George Brooks 10203 N Fleetwood Drive, Tampa, FL 33612

Phone: 813-935-8320 Email: GBrooks9@outlook.com

15 years experience with financial reporting and cost analysis in: Manufacturing (Aerospace & DoD), Proposal Development, Dashboard Metrics, Budget

Analysis, Scheduling, Supply Chain Analysis, Cost Accounting and Contract Analysis. 10

years experience as Point-of-Contact with Gov. and internal auditor teams. Expert in the

development of Excel-based tools and reports ( pivot tables, macro-driven graphical

displays, benchmark development ).

o Member, Ernst & Young Alumni network (formerly Arthur Young & Co.) – Assignments included auditing Treasury Dept., Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco & Firearms, and US Embassy in Cairo, Egypt. [ Held SECRET clearance. ]

o Skilled in design of macro-driven monthly program performance reports, including prep

for “Talking Points” for Manager presenters. o Expert in Performance Reports (Cost Performance Reporting / Earned Value) as well as developing creative and understandable visual and numerical displays summarizing corporate and project level activities.

VERIZON WIRELESS: Tampa, FL. August 2012 to Present. BUDGET ANALYST - - Monthly Customer Services “dashboard” reporting financial & operational metrics ranging from budget variances to customers per FTE, as well as various caller and customer service ratios. - Operator/User of SQL and Hyperion Essbase tools to support and innovate budget and analysis tools for national Customer Service operations, with an annual budget of $2 Billion with head- count varying from 16k to 18k FTE’s. - Developed “drill down” tool that eliminates the need to move between multiple worksheets and files. - One click summarizes budgets, actual spending and “driver” variances across multiple regions and cost categories. - Wrote training manuals detailing major Budget processes and departmental Best Practices. CHEMONICS INTERNATIONAL: Helmand Province, Afghanistan. 2011 to March 2012. SUBCONTRACTS MGR & OPERATIONS MGR for private sector partner with US State Dept’s USAID (administering approx. 200 stabilization grants; half of project $165 million budget). - Supervised 30 staff in 7 departments (Subcontracts, Logistics, Food Service, Grants Procurement, Ops Procurement, H.R. & I.T.). - Extensive supervision and guidance over Afghan personnel, most with weak fluency. - Named Acting site manager. (approx. 90 personnel) in Mgr’s absence. - Managed FAR-compliant Evaluation Team for reviewing competitive proposals/bids.

PUBLIC WAREHOUSE CORP.: Kuwait. 2009 to 2011. CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION MANAGER: - Audited billings and documentation for DCAA/DCMA adequacy (FAR/CAS compliance). - Processed “close outs” for multiple contracts including Prime Vendor in Kuwait. - Investigated and developed documentation for $121 million in DCAA questioned costs. - Support for ‘Sharepoint’ database for managing contract database. GE AVIATION: Clearwater, FL. 2007 to 2009. PRICING ANALYST II: - Developed macro-driven pricing tool that reduced cycle time for pricing production from

25 minutes to 6 minutes (76% improvement). - Designed and produced proposals to the US government and defense firms for contracts

using diverse structures: Firm Fixed Price, Cost Plus, Time & Materials. Electronic parts approx. 51% of 2007 sales of $2.3 Billion.

- Site’s “Point of Contact” with the Defense Auditors (DCMA/DCAA) to ensure compliance with FAR and DFAR guidelines.

- Developed new metrics and reporting tools to satisfy increasing DCAA and FAR requirements.

LOCKHEED MARTIN TACTICAL DEFENSE: Oldsmar, FL. 1997 to 2007. COST ANALYST / ACCOUNTING ANALYST: - Created and managed Earned Value reports to Management with dashboard summaries (and drill-down detail) on budget, schedule and efficiency variances for multiple military projects (Air Force, Navy, Marines, Army). - Leader in developing time-saving Excel designs that saved hundreds of man hours in preparing operational (and high level) reporting tools. Tools ranged from estimating and pricing tools to project management and generating revised estimates. - Led facility teams in periodic/annual defense department audits regarding processes, property management, and financial transactions. The site was twice allowed to skip annual audit because of the comprehensive success shown in prior years. - Site contact for audit and Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) compliance. - Led weekly project team meetings for timely project schedules. - Trained in Six Sigma process and case studies. Provided Excel class trainings. EDUCATION: RICE UNIVERSITY – Houston, TX. MBA. Awarded full two year scholarship. UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS – Boston, MA. Summa Cum Laude. Elected Student Co-Chairman of University Assembly. CENTER FOR TECHNOLOGY TRAINING – Tampa, FL Microsoft Certification for SQL/Database Management – In Progress. AFFILIATIONS: - Scottish Rite Membership Project Committee, Volunteer (2016) - Florida League of Defense Contractors, Volunteer (2012). - Association of the United States Army, Volunteer (2010-2011). - Shriners Hospital for Children, Volunteer (2006-2007).