Greg R. Frye has over 20 years of experience in finance, marketing, analytics, and business intelligence roles at U.S. Cellular. He has a proven track record of developing reporting tools and dashboards, forecasting, analyzing business results, and presenting strategic recommendations to senior leadership. His skills include budgeting, financial modeling, marketing analytics, and project management. Currently he is a Senior Financial Analyst responsible for U.S. Cellular's annual budget, quarterly forecasting, and variance analysis.

1. GREG R. FRYE
1432 Walnut Drive  West Dundee, Illinois 60118
(630) 709-5652
fedshan14@yahoo.com
STRATEGIC MINDED FINANCE/MARKETING PROFESSIONAL
Competencies:
• Budget/Forecasting/Reporting/Operational analysis/Financial Modeling
• Marketing/Financial background with experience in Analytics, Segmentation, Channelized
Reporting and Compensation/Commissions Modeling
• Development/Streamlining of reporting tools/dashboards in support of driving meaningful
business results
• Project Management skills ability to organize plan and develop solutions to complex issues
• Strong Data Management/Reporting Tool/Business Intelligence competencies
• Achiever and Maximizer in driving business results
• Business Partnering/Ability to work independently in driving key business initiatives
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
U.S. Cellular® (2001 – Present)
Sr. Financial Analyst (Financial Planning & Analysis Group)
Chicago, IL (Mar 2010 – Present)
Primary functions include:
• Key stakeholder in support of the Annual Budget & Quarterly Forecast process.
• Prepare Monthly variance explanation analysis in comparing business results versus Budget & Forecast
• Enhancement/development of reporting tools in support of tracking key Financial & Operational business
results. Restorative and strategic driven.
• Streamlining operational efficiencies and leveraging data warehouse information converting data into
actionable information.
• Facilitation and presentation of business results to Sr. Leadership focusing on growth opportunities/cost
efficiencies. Strong business acumen on improving business results
• Strategic reporting competencies in support of measuring cost effectiveness around channel distribution
and growth amongst the portfolio of products and services within U.S. Cellular®
• Defining processes/programs and standardizing reporting structures
• Cross-training business partners on tools/resources available in support of measuring business results
• Ongoing reporting & analysis support to Executive Leadership and cross-functional business partners in
support of strategic decisions/ad hoc analysis
Customer Marketing Specialist (Marketing Group)
Chicago, IL (Mar 2009 – Feb 2010)
Job Tasks Included:
• Presentation of decks to Sr. Leadership in support of future campaign/promotional offers and business
trends within the industry
• Leveraging analytics/research in providing recommendations on future promotions/programs in support of
driving business results and customer advocacy
• Project management of lifecycle programs in support of enhancing the customer experience/reducing
churn
• Fostering change on existing programs in support of improving business results.
• Development of reporting competencies in support of tracking key business indicators to Sales Leadership
• Creation of presentation decks outlining strategic strengths/opportunities in business results (included
recommendations in support of driving better business decisions)
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• Influencing key business partners in defining consistent business processes while streamlining and
enhancing the overall value proposition. Gaining credibility/deploying resolutions
Marketing Retention Specialist, (Regional Strategic Planning Group)
Itasca, IL (Aug 2007 – Feb 2009)
Job Tasks Included:
• Deployment and enhancement of new and existing Marketing programs in support of increasing brand
recognition and customer loyalty
• Creation of dashboards/reporting tools in support of tracking and improving business results
• Providing and communicating Post mortem analysis on key promotions. Gathering insight from past
performance, customer insights and market dynamics
• Partnership with the Sales Organization in identifying and sharing best practices in improving overall
business results
• Coordination/facilitation of sponsorship activities in support of building brand advocacy (Chicago Bears)
Senior Product Financial Analyst, (Product Strategy & Development Group)
Chicago, IL (Mar 2006 - July 2007)
Job Tasks Included:
• Business partnership with Marketing, Sales Leadership, Engineering and other cross functional groups on
driving key initiatives within our portfolio of products/services
• Identifying new reporting tool competencies in support of identifying risks and opportunities within U.S.
Cellular® products and services. Profitability analytics around products and services.
• Product Management skills around the annual Budget, Quarterly/Long Range Forecast within our
Marketing portfolio of products/services
• Leading and influencing cross-functional teams to generate consistency across forecasting assumptions
used to make critical marketing decisions
• Participation in the launch/enhancement of new/existing products and services within U.S. Cellular®
Senior Financial Analyst, (Regional Finance Group – Budgeting & Forecasting)
Itasca, IL (May 2003 – Feb 2006)
Job Tasks Included:
• Budgeting, Forecasting, Operational reporting competencies in driving key business initiatives
• Creation/enhancement of reporting tools supporting attainment of desired business results (aligned to our
corporate strategy)
• Process improvement/cross training of associates in leveraging best business practices
Financial Analyst, (Regional Finance Group – Budgeting & Forecasting)
Tulsa, OK (May 2001 – April 2003)
Job Tasks Included:
• Yearly Financial/Operational Strategic Planning Process
• Design and implementation of new reporting practices to guide Sales leadership on continuous
improvement in productivity measures and operational efficiencies
• Provided monthly reporting packages to senior leadership in support of identifying opportunities and risks
in operational performances
*Additional job descriptions outside U.S. Cellular available on request
EDUCATION:
University of Central Oklahoma, Edmond, Oklahoma
M.B.A. in Business Administration 2001
Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan
B.B.A. in Finance 1994
TECHNICAL SKILLS:
Proficient in Microsoft Excel, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Word, Access, Outlook, Oracle, SAP, Cognos,
Smartview, Essbase
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3. Professional Experience - Continued
-Professional References Available upon Request
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