Weston Pope, MBA, PMP

Senior Budget Analyst, ITER Organization

Greater Marseille Metropolitan Area

About

Over seven years of experience in financial analysis and managing projects, with more than six years of international experience. Managed large baselines and annual budgets through teamwork, communication, and coordination. Led operations, including procedure change projects and 25 direct reports. Demonstrated the ability to identify changes to reduce cost, enhance quality, and increase margins. Received professional MBA, Bachelor degree, and PMP certification. Focused on financial analysis, corporate finance, and change management. Advanced Excel skills in addition to experience with Microsoft Office, @Risk, Cobra, and SAP. Passionate about quantitative analysis, qualitative assessment, and working with teams.

Experience

  • Senior Budget Analyst at ITER Organization (A French Nuclear Operator)
    May 2010 - Present · 16 yrs 2 mos

    • Routinely planned, monitored and controlled annual budgets of 50M€+, performed variance analysis, forecasted, completed ad hoc analysis, and reported to senior management – Intermediate in French • Trained/mentored 5+ budget officers, authored the budget officer handbook – Exceeded each annual objective • Managed a baseline estimate of 600M€+ in an earned value environment by liaising between change control, scheduling, estimating, procurement, responsible officers, and finance • Helped create automated budget reports with IT – Helped identify 10M€+ of cost savings • Received award “for superior teamwork in assisting other directorates prepare the lifecycle plans”

  • Financial Analyst Intern at APX Alarm Security Solutions Inc.
    May 2009 - Aug 2009 · 4 mos

    • Advised on inventory system changes ($44M+ inventory at 400+ locations) – Projected to save $630k annually – Discovered a $2.8 million inventory accounting error saving $250k+ annually • Estimated attrition rates using statistical models – Helped customer service implement new attrition reporting processes – 800% more customers receive specific cancellation codes (370k+ customers) • Dynamically modeled operations and financial statements

  • VP of Operations at Stampede (Comcast retailer)
    Mar 2007 - Sep 2008 · 1 yr 7 mos

    • Managed 25+ direct reports – Analysis, billing, auditing, data entry, customer service • Captured an additional 5% of accounts receivable and increased retention by 6% through the design and implementation of a computer tracking system

  • Residential Loan Officer at American Lending Network
    Dec 2005 - Sep 2008 · 2 yrs 10 mos

    • Originated and processed $1.5 million in residential loans each month – 4 times typical originators • Created and marketed custom residential loans, based on customers’ personal financial situations

  • Operations Manager at Star Satellite (Dish Network retailer)
    Jun 2005 - Dec 2005 · 7 mos

    • Identified profitable U.S. regions for marketing campaigns – Doubled sales, decreased marginal costs • Evaluated revenue optimization strategies of CSR and increased installation rates by 10%