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EDUCATION Saint Michael's College, Colchester, Vermont USA * Bachelor of S cience in Business Administration; 1995 EXPERIENCE Arkonas Group Management Consulting Partner and Co-Founder. November 2002 - Presen t * Established a performance management consulting firm headquartered in Caracas with an office in Houston, Texas. Partnere d with the former directors of the world-wide cost management practice for Arthu r Andersen. * Worked in projects for: PDVSA, Venezuela's national oil company, a French Chee se Manufacturing Company, and Cargill Americas Marketing Group. Helped them impr ove profitability by at least 10%. * Implemented cost models to help our clients obtain a better understanding of t he profitability of customers, products, and distribution channels. Provided rec ommendations to eliminate products, customers, and non value added activities. Andersen. Business Co nsulting (Fo rmerly Arthu r Andersen). 1996 - 2002 Manager. 2001 - 2002 * Developed the cost management practice for the Andean Region. * Managed five projects in different countries in Latin America and in the Carib bean. * Helped clients improve efficiency by identifying non value added activities an d non profitable products, improving profitability by at least 15%. Senior Consultant. 1999 - 2001 * Supervised a team of four consultants and completed five projects for companie s in several industries. * Implemented the first Activity Based Management model in the oil industry, ide ntifying several opportunities for improvement that led to a process reengineeri ng project. Semi - Senior Consultant. 1998 - 1999 * Supported the Computer Risk Management Practice by developing Y2K compliance p rocedures for the largest bottling company in Venezuela. This effort helped Pana mco save over $10 million in system crashes. * Designed software security measures for an Argentine Oil company. Staff Consultant. 1996 - 1997 * Supported project teams from the Business Consulting and Accounting practice. * Implemented ERP Software Packages for two oil companies. ACHIEVEMENTS * Speaker at various conferences on cost management. 2000-2006 * "Best Consultant of the Year" Award. Andersen 2002 * Interviewed by "Dinero" Magazine along with Business School Professors. 2001 TRAINING * Advanced Management Practices Symposium in New Orleans. 2003 * Better Management LIVE Conference in Las Vegas Nevada. 2003-2005 * Executive Education in Corporate Strategy at the University of Chicago. 2002 * Consultant 2000 (General Consulting Skills) in Chicago. 1996 * Effective Presentation Skills and other cost management courses. 1996-2002 PERSONAL * Fluent in Spanish and English, working knowledge of Italian * Skiing, golf, racquetball, radio controlled aircraft, prayer group
Senior Consultant or Consultant or Financial Consultant or Manag
