Sean P. Greene
Floral Park, NY 11001
E-mail: seang11@yahoo.com Cell
phone: (646) 808-6861
Website: Best-Financial-Advice.com
SUMMARY
“Where financial analysis and web management
meet to drive business results”: consultant advising on best ways to create
value using superior business models, marketing strategies, finance and systems.
KEY AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Business/Strategy/Finance: Business Online Management:
Business Analysis and
Strategy Formulation Website Management
Business
Development/Marketing Website
Marketing/Advertising
Business Funding
Acquisition Web
Analytics
Business Planning Online
Research and Information Retrieval
Website
Development and Programming
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
BEST-FINANCIAL-ADVICE.COM, New York, NY
Consultant (5/2010–Present)
§ Manage Best-Financial-Advice.com, a financial
information and consulting company; offer consulting related
to Business Plan creation, Financing acquisition, Financial Analysis,
Website/Business Promotion, SEO Analysis, Investments.
§ Write feature articles on industry and company
analysis, investments, retirement planning, personal finance and other current
finance topics.
§ Ongoing update/management of all editorial content,
advertising and finance.
§
Conceive and monitor ad campaigns to generate web traffic; analyze traffic patterns to determine success of ads,
keywords and topics.
JOHN JAY COLLEGE, New York, NY
Auxiliary Business Management (1/2014–10/2015)
§ Managed RFP requests/evaluation for important new
auxiliary businesses, such as the Online bookstore and
Online Merchandise Operations.
§ Provided business/financial analysis for all ancillary
businesses of the college.
§
Developed Online
Promotion Plans/Operations for College Businesses.
DOW JONES/NEWS CORP, New
York, NY
Senior Business Manager, WSJ Advertising
Sales Division (2/2005–5/2010)
§
Developed
revenue/expense forecasts, budgets, and long-range plans for the WSJ US and
International Sales Organizations.
§
Created and
administered sales commission plans for the US and International Sales Forces.
§
Gave analysis of
key issues impacting Division and Product P&Ls.
§
Liaised between
Ad Sales and the Finance, Strategy, IT, and other corporate departments
regarding financial and operational issues.
FRANKLIN FIRST FINANCIAL, Lake Success, NY
Financial Advisor/Consultant (3/2003–2/2005)
§ Advised clients
on best financial actions/direction given their needs, including investments,
mortgage products, retirement planning and products; counseled and educated
clients and on related financial concepts.
Gruner & Jahr, Inc., New York, NY
Financial Manager, Parents Magazine (5/2000–3/2003)
§ Developed
business plan, budgets, and forecasts for $85 million revenue magazine; created
business plans for ancillary products and corporate departments.
§ Ensured optimal
profitability on a monthly basis through review of accounting close and P&L
analysis.
§ Determined best
pricing and strategies to maximize earnings for all products; advised Marketing
and Sales on most advantageous options for meeting sales goals.
Mikasa, Inc., Secaucus, NJ
Senior Financial
Analyst (3/1999–5/2000)
§ Produced
business plan for $400 million revenue company;
collected, reviewed, and quantified inputs and prepared review and results;
presented to top management.
§ Prepared
internal division budgets and related financial analysis; presented to top
management.
§ Reviewed and
managed database of all revenue-producing units, identifying those requiring
further management attention.
AT&T,
New York, NY
Manager,
Northeast Local Finance (9/1996–3/1999)
§ Created business
cases for local entry into Northeast telecommunications markets.
§ Evaluated
potential revenue streams and cost of connectivity; analyzed profitability of
new businesses and business services.
§ Reviewed results
from business units; generated presentations and forecasts of financial results
for senior management.
§ Analyzed results
for Business Markets Division; wrote commentary for company-wide presentations.
Teleport Communications Group, New York, NY
Financial Analyst (1/1994–9/1996)
§ Coordinated
collection and preparation of the three-month forecast for national operations.
§ Facilitated
production and consolidation of national operations and departmental budgets
and prepared for review.
§ Evaluated
efficiency of deployed capital using EVA; proposed more efficient use of
capital.
EDUCATION
MBA in Finance, Bernard M.
Baruch College, New York, NY
BBA in Finance, Bernard M.
Baruch College, New York, NY
SKILLS
Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Access,
Google Analytics, PeopleSoft, SAP, Cognos
WEB SOFTWARE
HTML,
JavaScript, CSS, Ruby, MySQL, Dreamweaver, Drupal