Steven D. Guion

- Manage $385 million of operating budget and $102 million in capital budget and support Global IT Infrastructure Service operations with management responsibility of 850 headcount globally.

- Support technology infrastructure technology operations which include driving strategy, innovation and modernization.

- Lead the creation and execution of budgetary and long-term financial roadmaps, along with a detailed capital and operational investment strategy.

- Present critical financial and operational data at C-level executive management.

- Initiate cost-saving and optimization measures with reduction results of $103M in operating expenditures resulting in overall efficiencies within of IT and Business operations.

- Collaborated with senior management to develop and execute long-term corporate goals and objectives.

- Lead, develop and drive the strategic vision and continuous improvement roadmap that optimizes organizational and system performance.

- Managed $367 million of budget in expediting the development and implementation of the IT Shared Service operations and financial structure.

- Drove cost-saving and optimization measures with reduction results of $80M in operating expenditures resulting in overall efficiencies within of IT and Business operations.

- Oversaw relationships with key strategic suppliers throughout the entire lifecycle: RFP/scope, negotiation, transition/steady-state.

- Led the creation and execution of budgetary and long-term financial roadmaps, along with a detailed capital and operational investment strategy.

- Presented financial data through C-level executive financial and operational reporting.

- Developed strategic financial plans to support company growth and achieve long-term objectives.

- Directed budget development, budgetary controls and recordkeeping to make informed financial decisions.

- Directed budget development, creation of budgetary controls and recordkeeping systems and investment management.

- Collaborated with executive leadership to establish budgetary guidelines and allocate resources efficiently across the organization.

- Introduced several technological enhancements including the implementation and ERP platform upgrade.

- Provided financial management reporting for federal and state funders, foundations and non-profit board of directors, over the preparation and communication of monthly and annual financial statements.

- Provided financial management for the Global Technology Group, with an annual total spend of $521 Million (2013) globally; oversaw budgeting, forecasts and financial policy & control to enhance operations.

- Attained $9 million worth of favorable P&L variance and increased annual cost savings by $13.6 million in 2012 through the integration of stringent financial policy and governance practices.

- Conducted a global FTE analysis to consider various scenarios surrounding headcount reduction as required due to merger.

- Completed the disbursement process of capital spend amounting to $39 million, with $22 million in P&L for 2013.

- Implemented standard policies and rules of engagement for more effective control of global supplier spend, along with TCO for all Global Data Center for greater transparency in cost optimization.

- Credited for the development and presentation of monthly financial/metric reporting packages, including top-level variance analyses and rolling forecast details for senior management review.

- Provided better financial transparency to BUs for their technology spend through the integration of SaaS Bill of IT tool in facilitating the rollout of more effective allocation and billing models.

- Improved the transparency of global expenditures for the finance organization by developing and integrating a highly functional Global Technology Shared Service.