
Manager, Budget & Long Term Planning at Anheuser-Busch InBev
Toronto, Canada Area

Manager, Budget & Long Term Planning at Anheuser-Busch InBev
Toronto, Canada Area
(Public Company; ABI; Consumer Goods industry)
July 2009 — Present (6 months)
• Coordinate the official Corporate Business cycle within Canada and ensure alignment with expectations of Zone & Corporate
• Develope recommendations of growth targets
• Own the Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Cashflow models
• Own the working capital, capex and cashflow planning
• Oversee consistency of COGNOS reporting
• Management of Canada’s net capex actuals, including authorization of new capex projects, month end reporting in COGNOS and working with all capex package owners and VP Supply to understand any overspend
(Utilities industry)
June 2008 — December 2008 (7 months)
• Analyzed financial position and valued each of the five subsidiaries
• Forecasted financial position and performance under status quo and various alternatives
• Analyzed each subsidiary for divesture, merger and acquisition
• Recommended a viable action plan that included marketing and restructuring plans
(Public Company; Packaging and Containers industry)
February 2006 — August 2007 (1 year 7 months)
• Promoted to manager of a 21-mechanic team at the Toronto plant within three months
• Presented ideas and projects to senior management - project approvals increased four-fold
• Prepared weekly plant performance reports and presented specific action recommendations
• Reduced downtime by 37.5% by implementing proactive maintenance programs
• Increased productivity by 20% and reduced department’s expenses by 30% through lean maintenance initiatives
• Instrumental in implementing maintenance program in sister plants across North America
• Consulted on allocating 2007’s capital expenditure budget by recommending new equipments and/or upgrades
(Public Company; Transportation/Trucking/Railroad industry)
May 2005 — February 2006 (10 months)
• Optimized fleet maintenance and replacement decisions
• Developed and evaluated new fleet performance indicators
• Benchmarked subway fleet performance against major global transits (Hong Kong, NY & London)
• Trained union workers on new standard operational procedures
• Prepared progress reports and requests for proposals
(Mechanical or Industrial Engineering industry)
March 2005 — May 2005 (3 months)
• Developed solid models for existing systems using Solid Works 2005 using actual parts and old drawings as reference.
• Updated and revised engineering blueprints.
• Evaluated samples from different suppliers and veified the samples met Aluma System's standards.
• Presented new products to senior management and potential clients
(Public Company; Transportation/Trucking/Railroad industry)
June 2003 — September 2003 (4 months)
• Supervised projects, such as “Traction Motor Blowdown System Development”
• Updated and revised complex engineering drawings.
• Solved problems raised by drivers and maintenance personnel related to the vehicles, including ergonomic and efficiency issues.
• Made models on Solid Works 2003 referring both to actual parts as well as AutoCAD drawings.
• Evaluated proposal feasibility and created viable, improved solutions to several engineering problems.
MBA , Finance , 2007 — 2009
• Relevant Courses:
Investments (A+),
Advanced Corporate Finance (A),
International Financial Management (A+),
Financial Management (A),
Corporate Financial Analysis (A-),
Managerial Finance (A),
Quantitative Methods (A)
Certificate , Physical Asset Management , 2007 — 2007
• Key topics:
Maintenance Pyramid of Excellence, Scheduling and Planning, MRO Strategies, Reliability-centered-Maintenance(RCM), Condition-Based Monitoring(CBM), Total Productive Maintenance(TPM), defining key performance indicators(KPIs), Economic Life Costing of Assets, Optimization of Inspection Frequency.
BASc , Mechanical Engineering , 2000 — 2004
BASc Thesis Topic:
'Effect of Right Coronary Artery Geometry on Oxygen Transport Patterns Under Steady Flow'
• Key Courses:
Computer Aided Design, Machine Design, Design for the Environment, Space Systems Design, Controls System, Mechatronics Principles, Electromechanical Energy Conversion, Analog and Digital Electronics for Mechatronics, Manufacturing Engineering, Heat & Mass Transfer, Thermal Energy Conversion, Fluid Mechanics, Thermodynamics, Engineering Design & Graphics, Mechanics of Solids, Engineering Analysis, Dynamics.
CFA (in progress) , Completed CFA level 1 , 2007
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