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Kurt James Kolinski

www.KurtKolinski.com

Education

UC Berkeley, Haas School of Business                                                                                  Berkeley, CA

Master of Business Administration                                                                                                                                   Jun 2007

University of Maryland, Robert H. Smith School of Business                        College Park, MD

Bachelor of Science in Finance - 3.45 GPA within major                                                                                                    May 1999

Bond University – Study Abroad                                                                                               Gold Coast, Australia

International Business Program                                                                                                                                         1998

German High School – Study Abroad                                                                                     Wesel, Germany

1994


Experience

TEC International  ($100 Million – Privately owned by Michael Milken)                                       San Diego, CA

Manager of Informatics  (3 direct reports)                                                                                                                          Jan 2004 – Jul 2005

•      Manage strategic planning department responsible for all operational analysis, planning, and business modeling.

•      Initiated, planned, and managed development of an automated Operations/Executive Dashboard which drastically changed how the business was run, increasing visibility into all components of the company.

•      Centralized entire analysis and reporting of the company into one department, decreasing multiplicity of analyses while increasing consistency and accuracy of information.

•      Developed 1 and 5 year dynamic operational strategic plan with ability to change variables at the click of a button.

•      Modeled and aided in a corporate debt restructuring in excess of $50 million.

•      Developed budgeting model and Expense Dashboard to track expenses.

•      Taught corporate courses in Advanced Excel, VBA, SQL, and business modeling.


Sempra Energy  ($8 Billion – Public, Fortune 500)                                                                                San Diego, CA

Business Analyst                                                                                                                                                              Jun 2003 – Jan 2004

•      Responsible for planning headquarters’ budget.

•      Developed budgeting dashboard to disseminate higher quality information in a more timely manner.

•      Compiled analyses for Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on Sempra’s behalf.

•      Acquisition analysis and competitive benchmarking.


The Clark Construction Group, Inc.  ($2.5 Billion – Private)                                              Bethesda, MD

Senior Financial Analyst                                                                                                                                                  Aug 1999 – Jun 2003

•      Managed the development of a network based executive dashboard with drill-down capability.

•      Prepared financial statements and ratio analyses.

•      Developed models on tax, cash flow, inventory, IRR, NPV, lease vs. buy, risk analysis, and financial forecasts.

•      Managed bank reconciliation process and two staff accountants to assist with various accounting functions.

•      Prepared monthly income statement projections, revenue schedules, and relevant analysis reports.

•      Initiated corporate training program for VBA, and advanced Excel modeling.

Internships

John Hancock Financial Services, Inc.                                                                                McLean, VA

Financial Analyst Intern                                                                                                                                                  1999

Embassy of Australia                                                                                                                          Washington, DC

Intern for National Director of Australian New Zealand American Chambers of Commerce                                                1998 -1999

Austrade / WorldBank                                                                                                                       Washington, DC

Intern – Research Analyst                                                                                                                                                1998

Grove Worldwide                                                                                                                                   Shady Grove, PA

Manufacturing Engineer Intern                                                                                                                                        Summers 1995 & 1996


Skills & Extracurricular

Computer Skills: Hyperion Essbase, Hyperion Pillar (budgeting), SAP (ERP), SAP Business Warehouse, Great Plains, JDEdwards (ERP), SureTrak (CPM), Onyx (CRM), MS Analysis Services, MS SQL Server, and advanced Excel and Access

Programming Languages:  VBA, HTML, SQL                              Foreign Languages:  German

Interests:  Snowboarding, Soccer, Golf, Tennis, Crew, Travel, Surfing, and Graphic Design

Accomplishments:  Certified MS Excel Master, San Diego Rock ‘n Roll Marathon – Jun 2003

International Habitat for Humanity – Thailand Aug 2003               Clearance:  Top Secret Security Clearance 2007

Business Venture:  www.LiquidSkyDesigns.com – graphic design, renderings, photography, and web-site design.

 

Cell (240) 353-3183 • KolinskiKurt@Hotmail.com