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James Witt
Scotts Valley,CA
Summary
Accomplished finance professional with a demonstrated history of improving operational efficiency and financial performance. Key contributor to launching the Tesla Insurance subscription service. Currently supporting Joby Aviation in achieving their long-term cost targets for producing the S4 aircraft.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
Work History
Financial Analyst
Joby Aviation
04.2024 - Current
- Conduct detailed financial analysis to identify and evaluate changes in operations, trends and potential areas of improvement in S4 manufacturing.
- Responsible for the forecast of aircraft variable costs and the feedback loop to guide decisions for materials and labor spend.
- Manage cost reduction initiatives for each IPT (interdisciplinary product team)
- Responsible for one direct report, coaching them to use best practices with modern analytics tools, and enabling them to make valuable contributions within 4 weeks of being hired.
Senior Business Analyst
Tesla
02.2020 - 04.2024
- Responsible for financial reporting during the launch of the Tesla Insurance product.
- Encouraged operational efficiency for a team of over 100 agents through the use of productivity scorecards.
- Measured the tradeoffs between market penetration, customer retention, profitability, and operational efficiency, supplying inputs to assist the actuarial team in deciding pricing and geographical expansion.
Business Analyst
Tesla
10.2019 - 02.2020
- Provided KPIs for the Financial Services operations to the CFO and Treasury VP.
- Developed automated dashboards in Tableau and reporting tools to track business performance metrics.
- Assisted with creating data cubes and OLAP models to improve data analysis.
Industrial Engineer
Tesla
07.2017 - 10.2019
- Supervised production technicians to execute inventory changeovers in vehicle refresh programs of the Model S and Model X.
MBA Business Operations Intern
Tesla
05.2016 - 07.2016
- Modeled the impact of software deployments to Tesla Service Centers, weighting scalability and risk of downtime across satellite Tesla locations.
Education
MBA - Honors STEM Program
The University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, AL05-2017
Bachelor of Science - Mechanical Engineering
The University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, AL05-2016
Skills
- Growth strategies through market expansion, penetration of existing, and customer retention
- Recurring revenue business models
- Product cost forecasting
- Valuation and cash flow models
- Coaching / Teaching / Mentorship
- SQL, Tableau, Power BI, & Excel
Accomplishments
- 1st Place at Google-sponsored Startup Weekend
- 2nd Place at Iowa MBA Business Analytics Competition
Interests
Timeline
Financial Analyst
Joby Aviation
04.2024 - Current
Senior Business Analyst
Tesla
02.2020 - 04.2024
Business Analyst
Tesla
10.2019 - 02.2020
Industrial Engineer
Tesla
07.2017 - 10.2019
MBA Business Operations Intern
Tesla
05.2016 - 07.2016
MBA - Honors STEM Program
The University of Alabama
Bachelor of Science - Mechanical Engineering
The University of Alabama
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