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Google Data Analytics
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Daniela Vargas Sanchez

Renton,WA

Summary

Focused Project Manager and Finance professional adept at planning, directing and maintaining continuous operations in various departments. Experienced in directing employees and team members, and keeping efficient production in accordance with quality standards. Applying a creative and analytical for continuous process improvement. Skilled at identifying or anticipating problems and providing solutions. Excels through mentoring, budgeting, training, and empowering team to excel in performance.

Overview

6
6
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Hardware Operations Project Manager

Microsoft Azure
09.2021 - 09.2022

Led and optimized team for improved interface utilization, accounting for over $15 million of HW purchased, and $50.9 million tracked via Power BI for quarterly for Azure’s GM MBRs, KPIs, successful delivery of HW on time, quality control, cross-team collaboration across the US, Taiwan, and India, and training across teams on purchase order/invoice management tools for long term use

  • Verified quality of deliverables and conformance to specifications before submitting to clients.
  • Provided detailed technical and operational direction in project challenges, consistently meeting deliverables according to deadlines.
  • Reported, documented, and communicated with data analytics team on both short- and long-term projects to increase efficiency via agile metrics, while updating project deliverables/scope/objectives, and reporting risks and solutions to 6+ EPMs and PMs, including the regional GM of Cloud Infra, stakeholders, and both finance and procurement departments.
  • Coordinated with cross-functional teams to resolve project issues and mitigate risks via Azure DevOps, and utilized Power BI, SQL, Project Professional, SharePoint, Excel, MSInvoice, GSR, and Aras for cleaning data, tracking, budget forecasting on $30 million dollar SOWs, executive presentations, and audited for fiscal year total expenditures across various budgets.

Project Finance Assistant

HNTB
11.2020 - 09.2021

Reported and communicated directly with more than 5+ PMs, 2 financial analysts, and 4 PA’s on 15+ assigned jobs across internal departments of engineering, architecture, construction, and design on weekly financial status through A/R and labor/expenses reports and AX adjustments on $1 million dollar projects during a weekly time-sensitive basis.

  • Organized and reported on financial information to document payment histories and assist with sound financial accounting.
  • Reduced financial discrepancies, effectively reconciling invoices, and organizing information into accounting software.
  • Assigned monthly project review meetings to track and update project deliverables on SOWs and RFPs, monthly performance of KPI’s, LE’s, on-time delivery of invoice approvals, inventory of labor, budget tracking, and utilizing burn curves for timeline completion of project vs remaining budget.
  • Utilized Oracle, Report Manager, Workday, SAP, SharePoint, Excel for cleaning data, tracking, logging, checking on accuracy of detailed invoices from/for subcontractors/clients, and doing budget adjustments/gross margin analysis/variance analysis/forecasting via Excel/AX on $1 million dollar contracts negotiated by the firm for 3 PMs and 4 PAs.

Investment Fund Analyst

Pacific Lutheran University
11.2020 - 06.2021

Oversaw Pacific Lutheran's investment fund of $100k with a focus on weekly diversification, forecasting, and analyzing the portfolio within a set timeline.

  • Evaluated performance of existing investments and adjusted accordingly via weekly KPIs.
  • Conducted due diligence on potential investments and presented findings to investors via Power BI reports to identify root causes and take corrective action.
  • Monitored market trends and news to identify emerging opportunities using Excel to track daily activity by percentage change in gains/losses in accordance to weight by category.
  • Developed financial models to assess potential investments and identify potential risks.

Catering Services Assistant

Jewel Hospitality
12.2017 - 01.2019

Accomplished 20 successful large-scale events with organizations like Amazon and various European law firms, utilizing conflict resolution, team motivation, efficiency, and organization.

  • Carefully followed project guidelines with a timely response, while collaborating with clients and colleagues.
  • Supervised and trained junior catering staff to carry out correct tasks and apply best practices.
  • Increased client satisfaction by focusing on quality service and active listening skills by resolving complaints to establish trust and increase satisfaction.
  • In the absence of a manager, provided clear project guidance to colleagues utilizing both English and Spanish interchangeably.

Subdivision Manager

College Works Painting
03.2017 - 09.2017

Exceeded company sales quota in a competitive market by closing 20 high-value deals (average $5,000 projects) over the span of the summer (closed with a total revenue of $60,000).

  • Managed multiple teams and skillfully negotiated prices with prospective clients.
  • Utilized strong conflict-resolution skills while collaborating with customers and colleagues.
  • Recruited, interviewed and hired employees and implemented training/mentoring program to promote positive feedback and engagement including safety procedures.
  • Led management database and identified solutions as they related to customer needs, accounting for budgets, payroll, completed projects, customer requirements, products, and tools.

Marketing Specialist

Farmers Insurance Company
01.2017 - 08.2017

Focused on increasing the customer base through efficient marketing campaigns ensuring client satisfaction and retention via targeted market segmentation, negotiation, and media contracts.

  • Conducted market research, promoted sales, and provided superior and fast customer service to over 40 clients.
  • Wrote engaging and successful marketing, advertising, and website copy across social media sites Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.
  • Collaborated with a local radio host as a marketing strategy targeting the Latino/a community with resulting 10 hot leads on that week.
  • Tracked key metrics and developed spreadsheets and data models.

Administrative Assistant (Financial Aid)

Green River College
09.2015 - 11.2016

Handled large amounts of data for 100+ students at the offices of TRiO and Financial Aid both bound by FERPA regulations.

  • Oversaw highly confidential information where data entry and analysis via excel had to be executed while ensuring high quality of data entry/integrity, and Ad Hoc analysis as specified by manager to be delivered within specified time frame.
  • Surpassed team goals by partnering with colleagues to implement event of "Dia de Los Muertos" with 500 people in attendance as part of a public relations effort to connect with students.
  • Managed paper and electronic filing systems by routing various documents, taking messages and managing incoming and outgoing mail.
  • Completed forms, reports, financial analysis via Excel, logs, and records to quickly handle all documentation for the Financial Aid office.

Education

M.S. - Finance

Pacific Lutheran University
Tacoma
07.2021

B.A. - Finance

Milgard School of Business, University of Washington
Tacoma, WA
03.2020

Skills

  • Agile
  • Project Management
  • Program Management
  • Data Analysis
  • Strategy Implementation
  • Forecasting
  • Purchasing and Procurement
  • Operational Efficiency
  • Subcontractor Relations
  • Cross-Functional Collaboration
  • Project Estimation and Bidding
  • Budget Preparation
  • Contract Management
  • Lean Six Sigma
  • Financial Strategy Management

Certification

  • Google Data Analytics Professional Certificate - [February 2023 - present]
  • Microsoft Dynamics AX Certificate - [June 2021]
  • Bloomberg Market Concepts Certificate- [February 2021] Credential ID 160150051487

Google Data Analytics

Spreadsheet, Data Cleansing, Data Analysis, Data Visualization (DataViz), SQL, Decision-Making, Problem Solving, Metadata, Data Collection, Data Ethics, Sample Size Determination.

Languages

English
Native or Bilingual
Spanish
Native or Bilingual

Timeline

Hardware Operations Project Manager

Microsoft Azure
09.2021 - 09.2022

Project Finance Assistant

HNTB
11.2020 - 09.2021

Investment Fund Analyst

Pacific Lutheran University
11.2020 - 06.2021

Catering Services Assistant

Jewel Hospitality
12.2017 - 01.2019

Subdivision Manager

College Works Painting
03.2017 - 09.2017

Marketing Specialist

Farmers Insurance Company
01.2017 - 08.2017

Administrative Assistant (Financial Aid)

Green River College
09.2015 - 11.2016

M.S. - Finance

Pacific Lutheran University

B.A. - Finance

Milgard School of Business, University of Washington
  • Google Data Analytics Professional Certificate - [February 2023 - present]
  • Microsoft Dynamics AX Certificate - [June 2021]
  • Bloomberg Market Concepts Certificate- [February 2021] Credential ID 160150051487
Daniela Vargas Sanchez