Chris Armstrong Resume
Chris Armstrong Resume
Chris Armstrong Resume
Armstrong
93 Adams St #2, Hoboken NJ 07030 (508) 826-1287 [email protected]
Education
Business Intelligence & Analytics (Certificate) Stevens Institute of Technology (SIT), In Progress Data Warehousing and Business Intelligence Knowledge Discovery in Databases Certified Public Accountant (CPA) Masters in Business Administration (MBA) - Ithaca College, 2006 Accounting B.S. - Ithaca College, 2005 Web Analytics (Fall 2012) Multivariate Analysis (Winter 2012)
Technical Skills
MS Excel SQL Python R (Statistics Software) HTML/CSS MS Powerpoint
Key
Company
Greystone & Co CPAGoMobile Knecht Properties Robert Half Funaro & Co Imowitz Koenig Cushman & Wakefield
Position
Senior Accountant Founder Real Estate Agent Staffing Manager Audit & Tax Associate Audit & Tax Associate Financial Analyst
Dates of Employment
Sept 2008 Present Nov 2010 Present Dec 2010 Present (part-time) Jan 2008 June 2008 June 2007 Dec 2007 Dec 2006 May 2007 Oct 2006 Dec 2006 (contract)
C A R E E R T I M E L I N E
GC CPA RE RH FC IK CW
Data Analysis Used Artificial Neural Network in R to predict Hoboken real estate sales prices with a mean squared error SIT of 9% (thats pretty good!). Still working on as a personal project. Built a semi-automated marketing system to target renters whose lease was set to expire within 90 days. RE Campaign generated enough business to warrant referring leads to other agents. Programmed a web-crawler in Python to extract and analyze job statistics related to the field of Data SIT Analysis. Performed variety of financial analysis in the form of forecasts, budgets, variance analysis and ad hoc CW | GC reports. Project Management Created iPhone app for CPA Exam candidates. Development process required 10 months of research, brainstorming, and collaboration with consultants, developers and designers. Currently on sale in iTunes CPA store. http://www.CPAGoMobile.com Initiated and managed a project to develop a web platform to automate reporting processes. Resulted in GC hundreds of labor hours saved annually. Managed high volume of client accounts in an ultra-competitive environment which required ongoing creative RH problem solving. Trained and supervised Junior Accountant while reviewing all work. GC Accounting GC | FC | IK Positions required high level precision, attention to detail and critical thinking. Responsible for all facets of accounting for up to 15 companies totaling over $20MM in annual revenues. GC Performed full range audit duties; fieldwork, client interviews, testing, documentation and analysis. FC | IK Process Improvement Automated reporting processes with Excel macros; resulted in saving dozens of labor hours each week. CW Departments Subject Matter Expert on Excel. Introduced Pivot Tables to replace static reporting, wrote GC macros to automate reporting processes and helped co-workers troubleshoot various Excel issues. Utilized untapped data sources coupled with mail merge to target neglected source of sales leads. RH