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Bret Merchant: in Portland, OR

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Bret Merchant

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Portland | United States
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Hawes Group

Financial Analyst (Contract) | 12/2017 - 05/2018

• Responsible for creation of Chief Financial Officer’s direct report to company VP’s, President, and Ownership, consisting of A/R and A/P tracking, company-specific and industry-wide KPI’s, financial statement reporting & turnaround-to-publish timelines, trust and internal ticket reporting • Creator of the Group’s cash flow forecast and responsible for updating cash flow (weekly), payroll (bi-monthly, 300 employees), and EBITDA (monthly) forecasts • Developer of commission reports for Sales, Collector, and Attorney teams, following company-wide systems conversion, as well as budget creation for each of the six companies within The Group's portfolio • Manager of The Group's credit card and expense reporting processes during system conversion; charged with A/R and A/P maintenance of the General Ledger through importing/exporting, adjusting, and journal entries of both vendor and inter-company transactions
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PayJunction

Senior Risk Analyst | 01/2012 - 07/2015

• Managed a $2B processing volume portfolio with a loss rate 70% below industry average by employing risk models and portfolio analytics to detect fraud patterns and loss scenarios • Pioneered company arbitration platform with partner, First National Bank of Omaha, by implementing the use of customer Credit Bureau reports into comprehensive client viability evaluation leading to a 300% increase in annualized processing volume from 2013 to 2015 • Strategized with partner bank representatives to hedge against company losses, culminating in a 4% decrease in company-wide write-off percentage • Negotiated contracts, with partner lenders, based on customer financial/credit position; conducted verification and client cancellation calls that improved customer retention rate 17%
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Teralani Sailing

First Mate | 09/2011 - 11/2011

• Vessel operations • Sailing charters
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Trilogy Sailing

Deckhand | Surf & Scuba Instructor | 08/2011 - 10/2011

• Deckhand • Surf and Diving trips and classes
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1770 Undersea Adventrues

First Mate | Instructor | 07/2010 - 07/2011

• Guided diving trips to Great Barrier Reef • Taught Open Water and Advanced scuba courses
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Santa Barbara Aquatics

Manager | Instructor | 01/2008 - 06/2010

• Increased company sales 150% through streamlining inventory for higher profitability, diversifying available scuba courses, and improving business practices • Developed policy regarding short and long-range product forecasts resulting in increased ITO • Maintained lean inventory schedule through diligent tracking of cross-category metrics
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UC Santa Barbara

BA | 2006 - 2010

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University of Oregon

MBA | 2015 - 2017

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