DOUGLAS SMART
Chicago,IL
Summary
Dynamic pricing strategist with a proven track record at Bounteous, adept in financial modeling and negotiation. Spearheaded initiatives that optimized margin performance and enhanced profitability. Skilled in cross-functional collaboration, I leverage data-driven insights to support enterprise-level decision-making and drive impactful results.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
Work History
President
2158 N Damen Ave Condo Association
07.2024 - Current
- Manage all HOA operations including financial oversight, budget management, and vendor negotiations to ensure fiscal responsibility and community satisfaction.
Consultant
Digital Marketing Consulting
04.2024 - Current
- Redesigned the company website, enhancing user experience, navigation, and visual appeal to improve customer engagement and drive conversions.
- Supported the development and refinement of financial models, providing insights to optimize revenue streams and cost management strategies.
- Created a comprehensive digital marketing strategy, including targeted advertisements, SEO optimization, and a KPI monitoring framework to measure campaign effectiveness and ROI.
Pricing Lead
Bounteous
Chicago, IL
01.2024 - Current
- Manage and mentor the financial data analysis team, directing their work across pricing strategy, financial modeling, and deal desk operations to drive data-driven insights, optimize margin performance, and support enterprise-level decision-making.
- Oversee the pricing pipeline for the Dining and Financial BUs, which encompasses ~50% of Bounteous' operations, ensuring the opportunity pricing aligned with our strategic and financial objectives.
- Create the managed services pricing model from inception and remain responsible for its ongoing maintenance, promptly addressing any functional or topical updates requested by the team.
- Played a pivotal role in navigating and integrating structural adjustments following the merger with Accolite Digital, contributing to the seamless transition of pricing and financial operations.
- Lead initiatives to develop and refine rate cards, conducting thorough benchmarking analyses against industry competitors to maintain competitiveness and maximize profitability.
Part Owner / Operations & Finance Lead
Call Your Friends LLC
04.2024 - 06.2025
- Directed all aspects of business operations, including Shopify website management, paid advertising campaigns, SEO optimization, financial planning, and fulfillment logistics.
- Developed and implemented strategic partnerships with local businesses, influencers, and charities, donating 10% of profits to mental health initiatives.
- Established a community-driven approach through pop-up stores, leveraging direct engagement to build brand awareness and drive sales.
Pricing Analyst
Bounteous x Accolite
Chicago, IL
05.2023 - 01.2024
- Maintain and update the estimate tool used by all Business Development and Client Service teams, ensuring its accuracy, relevance and alignment with evolving business needs.
- Generate and analyze weekly comprehensive reports on pricing metrics, providing actionable insights for leadership and driving informed decision-making.
- Helped guide and structure the pricing strategies for the company's profitability goals.
Corporate Development & Transaction Services Analyst
Accenture PLC
Chicago, IL
08.2020 - 05.2023
- Prepared detailed transactional analysis models to support Accenture's largest opportunities - Scope extends from innovative change management to call center setup/outsourcing and everything in between.
- Led and support calls regarding pricing and costing levers, value case origination, and commercial levers affecting the deal process of Accenture's largest opportunities.
- Completed extensive company and industry analysis prior to beginning work on specific opportunities to ensure the financial stability and potential opportunities that may arise from Accenture's clients.
- Utilized Power BI to visualize insights within a company's historical performance research data.
- Created business case value propositions to emphasize what the benefit could be of Accenture's footprint in leading technologies/systems if implemented to the client.
Founder/CEO
Smart Saber LLC
Chicago, IL
02.2021 - 01.2023
- Owned and operated a profitable e-commerce brand within the hobby/collectibles industry providing products worldwide.
- Managed a 4x ROI google ads account as a main source of traffic and revenue for the website. Perform weekly analysis and updates of this said account.
- Completed extensive analysis on target audience, trending products and markets, SEO methods, and advertisement optimizations.
- Designed and maintained a fully functional website hosted through Shopify along with social media pages/advertisements.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Finance
University of Colorado Boulder -Leeds School of Business
Boulder, CO05.2020
Skills
- Valuation techniques and sensitivity analysis
- Financial projections
- Excel and financial modeling
- Power BI
- Transactional analysis and M&A
- Due diligence and deal structuring
- Dynamic pricing strategies
- Profitability analysis frameworks
- Negotiation skills
- Cross-functional collaboration
- Operational streamlining initiatives
- E-commerce platforms
- Intermediate digital marketing (SEO, Web Dev, CRO, Ads management)
Websites
Languages
English
Native/ Bilingual
Spanish
Limited
Timeline
President
2158 N Damen Ave Condo Association
07.2024 - Current
Consultant
Digital Marketing Consulting
04.2024 - Current
Part Owner / Operations & Finance Lead
Call Your Friends LLC
04.2024 - 06.2025
Pricing Lead
Bounteous
01.2024 - Current
Pricing Analyst
Bounteous x Accolite
05.2023 - 01.2024
Founder/CEO
Smart Saber LLC
02.2021 - 01.2023
Corporate Development & Transaction Services Analyst
Accenture PLC
08.2020 - 05.2023
Bachelor of Science - Finance
University of Colorado Boulder -Leeds School of Business