JORGE ZAZUETA

MANAGEMENT CONSULTANT
11435 Brougham Run * Fort Wayne, IN 46845 * 260.249.5753 (C) * jz52736e@westpos
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Strategic/Financial Analysis & Planning * Project Management * Capital Managemen
t * P&L
Process Improvement * Information Management * Negotiations * Debt Restructuring
* Six Sigma
Process Automation * Productivity Enhancement * Management Consulting * Shared
Services
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
IBM CORPORATION, Armonk, NY 2006 - Present
Managing Consultant, Global Business Services, Strategy and Transformation
* Provide advice and thought leadership to clients to facilitate business transf
ormation, specifically in the areas of Finance Operations, Business Process Impr
ovement, Organizational Design and Shared Services.
* Developed Global Finance Transformation roadmap for several global manufacturi
ng companies, encompassing most finance functional areas (e.g. accounts payable,
accounts receivable, business analysis, planning & performance).
* Led Shared Services development strategy and crafted business case for major c
onstruction and manufacturing companies.
* Led the design of a Procure to Pay (P2P) process optimization network for a Le
ading Global Manufacturer that leverages a shared services organization and a ce
ntralized global function (Procure to Pay) to improve compliance, better manage
working capital and formally work to identify improvement opportunities and to r
esolve cross functional issues.
* Led strategic redesign of the Invoice to Pay function for a Fortune 100 compa
ny to achieve world class performance, by redefining critical processes and sett
ing a specific transformation roadmap.
* Created operating model, site selection methodology, functional and sub-functi
onal scoping for a Global Financial Shared Services initiative with presence in
North America, EAME and Asia Pacific.
COOPER STANDARD AUTOMOTIVE, Novi, MI 2005 - 2006
Manufacturers of systems and components for the global automotive industry, incl
uding sealing system products, fluid systems, and vibration control applications
, with 16,000 employees across 63 facilities in 14 countries.
Manager, Financial Shared Services (FSS), Auburn, IN
* Directed FSS in the US, and played a key role in the Mexican and Canadian oper
ation. FSS manages $600 million in yearly disbursements and fixed assets of $50
0 million
* Managed a team of 38 finance professionals through two direct reporting manage
rs.
* Led implementation of Electronic Funds Transfer system replacing 60% of paper
checks in phase one and enabling incremental discounts claims for $600,000/year
as well as a working capital impact of approximately $5MM.
* Increased FSS cost reduction initiatives from $250,000 to $1MM.
CUMMINS INC., Columbus, IN 1998 - 2005
Controller, Engine Business Unit Quality and Manufacturing 2002 - 2005
* Designed and implemented financial structure and cross charge models for Facil
ities and Measurement Systems' consolidated Shared Services groups; the total in
itiative saved $8MM in two years.
* Provided advice on economics and business matters while maintaining worldwide
Engine Business Unit Capital Management responsibilities ($80-$400MM).
* Oversaw financial and planning processes for the EBQ & Manufacturing Support o
rganization ($55MM budget) including the Annual Operating Plan, month- and year-
end close
* Coordinated the global manufacturing component level annual operating plan al
location process, involving 13 manufacturing facilities in five countries.
* Identified an R&D tax credit opportunity that generated $5MM in savings over t
hree years.
Manager Capital Management, Columbus, IN 2000 - 2002
* Managed worldwide Engine Business Unit capital activities including developmen
t of the Capital Plan ($80-400MM).
* Oversaw Requests for Capital Appropriations (RFA), evaluated investment propos
als and maintained corporate standards.
* Led Forecasting & Reporting on capital activity and provided management inform
ation for corporate level decision support.
* Improved capital planning, administration, forecasting and reporting processes
; automated Excel processes using Visual Basic and developed various financial m
odels.
Manager Financial Resources, San Luis Potosi, Mexico 1999 - 2000
* Developed the financial model and led the implementation of sensitivity analys
is as standard technique for capital investment analysis.
* Addressed a DSO case of $2MM; reengineered the financial structure of one of t
he OEMs to enable them to comply with their financial obligations while keeping
their company financially healthy.
Internal Auditor, San Luis Potosi, Mexico 1998 - 1999
THYSSENKRUPP MEXINOX, San Luis Potosi, S.L.P., Mexico 1997 - 1998
Mexico's only manufacturer of stainless steel cold rolled flat products, a $350M
M subsidiary of German THYSSENKRUPP STAINLESS (TKS), the world's leading manufac
turer of stainless steel flat products.
Coordinator Budgeting and Financial Analysis
* Developed models to study a portfolio of potential capital investments with a
value of $300MM; recommended investment of $65MM to increase capacity of the bas
e business and divestiture of $30 MM tubing and piping operation.
* Managed and led the overall budget team, including P&L, Balance Sheet, Product
ion Volume and Inventory and pricing simulation.
* Provided input and developed economic models jointly with the tax and treasury
departments.
THE ZAZUETA CONSULTING GROUP, San Luis Potosi, Mexico 1995 - 1997
UNION DE CREDITO REGIONAL, San Luis Potosi, Mexico 1993 - 1995
Sub-Manager, Project Analysis
EDUCATION
MBA. Kelley School of Business, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN (Expected) 2
010
M.S. Strategy, Kelley School of Business, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN (
Expected) 2011
Ph.D., Business Administration, Newport University, Newport Beach, CA 2004
M.A., Mathematics, University of North Carolina, Wilmington, NC 1992
B.S., Physics, Universidad Autonoma de San Luis Potosi, Mexico 1990
Bilingual - English/Spanish
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS & CERTIFICATIONS
CMA/CFM Completed Part I, Six Sigma Belt, Wharton School of Business Advanced Fi
nancial Management: Partnering with the CFO, IBM Learning and Knowledge, Shared
Services Centre, Business Strategy and Change, Business Process Improvement, Int
elligent Cost Reduction.