Work

Ten-plus years of finance and operations — from running my own business to enterprise reconciliation at NTT, Robert Half, and Curtiss-Wright, to building the internal operating system at Day & Night Solar. The through-line is the same: take messy financial data from multiple source systems and turn it into something reliable.

Finance & Operations Analyst

Day & Night Solar Full-time Oct 2025 – Present
Collinsville, IL · Hybrid

Rebuilding internal operations from the ground up across a commercial solar portfolio — 170+ projects, 15 states. Every system I ship replaces a spreadsheet, a folder of PDFs, or a manual QuickBooks workflow.

  • Build the internal operations platform end-to-end: Python/FastAPI + SQLAlchemy service layer designed for Postgres migration, replacing a spreadsheet-centric close process
  • Eliminated 90%+ of manual QuickBooks entry via programmatic IIF generation for customers, POs, invoices, and deposits — with anti-duplicate safety checks against tens of thousands of historical transactions
  • Built a progressive fuzzy-match bank reconciliation engine across 5 bank accounts; tier-priority confidence scoring surfaces discrepancies before month-end
  • Ship executive dashboards (pandas + openpyxl) covering P&L, cash flow, billing, margin, and schedule — auto-regenerates so the CFO reads the same data leadership does
  • Built the AI orchestration layer on Claude Code — multi-agent framework with reusable skill definitions, three-stage code-quality pipeline (implement → review → resolve), tiered cloud + local LLM routing
  • Shipped a document intelligence pipeline (OCR + classification + auto-routing) for hundreds of vendor docs, bank statements, and cost models; Outlook .msg / .eml forensics for dispute preparation
  • Operational scope: payroll, multi-state sales tax compliance, period close, vendor/customer master data, AR/AP, and audit response
  • Research federal tax credit and domestic content compliance and translate it into practical tools the team uses day-to-day
PythonFastAPISQLAlchemyAlembicPostgreSQLpandasopenpyxlClaude CodeAnthropic SDKMCPOllamaEasyOCRPyPDF2QuickBooks EnterpriseBank ReconciliationSales TaxData EngineeringProcess AutomationRegulatory Research

Data Analyst

Keeley Companies Contract Mar 2025 – May 2025
St. Louis, MO · On-site

ERP data migration from SAGE CRE 300 to CMiC — extract, validate, reconcile.

  • Analyzed and interpreted complex data replicated from SAGE CRE 300 for an ERP migration project
  • Extracted preformatted data from CMiC and validated it against the old ERP
  • Compared old and new data meticulously, providing detailed discrepancy feedback to the ETL team
  • Handled large datasets with SQL, VS Code, and advanced Excel (XLOOKUP, VLOOKUP, INDEX/MATCH, IFERRORS, SUMIFS, TRIM) to ensure data accuracy
SQLVS CodeExcel (advanced)Data ValidationERP Migration

Staff Accountant

Curtiss-Wright Corporation Full-time Nov 2022 – Aug 2023
Charlotte, NC · Hybrid

Financial reporting and reconciliations on SAP + Oracle; began automating the manual parts.

  • Managed financial reporting and reconciliations and ensured accuracy of financial statements
  • Automated data reconciliation processes, reducing manual errors and improving close efficiency
  • Collaborated across cross-functional teams to streamline accounting workflows
  • Supported budgeting and forecasting by analyzing historical financial trends
  • Used SAP and Oracle for financial reporting and data management to support decision-making
  • Managed fixed assets on Sage FAS
SAPOracleSage FASAccount ReconciliationFinancial ReportingBudgeting & Forecasting

Professional Consultant

Robert Half Full-time Oct 2021 – Jul 2022
Charlotte, NC

Client-side accounting and reconciliation across Elgi, Essity, and Mood Media.

  • Provided financial analysis and reconciliation support to clients, optimizing reporting processes
  • Performed exploratory data analysis to identify inconsistencies
  • Automated data reconciliation using Excel to reduce manual cycles
  • Consulted at Elgi, Essity, and Mood Media across month-end close, journal entries, bank reconciliation, 401K, bonus, commissions, and audit support
Account ReconciliationBank ReconciliationJournal EntriesMonth-end CloseExcel Automation

Reconciliation Analyst

NTT Full-time May 2019 – Sep 2021
Charlotte, NC · 2 yr 5 mo

Sales tax rebates and vendor reconciliations for enterprise tech clients, including Cisco and Dell.

  • Specialized in sales tax rebates and vendor reconciliations for enterprise tech clients (Cisco, Dell)
  • Processed high-volume invoices and resolved unmatched discrepancies in holding accounts on SAP and Oracle
  • Collaborated with procurement, credit, and sales teams to research tax credits and ensure accurate financial reporting
  • Compiled and verified financial data to support timely vendor disbursements; covered 11 vendors weekly as payment-processing backup
SAP ERPOracleAccount ReconciliationAP / ARSales TaxVendor Management

Trading Services Representative

Wells Fargo Contract Jan 2019 – Mar 2019
Charlotte, NC

Sponsorship program — studied for SIE, Series 7, and Series 63; AML, fraud, and regulatory fundamentals.

  • Sponsorship program studying for SIE, Series 7, and Series 63 securities licensing
  • Trained in AML, fraud detection, and financial regulations
  • Learned retirement-plan mechanics and customer account management
SIESeries 7Series 63AMLFinancial Regulations

Accounts Payable Associate

Walmart eCommerce (Hayneedle) Full-time May 2018 – Jan 2019
Charlotte, NC

Processed and reconciled invoices for 800+ vendors; built training programs for specialist roles.

  • Processed and reconciled invoices for 800+ vendors on Oracle, Medius, and Readsoft
  • Generated employee expense reports, debit memos, and sales-tax adjustments
  • Maintained relationships with vendors, buyers, and department managers
  • Supported month-end close and managed outstanding liabilities
  • Built and led training programs for Specialist III, IV, and V roles; developed the training materials
OracleMediusReadsoftAPMonth-end CloseTraining

Founder / Business Owner

Top Nails Tech Self-employed Aug 2005 – Apr 2018
Morganton, NC · 12 yr 9 mo

Founded and ran a service business generating $200K+ annual revenue. Full P&L ownership, team of six, 10–12% YoY growth.

  • Full P&L ownership: payroll, AP/AR, lease negotiation, state compliance
  • Led a team of six
  • 10–12% YoY revenue growth through multi-platform digital marketing
  • Built repeatable operational processes from scratch — the origin of how I think about internal tooling today
P&L OwnershipPayrollSmall Business OperationsDigital MarketingTeam Leadership

The through-line

Every role has been about reconciling high-volume financial data across messy source systems. First as a business owner running my own P&L, then inside enterprise ERPs, then modeling the data with ML. Now I build the systems that replace the manual work — with a CPA-grade mindset for controls, audit trails, and safety.

Education & what I learned

Credentials aren't the point — what I actually walked away with is. Each line below is the program and the skills it moved me on.