Dennis Onalaja-Profile
- 1. FACTS ACCOMPLISHMENTS BENEFIT
● Accomplishedfinance professional
withover15 yearsof Financial
PlanningandAnalysisexperience-
whichinclude capital andoperations
planningorbudgeting, developing
and implementingrevenue
enhancementinitiatives, utilizing
capital budgetingtoolssuchasNPV,
IRR, Paybackor Break-even,etc.to
developbusinessmodels.Provide
day-to-dayleadershiptothe Finance
Staff of 3 finance managersand6
financial analysts.
● MBA in Finance (Universityof Dallas),
BBA inEconomics(BaylorUniversity),
and a CertifiedManagement
Accountant(CMA) certification
● 8 yearsof teachingexperience atthe
Universityof Phoenix-Dallascampus.
Areasof specializationinclude;
Financial andIntermediate
Accounting,Costor Management
Accounting,Corporate Finance and
StrategyDevelopment.
● Served3 yearsas a Board Memberof
the EconomicDevelopment Board,
Cityof Coppell,Texas.
● Developedrevenue enhancing
initiativeandbusinessmodel that
allowedADTtoincrease store front
revenues, improve productivityand
reduce customerattrition.
● Manage SalesandOperationsstaff
● Successfullydevelopedand
implementedthe Brink’sAuthorized
Dealerbusiness thatallowedthe
companyto sell,install andservice
home securitysystemsinthird-tier
markets- throughaffiliatedthirdparty
companies.
● Managed IT initiativesandpartnered
withthe CIO to supportprojects
including,butnotlimitedto, system
enhancements/upgradesandtesting.
● Actedas liaisonbetweenCorporate
Departmentsandbranchofficesto
ensure goal congruency,andto
measure actual performancestothe
expectedresults.
● Achievedlowemployeeturnoverrate
by demonstratingstrongleadership
throughsoftskills-excellent
interpersonalskills,empathy,
mentoringandcoachingof team
members.
● Provenabilitytodiscoverand
implementnew revenue streams
(productsalesandrecurringrevenue),
enhancementstoexisting
revenue/productmixes,manage
productor service lifecycles, and
upsells.
● Embrace andcherishworkplace
diversityandchange.
● Excellentcommunicationand
interpersonalskillsthatare essential
for horizontal andvertical interactions
and communicationwithinthe
organization.
● Highlyintuitive andresponsible
leaderwithsounddecisionmaking
ability.Take pride inowningthe
results,andalwayssoliciting
suggestionsand criticisms.
● Big onemployee development-
mentor,develop,andchallengeteam
memberstothink‘outside the box’
and to prepare themforadditional
responsibilities.
● A goodlistener.