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Sarah Jean DeSantis-Sullivan
78A Virginia Ave.
Westmont, NJ 08108
3153457323
sarah.desantis-sullivan.wg08@wharton.upenn.edu
FUNCTION
EXPERIENCE
LIBERTY PROPERTY TRUST Philadelphia, PA · 2007 Summer Associate - Performed comprehensive performance analysis of 46-property Horsham, PA portfolio. Sourcing data from 4 systems and performing property inspections, studied 9 cost centers (ex. HVAC, Electrical, and Roof) based on financial expenditures, budgeted variances, work orders, and subjective measures.
- Discovered key operational issues with regard to recoveries and provided detailed input to capital budgeting process.
- Reviewed leases and modeled offerings based on expected base rent, expense estimates, TIs, and lump sum requirements.
- Statistically examined 5 Liberty portfolios, with emphasis on understanding underlying market trends.
- Engaged in redevelopment project review meetings to define scope of design and construction efforts.
SCS, INC. BUSINESS CONSULTING SERVICES (IBM PREMIER BUSINESS PARTNER) Syracuse, NY · 2002-2006 Consultant - As Project Manager, completed ~$2M implementation on time and under budget, saving 30% in services. Authored statement of work, reworked budget to meet scope, and led coordination of 18 people from 5 companies.
- Developed 7 cross-functional and linked implementation plans comprised of over 1500 tasks, focusing on the complex interdependencies of assignments, resources, asset availabilities, and overall project milestones.
- Built team consensus through collaboration with business line executives, functional leads, staff, and third party consultants.
- Performed requirements analysis and employed advanced Excel capabilities and data warehousing techniques to design and develop 100+ financial reports encompassing Accounting, Revenue Recognition, Marketing, and Manufacturing while Reporting Lead.
- Directed 20 persons from 4 firms, leading the integration of 3 Best of Breed solutions. Eliminated 100% of duplicate entry and redefined accounting, customer Service, billing, and asset management business processes.
FOUR SEASONS DESIGNS Syracuse, NY · 13039 Owner/ Entrpreneur - Launched residential landscaping firm concurrent with full-time consulting job, designed plans.
- Addressed licensure matters, as well as all accounting and tax requirements pertaining to business structure.
PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS, LLP. MANAGEMENT CONSULTING SERVICES Washington, D.C./ Boston, MA · 1997-2002 Consulting - With increasing supervisory and functional responsibility, advanced quickly through firm. Grew business acumen, particularly project management and risk mitigation skills, through multi million dollar data warehousing and customer relationship management implementations at Fortune 100 companies, including Fleet Bank Boston, Pfizer, and Johnson & Johnson.
- As performance task force lead, identified and analyzed new functionality, authored justification, and gained executive approval.
- Supervised and formally appraised performance of junior consultants.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Club Membership: MBA
Interests: - Acquisitions
- Advisory/Consulting
- Asset Management
- Banking
- Development
- Investment Banking
**Professional Awards: SCS Top Performer, 2004; SCS Team Player, 2003.
**Relevant Skills: Advanced Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, &PowerPoint), Argus trained, MS Project, MS Access, familiar with several Enterprise Software packages, PL/SQL.
**Memberships: Young Leader, Urban Land Institute; Cornell Alumni Admissions Ambassadors Network.
** Interests: NY Yankees devotee (incl. autograph collecting), golf, tennis, softball, landscaping, home improvements, reading.
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