Work
Ten years of experience across finance, data, and analytics at two companies.
Chicago, IL · 2026 – Present
Data Program Manager, Finance Data and Analytics
Sep 2026 – Present
- Work with Finance teams on what they need to know, and build the reporting, dashboards and models that answer it.
- Sit with data engineers and BI analysts through delivery: requirements, design, testing, and the data quality and access controls that decide whether anyone trusts the result.
- Same ground I covered at Kraft Heinz, from the other side. Finance is the domain this time and the data platform is the job.
Kraft Heinz
Chicago, IL · 2016 – 2025
Staff Technical Specialist
Apr – Sep 2025
- Led an AI-driven HR transformation, implementing an ATS platform and rebuilding recruitment workflows around it.
- Built the guardrails, enablement and training for AI-assisted recruiting, and measured adoption across the HR organisation. Data accuracy improved about 10%.
Senior Data Engineer
Nov 2023 – Apr 2025
- Wrote four custom Python ETL handlers pulling from global ERP systems into Snowflake, covering three business domains.
- Refactored the data engineering repository and its Dagster orchestration layer, adding CI/CD and cutting execution time by more than 20% across 15+ scheduled workflows.
- Built FastAPI backends and front-end features for an internal data platform, opening governed self-service access to five analytics and business teams.
Data Engineer
Oct 2021 – Nov 2023
- Designed and deployed 10+ Snowflake models in dbt, SQL and Jinja, turning raw enterprise data into the datasets behind five People Analytics and HR dashboards.
- Built Python pipelines in Azure Data Factory and Dagster across six enterprise source systems.
- Wrote reusable API handlers for Tableau, Workday, Cornerstone, Jira and Azure DevOps, so new sources could be added without starting over each time.
IT Manager, Data Platform & Analytics
Oct 2019 – Oct 2021
- Implemented Workday Adaptive Planning for the global HR community: budgeting, forecast, bonus accrual and executive reporting models used in every region.
- Built the data retrieval behind the enterprise COVID-19 vaccination tracking system used by the executive team.
- Sat between Finance, HR and Technology, translating planning requirements into governed models.
Finance Manager, Oscar Mayer
May – Oct 2019
- Ran P&L reporting, forecasting and pricing analytics for the $1B Bacon and Hot Dog businesses.
- Led pricing and trade optimisation across key retail customers, modelling promo ROI to guide commercial strategy.
Senior Financial Analyst
Apr 2017 – May 2019
- Built a global benchmark model comparing finance organisation structures across every zone and business unit.
- Replaced the manual WHQ intercompany invoicing process with a system-based one.
Financial Analyst
May 2016 – Apr 2017
- Built the Excel and VBA models the global HR community used to budget over $1B a year across 20,000+ salaried positions.
- Estimated monthly bonus accruals for 10,000+ employees.