Matthew Pepe: in Rancho Cucamonga, CA

• Extensive project management and client consulting experience. Managed the entire IT Transmission and Distribution capital and O&M portfolio including evaluation and development of operating plans, budgeting, forecasting, tracking, analyzing trends, variance analysis, reporting, and long-term planning ($70M+ annually). Proven realistic contract cost and schedule baseline experience with cost control for a wide range of capital projects. Experienced in building annual and long-term budgets. • Partnered in the development, creation, and maintenance of the financial reporting model across all of finance. Collaborated on revising and updating the monthly forecasting and reporting process. Led the revisions and improvements to the project approval documentation and process. • Experienced SAP user including maintaining accurate records of expenditures, tracking contract changes to maintain realistic contract costs and baselines, analyzing invoices, preparing service entry sheets and good receipts, and creating and reviewing journal entries. Collaborated with accountants in applying GAAP policies and cost control structures. Advanced MS Office user including Excel (formulas/functions, pivots, charts, graphs, tables), Word and PowerPoint. • Worked with cross-functional teams including providing analysis to Tax Dept. in support of their IRS audits, training the Tax Dept. on SAP transactions, providing input on strategic business/operating plans and project recorded/forecast details to the General Rate Case team, collaborated on skills gap analysis with the Talent Management team, providing insight and feedback to the Reporting Initiative team, and collaborate with colleagues on appropriate SOX controls • Excellent written and verbal communication skills. Advanced ability to perform analyses, prepare reports, and present to management. • Detail-oriented and used to analyzing thousands of lines of detail while organizing the data into pivots, charts, and graphs. • Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work individually as well as in a team environment. Ability to communicate with executives, managers, and analysts on project forecasts, plans, and budgets. Provided direction to co-workers and new employees on pre-project financial analysis, in-flight project financial reporting, project closing analysis, and cost classification analysis.

• Experienced and effective communicator, interfaced directly with top management, company personnel, and negotiated with prospective national clients and vendors • Interfaced with foreign and domestic printers, coordinated vendor proposals, oversaw the preparation, monitored production status, and managed projects through to completion to ensure on-time product delivery • Analyzed, prepared, and communicated weekly accounting and financial reports to President • Coordinated and prioritized with executive team the status, scope, and budget of all current and anticipated projects • Managed confidential financial and personal information with executive team • Span of control required the ability to organize and manage multiple projects simultaneously • Met objectives under challenging conditions and tight time constraints, both independently and within collaborative team environments