
Independent Financial Services Professional
Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Independent Financial Services Professional
Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area
10 years of experience in the Financial Services Industry includes all facets of the finance function. Background ranges from month-end support and journal entries to data management and automated financial reporting to advanced financial modelling and contract negotiations/serving as an expert witness.
My current advanced expertise with Microsoft Excel is recognized by Microsoft as a Microsoft Most Valuable Professional - Excel; 1 of ~100 in the world and the only currently awarded professional, for Microsoft Excel, in the state of Minnesota.
Mergers and acquisitions, Excel automation, financial modelling
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; MSFT; Computer Software industry)
2007 — 2008 (1 year)
(Public Company; 5001-10,000 employees; HRB; Accounting industry)
2005 — 2007 (2 years)
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; AXP; Financial Services industry)
2005 — 2005 (less than a year)
(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; AXP; Accounting industry)
2001 — 2005 (4 years)
(Financial Services industry)
1998 — 2001 (3 years)
B.Sc., Finance, Economics, 1994 — 1998
1992 — 1994
Excel, byte arrays, back-solving DCF models, polynomial regression, §338(h)(10), binomial distributions, pocket billiards, Indiana Hoosier basketball
Microsoft Most Valuable Proffessionals
A variety of online technical communities
Microsoft Most Valuable Professional - Excel
MrExcel MVP/Admin
UtterAccess VIP
XtremeVBTalk Expert/Leader