Jim Brennan

About Me

Welcome to my Vcard! I have real world business and technology expertise developed working at successful organizations in major industries - banking, brokerage, IT consulting, higher education, and government. I am creative, a team team player, and capable of assisting you with hands-on work or planning and strategy. I am passionate about using technology to improve processes! Please contact if my skills may be of service to your organization. .

Expertise

Project Management

Manage projects to achieve agreed business goals. Manage track and report tasks, resource assignments, critical path, dependencies. Provide transparency and point of contact between technical teams, business units and project owners.

Data Systems

Design logical models, write software and database code, produce technical and user documentation and system architecture. Use system architecture approach, implement agreed business requirements across business enterprise. Follow service oriented architecture patterns or traditional multi tiered architecture. Train staff and users.

Spreadsheet Modeling

Discounted Cash Flow Analysis DCF- NPV- IRR, Cash Flow Projections with integrated financials, Sensitivity Analysis, Asset Valuation calculation, Robust Assumption Variables (I/S, BS, Equity), Use Case Scenarios

financial statement analysis Income Statement, Balance Sheet, Statement Retained Earningst

Financial Risk Assessment

Cash flow analysis based on financial statements and notes - SEC 10K, FERC Form1, and non-audited financials. Debt Financing and Repayment Analysis, Spreadsheet template deign - analysis and monitoring and deal structuring.

Team Building

Manage / Train

Knowledge Share

Collaboration

Favorite Tools:

Microsoft Project
Microsoft Visual Studio /C#
Microsoft SQL Server
Excel, Mindjet, Visio Enterprise Architect, Object Role Modeling
Azure

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Jim Brennan

2013 - 2020

Economics Finance Director

New Hampshire Office of Consumer Advocate, 21 South Fruit Street, Concord NH

Oversee economic, financial, technology analysis, participate in adjudicative proceedings. Develop agency positions, testify before state regulatory and legislative bodies.

2012-2013

Business Systems Officer

Southern New Hampshire University, Manchester NH

Project Lead overseeing requirements, vendors, software development, testing and launch of cloud based business and technology initiatives. Point of contact for integration of university back office applications with into Microsoft Dynamics CRM Platform. Directed implementation of centralized Microsoft Project Management.

2006-2012

SENIOR DEVELOPER / SMART GRID

State of New Hampshire

Designed PUC Data System and integrations with enterprise FileNet Document Management System. Represent NH PUC cyber security technical working groups under Smart Grid Interoperability Panel SGIP and , National Institute Standards Technology NIST.

2003-2005

SENIOR SYSTEMS ANALYST

Mathematica Policy Research, Alexander Road, Princeton NJ

Design develop deploy national data collection analysis systems for US Department of Labor. Manage software development staff and 3rd party vendors.

1995-2001

FIRST VICE PRESIDENT

Waterhouse Securities, 100 Wall Street, NY NY

Managed staff of 21 and direct responsibility for 7 figure operational budget. Project Lead on Microbank, Turbo Tax, eServices, Cobol / Unix nightly production. Managed national quote help desk. Managed 3rd largest brokerage statement operation on Wall Street during period of 400% growth and #1 national ranking

1980-1989

VICE PRESIDENT

JP Morgan Chase (formerly Chemical BAnk)

Manage staff performing financial analysis of publicly held companies, government agencies, banks and privately held companies for credit, long-term bonds, and international letters of credit. Negotiated credit agreements, covenants conditions. Lending authority and member of credit committee. Developed cash flow projections financial modeling tools used by analyst to determine risk and structure debt facilities (copyright). Designed and taught nationally recognized MBA Risk Assessment for commercial banking new hires.