1. MICHAEL LORD
SENIOR FINANCIAL ANALYST
Proven record of providing the highest caliber financial analysis and support within dynamic organizations,
including expert-level modeling, forecasting, and reporting.
Repeated success in roles requiring financial leadership across statistical analysis, budget forecasting and
administration, data compilation and reporting, quality control management, and regulatory compliance.
Produce complex, highly detailed spreadsheets and reports. Adept at identifying, planning for, and meeting the
financial analysis needs of multiple, consecutive projects, leveraging intuitive approach and expertise to deliver
extremely relevant and actionable data. Outstanding contributor to financial systems implementation and
business process engineering efforts.
AREAS OF EXPERTISE:
Strategic Financial Planning Budget Analysis / Forecasting Financial Plans & Reports
Cost Reduction / Avoidance Business Process Engineering AP, AR, FA, CM, Cost, GL
Cost / Benefit Analysis (CBA) Financial Systems Analysis Regulatory Compliance
Oracle ERP & Financials Complex Contract Negotiation Mentoring & Coaching
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
CORTINA SYSTEMS, INC., Sunnyvale, California
Senior Financial Analyst, 5/2008 to 2/2012
Managed financial solution implementation, enhancement, and release within $140M fabless semiconductor
startup, collaborating with internal teams, product vendors, and external consultants to deliver enterprise
solutions. Selected Contributions:
Provided Oracle application administration and supported Oracle GL, AP, AR, FA, CM, GRC, Trade
Management, iExpense, iProcurement, Purchasing, Inventory, and Order Management.
Launched Oracle Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) Management suite, partnering with Ernst &
Young IT auditing team to align all workflows and processes with compliance requirements.
Championed implementation of Noetix Views to provide user reporting capabilities, avoiding hiring of
additional Oracle Developer support; provided Noetix Views user training.
Improved revenue recognition through overhaul of channel management processes, slashing the
turnaround time for book closing from 12 days to 4 days.
Supported Hyperion implementation enabling headcount, spending, capital asset, and budget analysis.
Developed policies and training presentations in support of SOX compliance; played a key role in
rollout and training for Agile PLM Employee Training Record (ETR) system supporting SOX compliance
efforts of the QA team.
CISCO SYSTEMS, San Jose, California
Senior Financial Analyst, 4/2005 to 5/2008
Led all aspects of financial analysis and planning for Services Channel of high-tech manufacturer, synthesizing
multisource data to produce reports detailing individual and team performance. Cultivated expertise in SOX
compliance best practices; established internal controls. Selected Contributions:
Collaborated with sales and marketing to analyze and audit booking, sale, and commission data;
introduced Siebel Analytics dashboard reporting allowing review of booking data by sales teams.
Prepared financial presentations for senior executives and consulted on financial aspects of major
business decisions / initiatives.
Entered and reconciled accounting, providing variance analysis and commentary; analyzed and
reported on spending and headcount.
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Revamped monthly reporting generation processes to slash production time from 3 days to 1 day.
POWER-ONE, Morgan Hill, California
Consultant – Senior Cost Analyst, 6/2003 to 11/2004
Played integral role in enterprise Oracle 11i upgrade within new division of high-tech manufacturer. Selected
Contributions:
Instrumental in defining best-practice management procedures; produced comprehensive workflow
diagrams and technical documentation, as well as led end-user training.
Created interface to Oracle Shop Floor Management (OSFM) enabling product status updates across the
12-week production lifecycle.
Performed closed job analysis to pinpoint variances indicating invoicing gaps; spearheaded operational
/ process analysis and streamlining between AP and Shop Floor Receipts.
ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE:
Financial Analyst, 2002 to 2003  Ultimedia, Newark, California
Application Manager, 2001 to 2002  Globspan-Virata, Santa Clara, California
Finance Manager, 1999 to 2001  Resource Phoenix.com, Alameda, California
Systems Manager, 1995 to 1999  Fujitsu PC Corporation, Milpitas, California
Software Consultant, 1995 to 1996  International Printing Corporation, Fremont, California
Director of Operations, 1992 to 1995  High Vacuum Apparatus Manufacturing, Hayward, California
Senior Cost Manager, 1991 to 1992  BioGenex, San Ramon, California
Production Line Manager, 1987 to 1991  Spectrian, Mountain View, California
Cost Accountant, 1981 to 1986  Microwave Modules & Devices, Mountain View, California
EDUCATION & CREDENTIALS
Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (BSBA) – Concentration in Management
CALIFORNIA POLYTECHNIC STATE UNIVERSITY, San Luis Obispo, California
Recent Professional Development: Fierce Conversations with Staff & Supervisors | 2007 Advanced Excel
Analytics, 2006 | Oracle DBA, PL/SQL, Financial and Manufacturing Technical Training
Affiliations: Oracle Applications User Group, since 2001 – prior service as elected Board Member
TECHNICAL PROFICIENCIES
Platforms: Windows, UNIX, Linux, Citrix
Languages: SQL, PL/SQL
Tools: Oracle 11i ERP – Manufacturing (Inventory, Order Management, Purchasing, Shop Floor
Management), Oracle GRC, Agile PLM, Siebel CRM, Hyperion Planning, Essbase, Toad, Data-
Loader, Noetix Views, WW Bookings Cube, Siebel Channels Dashboard, Business Objects,
Discoverer, Brio, Visio, Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, Outlook)