
  CLAUS ETTENSBERGER CORPORATION
  

  Gardena, CA, USA

  • Supervised a team of inventory staff and managed quality control.
  • Reconciled inventory discrepancy and prepared all inventory departmental reports.
  • Oversaw various management projects.
  • Heavily involved in “V.I.P.” sales including all vehicle sales and closely involved with all dealership transactions.
  • Managed all accounts payable, accounts receivable, bank reconciliations, sales orders, purchase orders and stock transfers.
  • Trained all new employees.

• June 1997 - January 2002
  LEAD TELLER
  WELLS FARGO BANK
  

  La Crescenta, CA, USA

  • Responded to a broad range of customer inquiries and swiftly resolved problems.
  • Provided highly personalized services that built and strengthened customers’ relationships.
  • Identified opportunities for cross-selling of value-added bank products and services.
  • Qualified referrals to team members across multiple lines of business.
  • Performed transactions in the areas of checking and savings deposits and withdrawals.
  • Balanced assigned cash drawer and packaged currencies and coinage.

Education

• Department of Real Estate
  Salesperson License
  

  2020 - 2024

  License ID: 02114575
• CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, NORTHRIDGE
  BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN FINANCE AND BUSINESS
  

  - 2001

  • Courses: Investment analysis and management, Problems in corporate financial policy, Advanced topics in finance, Financial management, Statistics, M.I.S., Accounting, Economics, Marketing, Real Estate, Management and Business Law.
  • Supervisor in the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program.