Maureen Clinesmith has over 20 years of experience leading business intelligence, finance, and strategy initiatives in the automotive and financial services industries. She has a proven track record of defining and implementing strategies, developing high-performing teams, and managing multi-million dollar projects. Her experience includes developing BI strategies, establishing centers of excellence, implementing forecasting and financial planning systems, and guiding strategic planning.

1. Maureen Clinesmith
31133 Harmony Lane, Farmington Hills, MI 48331 – mec320@yahoo.com - 248.797.1303
SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS
Executive with 20 years experience in Business Intelligence, Finance/Controlling and Strategy in Financial
Services and Automotive industry; Expertise in leading multi-million dollar enterprise wide BI, IT and Finance
initiatives; Proven record in defining and implementing strategies for BI, Finance and Business Units; Strong
leadership and decision making skills and success developing high performing, diverse global teams
KEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Business Intelligence/ IT
- Developed Business Intelligence and reporting strategy for Daimler Financial Services, AG,
o Led global team harmonizing metrics and reporting standards
o Established enterprise conceptual data model to be used in system integration and data
warehouse design across all regions
- Developed reporting and analytics strategy for US and Canada and established Business Intelligence
Competency Center for Americas Region
o Led 25+ member team to deliver all standard reporting and support for ad-hoc analysis across
the organization
o Instituted standard tools and processes to support reporting and advanced analytics
o Implemented metric ownership and governance to improve metric consistency and clarity
o Increased capabilities of reporting analysts through advanced training, certification
requirements and innovation challenges
o Implemented prioritization process based on value added of requests to manage demand for IT
resources
- Secured funding and sponsorship for $6 million renovation to business intelligence environment
o Implementing a core layer based on a logical data model
o Restructuring data marts and reporting framework to increase efficiency and consistency of
reporting
- Implemented an Operational Data Store to feed DWH and provide operational reporting for new
portfolio system, will expand as new source systems are launched
- Led the separation and reestablishment of 126 systems and all related data due to the demerger of
Daimler and Chrysler, insured all NPPI requirements were met during period of shared use of systems
Finance / Controlling
- Implemented driver based forecasting system in Essbase for $95 Billion Financial Services company,
enhancing efficiency and analysis capabilities and business unit buy in for plan results
- Developed financial model for first strategic plan at Chrysler Group, enabling valuation and prioritization
of strategic initiatives across all functional areas
- Designed cost reduction plan for Global Service and Parts Division achieving 20% savings with minimal
impact on business value

2. - Guided development of Finance and Controlling strategy, resulting in implementation of initiatives to
improve effectiveness and efficiency
Strategy Development
- Led development of strategic plans and introduction of Balanced Scorecards for nine divisions,
strengthening strategic alignment and improving management of strategy implementation
- Established enterprise wide program management office, including methods, tools and training
- Launched project based talent development program, successfully developing future leaders while
providing resources for strategic initiatives
- Enhanced competitive intelligence capabilities, providing quarterly comparisons of peers and
competitors, daily market intelligence scans and in-depth analysis of key strategic topics
- Developed sourcing analysis approach to identify and support implementation of opportunities for
outsourcing
CAREER PROGRESSION
Mercedes-Benz Financial Services - Farmington Hills, MI
Senior Manager – Business Intelligence Competency Center 2011 - 2014
Senior Manager – Enterprise Program Management 2007 - 2011
DaimlerChrysler Financial Services – Farmington Hills, MI
Senior Manager – Strategy and Program Management 2002 - 2007
Manager – Business Strategy 2001 - 2002
DaimlerChrysler Corporations (Chrysler Group) – Auburn Hills, MI
Controller – Global Service and Parts 2000 – 2001
Senior Financial Analyst/Team Leader, Business Planning 1998 – 2000
Financial Analyst – Executive Development Program 1994 – 1998
EDUCATION AND ADVANCED TRAINING
MBA, Finance University of Detroit Mercy – May 1994
BA, Economics, University of Michigan Ann Arbor
Certificate in Corporate Strategy, University of Chicago
Certified Management Accountant – June 1998
COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP
Member, Board of Directors, InsideOut Literary Arts Project - Marketing/Fundraising Chair
Member, Advisory Board, Lawrence Technological University College of Business